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In the year 1908
57 Notable deaths
Leslie Green
English architect.
Born February 6th, 1875 in London.
Died August 31st, 1908 at 33 years old in Mundesley (tuberculosis).
John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow
British colonial governor (1860-1908).
Born September 25th, 1860 in Queensferry.
Died February 29th, 1908 at 47 years old in Pau.
Charles Chamberland
French microbiologist (1851-1908).
Born March 12th, 1851 in Chilly-le-Vignoble.
Died May 2nd, 1908 at 57 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Joseph Freinademetz
Christian missionary in china (1852-1908).
Born April 15th, 1852 in Badia.
Died January 28th, 1908 at 55 years old in Jining (typhus).
Felipe Calderón
Filipino lawyer and politician (1868-1908).
Born April 4th, 1868 in Tanza.
Died July 8th, 1908 at 40 years old in Manila.
Princess Elisabeth Sybille of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
German princess (1854-1908).
Born February 28th, 1854 in Weimar.
Died July 10th, 1908 at 54 years old in Schloss Wiligrad.
Grigory Gershuni
Russian revolutionary (1870–1908).
Born February 18th, 1870 in Kaunas.
Died March 17th, 1908 at 38 years old in Zurich (tuberculosis).
Josef Wagner
Austrian composer (1856-1908).
Born March 20th, 1856 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1908 at 52 years old in Vienna. [ref]
James Budd
Governor of california (1851-1908).
Born May 18th, 1851 in Janesville.
Died July 30th, 1908 at 57 years old in Stockton.
Albert Libertad
French politician (1875–1908).
Born November 24th, 1875 in Bordeaux.
Died November 12th, 1908 at 32 years old in Paris.
Deaths 21 to 30 of 57
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld