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In the year 1908
57 Notable deaths
John Taylor
Track and field athlete, first african american to win an olympic gold medal.
Born November 3rd, 1882 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 2nd, 1908 at 26 years old in Philadelphia (typhoid fever).
William Harris Ashmead
American entomologist (1855–1908).
Born September 19th, 1855 in Philadelphia.
Died October 17th, 1908 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C..
Carl Ewald
Danish novelist (1856–1908).
Born October 15th, 1856 in Gram.
Died February 23rd, 1908 at 51 years old in Copenhagen.
Emilie Mediz-Pelikan
Austrian painter (1861–1908).
Born December 2nd, 1861 in Vöcklabruck.
Died March 19th, 1908 at 46 years old in Dresden.
Henrik Sjöberg
Swedish sportsman (1875–1905).
Born January 20th, 1875 in Stockholm.
Died August 1st, 1908 at 33 years old in Helsingør (drowning).
Bizan Kawakami
Japanese writer (1869-1908).
Born March 5th, 1869 in Osaka.
Died June 15th, 1908 at 39 years old (exsanguination).
Aleksey Pavlovitch Hansky
Russian astronomer.
Born July 20th, 1870 in Odesa, Mykolaivka.
Died August 11th, 1908 at 38 years old in Simeiz.
Deaths 51 to 57 of 57
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore