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In the year 1908
47 Notable deaths
Charles Chamberland
French microbiologist (1851-1908).
Born March 12th, 1851 in Chilly-le-Vignoble. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 1908 at 57 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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.
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.
Josef Wagner
Austrian composer (1856-1908).
Born March 20th, 1856 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1908 at 52 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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.
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.
Born November 24th, 1875 in Bordeaux.
Died November 12th, 1908 at 32 years old in Paris. [ref]
Radoje Domanović
Serbian writer.
Born February 16th, 1873 in Ovsište. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1908 at 35 years old in Belgrade (tuberculosis). [ref]
Simo Matavulj
Serbian writer (1852-1908).
Born September 12th, 1852 in Šibenik.
Died February 20th, 1908 at 55 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 47
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