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In the year 1908
50 Notable deaths
Rūdolfs Blaumanis
Latvian writer, journalist and playwright.
Born January 1st, 1863 in Ērgļi. [ref]
Died September 4th, 1908 at 45 years old in Punkaharju (tuberculosis). [ref]
Benedict Friedlaender
German academic and scientist.
Born July 18th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died June 21st, 1908 at 41 years old in Schöneberg. [ref]
Eduard Glaser
Austrian archaeologist.
Born March 15th, 1855 in Podbořanský Rohozec.
Died May 7th, 1908 at 53 years old in Munich.
Friedrich Traun
German tennis player (1876-1908).
Born March 29th, 1876 in Wandsbek.
Died July 11th, 1908 at 32 years old in Hamburg.
Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević
Croatian poet.
Born February 17th, 1865 in Senj.
Died October 29th, 1908 at 43 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Artur Azevedo
Brazilian writer.
Born July 7th, 1855 in São Luís.
Died October 22nd, 1908 at 53 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Walter Leistikow
German artist (1865-1908).
Born October 25th, 1865 in Bydgoszcz.
Died July 24th, 1908 at 42 years old in Berlin.
Manuel Curros Enríquez
Spanish author (1851-1908).
Born September 15th, 1851 in Celanova.
Died March 7th, 1908 at 56 years old in Havana.
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).
Josip Račić
Croatian painter (1885-1908).
Born March 22nd, 1885 in Zagreb.
Died June 19th, 1908 at 23 years old in Paris.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou