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In the year 1909
58 Notable deaths
Princess Marie of Orléans
French princess, danish princess by marriage (1865-1909).
Born January 13th, 1865 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died December 4th, 1909 at 44 years old in Copenhagen (influenza).
Rodolphe Lindt
Swiss chocolate manufacturer and inventor (1855-1909).
Died February 20th, 1909 at 53 years old in Bern.
Francis Marion Crawford
Novelist, short story writer, essayist (1854-1909).
Born August 2nd, 1854 in Bagni di Lucca.
Died April 9th, 1909 at 54 years old in Campania.
Francisco Ferrer
19th and 20th-century catalan anarchist and educationist.
Born January 10th, 1859 in Alella. [ref]
Died October 13th, 1909 at 50 years old in Barcelona (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Euclides da Cunha
Brazilian writer (1866-1909).
Born January 20th, 1866 in Cantagalo. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1909 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro (firearm). [ref]
Mieczysław Karłowicz
Polish composer and conductor (1876-1909).
Born December 11th, 1876 in Višnieva. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1909 at 32 years old in High Tatras. [ref]
Caran d'Ache
Cartoonist (1858-1909).
Born November 6th, 1858 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1909 at 50 years old in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré. [ref]
Charles Conder
Australian painter, lithographer and fan-designer. (1868-1909).
Born October 24th, 1868 in Tottenham. [ref]
Died February 9th, 1909 at 40 years old in London (syphilis). [ref]
Naftali Herz Imber
Jewish poet, writer.
Born December 27th, 1856 in Zolochiv. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1909 at 52 years old in Manhattan.
George Tyrrell
Irish jesuit priest (1861-1909).
Born February 6th, 1861 in Dublin.
Died July 15th, 1909 at 48 years old in Storrington (kidney disease). [ref]
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