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In the year 1909
60 Notable deaths
Paul Ranson
French painter and writer (1861–1909).
Born March 29th, 1864 in Limoges. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1909 at 44 years old in Paris (typhoid fever). [ref]
Duke Georg Alexander of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
German noble (1859-1909).
Born June 18th, 1859 in Remplin.
Died December 5th, 1909 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Giuseppe Martucci
Italian musician (1856-1909).
Born January 6th, 1856 in Capua.
Died June 1st, 1909 at 53 years old in Naples.
Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Italian princess (1867-1909).
Born January 15th, 1867 in Zürich.
Died March 1st, 1909 at 42 years old in Cannes (multiple sclerosis).
Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema
British artist (1852-1909).
Born April 16th, 1852 in London.
Died August 15th, 1909 at 57 years old in London, Hindhead. [ref]
Vere St. Leger Goold
Irish tennis player (1853–1909).
Born October 2nd, 1853 in Waterford.
Died September 8th, 1909 at 55 years old in Devil's Island.
Clorinda Matto de Turner
Peruvian writer, thinker, politician, journalist, and translator (1854–1909).
Born November 11th, 1854 in Coya. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1909 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires.
Futabatei Shimei
Japanese author, translator and literary critic.
Born February 28th, 1864. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1909 at 45 years old in Bay of Bengal (pneumonia, tuberculosis).
Walther Ritz
Swiss physicist (1878-1909).
Born February 22nd, 1878 in Sion. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1909 at 31 years old in Göttingen (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alfred Messel
German architect (1853-1909).
Born July 22nd, 1853 in Darmstadt. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1909 at 55 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 21 to 30 of 60
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk