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Heinrich Wiegand

Heinrich Wiegand

1855–1909

lawyer, engineer, art collector

Official cause

kidney disease

Samuel G. Cosgrove

Samuel G. Cosgrove

1847–1909

politician

Official cause

Bright's disease

John Millington Synge

John Millington Synge

1871–1909

playwright, poet, writer

Official cause

lymphoma

John Davidson

John Davidson

1857–1909

linguist, translator, poet

Official cause

drowning

Annie Taylor Hyde

Annie Taylor Hyde

1849–1909

academic

Official cause

stomach cancer

Léon Théry

Léon Théry

1879–1909

racing automobile driver

Official cause

tuberculosis

JS

John Smith

1831–1909

politician, businessperson

Official cause

pneumonia

Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

1867–1909

aristocrat

Official cause

multiple sclerosis

Hermann Ebbinghaus

Hermann Ebbinghaus

1850–1909

psychologist, pedagogue, university teacher

Official cause

pneumonia

Frederic Toulmouche

Frederic Toulmouche

1850–1909

chef de chant, composer

Official cause

intracranial hemorrhage

LD

Learmont Drysdale

1866–1909

composer

Official cause

pneumonia

José María Gabriel y Galán

José María Gabriel y Galán

1870–1909

writer, poet

Official cause

appendicitis

Pedro Pablo Figueroa

Pedro Pablo Figueroa

1857–1909

writer, journalist, author

Official cause

intestinal infectious disease

Ivar Arosenius

Ivar Arosenius

1878–1909

painter, illustrator, writer

Official cause

hemophilia

JRB

Joseph Ridgard Bagshawe

1870–1909

painter

Official cause

diabetes

Henrietta Baker Chanfrau

Henrietta Baker Chanfrau

1837–1909

actor, stage actor

Official cause

disease

ESS

Edward S. Stephens

1849–1909

Official cause

tuberculosis

SS

Sarah Shearer

1848–1909

businessperson

Official cause

diabetes

BH

Boyd Hill

1878–1908

basketball coach

Official cause

meningitis

WLM

William L. Mathues

1862–1908

politician

Official cause

pneumonia

Gregorio Zappalà

Gregorio Zappalà

1833–1908

sculptor

Official cause

1908 Messina earthquake

Charles Bousfield Huleatt

Charles Bousfield Huleatt

1863–1908

archaeologist, association football player, association football coach

Official cause

1908 Messina earthquake

Nicola Petrina

Nicola Petrina

1861–1908

politician

Official cause

1908 Messina earthquake

Giovanni Noè

Giovanni Noè

1866–1908

politician

Official cause

1908 Messina earthquake