Famous Deaths Happened In 1909

Jan 12 On this day in history death of hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864)  

Jan 14 Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 in the year 1909.  

Jan 15 On this day in history ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 17 Sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819 died in the year 1909.  

Jan 22 In the year 1909 richard A C E Erlenmeyer, German chemist, dies at 83  

Feb 02 Adolf Stoecker, German anti-semite/prime minister, dies at 73 in the year 1909.  

Feb 03 In the year 1909 johann Georg Herzog, composer, dies at 86  

Feb 08 In the year 1909 edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80  

Mar 12 On this day in history johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34  

Mar 16 George Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85 in the year 1909.  

Mar 22 Gyula Erkel, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1909.  

Mar 24 John Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37 in the year 1909.  

Mar 25 On this day in history ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer, dies at 57  

Mar 26 Nikolai Arkas, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 Benjamin Johnson Lang, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1909.  

Apr 09 Charles Conder, artist, dies in the year 1909.  

Apr 10 On this day in history algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet, dies at 72  

Apr 12 On this day in history hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79  

Apr 13 Whitley Stokes, British lawyer (b. 1830) died in the year 1909.  

May 05 In the year 1909 pauline Staegeman, German feminist, dies  

May 08 Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies on this day in history.  

May 10 In the year 1909 johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies  

May 18 George Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81 in the year 1909.  

May 20 In the year 1909 death of ernest Hogan, blackface comedian and musician (b. 1859)  

Jun 01 On this day in history giuseppe Martucci, composer, dies at 53  

Jun 10 Edward Everett Hale, American author (b. 1822) died in the year 1909.  

Jun 18 Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1909.  

Jun 22 On this day in history detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65  

Jun 24 In the year 1909 death of sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849)  

Jun 28 In the year 1909 israel Durham, Phillies president dies  

Jul 05 In the year 1909 emil Bohn, composer, dies at 70  

Jul 08 Gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, Fren min of War (1899-1900), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jul 09 Kasimir Felix Badeni, Premier of Polish/Austria (1895-97), dies at 62 in the year 1909.  

Jul 10 In the year 1909 flooi Du Toit, cricket leg-spinner (Test for South Africa 1892), dies  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964)  

Jan 01 D D Hindlekar, cricketer (Indian batsman & wicket-keeper 1936-46) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura)  

Jan 01 Stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959) was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)  

Jan 03 In the year 1909 birth of victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile