Famous Deaths Happened In 1909

Jan 12 Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14 In the year 1909 sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60  

Jan 15 In the year 1909 ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85  

Jan 17 In the year 1909 death of sir Francis Smith, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819  

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 Edouard Silas, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1909.  

Mar 12 In the year 1909 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 24 In the year 1909 john Millington Synge, Irish dramatist/playwright/poet, dies at 37  

Mar 25 Ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Mar 26 Nikolai Arkas, composer, dies at 56 in the year 1909.  

Apr 03 On this day in history benjamin Johnson Lang, composer, dies at 71  

Apr 09 In the year 1909 charles Conder, artist, dies  

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 On this day in history death of whitley Stokes, British lawyer (b. 1830)  

May 05 Pauline Staegeman, German feminist, dies on this day in history.  

May 08 Friedrich von Holstein, German diplomat, dies in the year 1909.  

May 10 Johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies on this day in history.  

May 18 George Meredith, English poet/writer (Diana of Crossways), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

May 20 On this day in history 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 In the year 1909 death of edward Everett Hale, American author (b. 1822)  

Jun 18 Learmont Drysdale, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Jun 22 Detlev [Freiherr Friedrich A von] Liliencron, German poet, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Jun 24 Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (b. 1849) died in the year 1909.  

Jun 28 Israel Durham, Phillies president dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 08 In the year 1909 gaston AA marquis de Gallifet, Fren min of War (1899-1900), dies at 79  

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

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

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Jan 01 Barry Goldwater, (Sen-R-Az, 1953-65, 69- )/Pres candidate (R) 1964) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 01 Dana Andrews, Collins Miss, actor (Battle of the Bulge, Laura) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02 Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais) was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 03 Victor Borge, [Borge Rosenbaum], Copenhagen Denmark, pianist/comedian was born in the year 1909.  

Jan 05 Jean-Pierre Aumont, Paris France, actor (Cat & Mouse, Happy Hooker) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Simon Harcourt Nowell-Smith, bibliophile was born on this day in history.