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In the year 1900
24 Notable deaths
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854–1900).
Born October 16th, 1854 in Dublin. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1900 at 46 years old in Paris (meningitis). [ref]
Birsa Munda
Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader and god.
Born November 15th, 1875 in Bokaro district.
Died June 9th, 1900 at 24 years old in Ranchi (cholera).
Casey Jones
American railroad engineer.
Born March 14th, 1863 in Missouri.
Died April 30th, 1900 at 37 years old in Vaughan (railway accident).
Stephen Crane
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist.
Born November 1st, 1981 in Newark. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1900 at -82 years old in Badenweiler (tuberculosis). [ref]
Vladimir Solovyov
Russian philosopher (1853-1900).
Born January 28th, 1853 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 13th, 1900 at 47 years old in Uzkoye. [ref]
Isaac Levitan
Russian artist (1860-1900).
Born August 30th, 1860 in Kybartai. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1900 at 39 years old in Moscow (lung disease).
Mary Kingsley
English ethnographer, scientific writer and explorer.
Born October 13th, 1862 in Islington. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1900 at 37 years old in Simon's Town (typhoid fever). [ref]
Ernest Dowson
English writer (1867-1900).
Born August 2nd, 1867 in Lee. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1900 at 32 years old in Lewisham. [ref]
William Goebel
Governor of kentucky; american politician (1856-1900).
Born January 4th, 1856 in Sullivan County.
Died February 3rd, 1900 at 44 years old in Frankfort.
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
English cricketer (1867-1900).
Born April 14th, 1867 in Windsor Castle.
Died October 29th, 1900 at 33 years old in Pretoria (typhoid fever).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde