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In the year 1905
39 Notable deaths
Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian grand duke (1857-1905).
Born May 11th, 1857 in Tsarskoye Selo.
Died February 17th, 1905 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Louise Michel
French author and anarchist (1830-1905).
Born May 29th, 1830 in Vroncourt-la-Côte. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1905 at 74 years old in Marseille.
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
Italian explorer.
Born January 26th, 1852 in Rome. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1905 at 53 years old in Dakar (disease). [ref]
Albert Edelfelt
Finland swedish painter and illustrator (1854-1905).
Born July 21st, 1854 in Kiala manor. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1905 at 51 years old in Haikko Manor. [ref]
Alois Riegl
Austrian art historian (1858-1905).
Born January 4th, 1858 in Linz. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1905 at 47 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ivan Kalyayev
Russian poet, a member of the socialist-revolutionary party.
Born July 6th, 1877 in Warsaw.
Died May 23rd, 1905 at 27 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging).
Jan Mikulicz-Radecki
Polish surgeon.
Born May 16th, 1850 in Chernivtsi.
Died June 14th, 1905 at 55 years old in Wrocław.
Marcel Schwob
French writer.
Born August 23rd, 1867 in Chaville. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1905 at 37 years old in Paris. [ref]
William Sharp
Scottish writer.
Born September 12th, 1855 in Paisley. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1905 at 50 years old in Maniace.
Alphonse Allais
French writer and humorist.
Born October 20th, 1854 in Honfleur. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1905 at 51 years old in Paris. [ref]
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi