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In the year 1908
47 Notable deaths
Butch Cassidy
American outlaw.
Born April 13th, 1868 in Beaver.
Died November 7th, 1908 at 40 years old in Bolivia.
Pat Garrett
American sheriff.
Born June 5th, 1850 in Chambers County.
Died February 29th, 1908 at 57 years old in Las Cruces.
Khudiram Bose
Indian revolutionary (1889-1908).
Born December 3rd, 1889 in Tamluk.
Died August 11th, 1908 at 18 years old in Kolkata (hanging).
Guangxu Emperor
Chinese emperor (1871-1908).
Born August 14th, 1871 in Prince Chun Mansion.
Died November 14th, 1908 at 37 years old in Zhongnanhai (arsenic poisoning).
Henri Becquerel
French physicist.
Born December 15th, 1852 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1908 at 55 years old in Le Croisic. [ref]
Carlos I of Portugal
King of portugal from 1889–1908.
Born September 28th, 1863 in Palace of Ajuda.
Died February 1st, 1908 at 44 years old in Praça do Comércio (ballistic trauma).
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
Russian grand duke.
Born January 14th, 1850 in Saint Petersburg.
Died November 14th, 1908 at 58 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal
Portuguese crown prince (1887-1908).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Belém Palace.
Died February 1st, 1908 at 20 years old in Lisbon (ballistic trauma).
Edward MacDowell
American composer.
Born December 18th, 1860 in New York City. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1908 at 47 years old in New York City. [ref]
Doppo Kunikida
Japanese writer and journalist.
Born August 30th, 1871 in Chōshi.
Died June 23rd, 1908 at 36 years old in Nanko-in (tuberculosis).
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe