Famous Deaths Happened In 1909

Jan 12 Hermann Minkowski, German mathematician (b. 1864) died in the year 1909.  

Jan 14 Sinovi P Rozhestvensky, Russian admiral, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jan 15 Ernest Reyer, composer, dies at 85 in the year 1909.  

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

Jan 22 On this day in history 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 Johanna "Lena" Bakker, Dutch actress/wife of Bruno Gerlach, dies at 34 in the year 1909.  

Mar 16 On this day in history george Thorndike Angell, lawyer (ASPCA), dies at 85  

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 In the year 1909 ruperto Chapi y Lorente, composer, dies at 57  

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 On this day in history charles Conder, artist, dies  

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

Apr 12 In the year 1909 hermann Kotzchmar, composer, dies at 79  

Apr 13 Whitley Stokes, British lawyer (b. 1830) died on this day in history.  

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 Johannes de Koo, journalist/playwright, dies in the year 1909.  

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

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

Jun 01 Giuseppe Martucci, composer, dies at 53 in the year 1909.  

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 in the year 1909.  

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

Jun 28 On this day in history israel Durham, Phillies president dies  

Jul 05 On this day in history emil Bohn, composer, dies at 70  

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

Jul 09 Kasimir Felix Badeni, Premier of Polish/Austria (1895-97), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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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 in the year 1909.  

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

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of stepan Bandera, Ukrainian nationalist leader (d. 1959)  

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

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

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.