03 Jan 1900
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death
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Edwin George Monk: Composer, dies at 80
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20 Jan 1900
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death
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John Ruskin, English painter and critic (b. 1819) |
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20 Jan 1900
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death
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R D Blackmore English novelist (Lorna Doone), dies at 74
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20 Jan 1900
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death
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Richard D Blackmore English novelist (Lorna Doone), dies at 74
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22 Jan 1900
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death
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David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (b. 1831) |
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30 Jan 1900
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death
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Vittorio Bersezio [Carlo Nugelli], Italian playwright, dies at 71
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03 Feb 1900
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death
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Ottokar Eugen Novacek: Composer, dies at 33
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16 Feb 1900
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death
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George Labram US mine engineer in South Africa, dies in battle
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18 Feb 1900
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death
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Clinton L. Merriam, American banker and politician (b. 1824) |
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21 Feb 1900
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death
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Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African farmer, soldier, and gun maker (b. 1853) |
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23 Feb 1900
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death
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William Butterfield architect of the Gothic revival, dies
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06 Mar 1900
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death
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Gottlieb Daimler, German businessman, co-founded Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (b. 1834) |
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10 Mar 1900
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death
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Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann composer, dies at 94
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11 Mar 1900
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death
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Edmund Peate cricketer (9 Tests for England 1881-86), dies
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18 Mar 1900
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death
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19 Mar 1900
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death
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Charles-Louis Hanon, French pianist and composer (b. 1819) |
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19 Mar 1900
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death
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John Bingham, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1815) |
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26 Mar 1900
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death
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Isaac Mayer Wise rabbi/found American Hebrew Congregations, dies at 80
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27 Mar 1900
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death
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Joseph A. Campbell, American businessman, founded the Campbell Soup Company (b. 1817) |
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27 Mar 1900
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death
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Pieter J Joubert [Smart Piet] South African General, dies at 69
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29 Mar 1900
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death
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Cyrus K. Holliday, American businessman (b. 1826) |
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31 Mar 1900
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death
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Frank Milligan cricketer (Mafeking 2 Tests England vs South Africa 1898-99), dies
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04 Apr 1900
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death
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Edward VII: King, assassinated
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05 Apr 1900
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death
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Comte de Villebois-Marevil: French / South African General, dies in battle
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05 Apr 1900
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death
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Joseph Louis François Bertrand, French mathematician, economist, and academic (b. 1822) |
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19 Apr 1900
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death
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Ivan K A
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20 Apr 1900
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death
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Mebel Mercer: Popular British singer
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21 Apr 1900
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death
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Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (b. 1819) |
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21 Apr 1900
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death
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Heinrich Vogl composer, dies at 55
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24 Apr 1900
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death
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George J D Campbell British minister of Indies (1868-74, 80-85), dies at 76
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30 Apr 1900
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death
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Casey Jones, American engineer (b. 1863) |
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30 Apr 1900
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death
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John Luther [Casey] Jones dies in Cannonball Express train wreck
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07 May 1900
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death
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Richard Storrs Willis: Composer, dies at 81
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12 May 1900
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death
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Wilhelm Steinitz Prague, chess champion (1866-1894)
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18 May 1900
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death
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Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813) |
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20 May 1900
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death
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Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman composer, dies at 80
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31 May 1900
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death
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James Loudon Governor-General of Netherlands-Indies (1871-75), dies at 75
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31 May 1900
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death
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John Power Irish baronet/whiskey manufacturer, dies in battle
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03 Jun 1900
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death
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Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (b. 1862) |
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05 Jun 1900
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death
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Stephen Crane, American author (b. 1871) |
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11 Jun 1900
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death
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Charles Swinnerton Heap: Composer, dies at 53
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12 Jun 1900
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death
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Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author (b. 1820) |
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21 Jun 1900
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death
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Polibo Fumagalli: Composer, dies at 69
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29 Jun 1900
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death
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Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician (b. 1827) |
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24 Jul 1900
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death
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Ferdinand Hamet: Dutch Missionary in Mongolia, murdered at 59
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29 Jul 1900
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death
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Umberto I of Italy (b. 1844) |
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30 Jul 1900
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death
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Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (b. 1844) |
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04 Aug 1900
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death
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Isaac Levitan, Russian architect and painter (b. 1860) |
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05 Aug 1900
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death
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James Augustine Healy: Black Roman Catholic Bishop, dies at 80
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06 Aug 1900
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death
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Wilhelm Liebknecht: German journalist / socialist, dies at 74
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07 Aug 1900
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death
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Wilhelm Liebknecht, German politician (b. 1826) |
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12 Aug 1900
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death
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James E Keeler: US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42
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12 Aug 1900
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death
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Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player (b. 1836) |
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16 Aug 1900
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death
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José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese journalist and author (b. 1845) |
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25 Aug 1900
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death
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Friedrich Nietschze: Philosopher (Also sprach Zarathustra), dies at 55
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25 Aug 1900
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death
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Friedrich Nietzsche philosopher, dies in Weimar, Germany
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28 Aug 1900
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death
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Henry Sidgwick, English economist and philosopher (b. 1838) |
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23 Sep 1900
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death
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William Marsh Rice, American businessman, founded Rice University (b. 1816) |
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25 Sep 1900
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death
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Félix-Gabriel Marchand, Canadian journalist and politician, 11th Premier of Québec (b. 1832) |
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25 Sep 1900
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death
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John M. Palmer, American general and politician, 15th Governor of Illinois (b. 1817) |
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29 Sep 1900
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death
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Samuel Fenton Cary, American lawyer and politician (b. 1814) |
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09 Oct 1900
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death
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Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1843) |
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14 Oct 1900
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death
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Albert de Vriendt: Flemish historical Painter / etcher
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14 Oct 1900
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death
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Sandor Erkel: Composer, dies at 54
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15 Oct 1900
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death
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Zdenek Fibich: Composer, dies at 49
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15 Oct 1900
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death
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Zdeněk Fibich, Czech composer (b. 1850) |
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20 Oct 1900
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death
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Charles Dudley Warner: US writer (As We Go), dies at 70
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20 Oct 1900
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death
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Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (b. 1846) |
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28 Oct 1900
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death
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Max Müller, German philologist and orientalist (b. 1823) |
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06 Nov 1900
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death
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PWJ Le Gallais: British Lieutenant Colonel, dies in battle at Bothaville
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22 Nov 1900
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death
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Arthur S Sullivan: England, Composer (Mikado, Ivanhoe), dies at 58
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30 Nov 1900
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death
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Oscar Wilde, Irish author and poet (b. 1854) |
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08 Dec 1900
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death
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Henry Russell: Composer, dies at 87
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14 Dec 1900
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death
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Jean B A Kessler director of oil on Dutch Indies, dies at 46
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21 Dec 1900
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death
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Roger Wolcott, American lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1847) |
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27 Dec 1900
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death
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William G Armstrong: Of Cragside, British const (hydr crane), dies at 90
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27 Dec 1900
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death
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William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (b. 1810) |
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28 Dec 1900
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death
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Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese soldier and explorer (b. 1846) |
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