Death year 1909 celebrities
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Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester (1853 – 20 November 1909), née Consuelo Yznaga., was a Cuban-American woman who married George Victor Drogo Montagu, Viscount Mandeville, and later became the Duchess of Manchester.
Benoît-Constant Coquelin (23 January 1841 – 27 January 1909), known as Coquelin aîné (“Coquelin the Eldest”), was a French actor, “one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age.”
Elena Cuza (17 June 1825 – 2 April 1909), also known under her semi-official title Elena Doamna, was a Moldavian-born Romanian noblewoman and philanthropist. She was princess consort of the United Principalities and the wife of Alexander John Cuza.
Adeline E. Knapp (March 14, 1860 – c. June 1909) was an American journalist, author, social activist, environmentalist and educator, who is today remembered largely for her tempestuous lesbian relationship with Charlotte Perkins Gilman. In her life
Hannah Cullwick (1833–1909) was a Victorian-era diarist and domestic servant. She is known for her unusual relationship with Arthur Munby, which they both documented in diaries, letters, and photographs.
Princess Maria Teresa Maddalena of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Full Italian name: Principessa Maria Teresa Maddalena di Borbone delle Due Sicilie) (15 January 1867, Zürich, Switzerland – 1 March 1909, Cannes, France) was the only child of Prince Louis o
Joel Sherman Wright (1869 – September 20, 1909) was a professional baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Louisville Colonels and Pittsburgh Pirates in 1895-96, primarily as an outfielder.
Ignatz Lichtenstein (1824 – October 16, 1908) was a Hungarian Orthodox rabbi who wrote “pamphlets advocating conversion to Christianity while still officiating as a Rabbi.” Though he refused to be baptized into the Christian faith his whole life,
John Crosby Brown (1838 – June 25, 1909) was a partner in the investment bank Brown Bros. & Co., which was founded by his father James Brown and his uncles, the sons of Alexander Brown of Baltimore. He married Mary E. Adams in 1864, the daughter of
George Frederick “Doggie” Miller (August 15, 1864 in Brooklyn, New York – April 6, 1909 in Ridgewood, New York), is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1884 to 1896. He played for the Pittsburgh Allegh
James Edgar (1843 – 1909) was a businessman who has been credited with being the one who first came up with the idea of dressing up as Santa Claus for Christmas. He started the tradition in 1890 in his Brockton, Massachusetts, department store.
Sarah Orne Jewett (September 3, 1849 – June 24, 1909) was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her local color works set along or near the southern seacoast of Maine. Jewett is recognized as an important practitioner of