Famous People Who Died In 1904

Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1904. This list includes people like Anton Chekhov, Jamsetji Tata, Henry Morton Stanley, Chief Joseph, Kate Chopin and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include artists, political leaders, journalists and military leaders who died in 1904. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Russia & Germany and many more countries.
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 1 
Anton Chekhov
(One of the Greatest Writers of All Time)
Anton Chekhov
18
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 29, 1860
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Taganrog, Russia
Died: July 15
 2 
Antonín Dvořák
(One of the First Czech Composers to Achieve Worldwide Recognition)
Antonín Dvořák
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 8, 1841
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: May 1
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 3 
Chief Joseph
(Nez Perce leader)
Chief Joseph
6
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 3, 1840
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wallowa River
Died: September 21
 4 
Henry Morton Stanley
(Welsh-American Explorer Who Was Famous for His Exploration of Central Africa and His Search for Missionary David Livingstone)
Henry Morton Stanley
3
Birthdate: January 28, 1841
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales
Died: May 10
 5 
Paul Kruger
(5th President of the South African Republic (1883 - 1902))
Paul Kruger
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 10, 1825
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Steynsburg, South Africa
Died: July 14
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 6 
Jamsetji Tata
(Indian Industrialist and Founder of 'Tata Group')
Jamsetji Tata
20
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 3, 1839
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Gujarat, India
Died: May 19
 7 
James Longstreet
(United States Minister to the Ottoman Empire (1880-81))
James Longstreet
9
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 8, 1821
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Died: January 2
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 8 
Kate Chopin
(Author)
Kate Chopin
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 8, 1850
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: St. Louis
Died: August 22
 9 
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
(French Sculptor and Painter Best Known for Designing the 'Statue of Liberty')
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
0
Birthdate: August 2, 1834
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Colmar, France
Died: October 4
 10 
Eadweard Muybridge
(Photographer)
Eadweard Muybridge
5
Listed In: Photographers
Birthdate: April 9, 1830
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died: May 8
 11 
Jean-Leon Gerome
(Painter)
Jean-Leon Gerome
2
Birthdate: May 11, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vesoul, Haute-Saône, France
Died: January 10
 12 
Ruth Cleveland
(Grover Cleveland's daughter)
Ruth Cleveland
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 3, 1891
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: January 7
 13 
Herbert von Bismarck
(Politician)
Herbert von Bismarck
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 28, 1849
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: September 18
 14 
John Brown Gordon
(General)
John Brown Gordon
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 6, 1832
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Upson County, Georgia, United States
Died: January 9
 15 
Marcus Goldman
(American Investment Banker and Founder of the Global Investment Bank 'Goldman Sachs')
Marcus Goldman
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 9, 1821
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Trappstadt
Died: July 20
 16 
Friedrich Ratzel
(Biologist, Geopolitician, Geographer, Zoologist, Political scientist, University teacher)
Friedrich Ratzel
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 30, 1844
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Karlsruhe
Died: August 9
 17 
George Frederic Watts
(British Painter and Sculptor Known for His Contribution and Influence on the Symbolist Movement)
George Frederic Watts
1
Birthdate: February 23, 1817
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died: July 1
 18 
Sarah Boone
(Inventor)
Sarah Boone
0
Birthdate: 1832
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Craven County, North Carolina
Died: 1904 AD
 19 
Norodom of Cambodia
(King of Cambodia (1860 - 1904))
Norodom of Cambodia
0
Birthdate: February 3, 1834
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Angkor Borei, Cambodia
Died: April 24
 20 
Henri Fantin-Latour
(Painter)
Henri Fantin-Latour
0
Birthdate: January 14, 1836
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Grenoble, France
Died: August 25
 21 
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
(Physician, Psychiatrist, Neurologist)
Georges Gilles de la Tourette
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: October 30, 1857
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers
Died: May 26
 22 
Samuel Smiles
(British Author and Government Reformer)
Samuel Smiles
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 23, 1812
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
Died: April 16
 23 
Christopher Dresser
(Designer)
Christopher Dresser
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 4, 1834
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: November 24
 24 
Dan Leno
(Comedian)
Dan Leno
1
Birthdate: December 20, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Somers Town, London England
Died: October 31
 25 
Vasily Vereshchagin
(One of the Most Famous Russian War Artists)
Vasily Vereshchagin
0
Birthdate: October 26, 1842
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Cherepovets, Novgorod Governorate, Russia
Died: April 13
 26 
Émile Gallé
(Artist)
Émile Gallé
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 8, 1846
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: September 23
 27 
Niels Ryberg Finsen
1
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 15, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Died: September 24
 28 
Al Swearengen
(Entertainment Entrepreneur)
Al Swearengen
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 8, 1845
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States
Died: November 15
 29 
Nikolay Bobrikov
(Governor of Finland)
Nikolay Bobrikov
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 27, 1839
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Strelna, Russia
Died: June 17
 30 
Eugen Schauman
(Nobleman)
Eugen Schauman
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 10, 1875
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: June 16
 31 
Leslie Stephen
(British Author, Critic, Historian, Biographer, and Mountaineer)
Leslie Stephen
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 28, 1832
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Kensington Gore, London, England
Died: February 22
 32 
Dan Emmett
(American Songwriter, Entertainer and Founder of the First Troupe of the 'Blackface')
Dan Emmett
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 29, 1815
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States
Died: June 28
 33 
Samuel M. Jones
(32nd Mayor of Toledo)
Samuel M. Jones
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 3, 1846
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Caernarvonshire, Wales
Died: July 12
 34 
Sami Frashëri
(Writer)
Sami Frashëri
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 1, 1850
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frashër, Albania
Died: June 18
 35 
Ferdinand Mannlicher
(Austrian Small Arms Designer and Engineer)
Ferdinand Mannlicher
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 30, 1848
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mainz, Germany
Died: January 20
 36 
Gabriel Tarde
(French Sociologist, Criminologist and Social Psychologist Best Known for His Criminological Work and His Criticism of 'Durkheim')
Gabriel Tarde
0
Birthdate: March 12, 1843
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sarlat-la-Canéda, France
Died: May 13
 37 
Regine Olsen
(Writer)
Regine Olsen
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 23, 1822
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 18
 38 
Eduard Hanslick
(Music Critic)
Eduard Hanslick
1
Birthdate: September 11, 1825
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: August 6
 39 
Mór Jókai
(Novelist)
Mór Jókai
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 18, 1825
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Komarom, Hungary
Died: May 5
 40 
Vladimir Vasilyevich Markovnikov
(Russian Chemist Who Contributed to Structural Theory)
Vladimir Vasilyevich Markovnikov
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: December 25, 1837
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Knyaginino, Russia
Died: February 11
 41 
Edwin Arnold
(British Poet and Journalist Known for His Work 'The Light of Asia')
Edwin Arnold
1
Birthdate: June 10, 1832
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Gravesend, Gravesham, Kent, England
Died: March 24
 42 
William Renshaw
(British Tennis Player During the Late 19th Century)
William Renshaw
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: January 3, 1861
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Royal Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Died: August 12
 43 
Princess Alexandrine of Baden
(Aristocrat)
Princess Alexandrine of Baden
1
Birthdate: December 6, 1820
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Karlsruhe, Germany
Died: December 20
 44 
Lafcadio Hearn
(Irish Writer, Translator, and Teacher Who Introduced the Culture and Literature of Japan to the West)
Lafcadio Hearn
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 27, 1850
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lefkada, Greece
Died: September 26
 45 
George Salmon
(Irish Mathematician and Anglican Theologian)
George Salmon
0
Birthdate: September 25, 1819
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: January 22
 46 
Murad V
(Sultan)
Murad V
0
Birthdate: September 21, 1840
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Beşiktaş, Istanbul
Died: August 29
 47 
George Frisbie Hoar
(Politician)
George Frisbie Hoar
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 29, 1826
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Concord, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 30
 48 
Luigi Palma di Cesnola
(Soldier)
Luigi Palma di Cesnola
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: July 29, 1832
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Rivarolo Canavese, Italy
Died: November 20
 49 
Anne Hartley Gilbert
(Actress)
Anne Hartley Gilbert
0
Birthdate: October 21, 1821
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rochdale, England
Died: December 2
 50 
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
(Former Prime Minister of France (1899 - 1902))
Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 2, 1846
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nantes, France
Died: August 10