- Jan 1 Harriet Powers, African-American slave & quilt maker (Bible Quilt 1886), dies at 72
- Jan 4 Leon Delagrange, French aviation pioneer, dies
- Jan 12 Harry Staley, American baseball pitcher (MLB record 9 RBI 1893; record lasts 70+ years), dies at 43
- Jan 17 Wilhelm F Kohlrausch, German physicist (Additiviteitsregel), dies at 69
- Jan 25 Leon Walras, French economist (School of Lausanne), dies at 75
- Jan 27 Thomas Crapper, English plumber and inventor (ballcock), dies at 73
- Jan 28 Jose Garcia Robles, Italian composer, dies at 74
- Jan 29 Édouard Rod, French-Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e), dies at 52
- Feb 1 Otto Julius Bierbaum, German writer (Irrgarten Der Liebe), dies at 44
- Feb 6 Alfonso Maria Fusco. Beatified Italian Roman Catholic priest and founder (b.1839)
- Feb 8 Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (b. 1854)
- Feb 15 Albert Fuchs, Swiss-German composer, dies at 51
- Feb 16 Albert Heinrich Zabel, composer, dies at 75
- Feb 20 Boutros Ghali, Prime Minister of Egypt (1908-1910), assassinated by a nationalist at 64
- Mar 4 Knut Ångström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857)
- Mar 10 Carl Reinecke, German pianist, composer and teacher (Undine Sonata), dies at 85
- Mar 10 Karl Lueger, Austrian politician, cofounder and leader of the Austrian Christian Social Party, dies at 65
- Mar 17 Joaquin Valverde Durán, Spanish composer, dies at 64
- Mar 20 Nadar [Félix Tournachon], French photographer and balloonist, took the first aerial photograph, dies at 89
- Mar 20 James Hogan, Irish College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale), dies of Bright's disease at 37
- Mar 26 Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (b. 1864)
- Mar 26 An Jung-geun, Korean assassin of Ito Hirobumi (executed) (b. 1879)
- Mar 27 Alexander Agassiz, American biologist and geologist, dies at 74
- Mar 27 David Duffle Wood, composer, dies at 72
- Mar 28 Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor, dies at 71
- Mar 28 David Josiah Brewer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1837)
- Mar 28 William Paul Roberts, Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 68
- Mar 29 Thomas Lafayette Rosser, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 73
- Apr 1 Andreas Aschenbach, German painter/engraver, dies at 94
- Apr 2 Boyd Alexander, English explorer (Niger to the Nile), murdered at 37
- Apr 2 Friedrich von Bodelschwingh, German theologist, dies at 79
- Apr 12 William Graham Sumner, American sociologist (Folkways), dies at 69
- Apr 13 William Orchardson, British painter, dies at 78
- Apr 14 Mikhail Vrubel, Russian painter (b. 1856)
- Apr 17 Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican lawyer and diplomat (Secretary of Foreign Affairs), dies at 80
- Apr 20 Samuel Gibbs French, American Major General (Confederate Army), dies at 91
Mark Twain
Apr 21 Mark Twain [Samuel Clemens], American author (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), dies at 74
Mark Twain
Edward VII
May 6 Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), dies at 68
Edward VII
- May 10 Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist, dies at 85
- May 10 William Huggins, discoverer of stellar nature of Andromeda, dies
- May 16 Henri E Cross [Delacroix], French painter, dies at 53
- May 18 Florimond Van Duyse, Belgian composer, dies at 66
- May 18 Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish novelist (Dziurdziowie), dies at 68
- May 18 Pauline Viardot, French mezzo-soprano & composer, dies at 88
- May 20 Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin, French composer, dies at 88
- May 22 Jules Renard, French writer (Le plaisir the rompre), dies at 46
Robert Koch
May 27 Robert Koch, German pioneering bacteriologist (TB, Cholera, Nobel Prize 1905), dies at 66
Robert Koch
- May 29 Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist and composer (Islamej, Tamara), dies at 73
Elizabeth Blackwell
May 31 Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician who was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, dies at 89
Elizabeth Blackwell
- Jun 1 Francis Seymour Haden, English surgeon and etcher, dies at 91
- Jun 16 Wendelin Weissheimer, composer, dies at 72
- Jun 22 Marie, Princess of Wied/Orange Nassau, dies
- Jun 22 Marie of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange Nassau, dies at 69
- Jun 23 John McGraw, 2nd Governor of Washington (1893-97), dies at 59
- Jun 28 Gustave Leon Huberti, Belgian composer, dies at 67
- Jul 1 Marius Petipa, French ballet dancer/choreographer (Casse-noisette), dies at 92
- Jul 3 Julius Slabbe, Belgian writer, dies
- Jul 3 Mordecai Sherwin, English cricket wicket-keeper (Aust 1886-88), dies
- Jul 4 Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer (discovered canals of Mars), dies at 75
- Jul 4 Louis Bourgault-Ducoudray, composer, dies at 70
- Jul 4 Melville Fuller, American 8th Chief Justice of the United States, dies at 77
- Jul 10 Johann G Galle, German discoverer of Neptune by telescope, dies
- Jul 12 Charles Stewart Rolls, British auto manufacturer (Rolls-Royce Ltd), dies at 32
- Jul 15 Daniel Kinet, auto racer/1st Belgian flyer, dies
- Jul 21 Johan Peter Selmer, Norwegian composer, dies at 66
- Jul 24 Arkhip Kuindzhi, Russian painter (b. 1841)
- Jul 26 Philippus Jacobus Hoedemaker, Dutch theologist, dies at 71
- Aug 3 Nicolas Kinet, Belgian pilot, dies
- Aug 5 Wojciech Gawronski, Polish composer, dies at 42
- Aug 9 Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist (mizongy), dies at 42
- Aug 10 Joe Gans, American boxer (world lightweight champion), dies of tuberculosis at 35
Florence Nightingale
Aug 13 Florence Nightingale, British nurse (Crimean War), dies at 90
Florence Nightingale
- Aug 15 Constantin Fahlberg, Russian chemist who discovered Saccharin (artificial sweetener), dies at 59 [1]
- Aug 16 Charles Lenepveu, French composer, dies at 69
- Aug 20 Arthur Coquard, French composer, dies at 64
- Aug 22 [Joey] George Palmer, Australian cricketer (17 Tests for Aust 1880-86, 78 wickets), dies
William James
Aug 26 William James, American psychologist and philosopher (Pragmatism), dies at 68
William James
- Aug 27 Clement of Maasdijk, 1st Dutch aircraft death
- Aug 28 Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist and anthropologist, dies at 78
- Aug 29 Allen Hill, cricket bowler (England, 2 Tests), dies
- Aug 29 John YWJ Eilerts de Cock, sea officer (Suriname), dies at 44
- Aug 29 Johan Eilerts de Haan, Dutch sea officer (Lucie R, Suriname), dies at 44
- Aug 30 Albert Vandal, French earl/historian (Napoleon), dies at 57
- Aug 31 Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, dies at 34
- Sep 2 Henri Rousseau, French post-impressionist painter (The Dream, The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope), dies of a blood clot at 66
- Sep 5 Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest and musicologist (Magister choralis), dies at 70
- Sep 5 Julian Edwards, American composer, dies at 54
- Sep 7 William Holman Hunt, English painter (Light of the World), dies at 83
- Sep 23 H J H "Tup" Scott, cricketer (Australian Test captain 1886), dies
- Sep 24 Rudolf Dellinger, German Bohemian composer, dies at 53
- Sep 29 Winslow Homer, painter (Prout's Neck), dies
- Sep 30 Maurice Lévy, French engineer (b. 1838)
- Oct 10 Willem Maris, painter (Hague School), dies at 66
- Oct 15 Stanley Ketchel [The Michigan Assassin], Polish-American heavyweight boxing champion (1908-10), murdered at a ranch in Missouri at 24
- Oct 17 Julia Ward Howe, American poet and author (Battle Hymn of the Republic), dies at 91
- Oct 17 William V Moody, American poet (Sabine Woman, Great Divide), dies
- Oct 17 Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer, politician and President of the First Imperial Duma, dies at 60
- Oct 17 Julie Ward Howe, American poet and author, dies of pneumonia at 91
- Oct 20 David B. Hill, American politician and Governor of New York (1885-91), dies at 67
- Oct 23 Rama V [Chulalongkorn], King of Thailand (1868-1910), dies at 57
- Oct 25 Willie Anderson, Scottish golfer (US Open 1901, 1903-05), dies of epilepsy at 31
- Oct 25 Hermann Kipper, German music teacher and composer, dies at 84
- Oct 30 Henri Dunant, Swiss humanitarian, Founder of Red Cross (Nobel 1901), dies at 82
- Nov 6 Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer, dies at 72
- Nov 15 Wilhelm Raabe [Jakob Corvinus], German author (Der Hungerpastor), dies at 79
- Nov 19 Rudolf Fittig, German chemist (synthesizing organic compounds), dies at 74
Leo Tolstoy
Nov 20 Leo Tolstoy [Lev Nikolayevich], Russian novelist (Anna Karenina, War & Peace), dies of pneumonia at 82
Leo Tolstoy
- Nov 23 Hawley Harvey Crippen [Dr Crippen], American homeopath and first killer to be caught with the aid of wireless telegraphy, dies by hanging at 48
Mary Baker Eddy
Dec 3 Mary Baker Eddy, American founder of the religious movement, Christian Science (Science & Health), dies at 89
Mary Baker Eddy
- Dec 8 George Doherty Johnston, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), dies at 78
- Dec 10 Pablo Hernandez Salces, composer, dies at 76
- Dec 29 Reginald "R.F." Doherty, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1897-1900), dies of neurasthenia at 38
- Dec 31 John Moisant, American aviator (b. 1868)
- Dec 31 Archibald Hoxsey, American pioneer aviator (worked for the Wright brothers), dies at 26
- Dec 31 John Bevins Moisant, American pioneer aviator, first to cross English Channel with passenger and a cat, killed in New Orleans whose present day airport was originally name for him, dies at 42