Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1903

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 1903. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Oct. 3 Benedetto Junck

  Composer dies at 51

• Oct. 4 Otto Weininger

  Jewish austrian philosopher, whose single book, geschlecht und charakter (1903; "sex and character") served as a guidebook for anti-semitic propagandists.

• Oct. 7 Rudolf Lipschitz

  German mathematician and academic (b. 1832)

• Oct. 21 Jinmaku Kyūgorō

  The 12th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1903)

• Oct. 23 Francis Ellingwood Abbot theologian (Scientific Theism)

  At the age of 66, he dies.

• Oct. 26 Herbert Stanley Oakeley

  Composer dies at 73

• Oct. 26 Victorin de Joncieres

  Composer dies at 64