Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1904

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1904. 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

• May 1 Antonin Dvorak

  Czech composer, teacher and violinist. he composed nine symphonies and is well-known for his "slavonic dances and rhapsodies", as well as "the new world symphony". this was his major contribution to czech music's introduction of the concert form.

• May 1 Antonín Dvořák

  Czech composer and academic (d. 1904).

• May 6 Franz von Lenbach German painter

  At the age of 67, she dies.

• May 7 Peter Hille writer

  Dies.

• May 8 Eadweard Muybridge English photographer (horse trot)

  Dies.

• May 10 Henry M Stanley [John Rowlands] British explorer

  Dies.

• May 10 Andrei Ryabushkin

  Russian painter (born 1861).

• May 13 Jan Boissevain ship owner/politician

  Dies.

• May 14 Richard Hol Dutch composer/organist/conductor

  At the age of 78, he dies.

• May 16 N I Bobrikov Russian Governor-General in Finland

  Dies.

• May 19 Jamsetji Tata

  Indian businessman, founded tata group (b. 1839)

• May 19 Auguste Molinier

  French librarian and historian (b. 1851)

• May 26 Georges Gilles de la Tourette

  French neurologist (born 1857)

• May 28 Kicking Bear

  Native american tribal leader (b. 1846)