Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1908

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1908. 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

• Aug. 8 Joseph [Maria] Olbrich

  Wiener sezession, architect, dies at 40

• Aug. 11 Khudiram Bose

  Indian freedom fighter (born in 1889).

• Aug. 13 Ira D Sankey

  Us evangelist / composer / singer (gospel hymns), dies at 67

• Aug. 17 Radoje Domanović

  Serbian journalist and satirist (d. 1908)

• Aug. 20 Louis Varney

  Composer dies at 64

• Aug. 25 Henri Becquerel

  PHY - French physicist and chemist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1852)

• Aug. 25 Antoine Henri Becquerel

  Nobel Prize laureate in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity

• Aug. 26 Tony Pastor

  American vaudeville performer (born 1837)

• Aug. 30 Alexander P. Stewart

  American general (b. 1821)

• Aug. 31 Leslie Green

  English architect (b. 1875)