Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1908

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in July 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

• July 3 Joel Chandler Harris

  American journalist and author (b. 1845)

• July 5 Jonas Lie

  Norwegian playwright and poet, author norwegian (d. 1908)

• July 10 Phoebe Knapp

  American composer and organist (d. 1908)

• July 10 Eliza Laurillard

  Vicar/poet/writer, dies at the age of 78

• July 11 Friedrich Traun

  German sprinter and tennis player (b. 1876)

• July 12 William D. Coleman

  13th president of liberia (b. 1842)

• July 14 William Mason

  American militiaman in american revolutionary war, and prominent virginia planter.

• July 18 Jaime Nuno

  Composer dies at 83

• July 20 Karl Bernhard Zoeppritz

  German geophysicist and seismologist (b. 1881)

• July 20 Demetrius Vikelas

  Greek businessman and philanthropist (d. 1908).

• July 20 Federico Chueca

  Composer dies at 62

• July 22 William Randal Cremer

  Nobel Prize laureate for his longstanding and devoted effort in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration

• July 22 Randal Cremer

  PEA - English politician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1828)

• July 24 Vicente Acosta

  Salvadoran poet and journalist (d. 1908)

• July 24 Sigismondo Savona

  Maltese educator and politician (b. 1835)

• July 29 Marie Adam-Doerrer

  Swiss women's rights activist and unionist (b. 1838)