Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1904

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

• Aug. 5 George Dibbs

  Australian politician, 10th premier of new south wales (b. 1834).

• Aug. 6 Eduard Hanslick

  Austrian author and critic (b. 1825).

• Aug. 7 Heinrich Eduard von Lade
• Aug. 10 Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau

  French lawyer and politician, 68th prime minister of france (b. 1846).

• Aug. 10 Francesco Saverio Vollaro
• Aug. 10 Wilhelm Withöft
• Aug. 12 William Renshaw

  British tennis player (born 1861).

• Aug. 13 duchessa di Wellington Elizabeth Hay
• Aug. 14 Eduard von Martens
• Aug. 15 Frans de Potter
• Aug. 16 Prentiss Ingraham

  American soldier and author (b. 1843).

• Aug. 16 Ramón Martínez y Vigil
• Aug. 19 Augusto Bonetti
• Aug. 20 Auguste François Le Jolis
• Aug. 20 Emilio Villari
• Aug. 21 George Pirie
• Aug. 21 Reginaldo Toro
• Aug. 22 Kate Chopin

  Prominent American author best known for her novel The Awakening.

• Aug. 22 Émile Lafourcade-Cortina
• Aug. 25 William Hall

  William Hall was a Canadian sailor in the Royal Navy who became the first Black person, first Nova Scotian, and the first Canadian naval recipient of the Victoria Cross, the British Empire's highest military decoration for bravery. [bio]

• Aug. 25 Henri Fantin-Latour

  French painter and lithographer, best known for his flower paintings as well as group portraits of parisian writers and artists.

• Aug. 26 Mara Antelling
• Aug. 27 Pavel Svedomskij
• Aug. 28 John Saul
• Aug. 29 Murad V

  Ottoman sultan (d. 1904).

• Aug. 29 Umberto Veruda