Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1908

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

• Oct. 5 Friedrich Bezold
• Oct. 6 Ludwig Gebhardt
• Oct. 6 Adolf Wüllner
• Oct. 11 Rita Cetina Gutiérrez

  Mexican poet, educator, and activist (b. 1846).

• Oct. 13 Antonietta di Sassonia-Altenburg
• Oct. 13 Antonio Dal Favero
• Oct. 13 Shivajirao Holkar
• Oct. 14 Paul Christoph Hennings
• Oct. 15 Jean-Emmanuel Van den Bussche
• Oct. 16 Joseph Leycester Lyne

  English monk (b. 1837).

• Oct. 16 Jean-Baptiste Berthier
• Oct. 18 Nozu Michitsura

  Japanese field marshal (d. 1908).

• Oct. 20 Vaiben Louis Solomon

  Australian politician, 21st premier of south australia (b. 1853).

• Oct. 21 Tancredi Milone
• Oct. 21 Raffaele Nannarone
• Oct. 21 Charles Eliot Norton
• Oct. 25 Hiram Bingham II
• Oct. 25 Lorenz Frølich
• Oct. 26 Aleksandr Pavlovič Lenskij
• Oct. 26 François-Désiré Mathieu
• Oct. 26 Demetrio Diamilla
• Oct. 27 Salvador Casañas y Pagés
• Oct. 28 Giuseppe Biancheri
• Oct. 28 Charles de Coubertin
• Oct. 29 Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević
• Oct. 30 Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor