Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1909

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1909. 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 2 Manuel Amador Guerrero
• May 4 Franz Joseph von Stein
• May 6 Fanny Cerrito
• May 6 Luigi Ridolfi
• May 6 Eugeniu Voinescu
• May 6 Herbert Whitfeld
• May 7 Hermann Osthoff
• May 9 Augusta Evans Wilson
• May 10 Félix-Henri Giacomotti
• May 10 Ludwig Thiersch
• May 12 Bertha Townsend
• May 13 Heinrich Limpricht
• May 13 Heinrich von Ranke
• May 14 Giovanni Vailati
• May 15 Ernest Besnier
• May 15 Karl Lohmeyer
• May 18 Isaac Albéniz

  Spanish composer and pianist, known for his virtuosic piano works that helped establish the Spanish nationalist style of classical music.

• May 18 George Meredith

  English novelist and poet (b. 1828).

• May 19 Henry Rogers
• May 19 Zayed I bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
• May 20 Ernest Hogan

  American actor and composer (b. 1859).

• May 20 Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann
• May 20 Antonio Tagliaferri
• May 21 Spiridione Brusina
• May 21 Adolf Pinner
• May 24 Franz Pfanner
• May 25 Guillaume Dubufe
• May 25 Emanuel von Sievers
• May 27 Pasquale Liotta Cristaldi
• May 31 Thomas Price

  Welsh-australian politician, 24th premier of south australia (b. 1852).