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June1900

Famous People Who Died in June 1900

Jun 2 Samori Ture, Muslim leader of the Wassoulou Empire (1878-98), dies in captivity at 69 or 70
Jun 3 Mary Kingsley, English ethnographer and explorer who became the first European to enter parts of Gabon, Africa, dies of typhoid at 37

Stephen Crane (1871-1900)

Jun 5 American novelist (Red Badge of Courage), dies at 28

Stephen Crane

Jun 9 Birsa Munda, Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader and folk hero of the Munda tribe who led an uprising in Bengal against the British Raj, dies in jail awaiting trial at 24
Jun 11 Charles Swinnerton Heap, English composer, dies at 53
Jun 21 Polibo Fumagalli, Italian composer, dies at 69
Jun 29 Ivan Pervushin, Russian mathematician (number theory), dies at 73

Famous People by Cause of Death