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Илья Фёдорович Чистяков

1857–1922 (age 65)

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin

An entrepreneur whose business endeavors contributed to Harbin's economic development.

Yizhong Peng

1864–1921 (age 57)

Wu County

Thomas Whiffen

1878–1922 (age 44)

Hong Kong Cemetery

A military officer whose service reflected the demands of early 20th century geopolitics.

Ernest Hamilton Sharp

1861–1922 (age 61)

Hong Kong Cemetery

Alice Hickling

1876–1928 (age 52)

Hong Kong Cemetery

A physician whose medical practice advanced healthcare during her era.

Pan Dawei

1881–1929 (age 48)

Cemetery of 72 Martyrs of Yellow Flower Mound

Camilo Pessanha

1867–1926 (age 59)

St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery

A writer whose literary works enriched the cultural landscape of his era.

Yan Fu

1854–1921 (age 67)

Tomb of Yan Fu

Kang Youwei

1858–1927 (age 69)

Tomb of Kang Youwei

A celebrated writer and intellectual whose works profoundly influenced Chinese thought and reform.

Liang Chi-chao

1873–1929 (age 56)

Tomb of Liang Qichao

Wong Nai Siong

1844–1924 (age 80)

Tomb of Wong Nai Siong and Wong Nai Muo

A missionary whose lifelong dedication to faith and service left a lasting spiritual legacy.

William Cassels

1858–1925 (age 67)

St John's Cathedral, Langzhong

Wang Caiyu

1863–1921 (age 58)

Tomb of Chiang Kai-shek's mother

Mother of Chiang Kai-shek and matriarch of an influential Chinese family during the early twentieth century.

Edward Bamford

1887–1928 (age 41)

Bubbling Well Road Cemetery

Maurice Wilson

1898–1934 (age 36)

Mount Everest

British mountaineer known for his expeditions and attempts on Mount Everest during the early twentieth century.

Dmitry Horvat

1858–1937 (age 79)

Beijing

Sun Chuanfang

1885–1935 (age 50)

Beijing

Chinese politician and military leader during the warlord era of early twentieth-century China.

Liu Bannong

1891–1934 (age 43)

Beijing

Liu Tianhua

1895–1932 (age 37)

Beijing

Pioneering Chinese composer whose innovative works bridged traditional and modern musical traditions.

Sai Jinhua

1872–1936 (age 64)

Beijing

Lu Xun

1881–1936 (age 55)

Lu Xun's tomb

Preeminent Chinese writer and intellectual whose incisive social criticism and innovative literature profoundly shaped m...

Hiram Parkes Wilkinson

1866–1935 (age 69)

Shanghai

Aleksandr Rusanov

1881–1936 (age 55)

Shanghai

Russian politician whose career encompassed the turbulent era of the Russian Revolution and early twentieth-century poli...

Mikhail Afanasyev

1883–1937 (age 54)

Shanghai

Tan Yankai

1880–1930 (age 50)

Nanjing

Chinese politician and military leader during the warlord era of the early twentieth-century Republic of China.

石青陽

1879–1935 (age 56)

Nanjing

Wang Yuanlu

1849–1931 (age 82)

Mogao Caves

Farmer and devoted guardian of the Mogao Caves whose stewardship preserved invaluable Buddhist art and literature.

Гавриил Иванович Сахаров

1885–1930 (age 45)

Harbin

Jules Pascin was a Bulgarian-born painter and illustrator who lived from 1885 to 1930 and was buried at Montparnasse Cem...

Ivliane Khaindrava

1873–1938 (age 65)

Harbin

Businessperson whose commercial activities contributed to the economic development of early twentieth-century Harbin.

Feng Keng

1907–1931 (age 24)

Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery

Ruan Lingyu

1910–1935 (age 25)

Zhabei District

Celebrated Chinese actress and pioneering film star whose luminous performances defined the golden age of silent cinema.

Lu Ruiguang

1901–1937 (age 36)

Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County

Кулишенко, Григорий Якимович

1908–1939 (age 31)

Wanzhou

Konstantin Grigoryevich Beloborodov (1908-1939) was a Russian figure from Kotelnichsky Uyezd who was buried at Donskoe c...

Zhang Weihua

1913–1937 (age 24)

Fusong County

Lorenz Saladin

1896–1936 (age 40)

Engil'chek Glacier

German photographer known for his documentation of Central Asian landscapes and glacial regions.

Léon le Maire de Warzée d'Hermalle

1877–1931 (age 54)

Zhalan Cemetery

Федорович, Михаил Иосифович

1872–1936 (age 64)

Jing'an Park

Russian intellectual and cultural figure of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Robert Shewan

1859–1934 (age 75)

Hong Kong Cemetery

Du Huanqing

1912–1934 (age 22)

Yuhuatai Memorial Park of Revolutionary Martyrs

Chinese political activist who dedicated his life to advancing social reform during a critical period in Chinese history...

Innocent (Figurovsky)

1863–1931 (age 68)

Church of the Chinese Martyrs

Simon

1876–1933 (age 57)

Church of the Chinese Martyrs

Christian minister whose pastoral work and spiritual leadership served his faith community.

Norman Bethune

1890–1939 (age 49)

North China Military Martyrs Cemetery

Ma Xiangbo

1840–1939 (age 99)

Mausoleum of Soong Ching Ling

Chinese Catholic priest and intellectual who advanced Catholic education and theology in China.

Deng Yanda

1895–1931 (age 36)

National Revolutionary Army Memorial Cemetery

Gu Yingfen

1873–1931 (age 58)

tomb of Gu Yingfen

Chinese politician whose career advanced important developments in governance and public affairs.

Yang Du

1875–1931 (age 56)

Mausoleum of Soong Ching Ling

Yang Xingfo

1893–1933 (age 40)

Mausoleum of Soong Ching Ling

Chinese economist whose scholarly work advanced economic thought and policy development.

Chang Ping-lin

1868–1936 (age 68)

Tomb of Zhang Binglin

Sir Montagu Proctor-Beauchamp, 7th Baronet

1860–1939 (age 79)

St John's Cathedral, Langzhong

English writer and 7th Baronet whose literary works contributed to English cultural and intellectual discourse.

Xiong Xiling

1870–1937 (age 67)

Cemetery of Xiong Xiling