Anton Chekhov died on 15 July 1904 in Badenweiler, aged 44. A Russian writer, Chekhov trained and worked as a doctor while writing humorous sketches and short stories to support his family. He became one of the masters of the short story, with works such as The Lady with the Dog, and he also wrote plays, including The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard, which were staged by the Moscow Art Theatre under Konstantin Stanislavski. His restrained, realistic style reveals the inner lives of ordinary characters and has shaped modern drama and fiction. He travelled to the penal colony on Sakhalin to study conditions there. He died of tuberculosis in Germany at the age of forty-four.
Before and after
- 21 May 1904Founding of FIFA
- 21 May 1904FIFA is founded in Paris
- 20 June 1904Founding of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- 12 July 1904Birth of Pablo Neruda
- 15 July 1904Death of Anton Chekhov
- 22 August 1904Birth of Deng Xiaoping
- 2 October 1904Birth of Graham Greene
- 3 December 1904Discovery of Himalia
- 28 December 1904Discovery of 19P/Borrelly
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