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In the year 1915
297 Notable deaths
Laura Alberta Linton
American chemist and physician (1853-1915).
Born April 8th, 1853 in Alliance. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1915 at 61 years old in Rochester.
Paul Wilhelm Magnus
German mycologist (1844-1914).
Born February 29th, 1844 in Berlin.
Died March 13th, 1915 at 71 years old in Berlin.
Catharina van Rees
Dutch poet, writer and composer, editor (1831-1915).
Born August 22nd, 1831 in Zutphen. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1915 at 83 years old in Velp. [ref]
Wilhelm Lützow
German breaststroke swimmer (1892–1916).
Born May 19th, 1892 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died October 31st, 1915 at 23 years old in Marne. [ref]
Edmond Gustave Camus
French botanist (1852-1915).
Born August 15th, 1852 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 1915 at 63 years old in Paris.
Geoffrey Taylor
Canadian rower (1890-1915).
Born February 4th, 1890 in Toronto.
Died April 25th, 1915 at 25 years old in Ypres.
Niko Lomouri
Georgian writer (1852-1915).
Born February 19th, 1852 in Arbo.
Died April 30th, 1915 at 63 years old in Gori.
George William Foote
British secularist and journal editor (1850-1915).
Born January 11th, 1850 in Plymouth.
Died October 17th, 1915 at 65 years old
Auguste Albert
French olympic sailor.
Born April 28th, 1859 in La Flèche.
Died October 16th, 1915 at 56 years old in La Flèche.
Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov
Chuvash poet (1890–1915).
Born May 27th, 1890 in Slakbash.
Died March 26th, 1915 at 24 years old in Slakbash (tuberculosis).
Sandy Cowan
Canadian lacrosse player (1879-1915).
Born February 5th, 1879 in Ontario.
Died January 8th, 1915 at 35 years old
Maurice Gufflet
Olympic sailor (1863–1915).
Born August 15th, 1863 in Port Louis.
Died April 22nd, 1915 at 51 years old in Bordeaux.
Léon Lécuyer
Sports shooter (1855-1915).
Born April 8th, 1855 in former 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 25th, 1915 at 60 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Max Bröske
German rower (1882–1915).
Born July 25th, 1882 in Königsberg.
Died March 13th, 1915 at 32 years old in Königsberg.
Benjamin Jamieson
Canadian lacrosse player (1874-1915).
Born March 15th, 1874 in Ontario.
Died December 3rd, 1915 at 41 years old in Victoria.
Edward Gordon Williams
British rower (1888-1915).
Born July 20th, 1888 in Honiton.
Died August 12th, 1915 at 27 years old in Béthune.
Andrey Krasnov
Russian botanist and geographer (1862-1914).
Born November 8th, 1862 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 1st, 1915 at 52 years old in Tbilisi.
Karel Brančik
Slovak entomologist and doctor (1842-1915).
Born March 13th, 1842 in Stará Bystrica.
Died November 18th, 1915 at 73 years old in Trenčín.
Johan Reinhold Aspelin
Finnish archeologist (1842-1915).
Born August 1st, 1842 in Messukylä.
Died May 29th, 1915 at 72 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Alexandra Nikitichna Annenskaya
Russian children's writer (1840–1915).
Born July 11th, 1840 in Pskov Oblast.
Died May 19th, 1915 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Thor Lange
Danish writer (1851-1915).
Born April 9th, 1851 in Copenhagen.
Died February 22nd, 1915 at 63 years old in Napadivka.
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