In the year 1915
131 Notable deaths
Ida Aalberg
Finnish actress (1857–1915).
Born December 4th, 1857 in Leppäkoski.
Died January 17th, 1915 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Musa Ćazim Ćatić
Bosnian poet (1878-1915).
Born March 12th, 1878 in Odžak.
Died April 6th, 1915 at 37 years old in Tešanj (tuberculosis).
Louis Pergaud
French writer (1882–1915).
Born January 22nd, 1882 in Belmont.
Died April 8th, 1915 at 33 years old in Fresnes-en-Woëvre.
Oswald Carver
British rower (1887–1915).
Born February 2nd, 1887 in Marple.
Died June 7th, 1915 at 28 years old in Gallipoli.
Rudi Stephan
German composer.
Born July 29th, 1887 in Worms. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1915 at 28 years old in Ternopil. [ref]
Nikolai Essen
Russian admiral (1860–1915).
Born December 11th, 1860 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 7th, 1915 at 54 years old in Tallinn (pneumonia).
Gaston Arman de Caillavet
French playwright (1870–1915).
Born March 15th, 1870 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 15th, 1915 at 44 years old in Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil.
Robert Hertz
French sociologist.
Born June 22nd, 1881 in Saint-Cloud. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1915 at 33 years old in Marchéville. [ref]
Karl Eugen Neumann
German buddhist and translator (1865–1915).
Born October 18th, 1865 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1915 at 50 years old in Vienna (pneumonia). [ref]
Francis Octavius Grenfell
Victoria cross holder.
Born September 4th, 1880 in Surrey.
Died May 24th, 1915 at 34 years old in Hooge (ballistic trauma).
Carl Locher
Danish realist painter (1851-1915).
Born November 21st, 1851 in Flensburg.
Died December 20th, 1915 at 64 years old in Skagen.
Ruben Sevak
Armenian poet (1885–1915).
Born February 15th, 1885 in Silivri.
Died August 26th, 1915 at 30 years old in Çankırı (Armenian Genocide).
Karl Lamprecht
German historian (1856–1915).
Born February 25th, 1856 in Jessen (Elster).
Died May 10th, 1915 at 59 years old in Leipzig.
Émile Amélineau
French archaeologist.
Born August 28th, 1850 in La Chaize-Giraud. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1915 at 64 years old in Châteaudun. [ref]
Stanislaus von Prowazek
Czech biologist.
Born November 12th, 1875 in Jindřichův Hradec. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1915 at 39 years old in Cottbus, Chotěbuz (typhus). [ref]
Hampartsoum Boyadjian
Armenian fedayi (1867-1915).
Born May 12th, 1867 in Saimbeyli.
Died August 24th, 1915 at 48 years old in Kayseri (hanging).
Luis Coloma
Spanish author (1851–1915).
Born January 9th, 1851 in Jerez de la Frontera.
Died June 10th, 1915 at 64 years old in Madrid.
William V. Ranous
American actor (1857-1915).
Born March 12th, 1857 in New York City.
Died April 1st, 1915 at 58 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Stuart Merrill
American poet, who wrote mostly in the french language (1863-1915).
Born August 1st, 1863 in Hempstead. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1915 at 52 years old in Versailles. [ref]
Albert Weisgerber
Painter from germany (1878-1915).
Born April 21st, 1878 in Sankt Ingbert. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1915 at 37 years old in Fromelles. [ref]
Enrico Canfari
Italian association football player and association football referee (1877-1915).
Born April 16th, 1877 in Genoa.
Died October 22nd, 1915 at 38 years old in Monte San Michele.
Leonard Melki
Roman catholic priest.
Born October 1st, 1881 in Baabdat.
Died June 11th, 1915 at 33 years old in Mardin.
José María Usandizaga
Spanish composer (1887-1915).
Born March 31st, 1887 in San Sebastián.
Died October 5th, 1915 at 28 years old in San Sebastián (tuberculosis).
Smbat Byurat
Armenian writer (1862–1915).
Born March 15th, 1862 in Süleymanlı.
Died April 26th, 1915 at 53 years old in Ayaş (Armenian Genocide).
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau