In the year 1915
297 Notable deaths
Voijslav Tankošić
Serbian chetnik (1881–1915).
Born September 28th, 1880 in Ruklada.
Died November 2nd, 1915 at 35 years old in Trstenik.
William Sprague IV
Governor and senator for rhode island, united states of america (1830-1915).
Born September 12th, 1830 in Cranston.
Died September 11th, 1915 at 84 years old in Paris.
Richard Lydekker
English naturalist, geologist and writer (1849–1915).
Born July 25th, 1849 in Bloomsbury.
Died April 16th, 1915 at 65 years old in Harpenden.
Karl Goldmark
Hungarian-born viennese composer (1830–1915).
Born May 18th, 1830 in Keszthely.
Died January 2nd, 1915 at 84 years old in Vienna.
John Davis Long
Massachusetts governor and congressman; secretary of the navy (1838–1915).
Born October 27th, 1838 in Buckfield.
Died August 28th, 1915 at 76 years old in Hingham.
Tom Watson
English football manager (1859–1915).
Born April 8th, 1859 in Northumberland. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1915 at 56 years old in Merseyside. [ref]
Archduke Ludwig Salvator of Austria
Austrian archduke (1847-1915).
Born August 4th, 1847 in Florence. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1915 at 68 years old in Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav. [ref]
Inoue Kaoru
Japanese politician (1836-1915).
Born January 16th, 1836 in Yuda.
Died September 1st, 1915 at 79 years old in Ihara district.
Vazha-Pshavela
Georgian writer, poet, noble (1861-1915).
Born May 27th, 1862 in Chargali.
Died August 9th, 1915 at 53 years old in Tbilisi.
Anatoly Stessel
Russian general of german origin (1848–1915).
Born July 10th, 1848 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 18th, 1915 at 66 years old in Khmilnyk.
John Bunny
American actor (1863-1915).
Born September 21st, 1863 in New York City.
Died April 26th, 1915 at 51 years old in Brooklyn (nephritis).
Itzhak Peretz
Yiddish language author and playwright (1852–1915).
Born May 30th, 1852 in Zamość.
Died April 3rd, 1915 at 62 years old in Warsaw.
Otto Weddigen
German world war i u-boat commander.
Born September 15th, 1882 in Herford.
Died March 18th, 1915 at 32 years old in Pentland Firth.
Theodor Boveri
German geneticist (1862-1915).
Born October 12th, 1862 in Bamberg.
Died October 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in Würzburg.
Nadežda Petrović
Serbian artist (1873-1915).
Born October 11th, 1873 in Čačak. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1915 at 41 years old in Valjevo (typhus).
Gabriel von Max
German painter (1840–1915).
Born August 23rd, 1840 in Prague. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1915 at 75 years old in Munich. [ref]
Arisaka Nariakira
Japanese general (1852-1915).
Born April 5th, 1852 in Iwakuni.
Died January 12th, 1915 at 62 years old in Tokyo.
Kobayashi Kiyochika
Japanese artist (1847-1915).
Born September 10th, 1847 in Honjo.
Died November 28th, 1915 at 68 years old in Tokyo Prefecture (rheumatism).
Şehzade Mehmed Selaheddin
Son of sultan mehmed murad v.
Born August 6th, 1861 in Istanbul.
Died April 29th, 1915 at 53 years old in Istanbul.
Carl Walther
German gunsmith (1858–1915).
Born November 22nd, 1858 in Zella-Mehlis.
Died July 9th, 1915 at 56 years old in Zella-Mehlis.
Friedrich Hasenöhrl
Austrian physicist.
Born November 30th, 1874 in Vienna.
Died October 7th, 1915 at 40 years old in Folgaria.
Tevfik Fikret
Ottoman poet (1867-1915).
Born December 26th, 1867 in Istanbul.
Died August 19th, 1915 at 47 years old in Istanbul.
Remy de Gourmont
French writer (1858–1915).
Born April 4th, 1858 in Bazoches-au-Houlme.
Died September 27th, 1915 at 57 years old in rue de la Convention.
Maria Swanenburg
Dutch serial killer (1839–1915).
Born September 9th, 1839 in Leiden.
Died April 11th, 1915 at 75 years old in Gorinchem.
Theodore M. Davis
American lawyer and egyptologist (1837–1915).
Born May 7th, 1838 in Springfield.
Died February 23rd, 1915 at 76 years old in Florida.
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Tell your friend that in his death, a part of you dies and goes with him. Wherever he goes, you also go. He will not be alone. Jiddu Krishnamurti