In the year 1915
297 Notable deaths
Gaston Méliès
French film director (1852–1915).
Born February 12th, 1852 in Paris.
Died April 9th, 1915 at 63 years old in Ajaccio (foodborne illness).
Krikor Zohrab
Armenian writer, politician and opinion journalist (1861-1915).
Born June 26th, 1861 in Beşiktaş.
Died August 2nd, 1915 at 54 years old in Şanlıurfa (Armenian Genocide).
William Richard Gowers
British neurologist (1845–1915).
Born March 20th, 1845 in London.
Died May 4th, 1915 at 70 years old in London.
Karl Staaff
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1860-1915).
Born January 21st, 1860 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1915 at 55 years old in Engelbrekt church parish (pneumonia, arteriosclerosis, stomatitis). [ref]
Otto von Emmich
German general (1848-1915).
Born August 4th, 1848 in Minden.
Died December 22nd, 1915 at 67 years old in Hanover.
Claude Maxwell MacDonald
British diplomat (1852-1915).
Born July 12th, 1852 in Gwalior.
Died September 10th, 1915 at 63 years old in London.
Luigi Capuana
Italian journalist and writer (1839-1915).
Died November 29th, 1915 at 76 years old in Catania.
Thomas R. Bard
American politician (1841-1915).
Born December 8th, 1841 in Chambersburg.
Died March 5th, 1915 at 73 years old in Port Hueneme.
Daniel Varujan
Armenian poet (1884-1915).
Born April 20th, 1884 in Dörteylül.
Died August 26th, 1915 at 31 years old in Çankırı (Armenian Genocide).
Tommaso Salvini
Italian actor (1829–1915).
Born January 1st, 1829 in Milan.
Died December 31st, 1915 at 86 years old in Florence.
Karol Olszewski
Polish scientist (1846–1915).
Born January 29th, 1846 in Broniszów, Podkarpackie Voivodeship. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1915 at 69 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Luigi Guanella
Servant of charity (1842-1915).
Born December 19th, 1842 in Campodolcino.
Died October 24th, 1915 at 72 years old in Como.
Frank Bramley
British post-impressionist painter of the newlyn school (1857-1915).
Died August 9th, 1915 at 58 years old in Chalford.
Isaac Jacob Reines
Belarusian rabbi (1839–1915).
Born October 17th, 1839 in Karlin.
Died August 20th, 1915 at 75 years old in Lida.
Margaret Lindsay Huggins
Irish astronomer (1848–1915).
Born August 14th, 1848 in Dublin.
Died March 24th, 1915 at 66 years old in Chelsea (disease).
Stojan Novaković
Serbian politician and historian (1842–1915).
Born November 13th, 1842 in Šabac.
Died February 18th, 1915 at 72 years old in Niš.
Hendrik Willem Mesdag
Dutch painter (1831–1915).
Born February 23rd, 1831 in Groningen.
Died July 10th, 1915 at 84 years old in The Hague.
Alice Moore Hubbard
American activist (1861-1915).
Died May 7th, 1915 at 53 years old in Atlantic Ocean, RMS Lusitania.
Emil Lask
German philosopher (1875–1915).
Born September 25th, 1875 in Wadowice.
Died May 26th, 1915 at 39 years old in Mala Turia.
August Stramm
German poet (1874–1915).
Born July 29th, 1874 in Münster.
Died September 1st, 1915 at 41 years old in Kobryn.
Elmer Booth
American actor (1882-1915).
Born December 9th, 1882 in Los Angeles.
Died June 16th, 1915 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Désiré Charnay
French archaeologist and photographer (1828–1915).
Born May 2nd, 1828 in Fleurie.
Died October 24th, 1915 at 87 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Alfred Agache
French painter (1843–1915).
Born August 29th, 1843 in Lille. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1915 at 72 years old in Cour-sur-Loire. [ref]
Hugo Schiff
German chemist (1834–1915).
Born April 26th, 1834 in Frankfurt.
Died September 8th, 1915 at 81 years old in Florence.
Christian Wilhelm Allers
German painter and illustrator (1857-1915).
Born August 6th, 1857 in Hamburg.
Died October 19th, 1915 at 58 years old in Karlsruhe.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 297
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