In the year 1915
297 Notable deaths
Pyotr Durnovo
Russian politician (1842-1915).
Born December 5th, 1842 in Moscow.
Died September 24th, 1915 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Édouard Vaillant
Politician (1840-1915).
Born January 29th, 1840 in Vierzon.
Died December 18th, 1915 at 75 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Ruben Sevak
Armenian poet (1885–1915).
Born February 15th, 1885 in Silivri.
Died August 26th, 1915 at 30 years old in Çankırı (Armenian Genocide).
Ignacio María González
President of the dominican republic (1838-1915).
Born January 26th, 1838 in Santo Domingo.
Died February 8th, 1915 at 77 years old in Santo Domingo.
Sakuma Samata
Japanese general (1844-1915).
Born November 19th, 1844 in Ōtsu district.
Died August 5th, 1915 at 70 years old in Sendai.
Ramalho Ortigão
Portuguese writer (1836–1915).
Born October 24th, 1836 in Porto.
Died September 27th, 1915 at 78 years old in Lisbon.
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 (1850-1915).
Born August 28th, 1850 in La Chaize-Giraud.
Died January 12th, 1915 at 64 years old in Châteaudun.
Rafael Joseffy
Hungarian musician (1853-1915).
Born July 3rd, 1853 in Huncovce.
Died June 25th, 1915 at 61 years old in New York City.
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]
Fernando Tarrida del Mármol
Spanish author (1861–1915).
Born August 2nd, 1861 in Havana. [ref]
Died March 15th, 1915 at 53 years old in London. [ref]
Hampartsoum Boyadjian
Armenian fedayi (1867-1915).
Born May 12th, 1867 in Saimbeyli district.
Died June 15th, 1915 at 48 years old in Kayseri (hanging to death).
Antonio Flores Jijón
President of ecuador (1888 - 1892).
Born October 23rd, 1833 in Quito.
Died August 30th, 1915 at 81 years old in Geneva (pneumonia).
Serafino Vannutelli
Catholic cardinal (1834–1915).
Born November 26th, 1834 in Genazzano.
Died August 26th, 1915 at 80 years old in Rome. [ref]
John Wolcott Stewart
American lawyer and politician (1825-1915).
Born November 24th, 1825 in Middlebury.
Died October 29th, 1915 at 89 years old in Middlebury.
José María Campo Serrano
Colombian politician and lawyer (1832-1915).
Born September 8th, 1832 in Santa Marta.
Died February 24th, 1915 at 82 years old in Santa Marta.
Charles Walter De Vis
English clergyman, botanist and zoologist (1829-1915).
Born May 9th, 1829 in Birmingham.
Died April 30th, 1915 at 85 years old in Brisbane.
Nikodim Milaš
Serbian expert on church law (1845–1915).
Born April 4th, 1845 in Šibenik.
Died March 20th, 1915 at 69 years old in Dubrovnik.
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.
Henry Enfield Roscoe
English chemist (1833-1915).
Born January 7th, 1833 in London.
Died December 18th, 1915 at 82 years old in Woodcote. [ref]
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]
Pierre-Émile Martin
French engineer (1824-1915).
Born August 17th, 1824 in Bourges.
Died May 19th, 1915 at 90 years old in Fourchambault.
Isidor Bajić
Serbian composer (1878–1915).
Born August 16th, 1878 in Kula.
Died September 15th, 1915 at 37 years old in Novi Sad.
Johann Joseph Abert
German composer, conductor, double-bassist (1832-1915).
Born September 20th, 1832 in Hoštka.
Died April 1st, 1915 at 82 years old in Stuttgart.
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That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis