In the year 1915

121 Notable deaths

Edmond Bury

British racquets player (1884–1915).

Born November 4th, 1884 in London.

Died December 5th, 1915 at 31 years old

Wilhelm Lützow

German breaststroke swimmer.

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. [ref]

Died August 22nd, 1915 at 63 years old in Paris. [ref]

Scipione Tecchi

Catholic cardinal (1854-1915).

Born June 27th, 1854 in Rome.

Died January 22nd, 1915 at 60 years old in Rome.

Hans Freiherr von Wangenheim

German diplomat and noble (1859-1915).

Born July 4th, 1859 in Georgenthal.

Died October 25th, 1915 at 56 years old in Constantinople.

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.

Sandy Cowan

Canadian lacrosse player (1879-1915).

Born February 5th, 1879 in Ontario.

Died January 8th, 1915 at 35 years old

Benjamin Jamieson

Canadian lacrosse player (1874-1915).

Born March 15th, 1874 in Ontario.

Died December 3rd, 1915 at 41 years old in Victoria.

Konstantin Vasilyevich Ivanov

Chuvash poet.

Born June 8th, 1890 in Slakbash.

Died April 8th, 1915 at 24 years old in Slakbash (tuberculosis).

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.

Deaths 111 to 120 of 121

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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder