In the year 1915
118 Notable deaths
Alois Alzheimer
German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (1864-1915).
Born June 14th, 1864 in Marktbreit.
Died December 19th, 1915 at 51 years old in Wrocław (heart failure).
Elbert Green Hubbard
American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher.
Born June 19th, 1856 in Bloomington.
Died May 7th, 1915 at 58 years old in Atlantic Ocean, RMS Lusitania (drowning).
Béla Kiss
Hungarian serial killer (1877-1915).
Born July 28th, 1877 in Budapest.
Died February 5th, 1915 at 37 years old in Valjevo. [ref]
Susan La Flesche Picotte
Omaha native american, physician, and reformer (1865-1915).
Born June 17th, 1865 in Omaha Reservation.
Died September 18th, 1915 at 50 years old in Walthill.
Jatindranath Mukherjee
Indian revolutionary (1879-1915).
Born December 7th, 1879 in Bengal Presidency, Kushtia District.
Died September 10th, 1915 at 35 years old in Odisha, British Raj, Balasore (shootout).
Clara Immerwahr
German chemist (1870-1915).
Born June 21st, 1870 in Wojczyce.
Died May 2nd, 1915 at 44 years old in Dahlem (ballistic trauma).
Upendrakishore Ray
Indian artist (1863-1915).
Born May 10th, 1863 in Mymensingh District.
Died December 20th, 1915 at 52 years old in Giridih.
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia
Russian grand prince (1858-1915).
Born August 22nd, 1858 in Strelna. [ref]
Died June 15th, 1915 at 56 years old in Pavlovsk. [ref]
Morgan Robertson
American writer.
Born September 30th, 1861 in Oswego.
Died March 24th, 1915 at 53 years old in Atlantic City (drug overdose).
Albert Goodwill Spalding
American pitcher, manager, and business executive (1849–1915).
Born September 2nd, 1850 in Byron.
Died September 9th, 1915 at 65 years old in San Diego.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau