In the year 1915

128 Notable deaths

Vazha-Pshavela

Georgian writer, poet, noble (1861-1915).

Born May 27th, 1862 in Chargali.

Died July 10th, 1915 at 53 years old in Tbilisi.

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).

I. L. Peretz

Yiddish language author and playwright.

Born May 30th, 1852 in Zamość. [ref]

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 12th, 1873 in Čačak.

Died April 3rd, 1915 at 41 years old in Valjevo (typhus).

Arisaka Nariakira

Japanese general (1852-1915).

Born April 5th, 1852 in Iwakuni.

Died January 12th, 1915 at 62 years old in Tokyo.

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.

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