In the year 1915
118 Notable deaths
Ruben Sevak
Armenian poet.
Born February 15th, 1885 in Silivri.
Died August 26th, 1915 at 30 years old in Çankırı (Armenian genocide).
Francis Octavius Grenfell
Victoria cross holder.
Born September 4th, 1880 in Surrey.
Died May 24th, 1915 at 34 years old in Hooge (ballistic trauma).
Oswald Carver
British rower.
Born February 2nd, 1887 in Marple.
Died June 7th, 1915 at 28 years old in Gallipoli.
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]
Hampartsoum Boyadjian
Armenian fedayi (1867-1915).
Born May 12th, 1867 in Saimbeyli.
Died August 24th, 1915 at 48 years old in Kayseri (hanging).
Émile Amélineau
French archaeologist.
Born August 28th, 1850 in La Chaize-Giraud. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1915 at 64 years old in Châteaudun. [ref]
Nikolai Essen
Russian admiral.
Born December 11th, 1860 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 7th, 1915 at 54 years old in Tallinn (pneumonia).
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]
Karl Lamprecht
German historian (1856-1915).
Born February 25th, 1856 in Jessen (Elster).
Died May 10th, 1915 at 59 years old in Leipzig.
Luis Coloma
Spanish author.
Born January 9th, 1851 in Jerez de la Frontera. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1915 at 64 years old in Madrid.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 118
Neither the sun, nor death can be looked at steadily. François de La Rochefoucauld