Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1915

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1915. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 2 John Downer

  Australian politician, 16th premier of south australia (b. 1843).

• Aug. 6 Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier

  American physician (b. 1841).

• Aug. 10 Henry Moseley

  Discovered the relationship between the atomic number and the X-ray spectrum of elements.

• Aug. 10 Francesco Rismondo
• Aug. 10 Giuseppe Vannicola
• Aug. 13 Giacomo Balestra
• Aug. 14 Umberto Pace
• Aug. 15 Emilio Covelli
• Aug. 15 Rudolf Watzl
• Aug. 16 Kálmán Széll
• Aug. 16 Ottone Secondo Tournon
• Aug. 16 Rupen Zartarian
• Aug. 19 Tevfik Fikret

  Turkish poet and educator (d.1915).

• Aug. 20 Paul Ehrlich

  German physician and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1854).

• Aug. 20 Carlos Finlay

  Carlos Finlay was a Cuban physician known for his pioneering work on yellow fever transmission.

• Aug. 26 Ruben Sevak
• Aug. 26 Rodolfo De Mori
• Aug. 26 Daniel Varujan
• Aug. 26 John Medley Wood
• Aug. 29 Flaviano Michele Melki
• Aug. 30 Paul Armstrong
• Aug. 30 Antonio Flores Jijón
• Aug. 30 Pascual Orozco
• Aug. 30 Edwin R. Phillips
• Aug. 30 I conte de la Poer Edmond de la Poer
• Aug. 31 Karl Theodor Albrecht
• Aug. 31 Adolphe Pégoud
• Aug. 31 Louis Tauzin