Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1915

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in September 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

  • Sept. 2 August Stramm

    At 41, writer dies

  • Sept. 9 Albert Spalding

    American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded spalding (b. 1850)

  • Sept. 10 Bagha Jatin

    Indian philosopher and author (b. 1879 )

  • Sept. 10 Charles Boucher de Boucherville

    Canadian physician and politician, 3rd premier of quebec (b. 1822)

  • Sept. 11 William Sprague IV

    American businessman and politician, 27th governor of rhode island (b. 1830)

  • Sept. 11 William Cornelius Van Horne

    American businessman (born 1843).

  • Sept. 13 Andrew L. Harris

    American general and politician, 44th governor of ohio (b. 1835)

  • Sept. 15 Ernest Gagnon

    Canadian composer, folklorist and organist (born in 1834).

  • Sept. 18 Susan La Flesche Picotte

    Doctor, teacher, and social reformer, first native american to earn a medical degree

  • Sept. 21 Anthony Comstock anti-vice crusader

    New york city, at the age of 71.

  • Sept. 27 Remy de Gourmont

    French poet and critic associated with the Symbolist movement.

  • Sept. 27 Conrad T van Deventer

    Dutch jurist/mp (liberal), is killed at 57

  • Sept. 27 Kaspar C E Ritter von Zumbusch

    German/austrian sculptor dies at 84

  • Sept. 28 Saitō Hajime

    Japanese samurai (b. 1844)

  • Sept. 29 Rudi Stephan

    German composer (b. 1887)

  • Sept. 29 Luther Orlando Emerson

    American musician, composer and music publisher (b. 1820)