In the year 2015
1,237 Notable deaths
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Indian scientist and statesman (1931–2015).
Born October 15th, 1931 in Rameswaram taluk.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Shillong (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Beau Biden
American politician and lawyer (1969–2015).
Born February 3rd, 1969 in Wilmington.
Died May 30th, 2015 at 46 years old in Bethesda (glioblastoma, brain cancer).
Christopher Lee
English actor and singer (1922–2015).
Born May 27th, 1922 in Belgravia.
Died June 7th, 2015 at 93 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Bobbi Kristina Brown
American television personality (1993–2015), daughter of bobby brown and whitney houston.
Born March 4th, 1993 in Livingston.
Died July 26th, 2015 at 22 years old in Duluth (pneumonia, intoxication).
Leonard Nimoy
American actor (1931–2015).
Born March 26th, 1931 in West End. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Bel Air (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]
Lemmy
British rock musician (1945–2015).
Born December 24th, 1945 in Burslem.
Died December 28th, 2015 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure, prostate cancer). [ref]
John Forbes Nash
American mathematician and economist (1928–2015).
Born June 13th, 1928 in Bluefield.
Died May 23rd, 2015 at 86 years old in Monroe Township (car collision). [ref]
Roddy Piper
Canadian professional wrestler (1954–2015).
Born April 17th, 1954 in Saskatoon.
Died July 31st, 2015 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cardiac arrest).
Scott Weiland
American singer (1967–2015).
Born October 27th, 1967 in San Jose.
Died December 3rd, 2015 at 48 years old in Bloomington (drug overdose). [ref]
Omar Sharif
Egyptian actor (1932–2015).
Born April 10th, 1932 in Alexandria.
Died July 10th, 2015 at 83 years old in Behman Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Maureen O'Hara
Irish–american actress and singer (1920–2015).
Born August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh.
Died October 24th, 2015 at 95 years old in Boise. [ref]
Lee Kuan Yew
1st prime minister of the republic of singapore (1923–2015).
Born September 16th, 1923 in Singapore. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2015 at 91 years old in Singapore General Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Natalie Cole
American singer (1950–2015).
Born February 6th, 1950 in Los Angeles.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (hepatitis C).
Wes Craven
American filmmaker (1939–2015).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in Cleveland.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Jules Bianchi
French motor racing driver.
Born August 3rd, 1989 in Nice. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2015 at 25 years old in Nice (diffuse axonal injury). [ref]
Mario Cuomo
Governor of new york from 1983 to 1994.
Born June 15th, 1932 in Jamaica.
Died January 1st, 2015 at 82 years old in Manhattan (heart failure).
Terry Pratchett
English fantasy author (1948–2015).
Born April 28th, 1948 in Beaconsfield.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 66 years old in Broad Chalke (Alzheimer's disease, posterior cortical atrophy). [ref]
Anne Meara
American comedian and actress (1929–2015).
Born September 20th, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died May 23rd, 2015 at 85 years old in Upper West Side (cancer).
Nicholas Winton
British stockbroker who saved 669 jewish children during 1938–39 (1909–2015).
Born May 19th, 1909 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2015 at 106 years old in Slough (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yogi Berra
American baseball player, manager, and coach (1925–2015).
Born May 12th, 1925 in St. Louis.
Died September 22nd, 2015 at 90 years old in Montclair.
James Horner
American film composer and conductor (1953-2015).
Born August 14th, 1953 in Los Angeles.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 61 years old in Los Padres National Forest (aircraft crash).
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
King of saudi arabia from 2005 to 2015.
Born August 1st, 1924 in Riyadh.
Died January 23rd, 2015 at 90 years old in Riyadh (lung cancer). [ref]
Cilla Black
English singer and media personality (1943–2015).
Born May 27th, 1943 in Vauxhall.
Died August 1st, 2015 at 72 years old in Estepona (stroke).
Frank Gifford
American football player, television sportscaster (1930-2015).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Santa Monica.
Died August 9th, 2015 at 84 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Amanda Peterson
American actress (1971-2015).
Born July 8th, 1971 in Greeley.
Died July 3rd, 2015 at 43 years old in Greeley (drug overdose). [ref]
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel