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In the year 2015
1,155 Notable deaths
Evgeny Primakov
4th russian prime minister (1929–2015).
Born October 29th, 1929 in Kyiv.
Died June 26th, 2015 at 85 years old in Moscow (liver cancer). [ref]
Kenji Gotō
Japanese journalist and hostage in syria.
Born September 22nd, 1967 in Sendai.
Died January 31st, 2015 at 47 years old in Syria (decapitation).
Madame Claude
French madam (1923-2015).
Born July 6th, 1923 in Angers. [ref]
Died December 21st, 2015 at 92 years old in Nice. [ref]
Charles Correa
Indian architect and urban planner.
Born September 1st, 1930 in Hyderabad.
Died June 16th, 2015 at 84 years old in Mumbai (disease).
Maya Plisetskaya
Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015).
Born November 20th, 1925 in Moscow.
Died May 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).
Akiyuki Nosaka
Japanese novelist, singer and politician (1930-2015).
Born October 10th, 1930 in Kamakura.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 85 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
David Carr
American journalist.
Born September 8th, 1956 in Minneapolis.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 58 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Günter Schabowski
German politician (1929-2015).
Born January 4th, 1929 in Anklam.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 86 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
Irwin Keyes
American character actor (1952-2015).
Born March 16th, 1952 in New York City.
Died July 8th, 2015 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
Lorena Rojas
Mexican singer and actress (1971-2015).
Born February 10th, 1971 in Mexico City.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 44 years old in Miami (liver cancer).
Amelia Boynton Robinson
American civil rights activist.
Born August 18th, 1911 in Savannah. [ref]
Died August 26th, 2015 at 104 years old in Montgomery (stroke). [ref]
Tom Towles
American actor (1950-2015).
Born March 20th, 1950 in Chicago.
Died April 5th, 2015 at 65 years old in Pinellas Park (cardiovascular disease).
Blaze Starr
American burlesque entertainer, stripper, and adult model (1932–2015).
Born April 10th, 1932 in Twelvepole Creek.
Died June 15th, 2015 at 83 years old in Wilsondale. [ref]
Grace Lee Boggs
Social activist and feminist (1915-2015).
Born June 27th, 1915 in Providence.
Died October 5th, 2015 at 100 years old in Detroit. [ref]
John Stephenson
American actor (1923-2015).
Born August 9th, 1923 in Kenosha.
Died May 15th, 2015 at 91 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Dave Mackay
Scottish football player and manager (1934–2015).
Born November 14th, 1934 in Edinburgh.
Died March 2nd, 2015 at 80 years old in Nottingham. [ref]
Jerry Collins
New zealand rugby union footballer.
Born November 4th, 1980 in Apia.
Died June 5th, 2015 at 34 years old in Béziers (car collision). [ref]
Earl Lloyd
American basketball player and coach (1928–2015).
Born April 3rd, 1928 in Alexandria.
Died February 26th, 2015 at 86 years old in Crossville.
Junior Malanda
Belgian footballer (1994-2015).
Born August 28th, 1994 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died January 10th, 2015 at 20 years old in Bundesautobahn 2, Porta Westfalica (traffic collision). [ref]
Billy Joe Royal
American singer (1942-2015).
Born April 3rd, 1942 in Valdosta.
Died October 6th, 2015 at 73 years old in Morehead City. [ref]
Charb
French caricaturist and journalist (1967-2015).
Born August 21st, 1967 in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 47 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Guru Josh
Jersey musician who was active in the british post-acid house scene (1964-2015).
Born June 6th, 1964 in Jersey.
Died December 28th, 2015 at 51 years old in Ibiza. [ref]
Shigeru Mizuki
Japanese manga artist (1922-2015).
Born March 8th, 1922 in Kohama.
Died November 30th, 2015 at 93 years old in Kyorin University Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Miyu Matsuki
Japanese voice actress (1977–2015).
Born September 14th, 1977 in Kure.
Died October 27th, 2015 at 38 years old in New Delhi (Epstein–Barr virus).
Kurt Masur
German conductor (1927-2015).
Born July 18th, 1927 in Brzeg.
Died December 19th, 2015 at 88 years old in Greenwich (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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