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In the year 2015
1,155 Notable deaths
Edgar Froese
German electronic music pioneer (1944-2015).
Born June 6th, 1944 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2015 at 70 years old in Vienna (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
Scottish noble (1929-2015).
Born September 23rd, 1929 in London.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Angus.
Jerome Kersey
American basketball player (1962-2015).
Born June 26th, 1962 in Clarksville.
Died February 18th, 2015 at 52 years old in Portland (cardiovascular disease).
Setsuko Hara
Japanese actress (1920-2015).
Born June 17th, 1920 in Yokohama.
Died September 5th, 2015 at 95 years old in Kanagawa Prefecture (pneumonia). [ref]
Gabriele Ferzetti
Italian actor (1925-2015).
Born March 17th, 1925 in Rome.
Died December 2nd, 2015 at 90 years old in Rome.
M. M. Kalburgi
Indian writer, scholar.
Born November 28th, 1938 in Vijayapura.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Dharwad. [ref]
Jason Wingreen
American actor (1920–2015).
Born October 9th, 1920 in Brooklyn.
Died December 25th, 2015 at 95 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Brian Friel
Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Omagh.
Died October 2nd, 2015 at 86 years old in Greencastle. [ref]
Colin Welland
British actor (1934-2015).
Born July 4th, 1934 in Liverpool.
Died November 2nd, 2015 at 81 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Samuel Pisar
American lawyer (1929–2015).
Born March 18th, 1929 in Białystok.
Died July 28th, 2015 at 86 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia).
Stevie Wright
Australian singer (1947–2015).
Born December 20th, 1947 in Leeds. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2015 at 68 years old in Moruya (pneumonia).
Jim Loscutoff
American basketball player (1930-2015).
Born February 4th, 1930 in San Francisco.
Died December 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Naples (pneumonia).
Bob Simon
Cbs news television correspondent.
Born May 29th, 1941 in The Bronx.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 73 years old in Manhattan (traffic collision). [ref]
Charles Herbert
American child actor (1948-2015).
Born December 23rd, 1948 in Culver City.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 67 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop trumpeter (1920–2015).
Born December 14th, 1920 in St. Louis.
Died February 21st, 2015 at 94 years old in Pine Bluff (diabetes).
A. J. Pero
American drummer (1959–2015).
Born October 14th, 1959 in Staten Island.
Died March 20th, 2015 at 55 years old in New York City, Poughkeepsie.
Theodore Hesburgh
Congressional gold medal recipient.
Born May 25th, 1917 in Syracuse.
Died February 26th, 2015 at 97 years old in Notre Dame.
Haskell Wexler
American filmmaker (1922-2015).
Born February 6th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 93 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Robert Chartoff
American film producer.
Born August 26th, 1933 in New York City.
Died June 10th, 2015 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Pavel Srniček
Czech soccer player, soccer representant and soccer coach (1968–2015).
Born March 10th, 1968 in Ostrava, Karviná.
Died December 29th, 2015 at 47 years old in Ostrava, Poruba, University Hospital Ostrava (cardiac arrest).
P. F. Sloan
American singer and songwriter (1945–2015).
Born September 18th, 1945 in New York City.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Martin Gilbert
English historian (1936-2015).
Born October 25th, 1936 in London.
Died February 3rd, 2015 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Gregory Walcott
Actor (1928-2015).
Born January 13th, 1928 in Wendell.
Died March 20th, 2015 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Jin Youzhi
Brother of puyi (1918-2015).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Beijing.
Died April 10th, 2015 at 96 years old in Beijing.
Adrian Frutiger
Swiss typeface designer (1928-2015).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Unterseen. [ref]
Died September 10th, 2015 at 87 years old in Bremgarten bei Bern. [ref]
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