In the year 2015
1,155 Notable deaths
Márton Fülöp
Hungarian footballer (1983-2015).
Born May 3rd, 1983 in Budapest.
Died November 12th, 2015 at 32 years old in Budapest (osteosarcoma). [ref]
Jayakanthan
Indian writer, journalist, filmmaker.
Born April 24th, 1934 in Cuddalore.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 80 years old in Chennai.
Bijoya Ray
Indian actress.
Born October 25th, 1918 in Patna.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 96 years old in Kolkata (pneumonia).
John Renbourn
English guitarist and songwriter.
Born August 8th, 1944 in Marylebone.
Died March 26th, 2015 at 70 years old in Hawick (myocardial infarction).
Lance Percival
British actor and comedian (1933-2015).
Born July 26th, 1933 in Sevenoaks.
Died January 6th, 2015 at 81 years old in London.
Bud Yorkin
American producer, director, and screenwriter (1926–2015).
Born February 22nd, 1926 in Washington.
Died August 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in Bel Air.
Douglass North
American economist and nobel laureate (1920–2015).
Born November 5th, 1920 in Cambridge.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 95 years old in Benzonia (esophageal cancer).
Licio Gelli
Italian financier, liaison with nazi germany, p2 grandmaster, involved in many scandals (1919-2015).
Born April 21st, 1919 in Pistoia.
Died December 15th, 2015 at 96 years old in Arezzo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Phil Woods
American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer (1931–2015).
Born November 2nd, 1931 in Springfield.
Died September 29th, 2015 at 83 years old in Stroudsburg (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Karl-Otto Alberty
German actor (1933–2015).
Born November 13th, 1933 in Berlin.
Died April 25th, 2015 at 81 years old [ref]
Adam Yahiye Gadahn
Al-qaeda member (1978-2015).
Born September 1st, 1978 in Oregon.
Died January 19th, 2015 at 36 years old in Waziristan (drone strike).
Josef Masopust
Czech footballer (1931-2015).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Most.
Died June 29th, 2015 at 84 years old in Prague (disease).
Roy Tarpley
American basketball player (1964–2015).
Born November 28th, 1964 in New York City.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 50 years old in Arlington.
Garo Yepremian
American football player (1944-2015).
Born June 2nd, 1944 in Larnaca.
Died May 15th, 2015 at 70 years old in Media (brain cancer). [ref]
Steve Montador
Canadian ice hockey player (1979–2015).
Born December 21st, 1979 in Vancouver.
Died February 15th, 2015 at 35 years old in Mississauga.
Origa
Russian singer.
Born October 12th, 1970 in Kochenёvo.
Died January 17th, 2015 at 44 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Maurice Strong
Canadian businessman (1929-2015).
Born April 29th, 1929 in Oak Lake.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 86 years old in New Edinburgh.
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Yemeni al-qaeda member.
Born October 1st, 1976 in Yemen.
Died June 12th, 2015 at 38 years old in Hadhramaut. [ref]
Billy Casper
American golfer (1931–2015).
Born January 24th, 1931 in San Diego. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in Springville (pneumonia).
Marques Haynes
American basketball player.
Born October 4th, 1926 in Oklahoma.
Died May 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Plano.
Yoichiro Nambu
American theoretical physicist (1921-2015).
Born January 18th, 1921 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2015 at 94 years old in Toyonaka (myocardial infarction).
Charles Hard Townes
20th-century american physicist.
Born July 28th, 1915 in Greenville.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 99 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Mathieu Kérékou
Politician (1933-2015).
Born September 2nd, 1933 in Kouarfa.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 82 years old in Cotonou.
Daevid Allen
Australian musician (1938–2015).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Melbourne.
Died March 13th, 2015 at 77 years old in Byron Bay (cancer). [ref]
Manoel de Oliveira
Portuguese film director (1908–2015).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Porto.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 106 years old in Porto (heart failure).
Deaths 276 to 300 of 1155
Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets. Arthur Miller