In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Richard Schweiker
American politician (1926-2015).
Born June 1st, 1926 in Norristown.
Died July 31st, 2015 at 89 years old in Pomona (infectious disease).
James W. Fowler
American psychologist (1940–2015).
Born October 12th, 1940 in San Fernando.
Died October 16th, 2015 at 75 years old in Atlanta.
Carl Djerassi
American chemistry professor, inventor, author, playwright (1923–2015).
Born October 29th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died January 30th, 2015 at 91 years old in San Francisco (cancer).
Marcus Borg
American bible scholar (1942-2015).
Born March 11th, 1942 in Fergus Falls. [ref]
Died January 21st, 2015 at 72 years old in Powell Butte (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
Martin E. Brooks
American actor (1925–2015).
Born November 30th, 1925 in United States.
Died December 7th, 2015 at 90 years old in Studio City. [ref]
Theodosia Okoh
Designer of the ghana national flag.
Born June 14th, 1922 in Effiduase.
Died April 19th, 2015 at 92 years old in Tema.
Alcides Ghiggia
Uruguayan footballer (1926-2015).
Born December 22nd, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 88 years old in Las Piedras (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Louis Stokes
American politician (1925-2015).
Born February 23rd, 1925 in Cleveland.
Died August 18th, 2015 at 90 years old in Cleveland (lung cancer).
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
Malaysian politician and muslim cleric.
Born January 10th, 1931 in Kelantan.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 84 years old in Kota Bharu (prostate cancer).
Udo Lattek
German football player and coach (1935–2015).
Born January 16th, 1935 in Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.
Died February 1st, 2015 at 80 years old in Cologne (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jackie Basehart
American actor (1951-2015).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Santa Monica.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 63 years old in Milan (disease).
Pino Daniele
Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (1955-2015).
Born March 19th, 1955 in Naples. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2015 at 59 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Franzl Lang
German yodeler from bavaria.
Born December 28th, 1930 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
Died December 6th, 2015 at 84 years old in Munich (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Jan Kulczyk
Polish businessman (1950-2015).
Born June 24th, 1950 in Bydgoszcz.
Died July 28th, 2015 at 65 years old in Vienna (surgical complications).
Isaac Navon
5th president of israel (1978–1983), israeli cabinet minister, member of the knesset, author, playwright, and educator (born 1921–2015).
Born April 9th, 1921 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2015 at 94 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Igor Kostin
Ukrainian photographer (1936–2015).
Born December 27th, 1936 in Chișinău.
Died June 9th, 2015 at 78 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).
Charlie Sifford
Professional golfer (1922–2015).
Born June 2nd, 1922 in Charlotte. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2015 at 92 years old in Cleveland (stroke). [ref]
Cabu
French comic strip artist and caricaturist (1938-2015).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 76 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound). [ref]
Jacques Parizeau
Canadian politician (1930-2015).
Born August 9th, 1930 in Montreal.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 84 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
Tomas Tranströmer
Swedish poet, psychologist and translator (1931-2015).
Born April 15th, 1931 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died March 26th, 2015 at 83 years old in Stockholm (stroke). [ref]
Jackson Vroman
Professional basketball player (1981–2015).
Born June 6th, 1981 in Laguna.
Died June 29th, 2015 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (drowning). [ref]
Gene Fullmer
American boxer (1931–2015).
Born July 21st, 1931 in West Jordan.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Taylorsville.
Nour El-Sherif
Egyptian actor (1946–2015).
Born April 28th, 1946 in Cairo.
Died August 11th, 2015 at 69 years old in Cairo (lung cancer).
Deaths 351 to 375 of 1235
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell