In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Alfred G. Gilman
American pharmacologist (1941-2015).
Born July 1st, 1941 in New Haven.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 74 years old in Dallas (pancreatic cancer).
Steve Mackay
American musician (1949-2015).
Born September 25th, 1949 in Grand Rapids.
Died October 10th, 2015 at 66 years old in Daly City (sepsis). [ref]
Harry Gallatin
American basketball player and coach (1927-2015).
Born April 26th, 1927 in Roxana.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Edwardsville (surgical complications). [ref]
Gerry Byrne
English footballer (1938-2015).
Born August 29th, 1938 in Liverpool.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 77 years old in Wrexham (Alzheimer's disease).
Flora MacDonald
Canadian politician (1926-2015).
Born June 3rd, 1926 in North Sydney.
Died July 26th, 2015 at 89 years old in Ottawa. [ref]
Adriana Campos
Colombian actress (1979-2015).
Born February 27th, 1979 in Chaparral.
Died November 3rd, 2015 at 36 years old in Salgar (car collision). [ref]
Sidney Mintz
American anthropologist.
Born November 16th, 1922 in Dover.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 93 years old in Plainsboro. [ref]
Qiao Shi
Former politburo standing committee member of the chinese communist party (1924-2015).
Born December 24th, 1924 in Shanghai.
Died June 14th, 2015 at 90 years old in Beijing (cancer).
Ieng Thirith
Cambodian politician and teacher (1932-2015).
Born March 10th, 1932 in Battambang Province.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 83 years old in Pailin Province (Alzheimer's disease).
Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Japanese manga artist (1935–2015).
Born June 10th, 1935 in Osaka.
Died March 7th, 2015 at 79 years old in Tokyo (lymphoma).
Wan Li
Former chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress (1916-2015).
Born December 1st, 1916 in Dongping County. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2015 at 98 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Mariem Hassan
Sahrawi singer (1958–2015).
Born October 15th, 1958 in Smara.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 56 years old in Sahrawi refugee camps (cancer, bone cancer).
Sheila Kaul
Indian politician.
Born February 7th, 1915 in Lucknow.
Died June 13th, 2015 at 100 years old in Ghaziabad.
Steve Gohouri
Ivorian footballer (1981-2015).
Born February 8th, 1981 in Treichville.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 34 years old in Krefeld (drowning). [ref]
Olga Syahputra
Indonesian actor and singer (1983–2015).
Born February 8th, 1983 in Jakarta.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 32 years old in Singapore (meningitis).
Anas al-Liby
Libyan al-qaeda member.
Born March 30th, 1964 in Tripoli.
Died January 2nd, 2015 at 50 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
John Moshoeu
South african footballer (1965-2015).
Born December 18th, 1965 in Soweto.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 49 years old in Johannesburg (stomach cancer). [ref]
Robert P. Griffin
American politician (1923–2015).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 91 years old in Traverse City.
Johan Ferner
Norwegian businessman and yachter (1927–2015).
Died January 24th, 2015 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Jack Gold
British film and television director (1930–2015).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Greater London.
Died August 9th, 2015 at 85 years old
Richard Anthony
French singer, songwriter (1938-2015).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Cairo.
Died April 19th, 2015 at 77 years old in Pégomas (cancer).
Dickie Moore
Canadian hockey player, businessman and philanthropist (1931-2015).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Montreal.
Died December 19th, 2015 at 84 years old in Montreal (prostate cancer).
Guy Ligier
French rugby union footballer, and racecar driver.
Born July 12th, 1930 in Vichy. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2015 at 85 years old in Nevers. [ref]
Leo Kadanoff
American physicist (1937–2015).
Born January 14th, 1937 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Gerhard Lenski
American sociologist (1924-2015).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 7th, 2015 at 91 years old [ref]
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Our minds are too small to comprehend something as huge as death. Let it go. Maxime Lagacé