In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Vladimir Katriuk
Alleged nazi war criminal.
Born October 1st, 1921 in Luzhany.
Died May 22nd, 2015 at 93 years old in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
Neal Walk
American basketball player, center (1948–2015).
Born July 29th, 1948 in Cleveland.
Died October 4th, 2015 at 67 years old in Phoenix.
Philip French
British film critic and former radio producer (1933-2015).
Born August 28th, 1933 in Liverpool.
Died October 27th, 2015 at 82 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hossein Hamadani
Iranian terrorist (1950–2015).
Born December 20th, 1950 in Hamadan.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 64 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Dettmar Cramer
German football manager (1925–2015).
Born April 4th, 1925 in Dortmund.
Died September 17th, 2015 at 90 years old in Reit im Winkl. [ref]
Patricia Elliott
American actress, singer.
Born July 21st, 1942 in Gunnison.
Died December 20th, 2015 at 73 years old in New York City (cancer).
James Tate
American poet (1943–2015).
Born December 8th, 1943 in Kansas City.
Died July 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in Springfield.
Menashe Kadishman
Israeli sculptor and painter (1932-2015).
Born August 21st, 1932 in Tel Aviv, Jaffa.
Died May 8th, 2015 at 82 years old in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan.
Stanley Hoffmann
French-american political scientist (1928–2015).
Born November 27th, 1928 in Vienna.
Died September 13th, 2015 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Dirk Shafer
American actor, model and director (1962-2015).
Born November 7th, 1962 in Carbondale.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 52 years old in West Hollywood.
Bobby Campbell
English footballer and manager (1937-2015).
Born April 23rd, 1937 in Liverpool.
Died November 6th, 2015 at 78 years old in England. [ref]
Lew Soloff
American musician (1944-2015).
Born February 20th, 1944 in New York City.
Died March 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Richard Sapper
German industrial designer (1932–2015).
Born May 30th, 1932 in Munich. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2015 at 83 years old in Milan.
Howard Davis
American boxer (1956-2015).
Born February 14th, 1956 in Glen Cove.
Died December 30th, 2015 at 59 years old in Plantation (lung cancer).
Moira Orfei
Italian actress and circus performer (1931-2015).
Born December 21st, 1931 in Codroipo.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 83 years old in Brescia (stroke). [ref]
Dave Meyers
American basketball player (1953-2015).
Born April 21st, 1953 in San Diego.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 62 years old in Temecula (cancer).
Egon Bahr
German politician (spd) (1922-2015).
Born March 18th, 1922 in Treffurt.
Died August 19th, 2015 at 93 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Elmer Lach
Canadian ice hockey player (1918–2015).
Born January 22nd, 1918 in Nokomis.
Died April 4th, 2015 at 97 years old in Kirkland (stroke).
Chea Sim
Cambodian politician (1932-2015).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Romeas Haek District.
Died June 8th, 2015 at 82 years old in Phnom Penh. [ref]
Surya Bahadur Thapa
Prime minister of nepal (1928-2015).
Born March 21st, 1928 in Dhankuta.
Died April 15th, 2015 at 87 years old in New Delhi (respiratory failure).
Marília Pêra
Brazilian actress (1943–2015).
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer). [ref]
Roger Hanin
French and algerian film actor/director (1925-2015).
Born October 20th, 1925 in Algiers.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 89 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Howard Coble
American politician (1931-2015).
Born March 18th, 1931 in Greensboro.
Died November 3rd, 2015 at 84 years old in Greensboro (skin cancer). [ref]
Omar Karami
Lebanese politician (1934-2015).
Born September 7th, 1934 in French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon.
Died January 1st, 2015 at 80 years old in Beirut (cancer).
Kayyar Kinhanna Rai
Indian writer.
Born March 29th, 1915 in Kayyar.
Died August 8th, 2015 at 100 years old in Badiyadka (pneumonia).
Deaths 526 to 550 of 1235
The phoenix must burn to emerge. Janet Fitch