In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Robert S. Wistrich
Professor at the hebrew university of jerusalem (1945–2015).
Born April 7th, 1945 in Lenger.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde
Finnish ufologist, parapsychologist and author (1939–2015).
Born November 15th, 1939 in Värtsilä.
Died February 8th, 2015 at 75 years old in Vaasa.
Hadi Norouzi
Football player (1985–2015).
Born July 19th, 1985 in Kapur Chal, Mazandaran.
Died October 1st, 2015 at 30 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Zeki Alasya
Turkish actor and director (1943–2015).
Born April 18th, 1943 in Şehzadebaşı.
Died May 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Istanbul (liver disease).
Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi
Iraqi murderer.
Born March 1st, 1970 in Ramadi.
Died February 4th, 2015 at 44 years old in Swaqa prison (hanging to death).
John Davies
Welsh historian and television and radio broadcaster (1938-2015).
Born April 25th, 1938 in Treorchy.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 76 years old in Cardiff.
Irwin Rose
American biologist (1926-2015).
Born July 16th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Deerfield.
Bernard Maris
French economist, writer and journalist (1946-2015).
Born September 23rd, 1946 in Toulouse.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 68 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Harald Nielsen
Danish footballer (1941-2015).
Born October 26th, 1941 in Frederikshavn.
Died August 11th, 2015 at 73 years old in Bologna (disease). [ref]
Hocine Aït Ahmed
Algerian political (1926-2015).
Born August 20th, 1926 in Aït Yahia.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Jørgen Ingmann
Danish musician (1925–2015).
Born April 26th, 1925 in Copenhagen.
Died March 21st, 2015 at 89 years old in Holte.
Marcin Wrona
Polish film director.
Born March 25th, 1973 in Tarnów.
Died September 18th, 2015 at 42 years old in Gdynia (hanging to death). [ref]
Norman H. Bangerter
American politician (1933-2015).
Born January 4th, 1933 in West Valley City.
Died April 14th, 2015 at 82 years old in Murray (stroke).
Usnija Redžepova
Macedonian singer (1946-2015).
Born February 4th, 1946 in Skopje.
Died October 1st, 2015 at 69 years old in Belgrade (lung cancer).
Oleg Bryzhak
Ukrainian opera singer (1960–2015).
Born October 27th, 1960 in Jezkazgan.
Died March 24th, 2015 at 54 years old in Prads-Haute-Bléone (aviation accident).
Luther Burden
American basketball player (1953-2015).
Born February 28th, 1953 in Haines City.
Died October 29th, 2015 at 62 years old in Winston-Salem. [ref]
Aharon Lichtenstein
Rabbi & rosh yeshiva.
Born May 23rd, 1933 in Paris, 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2015 at 81 years old in Alon Shvut. [ref]
Andreas Lubitz
German murderer (1987-2015).
Born December 18th, 1987 in Neuburg an der Donau.
Died March 24th, 2015 at 27 years old in Prads-Haute-Bléone (aviation accident).
Franco Interlenghi
Italian actor (1931-2015).
Born October 29th, 1931 in Rome.
Died September 10th, 2015 at 83 years old in Rome (disease). [ref]
Walter Browne
American poker and chess player (1949–2015).
Born January 10th, 1949 in Sydney.
Died June 24th, 2015 at 66 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Gregory Mertens
Belgian footballer (1991–2015).
Born February 21st, 1991 in City of Brussels.
Died April 30th, 2015 at 24 years old in Genk (myocardial infarction).
Yves Chauvin
French chemist (1930–2015).
Born October 10th, 1930 in Menen.
Died January 28th, 2015 at 84 years old in Tours. [ref]
Ada Jafri
Urdu poet (1924-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1924 in Budaun.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 90 years old in Karachi. [ref]
Owen Chadwick
English academic, priest and rugby union player (1916-2015).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bromley.
Died July 17th, 2015 at 99 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Józef Oleksy
Polish politician, prime minister of poland (1946-2015).
Born June 22nd, 1946 in Nowy Sącz. [ref]
Died January 9th, 2015 at 68 years old in Warsaw (cancer). [ref]
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No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away. Terry Pratchett