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In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Marcel Pronovost
Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1930–2015).
Born June 15th, 1930 in Lac-à-la-Tortue.
Died April 26th, 2015 at 84 years old in Windsor (bladder cancer).
Hellmuth Karasek
German journalist and literary critic (1934–2015).
Born January 4th, 1934 in Brno.
Died September 29th, 2015 at 81 years old in Hamburg (disease). [ref]
Albert Kalonji
Democratic republic of the congo politician (1929–2015).
Born June 6th, 1929 in Hemptinne.
Died April 20th, 2015 at 85 years old in Mbuji-Mayi. [ref]
Elmo Williams
American film editor, producer and director (1913-2015).
Born April 30th, 1913 in Lone Wolf.
Died November 25th, 2015 at 102 years old in Brookings. [ref]
Roger Vergé
French chef (1930–2015).
Born April 7th, 1930 in Commentry.
Died June 5th, 2015 at 85 years old in Mougins (diabetes).
Goran Gogić
Serbian footballer (1986-2015).
Born April 24th, 1986 in Vrbas.
Died July 3rd, 2015 at 29 years old in Qingdao.
Harold Johnson
American boxer (1928-2015).
Born August 9th, 1928 in Philadelphia.
Died February 19th, 2015 at 86 years old in Philadelphia.
Rik Battaglia
Italian actor (1927-2015).
Born February 18th, 1927 in Corbola.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 88 years old in Corbola.
Will McBride
American photographer (1931-2015).
Born January 10th, 1931 in St. Louis.
Died January 29th, 2015 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Clifford Edmund Bosworth
British historian and orientalist (1928–2015).
Born December 29th, 1928 in Sheffield.
Died February 28th, 2015 at 86 years old in Yeovil.
Amir Aczel
Lecturer (1950-2015).
Born November 6th, 1950 in Haifa.
Died November 26th, 2015 at 65 years old in Nîmes (cancer).
Galina Prozumenshchikova
Soviet olympic swimmer.
Born November 26th, 1948 in Sevastopol.
Died July 19th, 2015 at 66 years old in Moscow (disease).
Dinkha IV
120th patriarch of the church of the east (1935–2015).
Born September 15th, 1935 in Darbandokeh.
Died March 26th, 2015 at 79 years old in Rochester (disease). [ref]
Kayahan
Turkish singer (1949–2015).
Born March 29th, 1949 in İzmir.
Died April 3rd, 2015 at 66 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer).
Aldo Ciccolini
French pianist.
Born August 15th, 1925 in Naples.
Died February 1st, 2015 at 89 years old in Asnières-sur-Seine.
Hassan El-Shazly
Egyptian association football player (1943–2015).
Born November 13th, 1943 in Egypt.
Died April 20th, 2015 at 71 years old in Giza. [ref]
Suzette Haden Elgin
American linguist and writer (1936-2015).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Missouri.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 78 years old in Arkansas. [ref]
Magda Guzmán
Mexican actress (1931–2015).
Born May 16th, 1931 in Saltillo.
Died March 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction).
Bertrice Small
American writer (1937–2015).
Born December 9th, 1937 in New York City, Manhattan.
Died February 24th, 2015 at 77 years old in New York City, Southold.
Gennady Seleznyov
Russian politician (1947-2015).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Serov.
Died July 19th, 2015 at 67 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Zito
Brazilian footballer (1932-2015).
Born August 8th, 1932 in Roseira.
Died June 14th, 2015 at 82 years old in Santos (stroke). [ref]
Jack Aeby
American physicist, mechanical engineer and photographer (1923-2015).
Born August 16th, 1923 in Mount Vernon.
Died June 19th, 2015 at 91 years old in Española. [ref]
Stanislav Gross
Czech politician (1969–2015).
Born October 30th, 1969 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2015 at 45 years old in Slivenec (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Laurent Vidal
French triathlete (1984–2015).
Born February 18th, 1984 in Sète.
Died November 10th, 2015 at 31 years old in Gigean (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Renzo Zorzi
Italian racecar driver (1946-2015).
Born December 12th, 1946 in Ziano di Fiemme.
Died May 15th, 2015 at 68 years old in Magenta. [ref]
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn