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In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Mike Mangold
American air racer (1955-2015).
Born October 10th, 1955 in Cincinnati.
Died December 6th, 2015 at 60 years old in Apple Valley. [ref]
Rose Francine Rogombe
Gabonese politician (1942-2015).
Born September 20th, 1942 in Lambaréné.
Died April 10th, 2015 at 72 years old in Villejuif.
Alan Steel
Actor (1935-2015).
Born September 7th, 1935 in Rome.
Died September 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Rome. [ref]
Józef Wesołowski
Polish roman catholic archbishop and nuncio (1948–2015).
Born July 15th, 1948 in Nowy Targ.
Died August 28th, 2015 at 67 years old in Vatican City.
Nils Christie
Norwegian sociologist and criminologist (1928–2015).
Born February 24th, 1928 in Oslo.
Died May 27th, 2015 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ranko Žeravica
Serbian basketball coach (1929–2015).
Born November 17th, 1929 in Novo Miloševo.
Died October 29th, 2015 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Hitoshi Saito
Japanese judoka (1961-2015).
Born January 2nd, 1961 in Aomori.
Died January 20th, 2015 at 54 years old in Osaka (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
Bill Bridges
American basketball player (1939–2015).
Born April 4th, 1939 in Hobbs.
Died September 25th, 2015 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Yossi Sarid
Israeli politician (1940-2015).
Born October 24th, 1940 in Rehovot. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2015 at 75 years old in Tel Aviv (myocardial infarction).
Miroslav Ondříček
Czech cameraman (1934-2015).
Born November 4th, 1934 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 28th, 2015 at 80 years old in Prague (disease). [ref]
Jane Briggs Hart
American aviator (1921-2015).
Born October 21st, 1921 in Detroit. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2015 at 93 years old in West Hartford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
James Aldridge
Australian-british writer, journalist.
Born July 10th, 1918 in White Hills.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 96 years old in London.
Frank Borghi
American soccer player (1925-2015).
Born April 9th, 1925 in St. Louis.
Died February 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in St. Louis. [ref]
Marcia Brown
American children's illustrator and writer (1918–2015).
Born July 13th, 1918 in Rochester.
Died April 28th, 2015 at 96 years old in Laguna Hills.
Jonas Čepulis
Boxer (1939–2015).
Born August 11th, 1939 in Joniškėlis.
Died May 28th, 2015 at 75 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Novera Ahmed
Bangladeshi artist (1939–2015).
Born March 29th, 1939 in Chattogram Division.
Died May 6th, 2015 at 76 years old in Haute-Isle.
Ivan Moravec
Czech concert pianist (1930–2015).
Born November 9th, 1930 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2015 at 84 years old in Prague (prostate cancer). [ref]
Vicente Aranda
Spanish film director (1926–2015).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Barcelona.
Died May 26th, 2015 at 88 years old in Madrid.
Ignacio Zoco
Spanish footballer (1939–2015).
Born July 31st, 1939 in Garde.
Died September 28th, 2015 at 76 years old in Madrid (leukemia).
Dan Fante
American writer (1944–2015).
Born February 19th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (kidney cancer).
Ri Ul-sol
North korean army marshal (1921-2015).
Born September 14th, 1921 in Kimchaek.
Died November 7th, 2015 at 94 years old in Pyongyang (lung cancer).
Van Alexander
American bandleader, arranger, and composer (1915–2015).
Born May 2nd, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 19th, 2015 at 100 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Bernard d'Espagnat
French physicist and philosopher (1921-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1921 in Fourmagnac.
Died August 1st, 2015 at 93 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Jacob Jensen
Danish industrial designer (1926-2015).
Born April 29th, 1926 in Copenhagen.
Died May 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Virksund. [ref]
Alan Hodgkinson
English footballer (1936–2015).
Born August 16th, 1936 in England.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 79 years old [ref]
Deaths 651 to 675 of 1235
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