In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Elaine Riley
American film and television actress (1917-2015).
Born January 15th, 1917 in East Liverpool.
Died December 7th, 2015 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
Edward Natapei
Prime minister of vanuatu (1954–2015).
Born July 17th, 1954 in Futuna Island.
Died July 28th, 2015 at 61 years old in Port Vila (asthma). [ref]
Patachou
French singer and actress.
Born June 10th, 1918 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 30th, 2015 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Dora Doll
French actress (1922–2015).
Born May 19th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 93 years old in Nîmes (Alzheimer's disease).
Tomie Ohtake
Brazilian artist (1913-2015).
Born November 21st, 1913 in Kyoto.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 101 years old in São Paulo (heart failure).
Henry Carr
American track and field athlete (1941/2–2015).
Born November 27th, 1942 in Montgomery.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 72 years old in Griffin. [ref]
Bert Olmstead
Canadian ice hockey player (1926–2015).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Sceptre.
Died November 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in High River (stroke). [ref]
Eric Arturo Delvalle
President of panama (1937-2015).
Born February 2nd, 1937 in Panama City.
Died October 2nd, 2015 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Walter Dale Miller
American politician (republican) 1925-2015.
Born October 5th, 1925 in Viewfield.
Died September 28th, 2015 at 89 years old in Dallas.
Lina Morgan
Spanish film, theatre and television actress theatre owner.
Born March 20th, 1936 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2015 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Dale Dehaven Myers
Deputy administrator of nasa.
Born January 8th, 1922 in Kansas City.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 93 years old in La Costa. [ref]
Sam Edwards
Welsh physicist (1928–2015).
Born February 1st, 1928 in Swansea.
Died July 7th, 2015 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Steve Mokone
Association footballer (1932-2015).
Born March 23rd, 1932 in Doornfontein.
Died March 20th, 2015 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Magnus Härenstam
Swedish actor, comedian and television presenter (1941–2015).
Born June 19th, 1941 in Västerviks church parish.
Died June 13th, 2015 at 73 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish (cancer).
Müzeyyen Senar
Turkish musician (1918–2015).
Born July 16th, 1918 in Gököz.
Died February 8th, 2015 at 96 years old in İzmir (pneumonia).
Linda Haglund
Swedish short distance runner (1956-2015).
Born June 15th, 1956 in Enskede-Årsta-Vantör city district.
Died November 21st, 2015 at 59 years old in Stockholm (lung cancer). [ref]
Carol Rama
Italian painter (1918-2015).
Born April 17th, 1918 in Turin. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2015 at 97 years old in Turin. [ref]
Levent Kırca
Turkish actor (1950–2015).
Born September 28th, 1950 in Samsun.
Died October 12th, 2015 at 65 years old in Istanbul (liver cancer).
Eloy Inos
Northern mariana islands politician (1949-2015).
Born September 26th, 1949 in Saipan.
Died December 28th, 2015 at 66 years old in Seattle (cancer).
Hans Jansen
Dutch politician and academic of contemporary islam (1942–2015).
Born November 17th, 1942 in Amsterdam.
Died May 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
Narayan Desai
Indian writer and activist.
Born December 24th, 1924 in Valsad.
Died March 15th, 2015 at 90 years old in Surat (disease).
Hans Erni
Swiss painter and engraver (1909-2015).
Born February 21st, 1909 in Lucerne.
Died March 21st, 2015 at 106 years old in Lucerne.
Hiroshi Koizumi
Japanese actor and tv presenter (1926-2015).
Born August 12th, 1926 in Kamakura.
Died May 31st, 2015 at 88 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Graham Leggat
Scottish footballer and manager (1934-2015).
Born June 20th, 1934 in Aberdeen.
Died August 29th, 2015 at 81 years old in Canada. [ref]
Wim Ruska
Dutch judoka (1940–2015).
Born August 29th, 1940 in Amsterdam.
Died February 14th, 2015 at 74 years old in Hoorn.
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene