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In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Saudi royal and foreign minister (1940–2015).
Born January 2nd, 1940 in Ta'if.
Died July 9th, 2015 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
John McCabe
English composer and pianist (1939–2015).
Born April 21st, 1939 in Huyton.
Died February 13th, 2015 at 75 years old in Rochester (brain cancer).
Elio Fiorucci
Italian fashion designer and businessperson (1935–2015).
Born June 10th, 1935 in Milan.
Died July 20th, 2015 at 80 years old in Milan.
Mwepu Ilunga
Dr congolese footballer (1949-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1949 in Belgian Congo.
Died May 8th, 2015 at 65 years old in Kinshasa.
Thelma Coyne Long
Australian tennis player (1918–2015).
Born October 14th, 1918 in Sydney.
Died April 13th, 2015 at 96 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Roberto Tucci
Catholic cardinal (1921–2015).
Born April 19th, 1921 in Naples.
Died April 14th, 2015 at 93 years old in Rome.
Celina González
Cuban singer and songwriter (1929–2015).
Born March 16th, 1929 in Matanzas Province, Jovellanos.
Died February 4th, 2015 at 85 years old in Havana.
Jenő Buzánszky
Hungarian footballer (1925-2015).
Born May 4th, 1925 in Újdombóvár.
Died January 11th, 2015 at 89 years old in Esztergom. [ref]
Colette Marchand
French dancer and actress (1925-2015).
Born April 29th, 1925 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 5th, 2015 at 90 years old in Fontainebleau. [ref]
Herbert Scarf
American academic (1930–2015).
Born July 25th, 1930 in Philadelphia.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 85 years old in Sag Harbor (heart failure).
Wilfred Agbonavbare
Nigerian footballer (1966-2015).
Born October 5th, 1966 in Lagos.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 48 years old in Alcalá de Henares (bone cancer).
Joyce K. Reynolds
American computer scientist (1952 – 2015).
Died December 28th, 2015 at 63 years old
Alberto De Martino
Italian film director, screenwriter (1929–2015).
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Rome.
Giacomo Biffi
Catholic cardinal (1928–2015).
Born June 13th, 1928 in Milan.
Died July 11th, 2015 at 87 years old in Bologna.
Tadeusz Konwicki
Polish writer and film director (1926–2015).
Born June 22nd, 1926 in Naujoji Vilnia.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Warsaw.
Batyrkhan Shukenov
Soviet singer, composer and saxophonist (1962-2015).
Born May 18th, 1962 in Kyzylorda.
Died April 28th, 2015 at 52 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Matti Makkonen
Finnish engineer.
Born April 16th, 1952 in Suomussalmi.
Died June 26th, 2015 at 63 years old in Seinäjoki. [ref]
Sidney Abbott
American feminist and lesbian activist.
Born July 11th, 1937 in Americas.
Died April 15th, 2015 at 77 years old in Southold.
Ali Treki
Libyan diplomat (1937-2015).
Born October 10th, 1937 in Misrata.
Died October 19th, 2015 at 78 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Deng Liqun
Chinese politician (1915-2015).
Born November 27th, 1915 in Guidong County.
Died February 10th, 2015 at 99 years old in Beijing Hospital.
Lev Durov
Soviet/russian theatre and film actor, theatrical director, drama teacher (1931—2015).
Born December 23rd, 1931 in Moscow.
Died August 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow (disease).
Orna Porat
Israeli-german actress and director who converted to judaism (1924–2015).
Born June 6th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died August 6th, 2015 at 91 years old in Ramat Gan (disease). [ref]
Muhammad Sadik Muhammad Yusuf
Uzbekistan’s first mufti after independence.
Born April 15th, 1952 in Andijan.
Died March 10th, 2015 at 62 years old in Tashkent.
Sheila Kitzinger
British midwife, anthropologist and activist (1929-2015).
Born March 29th, 1929 in Taunton.
Died April 11th, 2015 at 86 years old in Oxfordshire.
Bob Belden
American musician (1956–2015).
Born October 31st, 1956 in Evanston.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 58 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
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