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In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Dominique Dropsy
French footballer (1951-2015).
Born December 9th, 1951 in Leuze.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 63 years old in Blanquefort (leukemia). [ref]
Maria Barroso
Portuguese actress (1925-2015).
Died July 7th, 2015 at 90 years old in Lisbon (intracranial hemorrhage). [ref]
Helmut Dietl
German film director (1944–2015).
Born June 22nd, 1944 in Bad Wiessee.
Died March 30th, 2015 at 70 years old in Munich (lung cancer).
Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski
German politician (1932–2015).
Born July 3rd, 1932 in Alt-Treptow.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 82 years old in Rottach-Egern (prostate cancer). [ref]
Mattiwilda Dobbs
American coloratura soprano singer.
Born July 11th, 1925 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2015 at 90 years old in Atlanta (cancer). [ref]
Yuliya Balykina
Belarusian sprinter.
Born April 12th, 1984 in Bulgan.
Died October 28th, 2015 at 31 years old in Minsk.
Philipp Mißfelder
German politician (1979-2015).
Born August 25th, 1979 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died July 13th, 2015 at 35 years old in Coesfeld (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Ludvík Vaculík
Czech publicist, politic writer and bookwriter (1926-2015).
Born July 23rd, 1926 in Brumov. [ref]
Died June 6th, 2015 at 88 years old in Dobřichovice. [ref]
Nicholas Liverpool
President of dominica (1934-2015).
Born September 9th, 1934 in Berekua.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 80 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Wojciech Fangor
Polish artist (1922-2015).
Born November 15th, 1922 in Warsaw.
Died October 25th, 2015 at 92 years old in Warsaw.
Halldór Ásgrímsson
Icelandic politician (1947-2015).
Born September 8th, 1947 in Vopnafjörður.
Died May 18th, 2015 at 67 years old in Reykjavík (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Sólveig Anspach
Icelandic-french film director and screenwriter (1960-2015).
Born December 8th, 1960 in Heimaey.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 54 years old in Réauville (breast cancer). [ref]
Claude Criquielion
Cyclist (1957–2015).
Born January 11th, 1957 in Lessines.
Died February 18th, 2015 at 58 years old in Aalst (stroke).
Islam Timurziev
Russian boxer.
Born January 9th, 1983 in Nazran.
Died August 31st, 2015 at 32 years old in Nazran.
Mompati Merafhe
Motswana politician and general.
Born June 6th, 1936 in Serowe.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 78 years old in Gaborone.
Eva Burrows
General of the salvation army (1929–2015).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Newcastle.
Died March 20th, 2015 at 85 years old in Melbourne.
Fernando de Araújo
President of east timor (1963-2015).
Born February 26th, 1963 in Manutaci.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 52 years old in Dili.
Rik Coppens
Belgian footballer (1930–2015).
Born April 29th, 1930 in Antwerp.
Died February 5th, 2015 at 84 years old in Antwerp. [ref]
Shmuel Wosner
Austrian haredi rabbi (1913–2015).
Born September 4th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died April 3rd, 2015 at 101 years old in Bnei Brak.
Arthur A. Hartman
American diplomat.
Born March 12th, 1926 in New York City.
Died March 16th, 2015 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C..
Wei Jianxing
Former politburo standing committee member of the chinese communist party (1931-2015).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Xinchang County.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in Beijing.
Nora Brockstedt
Norwegian singer and musician (1923-2015).
Born January 20th, 1923 in Christiania.
Died November 5th, 2015 at 92 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]
Pietro Ingrao
Italian politician (1915-2015).
Born March 30th, 1915 in Lenola.
Died September 27th, 2015 at 100 years old in Rome.
Ricardo Palacios
Spanish actor (1940–2015).
Born March 2nd, 1940 in Reinosa.
Died February 11th, 2015 at 74 years old in Madrid (heart failure).
Kazuya Tatekabe
Japanese actor and voice actor (1934-2015).
Born July 25th, 1934 in Kimobetsu.
Died June 18th, 2015 at 80 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Deaths 726 to 750 of 1235
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