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In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Jef Geeraerts
Belgian novelist (1930–2015).
Born February 23rd, 1930 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2015 at 85 years old in Ghent (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Luc Bondy
Swiss theatre director (1948-2015).
Born July 17th, 1948 in Zurich. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2015 at 67 years old in Zurich (pneumonia). [ref]
Elio Toaff
Italian rabbi (1915–2015).
Born April 30th, 1915 in Livorno.
Died April 19th, 2015 at 99 years old in Rome.
Lou Tsioropoulos
American basketball player (1930–2015).
Born August 31st, 1930 in Lynn. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 84 years old in Louisville. [ref]
Klaus Rifbjerg
Danish author, poet, journalist, and songwriter (1931-2015).
Born December 15th, 1931 in Copenhagen.
Died April 4th, 2015 at 83 years old in Copenhagen (liver disease).
Arno Gruen
Psychologist (1923-2015).
Born May 26th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died October 20th, 2015 at 92 years old in Zurich.
Mario Caiano
Italian film director and archeologist (1933–2015).
Born February 13th, 1933 in Rome.
Died September 20th, 2015 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Charles Gyamfi
Ghanaian footballer (1929-2015).
Born December 4th, 1929 in Accra.
Died September 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Accra. [ref]
Erik De Vlaeminck
Belgian cyclist (1945–2015).
Born March 23rd, 1945 in Eeklo. [ref]
Died December 4th, 2015 at 70 years old in Wilskerke (Alzheimer's disease).
Gurgen Dalibaltayan
Armenian general (1926–2015).
Died September 1st, 2015 at 89 years old in Yerevan.
Amparo Baró
Spanish actress (1937–2015).
Born September 21st, 1937 in Barcelona.
Died January 29th, 2015 at 77 years old in Madrid (lung cancer).
Chenjerai Hove
Zimbabwean poet and writer (1956–2015).
Born February 9th, 1956 in Mazvihwa.
Died July 12th, 2015 at 59 years old in Stavanger.
Aleksei Gubarev
Soviet cosmonaut (1931–2015).
Born March 29th, 1931 in Gvardeytsy village. [ref]
Died February 21st, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Doudou N'Diaye Rose
Senegalese drummer and composer (1930-2015).
Born July 28th, 1930 in Dakar.
Died August 19th, 2015 at 85 years old in Dakar.
David M. Raup
American paleontologist (1933-2015).
Born April 24th, 1933 in Boston. [ref]
Died July 9th, 2015 at 82 years old in Sturgeon Bay. [ref]
Çetin Altan
Turkish journalist and statesperson (1927–2015).
Born June 22nd, 1927 in Istanbul.
Died October 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Istanbul.
Alexandre Lamfalussy
Central banker, economist (1929–2015).
Born April 26th, 1929 in Kapuvár.
Died May 9th, 2015 at 86 years old in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.
Ivo Garrani
Italian actor (1924-2015).
Born February 6th, 1924 in Introdacqua.
Died March 25th, 2015 at 91 years old in Rome.
Andrei Eshpai
Soviet and russian composer (1925—2015).
Born May 15th, 1925 in Kozmodemyansk.
Died November 8th, 2015 at 90 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Curt Michel
American astronaut.
Born June 5th, 1934 in La Crosse.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 80 years old in Houston.
Pedro Zerolo
Spanish politician.
Born July 20th, 1960 in Caracas. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2015 at 54 years old in Madrid (pancreatic cancer).
Jean-Claude Turcotte
Canadian catholic cardinal (1936-2015).
Born June 26th, 1936 in Villeray. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2015 at 78 years old in Montreal (diabetes).
Elias Phisoana Ramaema
Mosotho politician (1933-2015).
Born November 10th, 1933 in Mapoteng.
Died December 11th, 2015 at 82 years old in Maseru.
Dragan Holcer
Yugoslav footballer (1945–2015).
Born January 19th, 1945 in Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.
Died September 23rd, 2015 at 70 years old in Split. [ref]
Nicolás Fuentes
Peruvian footballer (1941-2015).
Born December 20th, 1941 in Lima.
Died October 28th, 2015 at 73 years old in Callao (diabetes). [ref]
Deaths 751 to 775 of 1235
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