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In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Nobutaka Machimura
Japanese politician (1944-2015).
Born October 17th, 1944 in Numazu.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 70 years old in Tokyo (cerebral infarction).
Jean Lacouture
French journalist, historian and author (1921–2015).
Born June 9th, 1921 in Bordeaux.
Died July 16th, 2015 at 94 years old in Roussillon.
Richard Henyekane
Association footballer (1983–2015).
Born September 27th, 1983 in Kimberley.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 31 years old in Bethlehem (traffic collision). [ref]
Franjo Mihalić
Yugoslav long-distance runner.
Born March 9th, 1921 in Kutina.
Died February 14th, 2015 at 93 years old in Belgrade.
Noboru Karashima
Japanese historian (1933–2015).
Born April 24th, 1933 in Keijō.
Died November 26th, 2015 at 82 years old in Tokyo.
Kim Yang-gon
North korean politician (1942-2015).
Born April 30th, 1942 in Anju.
Died December 29th, 2015 at 73 years old in North Korea (traffic collision). [ref]
Michael Martin
American philosopher (1932-2015).
Born February 3rd, 1932 in Cincinnati.
Died May 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Margot Loyola
(1918–2015).
Born September 15th, 1919 in Linares.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 95 years old in La Reina. [ref]
Eddy Louiss
French musician (1941–2015).
Born May 2nd, 1941 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 30th, 2015 at 74 years old in Poitiers.
Alena Vrzáňová
Czech figure skater (1931–2015).
Born May 16th, 1931 in Prague. [ref]
Died July 30th, 2015 at 84 years old in New York City.
Bülent Ulusu
Prime minister of turkey (1923–2015).
Born May 7th, 1923 in Üsküdar.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 92 years old in Istanbul.
Mihai Volontir
Soviet and moldovan actor and politician (1934-2015).
Born March 9th, 1934 in Moldova.
Died September 15th, 2015 at 81 years old in Chișinău (diabetes).
Patricia Norris
American costume designer (1931-2015).
Born March 22nd, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died February 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Westlake Village (disease).
Jiří Matoušek
Czech mathematician (1963-2015).
Born March 10th, 1963 in Prague.
Died March 9th, 2015 at 51 years old
Helmuth Lohner
Austrian actor and theatre director (1933-2015).
Born April 24th, 1933 in Vienna.
Died June 23rd, 2015 at 82 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Robert Manzon
French racing driver (1917–2015).
Born April 12th, 1917 in Marseille.
Died January 19th, 2015 at 97 years old in Cassis. [ref]
Willem Aantjes
Dutch politician (1923–2015).
Born January 16th, 1923 in Bleskensgraaf.
Died October 22nd, 2015 at 92 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Soshana Afroyim
Austrian painter (1927–2015).
Born September 1st, 1927 in Vienna.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Hiroyuki Agawa
Author (1920–2015).
Born December 24th, 1920 in Hiroshima.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 94 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Gheorghe Gruia
Romanian handball player (1940–2015).
Born October 2nd, 1940 in Bucharest.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 75 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Tomris İncer
Turkish actor (1947–2015).
Born May 29th, 1947 in Bulgaria. [ref]
Died October 5th, 2015 at 68 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Charles D. Michener
American entomologist (1918–2015).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Pasadena.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 97 years old in Lawrence.
Guo Jie
Chinese male discus thrower (1912–2015).
Born January 16th, 1912 in Dalian.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 103 years old in Xi'an. [ref]
Vera Gornostayeva
Russian pianist.
Born October 1st, 1929 in Moscow.
Died January 19th, 2015 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Ruth Mompati
South african politician (1925-2015).
Born September 14th, 1925 in North West.
Died May 12th, 2015 at 89 years old in Cape Town.
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz