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In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Lucian Bălan
Romanian footballer (1959-2015).
Born June 25th, 1959 in Bucharest.
Died November 12th, 2015 at 56 years old in Baia Mare. [ref]
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Dutch astronomer (1921–2015).
Born October 21st, 1921 in Berlin.
Died March 30th, 2015 at 93 years old in Oegstgeest.
Monica Scattini
Italian actress (1956–2015).
Born February 1st, 1956 in Rome.
Died February 4th, 2015 at 59 years old in Rome (melanoma). [ref]
Edmond Malinvaud
French economist (1923–2015).
Born April 25th, 1923 in Limoges.
Died March 7th, 2015 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Angelo Niculescu
Romanian footballer and manager (1921-2015).
Born October 1st, 1921 in Craiova.
Died June 20th, 2015 at 93 years old in Bucharest.
Talus Taylor
American writer.
Born September 18th, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 19th, 2015 at 85 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Giovanni Canestri
Catholic cardinal (1918-2015).
Born September 30th, 1918 in Castelspina.
Died April 29th, 2015 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sergei Filippenkov
Russian footballer (1971-2015).
Born August 2nd, 1971 in Smolensk.
Died October 15th, 2015 at 44 years old in Penza (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Swedish actress.
Born August 28th, 1921 in Gothenburg.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska
Polish paleobiologist (1925-2015).
Born April 25th, 1925 in Sokołów Podlaski.
Died March 13th, 2015 at 89 years old in Warsaw.
Wolfram Wuttke
German football player and coach (1961–2015).
Born November 17th, 1961 in Castrop-Rauxel.
Died March 1st, 2015 at 53 years old in Lünen (liver cirrhosis).
Carmen Balcells
Literary agent.
Born August 9th, 1930 in Les Oluges.
Died September 20th, 2015 at 85 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Krizia
Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur (1925–2015).
Born January 31st, 1925 in Bergamo.
Died December 6th, 2015 at 90 years old in Milan. [ref]
Nurlan Balgimbayev
Kazakhstani politician (1947–2015).
Born November 20th, 1947 in Atyrau.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 67 years old in Atyrau (cancer). [ref]
Peter de Klerk
South african racing driver.
Born March 16th, 1935 in Pilgrim's Rest.
Died July 11th, 2015 at 80 years old in Johannesburg.
Ellis Kaut
German author of children's books (1920-2015).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Stuttgart.
Died September 24th, 2015 at 94 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Robert La Caze
Moroccan racing driver.
Born February 26th, 1917 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 1st, 2015 at 98 years old in Le Cannet.
Angelo Anquilletti
Italian footballer (1943-2015).
Born April 25th, 1943 in San Donato Milanese.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 71 years old in Milan.
Odo Marquard
Philosopher (1928-2015).
Born February 26th, 1928 in Słupsk.
Died May 9th, 2015 at 87 years old in Celle.
Habil Aliyev
Azerbaijani musician (1927–2015).
Born May 28th, 1927 in Agdash.
Died September 8th, 2015 at 88 years old in Baku (myocardial infarction).
Dimitar Iliev Popov
Bulgarian politician (1927-2015).
Born June 25th, 1927 in Kula. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2015 at 88 years old in Sofia.
Eric Thompson
British racecar driver.
Born November 4th, 1919 in Surbiton.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 95 years old in Guildford. [ref]
Gerald Götting
East german politician (1923-2015).
Born June 9th, 1923 in Nietleben.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 91 years old in Berlin (disease).
Freda Meissner-Blau
Austrian politician and environmental activist (1927–2015).
Born March 11th, 1927 in Dresden.
Died December 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Vienna (stroke). [ref]
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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene