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In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Lincoln Wolfenstein
American particle physicist (1923-2015).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Cleveland.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 92 years old in Oakland.
Jurelang Zedkaia
Marshallese politician (1950-2015).
Born July 13th, 1950 in Majuro.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 65 years old in Majuro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
François Maspero
French novelist, journalist, publisher, translator (1932–2015).
Born January 19th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Nicolae Rainea
Romanian football referee (1933-2015).
Born November 19th, 1933 in Brăila. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2015 at 81 years old in Galați (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Zhang Wannian
Chinese general (1928-2015).
Born August 1st, 1928 in Longkou.
Died January 14th, 2015 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Bilkisu Yusuf
Nigerian journalist (1952–2015).
Born December 2nd, 1952.
Died September 24th, 2015 at 62 years old in Mecca.
Mascarenhas
Angolan footballer (1937-2015).
Born April 28th, 1937 in N'dalatando.
Died August 25th, 2015 at 78 years old in Lisbon.
Memduh Ün
Turkish film director and producer (1920–2015).
Born March 14th, 1920 in Istanbul.
Died October 16th, 2015 at 95 years old in Bodrum. [ref]
Erika Zuchold
East german artistic gymnast (1947–2015).
Born March 19th, 1947 in Lucka.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 68 years old in Asunción.
José Canalejas
Spanish actor and film director (1925–2015).
Born February 14th, 1925 in Madrid.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 90 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Kep Enderby
Australian politician and retired judge (1926-2015).
Born June 25th, 1926 in Dubbo.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 88 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Armando Cossutta
Italian politician (1926-2015).
Born September 2nd, 1926 in Milan.
Died December 14th, 2015 at 89 years old in Rome (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Roberto Marcelo Levingston
President of argentina (1920-2015).
Born January 19th, 1920 in San Luis.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Hospital Militar Central. [ref]
Karl Josef Becker
Catholic cardinal (1928-2015).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Cologne.
Died February 10th, 2015 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Amancay Diana Sacayán
Argentinian lgbt rights activist (1975-2015).
Born December 31st, 1975 in San Miguel de Tucumán. [ref]
Died October 11th, 2015 at 39 years old in Flores. [ref]
Karl-Erik Palmér
Swedish footballer (1929-2015).
Born April 17th, 1929 in Malmö.
Died February 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Malmö. [ref]
László Paskai
Hungarian cardinal (1927–2015).
Born May 8th, 1927 in Szeged. [ref]
Died August 17th, 2015 at 88 years old in Esztergom.
Mike Davies
British tennis player (1936–2015).
Born January 9th, 1936 in Swansea.
Died November 2nd, 2015 at 79 years old in Sarasota (lung disease). [ref]
Pascal Chaumeil
French film director, screenwriter and dialogue writer (1961–2015).
Born February 9th, 1961 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 27th, 2015 at 54 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Milorad Milutinović
Serbian footballer (1935-2015).
Born March 10th, 1935 in Bajina Bašta. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2015 at 80 years old in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]
Ants Antson
Estonian speed skater (1938–2015).
Born November 11th, 1938 in Tallinn.
Died October 31st, 2015 at 76 years old in Tallinn.
Osamu Hayaishi
Japanese biochemist (1920–2015).
Born January 8th, 1920 in Stockton.
Died December 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Kyoto. [ref]
Tim M. Babcock
American politician (1919-2015).
Born October 27th, 1919 in Littlefork.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 95 years old in Helena.
Vic Groves
English footballer (1932–2015).
Born November 5th, 1932 in Stepney.
Died January 24th, 2015 at 82 years old [ref]
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