In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Philip Potter
General secretary of the world council of churches (1921-2015).
Born August 19th, 1921 in Roseau.
Died March 31st, 2015 at 93 years old in Lübeck.
Marty Napoleon
American pianist (1921–2015).
Born June 2nd, 1921 in Brooklyn.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 93 years old in Glen Cove.
Norbert Gastell
German actor and voice actor (1929–2015).
Born October 14th, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died November 26th, 2015 at 86 years old in Ramersdorf-Perlach (stroke). [ref]
Walter Weller
Austrian conductor (1939–2015).
Born November 30th, 1939 in Vienna.
Died June 14th, 2015 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Ion Nunweiller
Romanian footballer (1936-2015).
Born January 9th, 1936 in Piatra Neamț.
Died February 3rd, 2015 at 79 years old in Pitești (cerebral hemorrhage).
Milen Dobrev
Bulgarian weightlifter (1980-2015).
Born February 22nd, 1980 in Plovdiv.
Died March 21st, 2015 at 35 years old in Plovdiv (myocardial infarction).
Jean Vautrin
French writer (1933–2015).
Born May 17th, 1933 in Pagny-sur-Moselle.
Died June 16th, 2015 at 82 years old in Gradignan. [ref]
Julie Harris
British costume designer (1921–2015).
Born March 6th, 1921 in London.
Died May 30th, 2015 at 94 years old in London (infectious disease).
Boris Morukov
Russian cosmonaut and physician (1950–2015).
Born October 1st, 1950 in Moscow.
Died January 1st, 2015 at 64 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
José María Ruiz-Mateos
Spanish businessman (1931-2015).
Born April 11th, 1931 in Rota.
Died September 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in El Puerto de Santa María (pneumonia). [ref]
Karin Söder
Swedish politician (1928-2015).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Kil. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2015 at 87 years old in Täby Municipality.
Bruno Pesaola
Argentine association football player and manager (1925-2015).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 89 years old in Naples.
Chiara Pierobon
Cyclist (1993-2015).
Born January 21st, 1993 in Mirano. [ref]
Died August 1st, 2015 at 22 years old in Ingolstadt (pulmonary embolism).
Nerses Bedros XIX Tarmouni
Armenian bishop (1940–2015).
Born January 17th, 1940 in Cairo. [ref]
Died June 25th, 2015 at 75 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Inezita Barroso
Brazilian singer-songwriter.
Born March 4th, 1925 in São Paulo.
Died March 8th, 2015 at 90 years old in São Paulo (disease). [ref]
Aziz Asli
Iranian footballer and manager (1938-2015).
Born April 9th, 1938 in Tabriz.
Died April 23rd, 2015 at 77 years old in Germany (disease).
Gottfried Schatz
Biochemist (1936-2015).
Born August 18th, 1936 in Strem.
Died October 1st, 2015 at 79 years old in Basel.
Herberto Hélder
Portuguese writer (1930-2015).
Born November 23rd, 1930 in Funchal.
Died March 23rd, 2015 at 84 years old in Cascais (myocardial infarction).
Sylvie Joly
French actress (1934–2015).
Born October 18th, 1934 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 4th, 2015 at 80 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Rafael Chirbes
Spanish writer (1949–2015).
Born June 27th, 1949 in Tavernes de la Valldigna.
Died August 15th, 2015 at 66 years old in Beniarbeig (lung cancer). [ref]
Meir Pa'il
Israeli politician (1926-2015).
Born June 19th, 1926 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died September 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Florența Mihai
Romanian tennis player (1955–2015).
Born September 2nd, 1955 in Bucharest.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 60 years old in Bucharest (cancer). [ref]
Luca Ronconi
Italian opera director (1933–2015).
Born March 8th, 1933 in Sousse.
Died February 21st, 2015 at 81 years old in Milan. [ref]
Elena Arnedo Soriano
Spanish gynecologist, writer, and women's rights activist.
Born November 25th, 1941 in Madrid.
Died September 7th, 2015 at 73 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Deaths 851 to 875 of 1235
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius