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In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Peter Kern
Austrian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer (1949-2015).
Born February 13th, 1949 in Vienna.
Died August 26th, 2015 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Agustín Cejas
Argentine association football player (1945-2015).
Born March 22nd, 1945 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 14th, 2015 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Wolf Gremm
German film director (1942-2015).
Born February 26th, 1942 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died July 14th, 2015 at 73 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Miriam Akavia
Polish-born israeli writer and translator, a holocaust survivor, and the president of the platform for jewish-polish dialogue (1927–2015).
Born November 20th, 1927 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2015 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Yves Barsacq
French film actor (1931–2015).
Born June 17th, 1931 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 4th, 2015 at 84 years old in Albenga. [ref]
Nando Gazzolo
Italian actor and voice actor (1928-2015).
Born October 16th, 1928 in Savona.
Died November 16th, 2015 at 87 years old in Nepi (pneumonia). [ref]
Ronald Desruelles
Belgian long jumper and sprinter (1955-2015).
Born February 14th, 1955 in Antwerp.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 60 years old in Thailand (hanging to death). [ref]
Veijo Meri
Finnish writer (1928–2015).
Born December 31st, 1928 in Vyborg.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Lennart Hellsing
Swedish children's book writer and poet (1919–2015).
Born June 5th, 1919 in Västanfors.
Died November 25th, 2015 at 96 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia).
Ján Chryzostom Korec
Slovak jesuit, cardinal and writer (1924–2015).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Bošany. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2015 at 91 years old in Nitra.
Milorad Ekmečić
Serbian historian and member of the serbian academy of science and arts (1928–2015).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Prebilovci.
Died August 29th, 2015 at 86 years old in Belgrade.
Nelo Risi
Italian poet and film director (1920-2015).
Born April 21st, 1920 in Milan.
Died September 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Rome.
Lars Tunbjörk
Swedish photographer (1956-2015).
Born February 15th, 1956 in Borås.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 59 years old in Stockholm.
Peter Westbury
British racing driver.
Born May 26th, 1938 in London.
Died December 7th, 2015 at 77 years old in Scarborough. [ref]
Nadia Hilou
Arab-israeli politician.
Born July 5th, 1953 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died February 27th, 2015 at 61 years old in Jaffa (cancer).
Vladimir Kesarev
Russian footballer (1930-2015).
Born February 26th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died January 19th, 2015 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Petr Vopěnka
Czech philosopher, mathematician, and politician (1935-2015).
Born May 16th, 1935 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 20th, 2015 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Oganes Zanazanyan
Soviet footballer (1946-2015).
Born December 10th, 1946 in Athens.
Died October 4th, 2015 at 68 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
René Vautier
French documentary filmmaker (1928-2015).
Born January 15th, 1928 in Camaret-sur-Mer.
Died January 4th, 2015 at 86 years old in Saint-Malo.
Siddhi Savetsila
Thai air force officer and politician (1919-2015).
Born January 7th, 1919 in Bangkok. [ref]
Died December 5th, 2015 at 96 years old in Bangkok.
Lev Okun
Russian physicist (1929–2015).
Born July 7th, 1929 in Sukhinichi.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Alexander Dalgarno
British physicist and father of molecular astrophysics (1928–2015).
Born January 5th, 1928 in London.
Died April 9th, 2015 at 87 years old
Marujita Díaz
Spanish actress and singer (1932-2015).
Born April 27th, 1932 in Triana.
Died June 23rd, 2015 at 83 years old in Madrid (colorectal cancer).
Anne-Marie Lizin
Belgian politician (1949-2015).
Born January 5th, 1949 in Huy.
Died October 17th, 2015 at 66 years old in Huy. [ref]
Wolfgang Jeschke
Writer, editor (1936–2015).
Born November 19th, 1936 in Děčín.
Died June 10th, 2015 at 78 years old in Munich (disease).
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia