In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Carel Visser
Dutch sculptor (1928-2015).
Born May 3rd, 1928 in Papendrecht. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2015 at 86 years old in Le Fousseret. [ref]
Pierre Bernard
French graphic designer (1942–2015).
Born February 25th, 1942 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 73 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
José María Ortiz de Mendíbil
Spanish football referee (1926–2015).
Born August 11th, 1926 in Portugalete.
Died September 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Algorta. [ref]
Ifeoma Aggrey-Fynn
Ghanaian-nigerian media personality, writer and public speaker.
Born June 8th, 1980 in Nigeria.
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 34 years old (gunshot wound).
Gene Allen
American art director (1918-2015).
Born June 17th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 97 years old in Newport Beach. [ref]
Nina Companéez
Screenwriter, film director (1937-2015).
Born August 26th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died April 9th, 2015 at 77 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Rimma Markova
Russian actress (1925–2015).
Born March 3rd, 1925 in Soviet Union.
Died January 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Moscow (disease).
Mikhail Svetin
Soviet and russian actor (1929—2015).
Born December 11th, 1930 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2015 at 84 years old in Gatchina (stroke).
Vadym Tyshchenko
Ukrainian footballer (1963-2015).
Born March 24th, 1963 in Horodok. [ref]
Died December 14th, 2015 at 52 years old in Dnipro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Masajuro Shiokawa
Japanese politician (1921-2015).
Born October 13th, 1921 in Higashiōsaka-shi.
Died September 19th, 2015 at 93 years old in Osaka (pneumonia). [ref]
Wayne Moore
American swimmer.
Born November 30th, 1931 in Bridgeport.
Died February 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Trumbull.
Ingeborg Sjöqvist
Swedish diver (1912–2015).
Born April 19th, 1912 in Kalmar.
Died November 22nd, 2015 at 103 years old in Rydebäck. [ref]
Ray Lumpp
Basketball player (1923–2015).
Born July 11th, 1923 in Brooklyn.
Died January 16th, 2015 at 91 years old in Mineola.
Gülten Akın
Turkish poet (1933–2015).
Born January 23rd, 1933 in Yozgat.
Died November 4th, 2015 at 82 years old in Ankara. [ref]
Svetlana Kitova
Russian middle-distance runner.
Born June 25th, 1960 in Dushanbe.
Died November 20th, 2015 at 55 years old in Jonesboro. [ref]
Pál Várhidi
Hungarian football player and manager (1931–2015).
Born November 6th, 1931 in Újpest.
Died November 12th, 2015 at 84 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Romualdas Ozolas
Lithuanian politician (1939-2015).
Born January 31st, 1939 in Joniškėlis. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2015 at 76 years old in Vilnius (cancer). [ref]
Jan Anderson
New zealand scientist (1932-2015).
Born May 12th, 1932 in Queenstown. [ref]
Died August 28th, 2015 at 83 years old in Canberra.
Karl-Alfred Jacobsson
Swedish association football player (1926-2015).
Born January 15th, 1926 in Boston. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2015 at 89 years old in Angered parish. [ref]
Marisa Del Frate
Italian singer and actress (1931–2015).
Born March 11th, 1931 in Rome.
Died February 6th, 2015 at 83 years old in Rome (cancer).
Paride Tumburus
Italian footballer (1939-2015).
Born March 8th, 1939 in Aquileia.
Died October 24th, 2015 at 76 years old in Aquileia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julio Terrazas Sandoval
Catholic cardinal (1936–2015).
Born March 7th, 1936 in Vallegrande.
Died December 9th, 2015 at 79 years old in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. [ref]
Chung Yong-hwan
South korean footballer (1960-2015).
Born February 10th, 1960 in South Korea.
Died June 7th, 2015 at 55 years old in Busan (stomach cancer).
Robert Kraft
American astronomer (1927-2015).
Born June 16th, 1927 in Seattle.
Died May 26th, 2015 at 87 years old in Dominican Hospital.
Evelyn Furtsch
American track and field athlete (1914–2015).
Born April 17th, 1914 in San Diego.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 100 years old in Santa Ana.
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