In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Victor Yanukovych
Ukrainian politician, born 1981 (son of former president).
Born July 16th, 1981 in Yenakiieve.
Died March 20th, 2015 at 33 years old in Olkhon Island (drowning).
Piet Fransen
Dutch football player (1936–2015).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Groningen.
Died August 2nd, 2015 at 79 years old in Groningen. [ref]
Jaroslav Holík
Czech ice hockey player and coach (1942–2015).
Born August 3rd, 1942 in Havlíčkův Brod. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 72 years old in Jihlava. [ref]
Dorothy Head Knode
Us tennis player (1925-2015).
Born July 4th, 1925 in Richmond.
Died October 25th, 2015 at 90 years old in Novato.
Marianne Dickerson
American distance runner (1960–2015).
Born November 14th, 1960 in St. Joseph.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 54 years old
Fred Anton Maier
Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist (1938–2015).
Born December 15th, 1938 in Nøtterøy.
Died June 9th, 2015 at 76 years old in Nøtterøy (cancer). [ref]
Ángel Atienza
Spanish footballer and artist (1931–2015).
Born March 16th, 1931 in Madrid.
Died August 23rd, 2015 at 84 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Csaba Fenyvesi
Hungarian fencer and olympic champion.
Born April 14th, 1943 in Budapest.
Died November 3rd, 2015 at 72 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Joel Shankle
Athletics competitor (1933–2015).
Born March 2nd, 1933 in Haywood County.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 82 years old in Culpeper.
Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Hungarian fencer (1951-2015).
Born September 9th, 1951 in Budapest.
Died July 13th, 2015 at 63 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Gerrit Voorting
Dutch cyclist (1923–2015).
Born January 18th, 1923 in Velsen.
Died January 30th, 2015 at 92 years old in Heemskerk.
José Sazatornil
Spanish actor (1925–2015).
Born August 13th, 1925 in Barcelona.
Died July 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Madrid (Alzheimer's disease).
Sergio Renán
Argentine film director.
Born January 30th, 1933 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 13th, 2015 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia).
Corinne Le Poulain
French actress (1948-2015).
Born May 26th, 1948 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died February 10th, 2015 at 66 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Joan Lind
American rower (1952-2015).
Born September 26th, 1952 in Long Beach.
Died August 28th, 2015 at 62 years old in Long Beach (brain cancer). [ref]
Giorgio Bambini
Italian boxer (1945–2015).
Born February 24th, 1945 in Vezzano Ligure.
Died November 13th, 2015 at 70 years old in La Spezia.
Driss Bamous
Moroccan footballer (1942-2015).
Born December 15th, 1942 in Berrechid.
Died April 16th, 2015 at 72 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Endel Lippmaa
Estonian politician (1930–2015).
Born September 15th, 1930 in Tartu.
Died July 30th, 2015 at 84 years old in Tallinn.
Kurt Oppelt
Austrian figure skater (1932–2015).
Born March 18th, 1932 in Vienna.
Died September 16th, 2015 at 83 years old in Orlando. [ref]
Israel Yinon
Israeli conductor (1956–2015).
Born January 11th, 1956 in Kfar Saba.
Died January 29th, 2015 at 59 years old in Lucerne.
Gamal El-Ghitani
Egyptian author and novelist (1945–2015).
Born May 9th, 1945 in Sohag Governorate.
Died October 18th, 2015 at 70 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction).
Gisèle Prassinos
French artist (1920–2015).
Born February 26th, 1920 in Constantinople. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2015 at 95 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ivan Davidov
Bulgarian footballer (1943-2015).
Born October 5th, 1943 in Sofia.
Died February 19th, 2015 at 71 years old in Sofia.
Johanes Maria Pujasumarta
Archbishop from indonesia.
Born December 27th, 1949 in Surakarta.
Died November 10th, 2015 at 65 years old in Semarang (laryngeal cancer).
Héctor Silva
Uruguayan footballer (1940-2015).
Born February 1st, 1940 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died August 30th, 2015 at 75 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon