In the year 2015
1,235 Notable deaths
Markku Tuokko
Finnish throws athlete (1951-2015).
Born June 24th, 1951 in Nurmo.
Died February 20th, 2015 at 63 years old in Lohja. [ref]
Maria Golubnichaya
Soviet track and field athlete (1924–2015).
Born February 24th, 1924 in Dubovka.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 91 years old
Albert Valtin
Soviet basketball player (1937-2015).
Born November 17th, 1937 in Kharkiv.
Died February 18th, 2015 at 77 years old in Kyiv.
Karl-Heinz Narjes
German politician (1924-2015).
Born January 30th, 1924 in Soltau.
Died January 26th, 2015 at 90 years old in Bonn.
Alessandro Plotti
Italian priest and theologian (1932-2015).
Born August 8th, 1932 in Bologna.
Died October 19th, 2015 at 83 years old in Rome.
Lev Fyodorovich Kuznetsov
Russian fencer (1930–2015).
Born June 1st, 1930 in Moscow.
Died March 16th, 2015 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Yuri Afanasiev
Soviet and russian politician and historian (1934-2015).
Born September 5th, 1934 in Mayna.
Died September 14th, 2015 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Moisés Jinich
Mexican footballer (1927-2015).
Born December 15th, 1927 in Mexico City.
Died March 2nd, 2015 at 87 years old in Mérida.
Arpád Račko
Slovak sculptor (1930–2015).
Born July 17th, 1930 in Szolnok. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2015 at 84 years old in Košice.
Vasily Ilyin
Soviet handball player.
Born January 8th, 1949 in Lisy Nos.
Died September 21st, 2015 at 66 years old
Vladimír Kobranov
Czech ice hockey player (1927–2015).
Born October 4th, 1927 in Prague, Černošice. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2015 at 88 years old in Switzerland, Zurich. [ref]
Franz Speta
Austrian botanist (1941-2015).
Born December 22nd, 1941 in Linz.
Died December 5th, 2015 at 73 years old in Linz. [ref]
Charles Geerts
Belgian footballer (1930-2015).
Born October 29th, 1930 in Antwerp.
Died January 31st, 2015 at 84 years old
Jacques Brodin
Fencer (1946-2015).
Born December 22nd, 1946 in Les Andelys. [ref]
Died October 1st, 2015 at 68 years old in Rouen.
Arnold Belgardt
Russian cyclist (1937–2015).
Born January 29th, 1937 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 26th, 2015 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Jonathan Janson
Sailor (1930–2015).
Born October 5th, 1930 in Chelsea. [ref]
Died November 29th, 2015 at 85 years old
Olga Törös
Hungarian olympic gymnast (1914–2015).
Born August 4th, 1914 in Debrecen.
Died February 16th, 2015 at 100 years old in Kecskemét.
Georges Meunier
Road bicycle racer.
Born May 9th, 1925 in Vierzon.
Died December 13th, 2015 at 90 years old in Bourges.
Ferenc Konrád
Hungarian water polo player (1945-2015).
Born April 17th, 1945 in Budapest.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Olaf Olsen
Danish historian and archaeologist. (1928–2015).
Born June 7th, 1928 in Copenhagen.
Died November 17th, 2015 at 87 years old
Veikko Heinonen
Finnish ski jumper (1934-2015).
Born October 4th, 1934 in Lahti.
Died November 4th, 2015 at 81 years old
Harald Eriksson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Lycksele Municipality.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 93 years old in Umeå. [ref]
Leo Honkala
Olympic wrestler (1933–2015).
Born January 8th, 1933 in Oulu.
Died May 17th, 2015 at 82 years old in Oxelösund.
Manuel Oltra
Spanish composer (1922-2015).
Born February 8th, 1922 in Valencia. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2015 at 93 years old in Barcelona (pneumonia). [ref]
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé