In the year 2015
1,155 Notable deaths
Vincent Bugliosi
American lawyer and true crime writer.
Born August 18th, 1934 in Hibbing.
Died June 6th, 2015 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
R. K. Laxman
Indian artist, illustrator and cartoonist.
Born October 24th, 1924 in Mysore.
Died January 26th, 2015 at 90 years old in Pune (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Errol Brown
British singer and songwriter (1948–2015).
Born November 12th, 1943 in Kingston. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2015 at 71 years old in The Bahamas (liver cancer). [ref]
Allen Toussaint
American musician, songwriter and record producer (1938–2015).
Born January 14th, 1938 in New Orleans.
Died November 9th, 2015 at 77 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Darren Shahlavi
British actor.
Born August 5th, 1972 in Stockport.
Died January 14th, 2015 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015).
Born March 19th, 1930 in Fort Worth.
Died June 11th, 2015 at 85 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Julian Bond
American social activist (1940–2015).
Born January 14th, 1940 in Nashville. [ref]
Died August 15th, 2015 at 75 years old in Fort Walton Beach. [ref]
Douglas Tompkins
American environmentalist.
Born March 20th, 1943 in Conneaut. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Coyhaique (hypothermia).
Dickie Moore
American actor (1925–2015).
Born September 12th, 1925 in Los Angeles.
Died September 7th, 2015 at 89 years old in Wilton (dementia).
B. B. King
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015).
Born September 16th, 1925 in Itta Bena, Berclair.
Died May 14th, 2015 at 89 years old in Las Vegas (diabetes, stroke). [ref]
Theodore Bikel
Austrian-american actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist (1924-2015).
Died July 21st, 2015 at 91 years old in Westwood.
Justin Wilson
English racing driver (1978–2015).
Born July 31st, 1978 in Sheffield.
Died August 24th, 2015 at 37 years old in Allentown. [ref]
Tariq Aziz
Iraqi foreign minister under saddam hussein (1936-2015).
Born April 28th, 1936 in Tel Keppe.
Died June 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Nasiriya (myocardial infarction).
Ravindra Jain
Indian composer (1944–2015).
Born February 28th, 1944 in Aligarh.
Died October 9th, 2015 at 71 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Charles Kennedy
British politician (1959-2015).
Born November 25th, 1959 in Inverness.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 55 years old in Fort William (internal bleeding).
Laura Antonelli
Italian actress (1941-2015).
Born November 28th, 1941 in Pula.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 73 years old in Ladispoli (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Percy Sledge
American singer (1941–2015).
Born November 25th, 1941 in Leighton. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2015 at 73 years old in Baton Rouge (liver cancer). [ref]
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015).
Born October 16th, 1927 in Gdańsk, Free City of Danzig.
Died April 13th, 2015 at 87 years old in Lübeck (infection). [ref]
Joan Leslie
American actress (1925-2015).
Born January 26th, 1925 in Detroit.
Died October 12th, 2015 at 90 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Fred DeLuca
American businessman (1947–2015).
Born October 3rd, 1947 in Brooklyn.
Died September 14th, 2015 at 67 years old in Lauderdale Lakes (leukemia). [ref]
Al Molinaro
American actor (1919-2015).
Born June 24th, 1919 in Kenosha.
Died October 30th, 2015 at 96 years old in Glendale (gallstone). [ref]
Mike Porcaro
American bassist (1955–2015).
Born May 29th, 1955 in Hartford.
Died March 15th, 2015 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Hussein Fatal
American rapper (1973-2015).
Born April 3rd, 1973 in Montclair. [ref]
Died July 11th, 2015 at 42 years old in Banks County (traffic collision). [ref]
Richard Johnson
English actor.
Born July 30th, 1927 in London.
Died June 6th, 2015 at 87 years old in Chelsea. [ref]
John Trudell
Native american rights activist, musician, poet, and actor (1946-2015).
Born February 15th, 1946 in Omaha.
Died December 8th, 2015 at 69 years old in Santa Clara (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 1155
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