In the year 2015
1,155 Notable deaths
Hamid Gul
Pakistani general (1936–2015).
Born November 20th, 1936 in Sargodha.
Died August 15th, 2015 at 78 years old in Murree. [ref]
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
American film producer (1926-2015).
Born September 7th, 1926 in United States of America.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter (1955–2015).
Born April 13th, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 60 years old in Las Vegas.
Judith Malina
German-born american theater and film actress, writer and director.
Born June 4th, 1926 in Kiel. [ref]
Died April 10th, 2015 at 88 years old in Englewood (lung disease). [ref]
Robert H. Schuller
American television evangelist (1926–2015).
Born September 16th, 1926 in Alton.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Artesia (cancer).
Keith Michell
Austalian actor (1926–2015).
Born December 1st, 1926 in Adelaide. [ref]
Died November 20th, 2015 at 88 years old in Hampstead, Chichester (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Abdelhamid Abaaoud
Belgian-moroccan islamic terrorist.
Born April 8th, 1987 in Anderlecht. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2015 at 28 years old in Saint-Denis (blast injury). [ref]
Alberta Watson
Canadian actress (1955–2015).
Born March 6th, 1955 in Toronto.
Died March 21st, 2015 at 60 years old in Toronto (cancer).
Richard von Weizsäcker
President of germany from 1984 to 1994.
Born April 15th, 1920 in New Palace.
Died January 31st, 2015 at 94 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Buddy Elias
Actor (1925-2015).
Born June 2nd, 1925 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died March 16th, 2015 at 89 years old in Basel.
Robert Conquest
British historian and poet.
Born July 15th, 1917 in Malvern.
Died August 3rd, 2015 at 98 years old in Palo Alto (pneumonia). [ref]
Jim Wright
20th-century american politician from texas.
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Fort Worth.
Died May 6th, 2015 at 92 years old in Fort Worth.
Eduardo Galeano
Uruguayan writer and journalist.
Born September 3rd, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died April 13th, 2015 at 74 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). [ref]
Hayley Okines
British activist (1997–2015).
Born December 3rd, 1997 in Arrington.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 17 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea (pneumonia, progeria).
Kenan Evren
Turkish general (1917-2015).
Died May 9th, 2015 at 97 years old in Ankara (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Muath Al-Kasasbeh
Jordanian pilot was executed by isil.
Born May 29th, 1988 in Karak Governorate.
Died January 3rd, 2015 at 26 years old in Syria (death by burning).
Sandy Berger
Us national security advisor (1945–2015).
Born October 28th, 1945 in Millerton. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 2015 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]
Khaled Asaad
Syrian archeologist.
Born January 1st, 1932 in Tadmur. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2015 at 83 years old in Palmyra (decapitation). [ref]
Chris Burden
American sculptor and performance artist (1946–2015).
Born April 11th, 1946 in Boston.
Died May 10th, 2015 at 69 years old in Topanga (melanoma).
Michael Blake
American writer (1945-2015).
Born July 5th, 1945 in Fort Bragg.
Died May 2nd, 2015 at 69 years old in Tucson.
Michael Graves
American architect and designer of consumer products.
Born July 9th, 1934 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2015 at 80 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Ellsworth Kelly
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker (1923-2015).
Born May 31st, 1923 in Newburgh. [ref]
Died December 27th, 2015 at 92 years old in Spencertown (respiratory failure). [ref]
Leon Brittan
British politician and barrister (1939–2015).
Born September 25th, 1939 in North London.
Died January 21st, 2015 at 75 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Otto Carius
German army tank commander.
Born May 27th, 1922 in Zweibrücken.
Died January 24th, 2015 at 92 years old in Herschweiler-Pettersheim.
Marshall Rosenberg
American psychologist (1934-2015).
Born October 6th, 1934 in Canton.
Died February 7th, 2015 at 80 years old in Albuquerque. [ref]
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel