In the year 2015

1,134 Notable deaths

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]

Evgeny Primakov

4th russian prime minister (1929–2015).

Born October 29th, 1929 in Kyiv.

Died June 26th, 2015 at 85 years old in Moscow (liver cancer). [ref]

Kenji Gotō

Japanese journalist and hostage in syria.

Born September 22nd, 1967 in Sendai.

Died January 31st, 2015 at 47 years old in Syria (decapitation).

Madame Claude

French madam (1923-2015).

Born July 6th, 1923 in Angers. [ref]

Died December 21st, 2015 at 92 years old in Nice. [ref]

Charles Correa

Indian architect and urban planner.

Born September 1st, 1930 in Hyderabad.

Died June 16th, 2015 at 84 years old in Mumbai (disease).

Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015).

Born November 20th, 1925 in Moscow.

Died May 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).

Akiyuki Nosaka

Japanese novelist, singer and politician (1930-2015).

Born October 10th, 1930 in Kamakura.

Died December 9th, 2015 at 85 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]

David Carr

American journalist.

Born September 8th, 1956 in Minneapolis.

Died February 12th, 2015 at 58 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Deaths 221 to 230 of 1134

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