In the year 2015
1,137 Notable deaths
John Taylor
British jazz pianist (1942–2015).
Born September 25th, 1942 in Manchester.
Died July 18th, 2015 at 72 years old in Angers (myocardial infarction).
Grace Emily Akinyi Ogot
Kenyan politician and writer (1930-2015).
Born May 15th, 1930 in Kisumu.
Died March 18th, 2015 at 84 years old in Nairobi Hospital.
Miriam Schapiro
Canadian artist (1923-2015).
Born November 15th, 1923 in Toronto. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2015 at 91 years old in Hampton Bays. [ref]
Chris Welp
German basketball player (1964–2015).
Born January 2nd, 1964 in Delmenhorst.
Died March 1st, 2015 at 51 years old in Puget Sound (heart failure).
Olene S. Walker
Utah politician (1930-2015).
Born November 15th, 1930 in Ogden.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 85 years old in Salt Lake City (stroke).
Wang Dongxing
Former vice chairman of the chinese communist party (1916-2015).
Born January 1st, 1916 in Yiyang County. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2015 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Elena Obraztsova
Soviet and russian opera singer.
Born July 7th, 1939 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2015 at 75 years old in Leipzig (cancer). [ref]
Jacques Sernas
Lithuanian french actor and screenwriter (1925-2015).
Born July 30th, 1925 in Kaunas.
Died July 3rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Rome. [ref]
Eduardo Bonvallet
Chilean footballer (1955-2015).
Born January 13th, 1955 in Santiago.
Died September 18th, 2015 at 60 years old in Santiago (suicide). [ref]
Deaths 551 to 560 of 1137
What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller