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In the year 2015
1,138 Notable deaths
Chenjerai Hove
Zimbabwean poet and writer (1956–2015).
Born February 9th, 1956 in Mazvihwa.
Died July 12th, 2015 at 59 years old in Stavanger.
Aleksei Gubarev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born March 29th, 1931 in Gvardeytsy village.
Died February 21st, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Doudou N'Diaye Rose
Senegalese musician.
Born July 28th, 1930 in Dakar.
Died August 19th, 2015 at 85 years old in Dakar.
David M. Raup
American paleontologist (1933-2015).
Born April 24th, 1933 in Boston.
Died July 9th, 2015 at 82 years old in Sturgeon Bay.
Çetin Altan
Writer, journalist and member of parliament (1927-2015).
Born June 22nd, 1927 in Istanbul.
Died October 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Istanbul.
Alexandre Lamfalussy
Central banker, economist.
Born April 26th, 1929 in Kapuvár.
Died May 9th, 2015 at 86 years old in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.
Ivo Garrani
Italian actor (1924-2015).
Born February 6th, 1924 in Introdacqua.
Died March 25th, 2015 at 91 years old in Rome.
Andrei Eshpai
Soviet composer.
Born May 15th, 1925 in Kozmodemyansk.
Died November 8th, 2015 at 90 years old in Moscow (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Curt Michel
American astronaut.
Born June 5th, 1934 in La Crosse.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 80 years old in Houston.
Pedro Zerolo
Spanish politician.
Born July 20th, 1960 in Caracas. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2015 at 54 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Deaths 721 to 730 of 1138
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