In the year 2015
1,139 Notable deaths
Lincoln Wolfenstein
American particle physicist (1923-2015).
Born February 10th, 1923 in Cleveland.
Died March 27th, 2015 at 92 years old in Oakland.
Jurelang Zedkaia
Former president of the marshall islands (1950-2015).
Born July 13th, 1950 in Majuro.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 65 years old in Majuro (myocardial infarction). [ref]
François Maspero
French novelist, journalist, publisher, translator (1932–2015).
Born January 19th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 12th, 2015 at 83 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Nicolae Rainea
Romanian football referee (1933-2015).
Born November 19th, 1933 in Brăila. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2015 at 81 years old in Galați (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Zhang Wannian
Chinese general (1928-2015).
Born August 1st, 1928 in Longkou.
Died January 14th, 2015 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Bilkisu Yusuf
Nigerian journalist (1952–2015).
Born December 2nd, 1952.
Died September 24th, 2015 at 62 years old in Mecca.
Memduh Ün
Turkish film director and producer (1920–2015).
Born March 14th, 1920 in Istanbul.
Died October 16th, 2015 at 95 years old in Bodrum. [ref]
Erika Zuchold
East german gymnast (1947–2015).
Born March 19th, 1947 in Lucka.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 68 years old in Asunción.
José Canalejas
Spanish actor and film director (1925–2015).
Born February 14th, 1925 in Madrid.
Died May 1st, 2015 at 90 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Deaths 781 to 790 of 1139
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson