In the year 2015
1,139 Notable deaths
Marianne Dickerson
American distance runner (1960–2015).
Born November 14th, 1960 in St. Joseph.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 54 years old
Fred Anton Maier
Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist (1938–2015).
Born December 15th, 1938 in Nøtterøy.
Died June 9th, 2015 at 76 years old in Nøtterøy (cancer). [ref]
Ángel Atienza
Spanish footballer and artist (1931–2015).
Born March 16th, 1931 in Madrid.
Died August 23rd, 2015 at 84 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Csaba Fenyvesi
Hungarian fencer and olympic champion.
Born April 14th, 1943 in Budapest.
Died November 3rd, 2015 at 72 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Joel Shankle
Athletics competitor (1933–2015).
Born March 2nd, 1933 in Haywood County.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 82 years old in Culpeper.
Ildikó Schwarczenberger
Hungarian fencer (1951-2015).
Born September 9th, 1951 in Budapest.
Died July 13th, 2015 at 63 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Gerrit Voorting
Dutch cyclist (1923–2015).
Born January 18th, 1923 in Velsen.
Died January 30th, 2015 at 92 years old in Heemskerk.
José Sazatornil
Spanish actor.
Born August 13th, 1925 in Barcelona.
Died July 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Madrid (Alzheimer's disease).
Sergio Renán
Argentine film director.
Born January 30th, 1933 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 13th, 2015 at 82 years old in Buenos Aires (pneumonia).
Joan Lind
American rower (1952-2015).
Born September 26th, 1952 in Long Beach.
Died August 28th, 2015 at 62 years old in Long Beach (brain cancer). [ref]
Deaths 941 to 950 of 1139
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs