In the year 2015
1,135 Notable deaths
Billy Casper
American golfer (1931–2015).
Born January 24th, 1931 in San Diego. [ref]
Died February 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in Springville (pneumonia).
Marques Haynes
American basketball player.
Born October 4th, 1926 in Oklahoma.
Died May 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Plano.
Yoichiro Nambu
American theoretical physicist (1921-2015).
Born January 18th, 1921 in Tokyo. [ref]
Died July 5th, 2015 at 94 years old in Toyonaka (myocardial infarction).
Charles Hard Townes
20th-century american physicist.
Born July 28th, 1915 in Greenville.
Died January 27th, 2015 at 99 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Mathieu Kérékou
Politician (1933-2015).
Born September 2nd, 1933 in Kouarfa.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 82 years old in Cotonou.
Daevid Allen
Australian musician (1938–2015).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Melbourne.
Died March 13th, 2015 at 77 years old in Byron Bay (cancer). [ref]
Manoel de Oliveira
Portuguese film director (1908–2015).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Porto.
Died April 2nd, 2015 at 106 years old in Porto (heart failure).
Mel Daniels
American basketball player and coach (1944-2015).
Born July 20th, 1944 in Detroit.
Died October 30th, 2015 at 71 years old in Sheridan (surgical complications).
Andy White
Drummer.
Born July 27th, 1930 in Glasgow.
Died November 9th, 2015 at 85 years old in Caldwell (stroke). [ref]
Reynaldo Rey
American actor (1940-2015).
Born January 27th, 1940 in Sequoyah County.
Died May 28th, 2015 at 75 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Deaths 291 to 300 of 1135
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø