In the year 2015
1,137 Notable deaths
Anas al-Liby
Libyan al-qaeda member.
Born March 30th, 1964 in Tripoli.
Died January 2nd, 2015 at 50 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
John Moshoeu
South african footballer (1965-2015).
Born December 18th, 1965 in Soweto.
Died April 21st, 2015 at 49 years old in Johannesburg (stomach cancer). [ref]
Robert P. Griffin
American politician (1923–2015).
Born November 6th, 1923 in Detroit. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 91 years old in Traverse City.
Johan Ferner
Norwegian businessman and yachter.
Died January 24th, 2015 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Jack Gold
British film and television director (1930-2015).
Born June 28th, 1930 in Greater London.
Died August 9th, 2015 at 85 years old
Richard Anthony
French singer, songwriter (1938-2015).
Born January 13th, 1938 in Cairo.
Died April 19th, 2015 at 77 years old in Pégomas (cancer).
Dickie Moore
Canadian hockey player, businessman and philanthropist (1931-2015).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Montreal.
Died December 19th, 2015 at 84 years old in Montreal (prostate cancer).
Guy Ligier
French rugby union footballer, and racecar driver.
Born July 12th, 1930 in Vichy. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 2015 at 85 years old in Nevers. [ref]
Leo Kadanoff
American physicist (1937–2015).
Born January 14th, 1937 in New York City.
Died October 26th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Hossein Hamadani
Iranian terrorist (1950–2015).
Born December 20th, 1950 in Hamadan.
Died October 7th, 2015 at 64 years old in Aleppo. [ref]
Deaths 501 to 510 of 1137
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde