In the year 2015
1,139 Notable deaths
Peter de Klerk
South african racing driver.
Born March 16th, 1935 in Pilgrim's Rest.
Died July 11th, 2015 at 80 years old in Johannesburg.
Ellis Kaut
German author of children's books (1920-2015).
Born November 17th, 1920 in Stuttgart.
Died September 24th, 2015 at 94 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Robert La Caze
Moroccan racing driver.
Born February 26th, 1917 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 1st, 2015 at 98 years old in Le Cannet.
Angelo Anquilletti
Italian footballer (1943-2015).
Born April 25th, 1943 in San Donato Milanese.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 71 years old in Milan.
Odo Marquard
Philosopher (1928-2015).
Born February 26th, 1928 in Słupsk.
Died May 9th, 2015 at 87 years old in Celle.
Habil Aliyev
Azerbaijani musician.
Born May 28th, 1927 in Agdash.
Died September 8th, 2015 at 88 years old in Baku (myocardial infarction).
Dimitar Iliev Popov
Bulgarian politician (1927-2015).
Died December 5th, 2015 at 88 years old in Sofia.
Eric Thompson
British racecar driver.
Born November 4th, 1919 in Surbiton.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 95 years old in Guildford. [ref]
Gerald Götting
East german politician (1923-2015).
Born June 9th, 1923 in Nietleben.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 91 years old in Berlin (disease).
Freda Meissner-Blau
Austrian politician and environmental activist (1927–2015).
Born March 11th, 1927 in Dresden.
Died December 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Vienna (stroke). [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender