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In the year 2015
1,069 Notable deaths
Karel Mejta
Czech rower, born 1928.
Born June 18th, 1928 in Třeboň.
Died November 6th, 2015 at 87 years old in České Budějovice. [ref]
Mohammad Bahr al-Ulloum
Iraqi ayatollah-politician (1927-2015).
Born December 17th, 1927 in Najaf.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 87 years old in Najaf.
Zdravko Kovačić
Croatian water polo player.
Born July 6th, 1925 in Šibenik.
Died April 1st, 2015 at 89 years old in Rijeka.
Max Greger
German conductor and bandleader.
Born April 2nd, 1926 in Munich.
Died August 15th, 2015 at 89 years old in Munich (cancer). [ref]
Aida Fernández Ríos
Climate scientist, marine biologist, and professor.
Died December 22nd, 2015 at 68 years old in Moaña.
Yuri Afanasiev
Soviet and russian politician and historian (1934-2015).
Born September 5th, 1934 in Mayna.
Died September 14th, 2015 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Kita
Olympic footballer (1958-2015).
Born January 6th, 1958 in Passo Fundo.
Died October 3rd, 2015 at 57 years old in Passo Fundo (liver cancer).
Héctor González Garzón
Colombian footballer (1937-2015).
Born July 7th, 1937 in Zipaquirá.
Died August 23rd, 2015 at 78 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Dalmo Gaspar
Brazilian association football player (1932-2015).
Born October 19th, 1932 in Jundiaí.
Died February 2nd, 2015 at 82 years old in Jundiaí.
Deaths 1061 to 1069 of 1069
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel