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In the year 2015

1,042 Notable deaths

Grace Lee Whitney

American actress and entertainer (1930-2015).

Born April 1st, 1930 in Ann Arbor.

Died May 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Coarsegold (disease).

Jerry Weintraub

American film producer and former chairman and ceo of united artists.

Born September 26th, 1937 in Brooklyn.

Died July 6th, 2015 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Anthony Mason

American basketball player (1966-2015).

Born December 14th, 1966 in Miami.

Died February 28th, 2015 at 48 years old in Manhattan (congestive heart failure).

Robert Z'Dar

Actor, film producer (1950-2015).

Born June 3rd, 1950 in Chicago.

Died March 30th, 2015 at 64 years old in Pensacola (myocardial infarction).

Darren Shahlavi

British actor.

Born August 5th, 1972 in Stockport.

Died January 14th, 2015 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).

Jerry Tarkanian

American basketball coach.

Born August 8th, 1930 in Euclid.

Died February 11th, 2015 at 84 years old in Las Vegas (respiratory failure).

Dean Potter

American rock climber.

Born April 14th, 1972 in New Hampshire. [ref]

Died May 16th, 2015 at 43 years old in Yosemite National Park (BASE jumping).

Daniel von Bargen

American actor (1950-2015).

Born June 5th, 1950 in Cincinnati. [ref]

Died March 1st, 2015 at 64 years old in Hamilton County. [ref]

Kim Fowley

American musician.

Born July 21st, 1939 in Los Angeles.

Died January 15th, 2015 at 75 years old in West Hollywood (bladder cancer). [ref]

René Girard

French historian, literary critic, and philosopher of social science.

Born December 25th, 1923 in Avignon.

Died November 4th, 2015 at 91 years old in Stanford (disease).

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