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In the year 2015
1,042 Notable deaths
Douglas Tompkins
American environmentalist.
Born March 20th, 1943 in Conneaut. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Coyhaique (hypothermia).
Hussein Fatal
American rapper (1973-2015).
Born April 3rd, 1973 in Montclair.
Died July 11th, 2015 at 42 years old in Banks County (traffic collision). [ref]
Ornette Coleman
American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer (1930–2015).
Born March 9th, 1930 in Fort Worth.
Died June 11th, 2015 at 85 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
Laura Antonelli
Italian actress (1941-2015).
Born November 28th, 1941 in Pula.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 73 years old in Ladispoli (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Günter Grass
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015).
Born October 16th, 1927 in Gdańsk, Free City of Danzig. [ref]
Died April 13th, 2015 at 87 years old in Lübeck (infection). [ref]
Errol Brown
Singer and songwriter.
Born November 12th, 1948 in Kingston. [ref]
Died May 6th, 2015 at 66 years old in The Bahamas (liver cancer).
Percy Sledge
American singer.
Born November 25th, 1941 in Leighton.
Died April 14th, 2015 at 73 years old in Baton Rouge (liver cancer).
Charles Kennedy
British politician (1959-2015).
Born November 25th, 1959 in Inverness.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 55 years old in Fort William (internal bleeding).
Theodore Bikel
Austrian-american actor, folk singer, musician, composer, unionist and political activist (1924-2015).
Died July 21st, 2015 at 91 years old in Westwood.
Fred DeLuca
American businessman.
Born October 3rd, 1947 in Brooklyn.
Died September 14th, 2015 at 67 years old in Lauderdale Lakes (leukemia). [ref]
Deaths 131 to 140 of 1042
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci