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In the year 2015
1,117 Notable deaths
Henning Mankell
Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015).
Born February 3rd, 1948 in Stockholm.
Died October 5th, 2015 at 67 years old in Gothenburg (lung cancer). [ref]
Andraé Crouch
American gospel singer, songwriter, arranger, record producer and pastor (1942-2015).
Born July 1st, 1942 in San Francisco.
Died January 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jimmy Hill
English association football personality (1928-2015).
Born July 22nd, 1928 in Balham. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2015 at 87 years old in Hurstpierpoint (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ben Woolf
American actor (1980-2015).
Born September 15th, 1980 in Fort Collins.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 34 years old in Los Angeles (cranial trauma, traffic collision).
Nigel Terry
English actor.
Born August 15th, 1945 in Bristol.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 70 years old in Newquay (pulmonary emphysema).
Edward Brooke
American politician from massachusetts (1919–2015).
Born October 26th, 1919 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 3rd, 2015 at 95 years old in Coral Gables.
James Last
German musician (1929-2015).
Born April 17th, 1929 in Bremen.
Died June 9th, 2015 at 86 years old in Palm Beach Gardens (disease). [ref]
Gary Owens
American radio announcer.
Born May 10th, 1934 in Mitchell.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Gene Saks
American stage and film director (1921–2015).
Born November 8th, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2015 at 93 years old in East Hampton (pneumonia).
Jim Diamond
British singer (1951/1953–2015).
Born September 28th, 1951 in Glasgow.
Died October 10th, 2015 at 64 years old in London.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 1117
I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix