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In the year 2015
1,042 Notable deaths
E. L. Doctorow
Novelist, editor, professor (1931-2015).
Born January 6th, 1931 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 21st, 2015 at 84 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Clementa C. Pinckney
American politician.
Born July 30th, 1973 in Beaufort.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 41 years old in Charleston (ballistic trauma).
Bob Burns
American drummer (1950–2015).
Born November 24th, 1950 in Jacksonville.
Died April 3rd, 2015 at 64 years old in Cartersville (car collision).
Kim Young-sam
President of the republic of korea (1927-2015).
Born December 20th, 1927 in Geoje.
Died November 22nd, 2015 at 87 years old in Seoul (heart failure).
Christian Audigier
French fashion designer.
Born May 21st, 1958 in Avignon.
Died July 9th, 2015 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (bone cancer). [ref]
Windell Middlebrooks
American actor (1979-2015).
Born January 8th, 1979 in Fort Worth.
Died March 10th, 2015 at 36 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary embolism).
Gene Saks
American stage and film director.
Born November 8th, 1921 in New York City.
Died March 28th, 2015 at 93 years old in East Hampton (pneumonia).
Nigel Terry
English actor.
Born August 15th, 1945 in Bristol.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 70 years old in Newquay (pulmonary emphysema).
Ian Murdock
American computer scientist, open source developer, entrepreneur (1973-2015).
Born April 28th, 1973 in Konstanz.
Died December 28th, 2015 at 42 years old in San Francisco (hanging). [ref]
Ruth Rendell
British writer (1930-2015).
Born February 17th, 1930 in London.
Died May 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in London (stroke).
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