In the year 2015
1,117 Notable deaths
Maureen O'Hara
Irish-american film actress and singer (1920-2015).
Born August 17th, 1920 in Ranelagh.
Died October 24th, 2015 at 95 years old in Boise. [ref]
Lee Kuan Yew
1st prime minister of the republic of singapore (1923–2015).
Born September 16th, 1923 in Singapore. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2015 at 91 years old in Singapore General Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Natalie Cole
American singer (1950–2015).
Born February 6th, 1950 in Los Angeles.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (hepatitis C).
Wes Craven
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1939-2015).
Born August 2nd, 1939 in Cleveland.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (brain cancer). [ref]
Jules Bianchi
French motor racing driver.
Born August 3rd, 1989 in Nice. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2015 at 25 years old in Nice (diffuse axonal injury). [ref]
Mario Cuomo
American politician, governor of new york, united states (1932–2015).
Born June 15th, 1932 in Jamaica.
Died January 1st, 2015 at 82 years old in Manhattan (heart failure).
Terry Pratchett
English fantasy author, humorist, and satirist (1948–2015).
Born April 28th, 1948 in Beaconsfield. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2015 at 66 years old in Broad Chalke (Alzheimer's disease, Posterior cortical atrophy). [ref]
Anne Meara
American comedian and actress (1929–2015).
Born September 20th, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died May 23rd, 2015 at 85 years old in Upper West Side (cancer).
Nicholas Winton
British stockbroker who saved 669 jewish children during 1938–39.
Born May 19th, 1909 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2015 at 106 years old in Slough (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yogi Berra
American baseball player, manager, coach.
Born May 12th, 1925 in St. Louis.
Died September 22nd, 2015 at 90 years old in Montclair.
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker