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In the year 2015
1,042 Notable deaths
Colleen McCullough
Australian author (1937-2015).
Born June 1st, 1937 in Wellington. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2015 at 77 years old in Norfolk Island (kidney failure). [ref]
Ahmed Chalabi
Iraqi politician (1944-2015).
Born October 30th, 1944 in Kadhimiya.
Died November 3rd, 2015 at 71 years old in Baghdad (myocardial infarction).
Jack Carter
Comedian and actor (1922-2015).
Born June 24th, 1922 in New York City.
Died June 28th, 2015 at 93 years old in Beverly Hills (respiratory failure). [ref]
Rod McKuen
American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer (1933-2015).
Born April 29th, 1933 in Oakland.
Died January 29th, 2015 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
Richard Dysart
Actor (1929-2015).
Born March 30th, 1929 in Augusta.
Died April 5th, 2015 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Süleyman Demirel
Turkish politician (1924-2015).
Born November 1st, 1924 in İslamköy.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 90 years old in Ankara (respiratory disease).
David Carr
American journalist.
Born September 8th, 1956 in Minneapolis.
Died February 12th, 2015 at 58 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Andy Fraser
British musician.
Born August 7th, 1952 in Paddington.
Died March 16th, 2015 at 62 years old in Temecula (death from AIDS-related complications).
Louis Johnson
American bass guitarist, songwriter.
Born April 13th, 1955 in Los Angeles.
Died May 21st, 2015 at 60 years old in Las Vegas.
Richard von Weizsäcker
President of germany from 1984 to 1994.
Born April 15th, 1920 in New Palace. [ref]
Died January 31st, 2015 at 94 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 1042
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene