In the year 2015

1,083 Notable deaths

Jim Wright

20th-century american politician from texas.

Born December 22nd, 1922 in Fort Worth.

Died May 6th, 2015 at 92 years old in Fort Worth.

Maya Plisetskaya

Russian ballet dancer (1925-2015).

Born November 20th, 1925 in Moscow.

Died May 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction).

Irwin Keyes

American character actor (1952-2015).

Born March 16th, 1952 in New York City.

Died July 8th, 2015 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.

Kenan Evren

Turkish general (1917-2015).

Born July 17th, 1917 in Kula.

Died May 9th, 2015 at 97 years old in Ankara (organ dysfunction). [ref]

Grace Lee Boggs

Social activist and feminist (1915-2015).

Born June 27th, 1915 in Providence.

Died October 5th, 2015 at 100 years old in Detroit. [ref]

Chris Burden

American sculptor and performance artist.

Born April 11th, 1946 in Boston. [ref]

Died May 10th, 2015 at 69 years old in Los Angeles, Topanga (cancer). [ref]

M. M. Kalburgi

Indian writer, scholar.

Born November 28th, 1938 in Vijayapura.

Died August 30th, 2015 at 76 years old in Dharwad. [ref]

Guru Josh

Jersey musician who was active in the british post-acid house scene (1964-2015).

Born June 6th, 1964 in Jersey.

Died December 28th, 2015 at 51 years old in Ibiza. [ref]

Günter Schabowski

German politician (1929-2015).

Born January 4th, 1929 in Anklam.

Died November 1st, 2015 at 86 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]

Billy Joe Royal

American singer (1942-2015).

Born April 3rd, 1942 in Valdosta.

Died October 6th, 2015 at 73 years old in Marietta. [ref]

Deaths 221 to 230 of 1083

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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius