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In the year 2015
1,042 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.
Born November 20th, 1925 in Moscow. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2015 at 89 years old in Munich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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).
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.
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]
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