In the year 2015
1,117 Notable deaths
Billy Joe Royal
American singer (1942-2015).
Born April 3rd, 1942 in Valdosta.
Died October 6th, 2015 at 73 years old in Marietta. [ref]
Charb
French caricaturist and journalist (1967-2015).
Born August 21st, 1967 in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 47 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [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]
Shigeru Mizuki
Japanese manga artist (1922-2015).
Born March 8th, 1922 in Kohama.
Died November 30th, 2015 at 93 years old in Kyorin University Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Miyu Matsuki
Japanese voice actress (1977–2015).
Born September 14th, 1977 in Kure.
Died October 27th, 2015 at 38 years old in New Delhi (Epstein–Barr virus).
Kurt Masur
German conductor (1927-2015).
Born July 18th, 1927 in Brzeg.
Died December 19th, 2015 at 88 years old in Greenwich (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Edgar Froese
German electronic music pioneer (1944-2015).
Born June 6th, 1944 in Königsberg. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2015 at 70 years old in Vienna (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
Scottish noble (1929-2015).
Born September 23rd, 1929 in London.
Died June 22nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Angus.
Jerome Kersey
American basketball player (1962-2015).
Born June 26th, 1962 in Clarksville.
Died February 18th, 2015 at 52 years old in Portland (cardiovascular disease).
Setsuko Hara
Japanese actress (1920-2015).
Born June 17th, 1920 in Yokohama.
Died September 5th, 2015 at 95 years old in Kanagawa Prefecture (pneumonia). [ref]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 1117
Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce