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In the year 2015
1,042 Notable deaths
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.
Origa
Russian singer.
Born October 12th, 1970 in Kochenёvo.
Died January 17th, 2015 at 44 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Jim Loscutoff
American basketball player (1930-2015).
Born February 4th, 1930 in San Francisco.
Died December 1st, 2015 at 85 years old in Naples (pneumonia).
Haskell Wexler
American filmmaker (1922-2015).
Born February 6th, 1922 in Chicago.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 93 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Phil Woods
American saxophonist.
Born November 2nd, 1931 in Springfield.
Died September 29th, 2015 at 83 years old in Stroudsburg (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Martin Gilbert
English historian (1936-2015).
Born October 25th, 1936 in London. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 2015 at 78 years old in London. [ref]
Jayakanthan
Was an indian writer, journalist, orator, film-maker, critic and activist..
Born April 24th, 1934 in Cuddalore.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 80 years old in Chennai.
Douglass North
American economist (1920-2015).
Born November 5th, 1920 in Cambridge.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 95 years old in Benzonia (esophageal cancer).
P. F. Sloan
American singer-songwriter.
Born September 18th, 1945 in New York City.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Jin Youzhi
Brother of puyi (1918-2015).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Beijing.
Died April 10th, 2015 at 96 years old in Beijing.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams