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In the year 2015
1,042 Notable deaths
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
American film producer (1926-2015).
Born September 7th, 1926 in United States of America.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 88 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Vic Firth
American musician.
Born June 2nd, 1930 in Winchester.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 85 years old in Boston (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
John Renbourn
English guitarist and songwriter.
Born August 8th, 1944 in Marylebone.
Died March 26th, 2015 at 70 years old in Hawick (myocardial infarction).
Maurice Strong
Canadian businessman (1929-2015).
Born April 29th, 1929 in Oak Lake.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 86 years old in New Edinburgh.
Mary Ellen Mark
American photographer.
Born March 20th, 1940 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 25th, 2015 at 75 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Billy Casper
American golfer.
Born June 24th, 1931 in San Diego.
Died February 7th, 2015 at 83 years old in Utah County (pneumonia).
Andy White
Drummer.
Born July 27th, 1930 in Glasgow.
Died November 9th, 2015 at 85 years old in Caldwell (stroke). [ref]
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Algerian al-qaeda member.
Born June 1st, 1972 in Ghardaia.
Died June 14th, 2015 at 43 years old in Libya. [ref]
Al Arbour
Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive.
Born November 1st, 1932 in Greater Sudbury.
Died August 28th, 2015 at 82 years old in Sarasota. [ref]
Mathieu Kérékou
Politician (1933-2015).
Born September 2nd, 1933 in Kouarfa.
Died October 14th, 2015 at 82 years old in Cotonou.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 1042
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris