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In the year 2015

1,042 Notable deaths

Frei Otto

German architect (1925-2015).

Born May 31st, 1925 in Siegmar. [ref]

Died March 9th, 2015 at 89 years old in Leonberg. [ref]

Takashi Amano

Japanese photographer.

Born July 18th, 1954 in Niigata.

Died August 4th, 2015 at 61 years old in Niigata (pneumonia). [ref]

Louis Stokes

American politician (1925-2015).

Born February 23rd, 1925 in Cleveland.

Died August 18th, 2015 at 90 years old in Cleveland (lung cancer).

Carl Djerassi

American chemistry professor, inventor, author, playwright.

Born October 29th, 1923 in Vienna. [ref]

Died January 30th, 2015 at 91 years old in San Francisco (cancer). [ref]

Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria

Infante of spain (1938-2015); son of infante alfonso, duke of calabria, and princess alicia of bourbon-parma.

Born January 16th, 1938 in Lausanne.

Died October 5th, 2015 at 77 years old in Retuerta del Bullaque.

Twinkle

English singer-songwriter.

Born July 15th, 1948 in Surbiton.

Died May 21st, 2015 at 66 years old in Isle of Wight (cancer).

Franzl Lang

German yodeler from bavaria.

Born December 28th, 1930 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.

Died December 6th, 2015 at 84 years old in Munich. [ref]

Willis Carto

American activist (1926-2015).

Born July 17th, 1926 in Fort Wayne.

Died October 26th, 2015 at 89 years old in Virginia (cardiac arrest).

John Guillermin

British film director, writer, and producer.

Born November 11th, 1925 in London.

Died September 27th, 2015 at 89 years old in Topanga. [ref]

Jacob Bekenstein

Mexican-israeli physicist.

Born May 1st, 1947 in Mexico City.

Died August 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Deaths 321 to 330 of 1042

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