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In the year 2015
1,042 Notable deaths
Richard Glatzer
American writer and director.
Born January 28th, 1952 in Flushing.
Died March 10th, 2015 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Ron Clarke
Australian long-distance runner (1937-2015).
Born February 21st, 1937 in Melbourne.
Died June 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Gold Coast (kidney failure). [ref]
Kardam, Prince of Turnovo
Prince of bulgaria (1962-2015).
Born December 2nd, 1962 in Madrid.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 52 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
Assia Djebar
French algerian writer and film director (1936-2015).
Born June 30th, 1936 in Cherchell.
Died February 6th, 2015 at 78 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jacques Parizeau
Canadian politician (1930-2015).
Born August 9th, 1930 in Montreal.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 84 years old in Montreal (cancer). [ref]
Jean Ritchie
American folk singer.
Born December 8th, 1922 in Viper.
Died June 1st, 2015 at 92 years old in Berea.
Fatema Mernissi
Moroccan sociologist, writer and feminist.
Born September 27th, 1940 in Fez.
Died November 30th, 2015 at 75 years old in Rabat. [ref]
Gene Fullmer
American boxer.
Born July 21st, 1931 in West Jordan.
Died April 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Taylorsville.
Avijit Roy
Bangladeshi-american engineer, blogger and activist (1972-2015).
Born September 12th, 1972 in Bangladesh. [ref]
Died February 26th, 2015 at 42 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
Corneliu Vadim Tudor
Romanian politician, poet and writer (1949-2015).
Born November 28th, 1949 in Bucharest.
Died September 14th, 2015 at 65 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 361 to 370 of 1042
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