In the year 2015
1,066 Notable deaths
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
1940-2015, moroccan sociologist, writer and feminist.
Born September 28th, 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]
Hyon Yong-chol
North korean army officer (1953-2015).
Born January 11th, 1953 in Kyongsong County.
Died April 30th, 2015 at 62 years old
Luz Marina Zuluaga
Colombian beauty queen (1938–2015).
Born October 31st, 1938 in Pereira.
Died December 2nd, 2015 at 77 years old in Manizales.
Dan Walker
36th govenor of illinois.
Born August 6th, 1922 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 29th, 2015 at 92 years old in Chula Vista (heart failure).
Francis George
Catholic cardinal.
Born January 16th, 1937 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 17th, 2015 at 78 years old in Chicago (liver cancer). [ref]
Deaths 371 to 380 of 1066
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman