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In the year 2015
1,042 Notable deaths
Stein Eriksen
Norwegian alpine skier.
Born December 11th, 1927 in Oslo.
Died December 27th, 2015 at 88 years old in Park City. [ref]
Bob Johnston
American record producer and musician (1932-2015).
Born May 14th, 1932 in Hillsboro.
Died August 14th, 2015 at 83 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Stephan Beckenbauer
Former german footballer (1968-2015).
Born December 1st, 1968 in Munich.
Died August 1st, 2015 at 46 years old in Munich (brain cancer).
Gunther Schuller
American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, and jazz musician.
Born November 22nd, 1925 in New York City.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 89 years old in Boston (leukemia). [ref]
Gregg Palmer
American actor (1927-2015).
Born January 25th, 1927 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2015 at 88 years old in Encino. [ref]
Yoram Gross
Polish-australian animation producer and director (1926–2005).
Born October 18th, 1926 in Kraków.
Died September 21st, 2015 at 88 years old in Sydney.
Frank Watkins
American musician (1968-2015).
Born February 19th, 1968 in Tampa.
Died October 18th, 2015 at 47 years old (cancer). [ref]
Edward Egan
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 2nd, 1932 in Oak Park.
Died March 5th, 2015 at 82 years old in Manhattan (cardiac arrest).
Yitzhak Navon
5th president of israel. israeli cabinet minister, knesset member, author, playwright and educator (1921-2015).
Born April 9th, 1921 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died November 7th, 2015 at 94 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
David Willcocks
British choral conductor, organist and composer (1919-2015).
Born December 30th, 1919 in Newquay.
Died September 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Deaths 381 to 390 of 1042
Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare