In the year 2015
1,042 Notable deaths
Kayla Mueller
American aid worker and murder victim.
Born August 14th, 1988 in Prescott.
Died February 6th, 2015 at 26 years old in Raqqa.
Donna Douglas
American actress (1933-2015).
Born September 26th, 1933 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Died January 1st, 2015 at 81 years old in Zachary (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Fred Thompson
American politician and actor (1942-2015).
Born August 19th, 1942 in Sheffield.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 73 years old in Nashville (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Cynthia Lennon
Former wife of john lennon (1939-2015).
Born September 10th, 1939 in Blackpool.
Died April 1st, 2015 at 75 years old in Mallorca (lung cancer). [ref]
Nicholas Winton
British stockbroker who saved 669 jewish children during 1938–39.
Born May 19th, 1909 in Hampstead. [ref]
Died July 1st, 2015 at 106 years old in Slough (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Saeed Jaffrey
Indian actor (1929-2015).
Born January 8th, 1929 in Punjab.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 86 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jackie Collins
English novelist (1937–2015).
Born October 4th, 1937 in Hampstead.
Died September 19th, 2015 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (breast cancer). [ref]
Oliver Sacks
British neurologist and writer (1933–2015).
Born July 9th, 1933 in Willesden.
Died August 30th, 2015 at 82 years old in Greenwich Village (liver metastasis). [ref]
Yakub Memon
Indian criminal.
Born July 30th, 1962 in Mumbai.
Died July 30th, 2015 at 53 years old in Nagpur (hanging). [ref]
Melissa Mathison
Film producer of disney (1950-2015).
Born June 3rd, 1950 in Los Angeles.
Died November 4th, 2015 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather