In the year 2015
1,117 Notable deaths
William McIlvanney
British writer, precursor of tartan noir genre (1936–2015).
Born November 25th, 1936 in Kilmarnock.
Died December 5th, 2015 at 79 years old in Netherlee (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Richard F. Heck
American chemist (1931-2015).
Born August 15th, 1931 in Springfield.
Died October 10th, 2015 at 84 years old in Manila.
Arsen Dedić
Croatian singer-songwriter, composer and poet.
Born July 28th, 1938 in Šibenik.
Died August 17th, 2015 at 77 years old in Zagreb.
Jackie Selebi
South african politician (1950-2015).
Born March 7th, 1950 in Johannesburg.
Died January 23rd, 2015 at 64 years old in Pretoria.
Jean-Pierre Beltoise
French motorcycle racer and racing driver.
Born April 26th, 1937 in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2015 at 77 years old in Dakar (stroke). [ref]
Kardam, Prince of Tarnovo
Prince of bulgaria (1962-2015).
Born December 2nd, 1962 in Madrid.
Died April 7th, 2015 at 52 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
André Brink
South african writer.
Born May 29th, 1935 in Vrede. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2015 at 79 years old in Cape Town. [ref]
Árpád Göncz
Hungarian politician, writer, translator, president of hungary (1922-2015).
Born February 10th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died October 6th, 2015 at 93 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Terrence Evans
American actor.
Born June 20th, 1944 in Los Angeles.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 71 years old in Burbank (disease).
Manuel Contreras
Chilean general (1929-2015).
Born May 4th, 1929 in Santiago.
Died August 7th, 2015 at 86 years old in Santiago (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).
Deaths 421 to 430 of 1117
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson