Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 2015
1,117 Notable deaths
Jackie Collins
British-american writer and actress (1937–2015).
Born October 4th, 1937 in Hampstead.
Died September 19th, 2015 at 77 years old in Beverly Hills (breast cancer). [ref]
Dusty Rhodes
American professional wrestler (1945–2015).
Born October 12th, 1945 in Austin. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2015 at 69 years old in Orlando (stomach cancer).
Rod Taylor
Australian actor (1930-2015).
Born January 11th, 1930 in Sydney.
Died January 7th, 2015 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Jihadi John
British terrorist and murderer.
Born August 17th, 1988 in Al Jahra.
Died November 12th, 2015 at 27 years old in Raqqa (death in battle). [ref]
Francesca Hilton
American actress (1947-2015).
Born March 10th, 1947 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 2015 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Dick Van Patten
American actor (1928–2015).
Born December 9th, 1928 in Queens.
Died June 23rd, 2015 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (diabetes).
James Best
American actor, musician, artist (1926-2015).
Born July 26th, 1926 in Powderly.
Died April 6th, 2015 at 88 years old in Hickory (pneumonia).
Martin Milner
American actor (1931–2015).
Born December 28th, 1931 in Detroit.
Died September 6th, 2015 at 83 years old in Carlsbad.
Yakub Memon
Indian criminal.
Born July 30th, 1962 in Mumbai.
Died July 30th, 2015 at 53 years old in Nagpur (hanging). [ref]
Sadhana Shivdasani
Indian actress.
Born September 2nd, 1941 in Karachi.
Died December 25th, 2015 at 74 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Deaths 41 to 50 of 1117
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis