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In the year 2015
1,068 Notable deaths
Zeki Alasya
Turkish actor and director (1943-2015).
Born April 18th, 1943 in Şehzadebaşı.
Died May 8th, 2015 at 72 years old in Istanbul (liver disease).
William Wakefield Baum
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 21st, 1926 in Dallas.
Died July 23rd, 2015 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C..
Dick Nanninga
Dutch footballer (1949–2015).
Born January 17th, 1949 in Groningen.
Died July 21st, 2015 at 66 years old in Maaseik (diabetes). [ref]
Pedro Lemebel
Chilean writer.
Born November 21st, 1952 in Santiago.
Died January 22nd, 2015 at 62 years old in Santiago (laryngeal cancer).
Wang Dongxing
Former vice chairman of the communist party of china (1916-2015).
Born January 1st, 1916 in Yiyang County, Jiangxi. [ref]
Died August 21st, 2015 at 99 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Aldo Ciccolini
French musician.
Born August 15th, 1925 in Naples. [ref]
Died February 1st, 2015 at 89 years old in Paris. [ref]
Hocine Aït Ahmed
Algerian political (1926-2015).
Born August 20th, 1926 in Aït Yahia.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 89 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Owen Chadwick
English academic, priest and rugby union player (1916-2015).
Born May 20th, 1916 in Bromley.
Died July 17th, 2015 at 99 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Olene S. Walker
Utah politician (1930-2015).
Born November 15th, 1930 in Ogden.
Died November 28th, 2015 at 85 years old in Salt Lake City (stroke).
Roger Vergé
French chef.
Born April 7th, 1930 in Commentry. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2015 at 85 years old in Mougins (diabetes). [ref]
Deaths 571 to 580 of 1068
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull