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In the year 2015
1,068 Notable deaths
Matti Makkonen
Finnish engineer.
Born April 16th, 1952 in Suomussalmi.
Died June 26th, 2015 at 63 years old in Seinäjoki. [ref]
Bill Bridges
American basketball player.
Born April 4th, 1939 in Hobbs.
Died September 25th, 2015 at 76 years old in Santa Monica.
Carol Rama
Italian painter (1918-2015).
Born April 17th, 1918 in Turin. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2015 at 97 years old in Turin. [ref]
Lina Morgan
Spanish film, theatre and television actress theatre owner.
Born March 20th, 1937 in Madrid.
Died August 20th, 2015 at 78 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Renzo Zorzi
Italian racecar driver (1946-2015).
Born December 12th, 1946 in Ziano di Fiemme.
Died May 15th, 2015 at 68 years old in Magenta. [ref]
Bernard d'Espagnat
French physicist and philosopher (1921-2015).
Born August 22nd, 1921 in Fourmagnac.
Died August 1st, 2015 at 93 years old in Paris.
Henry Carr
Athletics and american football competitor (1942-2015).
Born November 27th, 1942 in Montgomery.
Died May 29th, 2015 at 72 years old in Griffin. [ref]
Orna Porat
Israeli-german actress and director who converted to judaism.
Born June 6th, 1924 in Cologne.
Died August 6th, 2015 at 91 years old in Israel (disease). [ref]
Narayan Desai
Indian writer and activist.
Born December 24th, 1924 in Valsad.
Died March 15th, 2015 at 90 years old in Surat (disease).
Bert Olmstead
Ice hockey player.
Born September 4th, 1926 in Sceptre.
Died November 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in High River (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 621 to 630 of 1068
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche