In the year 2015

1,119 Notable deaths

Helmut Dietl

German film director.

Born June 22nd, 1944 in Bad Wiessee.

Died March 30th, 2015 at 70 years old in Munich (lung cancer).

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (sed) (1932–2015).

Born July 3rd, 1932 in Alt-Treptow.

Died June 21st, 2015 at 82 years old in Rottach-Egern (prostate cancer). [ref]

Mattiwilda Dobbs

American coloratura soprano singer.

Born July 11th, 1925 in Atlanta.

Died December 8th, 2015 at 90 years old (cancer). [ref]

Yuliya Balykina

Belarusian sprinter.

Born April 12th, 1984 in Bulgan.

Died October 28th, 2015 at 31 years old in Minsk.

Philipp Mißfelder

German politician (1979-2015).

Born August 25th, 1979 in Gelsenkirchen.

Died July 13th, 2015 at 35 years old in Coesfeld (pulmonary embolism). [ref]

Ludvík Vaculík

Czech publicist, politic writer and bookwriter (1926-2015).

Born July 23rd, 1926 in Brumov, Brumov-Bylnice. [ref]

Died June 6th, 2015 at 88 years old in Dobřichovice. [ref]

Nicholas Liverpool

President of dominica (1934-2015).

Born September 9th, 1934 in Berekua.

Died June 1st, 2015 at 80 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).

Wojciech Fangor

Polish artist (1922-2015).

Born November 15th, 1922 in Warsaw.

Died October 25th, 2015 at 92 years old in Warsaw.

Halldór Ásgrímsson

Icelandic politician (1947-2015).

Born September 8th, 1947 in Vopnafjörður.

Died May 18th, 2015 at 67 years old in Reykjavík (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Sólveig Anspach

Icelandic-french film director and screenwriter (1960-2015).

Born December 8th, 1960 in Heimaey.

Died August 7th, 2015 at 54 years old in Réauville (breast cancer). [ref]

Deaths 681 to 690 of 1119

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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus