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In the year 2015
1,068 Notable deaths
Karl-Erik Palmér
Swedish footballer (1929-2015).
Born April 17th, 1929 in Malmö.
Died February 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Angelo Anquilletti
Italian footballer (1943-2015).
Born April 25th, 1943 in San Donato Milanese.
Died January 9th, 2015 at 71 years old in Milan.
Miriam Akavia
Polish-born israeli writer and translator, a holocaust survivor, and the president of the platform for jewish-polish dialogue.
Born November 20th, 1927 in Kraków. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2015 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
Charles D. Michener
American entomologist (1918–2015).
Born September 22nd, 1918 in Pasadena.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 97 years old in Lawrence.
Osamu Hayaishi
Japanese biochemist.
Born January 8th, 1920 in Stockton.
Died December 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Kyoto.
Odo Marquard
Philosopher (1928-2015).
Born February 26th, 1928 in Słupsk. [ref]
Died May 9th, 2015 at 87 years old in Celle. [ref]
Gerald Götting
East german politician (1923-2015).
Born June 9th, 1923 in Nietleben.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 91 years old in Berlin (disease).
Aziz Asli
Iranian football manager (1938-2015).
Born April 9th, 1938 in Tabriz.
Died April 23rd, 2015 at 77 years old in Germany (disease).
Freda Meissner-Blau
Austrian politician and environmental activist (1927-2015).
Born March 11th, 1927 in Dresden.
Died December 22nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Vienna (stroke). [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender