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In the year 2015
1,068 Notable deaths
Vladimir Kesarev
Russian footballer (1930-2015).
Born February 26th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died January 19th, 2015 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Bülend Ulusu
Turkish admiral, prime minister of turkey.
Born May 7th, 1923 in Üsküdar.
Died December 23rd, 2015 at 92 years old in Istanbul.
Zhang Wannian
Chinese general (1928-2015).
Born August 1st, 1928 in Longkou.
Died January 14th, 2015 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Mike Davies
British tennis player.
Born January 9th, 1936 in Swansea.
Died November 2nd, 2015 at 79 years old in Sarasota (lung disease). [ref]
Milen Dobrev
Bulgarian weightlifter (1980-2015).
Born February 22nd, 1980 in Plovdiv.
Died March 21st, 2015 at 35 years old in Plovdiv (myocardial infarction).
François Maspero
French novelist, journalist, publisher, translator.
Born January 19th, 1932 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 11th, 2015 at 83 years old in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Erika Zuchold
East german gymnast.
Born March 19th, 1947 in Lucka.
Died August 22nd, 2015 at 68 years old in Asunción.
Nicolae Rainea
Romanian football referee (1933-2015).
Born November 19th, 1933 in Brăila. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2015 at 81 years old in Galați (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ruth Mompati
South african politician (1925-2015).
Born September 14th, 1925 in North West.
Died May 12th, 2015 at 89 years old in Cape Town.
Deaths 761 to 770 of 1068
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris