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In the year 2015
1,063 Notable deaths
Demis Roussos
Greek singer (1946-2015).
Born June 15th, 1946 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died January 25th, 2015 at 68 years old in Athens (liver cancer, stomach cancer, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Chris Squire
British musician.
Born March 4th, 1948 in Kingsbury.
Died June 28th, 2015 at 67 years old in Phoenix (acute erythroid leukemia).
Helmut Schmidt
Chancellor of west germany (1974-1982), spd.
Born December 23rd, 1918 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2015 at 96 years old in Hamburg (peripheral artery disease). [ref]
M. S. Viswanathan
Indian actor-musician.
Born June 24th, 1928 in Elappully Grama Panchayat.
Died July 14th, 2015 at 87 years old in Chennai (respiratory failure).
Kirk Kerkorian
Armenian-american businessman, investor, and philanthropist. he was the president and ceo of tracinda corporation..
Born June 6th, 1917 in Fresno.
Died June 15th, 2015 at 98 years old in Los Angeles.
Dean Smith
American basketball coach (1931–2015).
Born February 28th, 1931 in Emporia.
Died February 7th, 2015 at 83 years old in Chapel Hill.
Beth Howland
American musical theatre and television actress.
Born May 28th, 1941 in Boston.
Died December 31st, 2015 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Greg Plitt
American fitness model and actor (1977-2015).
Born November 3rd, 1977 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2015 at 37 years old in Burbank (railway accident). [ref]
Geraldine McEwan
English actor (1932-2015).
Born May 9th, 1932 in Old Windsor.
Died January 30th, 2015 at 82 years old in Hammersmith (stroke).
Louis Jourdan
French actor (1921–2015).
Born June 19th, 1921 in Marseille. [ref]
Died February 14th, 2015 at 93 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 1063
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon