In the year 2015
1,120 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
Nando Gazzolo
Italian actor and voice actor (1928-2015).
Born October 16th, 1928 in Savona.
Died November 16th, 2015 at 87 years old in Nepi (pneumonia). [ref]
Ronald Desruelles
Belgian long jumper and sprinter (1955-2015).
Born February 14th, 1955 in Antwerp.
Died November 1st, 2015 at 60 years old in Thailand (hanging to death). [ref]
Veijo Meri
Finnish writer (1928–2015).
Born December 31st, 1928 in Vyborg.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Lennart Hellsing
Swedish children's book writer and poet.
Born June 5th, 1919 in Västanfors.
Died November 25th, 2015 at 96 years old in Stockholm (pneumonia).
Ján Chryzostom Korec
Slovak jesuit, cardinal and writer (1924–2015).
Born January 22nd, 1924 in Bošany. [ref]
Died October 24th, 2015 at 91 years old in Nitra.
Milorad Ekmečić
Serbian historian and member of the serbian academy of science and arts (1928–2015).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Prebilovci.
Died August 29th, 2015 at 86 years old in Belgrade.
Nelo Risi
Italian poet and film director (1920-2015).
Born April 21st, 1920 in Milan.
Died September 17th, 2015 at 95 years old in Rome.
Lars Tunbjörk
Swedish photographer (1956-2015).
Born February 15th, 1956 in Borås.
Died April 8th, 2015 at 59 years old in Stockholm.
Peter Westbury
British racing driver.
Born May 26th, 1938 in London.
Died December 7th, 2015 at 77 years old in Scarborough. [ref]
Deaths 821 to 830 of 1120
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé