Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 2015
1,122 Notable deaths
Valeria Cappellotto
Italian racing cyclist (1970–2015).
Born January 28th, 1970 in Noventa Vicentina.
Died September 17th, 2015 at 45 years old in Marano Vicentino (cancer). [ref]
Ahmad Alaskarov
Azerbaijani footballer (1935-2015).
Born October 5th, 1935 in Baku.
Died May 19th, 2015 at 79 years old in Odesa.
Boris Shilkov
Speed skater.
Born June 28th, 1927 in Arkhangelsk.
Died June 27th, 2015 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Khalida Zahir
Sudanese physician and women's rights activist.
Born January 18th, 1927 in Omdurman. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2015 at 88 years old
Keith Remfry
British judoka (1947–2015).
Born November 17th, 1947 in Ealing. [ref]
Died September 16th, 2015 at 67 years old [ref]
Derek Day
British diplomat and olympic field hockey player (1927-2015).
Born November 29th, 1927 in London Borough of Barnet. [ref]
Died March 7th, 2015 at 87 years old in Goudhurst. [ref]
Mykhailo Chechetov
Ukrainian politician (1953-2015).
Born October 3rd, 1953 in Lyubimovka.
Died February 28th, 2015 at 61 years old in Kyiv (falling).
Helga Hösl-Thaw
German tennis player (1940-2015).
Born February 2nd, 1940 in Berlin.
Died September 12th, 2015 at 75 years old in Utting.
Yitzhak Orpaz
Israeli writer (1921–2015).
Born October 15th, 1921 in Zinkiv. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2015 at 93 years old
Gunilla Wolde
Swedish writer and illustrator.
Born July 15th, 1939 in Gothenburg. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2015 at 75 years old
Deaths 981 to 990 of 1122
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø