2015
Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor (born 1926)
Jonathan Stewart Vickers, known professionally as Jon Vickers, was a world renowned Canadian heldentenor.
Jon Vickers, Canadian tenor (born 1926)
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2015
Giacomo Biffi, Italian cardinal (born 1928)
Giacomo Biffi was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop Emeritus of Bologna, having served as archbishop there from 1984 to 2003. He was elevated to t…
Giacomo Biffi, Italian cardinal (born 1928)
2015
Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959)
Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer and producer. Beginning in 2002, Iwata served as the fourth president of Nintendo, as well as the chief executive off…
Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959)
2015
André Leysen, Belgian businessman (born 1927)
André Leysen was a Belgian businessman. In 1951, he married Anne Ahlers, daughter of a shipping family from Bremen, Germany. Together they have four children: Bettina, Christian, T…
André Leysen, Belgian businessman (born 1927)
2015
D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (born 1941)
D'Army Bailey was an American lawyer, circuit court judge, civil rights activist, author, and film actor. Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, he served as a city councilman in B…
D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (born 1941)
2015
Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (born 1956)
Chenjerai Hove, was a Zimbabwean poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both English and Shona. "Modernist in their formal construction, but making extensive use of oral conventi…
Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (born 1956)
2015
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (born 1950)
Lithang Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche or Tenzing Deleg (1950–2015) was a Tibetan Buddhist leader from Garze, Sichuan. He is also known for working to develop social, medical, educati…
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (born 1950)
2015
Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (born 1935)
Cheng Siwei was a Chinese economist, chemical engineer and politician. He was the chairman of China Soft Science Research Association; president of the Chinese Society for Manageme…
Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (born 1935)
2015
Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (born 1979)
Philipp Mißfelder was a German politician and a member of the German Bundestag. From January through March 2014, he served in the German government as the Coordinator for Transatla…
Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (born 1979)
2015
Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (born 1927)
Martin Litchfield West, was a British philologist and classical scholar. In recognition of his contribution to scholarship, he was appointed to the Order of Merit in 2014.
Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (born 1927)
2015
Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (born 1938)
Masahiko Aoki was a Japanese economist, Tomoye and Henri Takahashi Professor Emeritus of Japanese Studies in the Economics Department, and Senior Fellow of the Stanford Institute f…
Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (born 1938)
2015
Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1916)
Wan Li was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician who served as First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1983 to 1988 and the 5th Chairman of the Standin…
Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1916)
2015
Aubrey Morris, British actor (born 1926)
Aubrey Morris was a British actor known for his appearances in the films A Clockwork Orange and The Wicker Man.
Aubrey Morris, British actor (born 1926)
2015
Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (born 1933)
David Troy Somerville was a Canadian singer best known as the co-founder, and original lead singer, of The Diamonds, one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1950s.
Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (born 1933)
2015
Denis Avey, English soldier, engineer, and author (born 1919)
Denis Avey was a British veteran of the Second World War who was held as a prisoner of war at E715, a subcamp of Auschwitz concentration camp. While there he saved the life of a Je…
Denis Avey, English soldier, engineer, and author (born 1919)
2015
Evelyn Ebsworth, English chemist and academic (born 1933)
Evelyn Algernon Valentine Ebsworth, was a British chemist and academic. He was the Crum Brown Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from 1967 to 1990, and Vice-Chan…
Evelyn Ebsworth, English chemist and academic (born 1933)
2015
Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1926)
Alcides Edgardo Ghiggia Pereyra was a Uruguayan and Italian footballer who played as a right winger. He achieved lasting fame for his decisive role in the final match of the 1950 W…
Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1926)
2015
Jack Goody, English anthropologist, author, and academic (born 1919)
Sir John Rankine Goody was an English social anthropologist. He was a prominent lecturer at Cambridge University, and was William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology from 1973 to…
Jack Goody, English anthropologist, author, and academic (born 1919)
2015
Bill Arnsparger, American football player and coach (born 1926)
William Stephen Arnsparger was an American college and professional football coach. He was born and raised in Paris, Kentucky, served in the United States Marine Corps during World…
Bill Arnsparger, American football player and coach (born 1926)
2015
Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (born 1989)
Jules Lucien André Bianchi was a French racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2013 to 2014.
Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (born 1989)
2015
Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (born 1916)
William Owen Chadwick was a British Anglican priest, academic, rugby international, writer and prominent historian of Christianity. As a leading academic, Chadwick became Dixie Pro…
Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (born 1916)
2015
John Taylor, English pianist and educator (born 1942)
John Taylor was a British jazz pianist, born in Manchester, England, who occasionally performed on the organ and the synthesizer. In his obituary, The Guardian described him as "on…
John Taylor, English pianist and educator (born 1942)
2015
Alex Rocco, American actor (born 1936)
Alex Rocco was an American actor. Known for his distinctive, gravelly voice, he was often cast as villains, including Moe Greene in The Godfather (1972) and his Primetime Emmy Awar…
Alex Rocco, American actor (born 1936)
2015
Buddy Buie, American songwriter, producer and publisher (born 1941)
Perry Carlton "Buddy" Buie was an American songwriter, producer and publisher. He is most commonly associated with Roy Orbison, the Classics IV and the Atlanta Rhythm Section.
Buddy Buie, American songwriter, producer and publisher (born 1941)