Deaths in October 2015

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The following is a list of notable deaths in October 2015.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship and reason for notability, established cause of death, reference.

October 2015

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  • Božo Bakota, 64, Croatian footballer (NK Zagreb, SK Sturm Graz).[http://derstandard.at/2000023129448/Sturm-Legende-Bozo-Bakota-ist-tot Österreichischer Torschützenkönig des Jahres 1982 wurde 65 Jahre alt] {{in lang|de}}
  • Jacques Brodin, 68, French fencer, Olympic bronze medalist (1964).[http://www.escrime-ffe.fr/carnets/jacques-brodin-est-decede Jacques Brodin est décédé] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084153/http://www.escrime-ffe.fr/carnets/jacques-brodin-est-decede |date=October 28, 2016 }} {{in lang|fr}}
  • Harold Caskey, 77, American politician, member of the Missouri Senate (1977–2005), Parkinson's disease.[https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/the-buzz/article37250856.html Longtime Missouri senator Harold Caskey dies at age 77]
  • Don Edwards, 100, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California (1963–1995).[http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_28912287/former-rep-don-edwards-1915-2015 Former Rep. Don Edwards: 1915–2015]
  • Erma Johnson Hadley, 73, American educator, Chancellor of Tarrant County College, pancreatic cancer.[https://collegian.tccd.edu/?p=27051 BREAKING: Chancellor Hadley dies of cancer]
  • Illtyd Harrington, 84, British politician.[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/01/illtyd-harrington Illtyd Harrington obituary]
  • Max Keeping, 73, Canadian broadcaster (CJOH), cancer.[http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/10/01/max-keeping-dead_n_8230184.html Max Keeping, Ottawa Philanthropist And Former Anchor, Dies Of Cancer]
  • Stanisław Kociołek, 82, Polish politician, Deputy Prime Minister (1970).[http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/kraj/nie-zyje-stanislaw-kociolek/h244gn Nie żyje Stanisław Kociołek] {{in lang|pl}}
  • Cal Neeman, 86, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies).[https://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/baseball-notebook-former-major-league-catcher-cal-neeman-dies/article_d181dc54-a182-566c-beb5-bfcd64aabadd.html Baseball notebook: Former major-league catcher Cal Neeman dies]
  • Hadi Norouzi, 30, Iranian footballer (Persepolis), heart attack.{{cn|date=August 2021}}
  • Frans Pointl, 82, Dutch writer, nerve disease.[http://www.hpdetijd.nl/2015-10-02/schrijver-frans-pointl-1933-2015-elke-avond-hoop-ik-weg-te-schuifelen-in-de-eeuwigheid/ Schrijver Frans Pointl (1933–2015): ‘Elke avond hoop ik weg te schuifelen in de eeuwigheid’] {{in lang|nl}}
  • Jacob Pressman, 95, American Conservative rabbi, co-founder of American Jewish University.[http://www.jewishjournal.com/obituaries/article/rabbi_jacob_pressman_spiritual_leader_of_temple_beth_am_dies_at_95 Rabbi Jacob Pressman, spiritual leader of Temple Beth Am, dies at 95]
  • Alfredo Prieto, 49, Salvadoran-American serial killer, execution by lethal injection.[http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/02/virginia-executes-serial-killer-alfredo-prieto-after-appeals-fail Virginia executes serial killer Alfredo Prieto after appeals fail]
  • Usnija Redžepova, 69, Macedonian singer, lung cancer.[https://web.archive.org/web/20151106222239/http://inserbia.info/today/2015/10/usnija-redzepova-dies-at-70/ Usnija Redzepova Dies At 70]
  • Angelito Sarmiento, 68, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1992–2001), heart attack.[http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/729322/ex-bulacan-lawmaker-dies-on-witness-stand Ex-Bulacan lawmaker dies on witness stand]
  • Gottfried Schatz, 79, Austrian biochemist, cancer.[http://derstandard.at/2000023168727/Preisgekroenter-Genforscher-Gottfried-Schatz-79-jaehrig-gestorben Gottfried Schatz: Die drei Karrieren eines Wissenssuchenden] {{in lang|de}}
  • Johnny Strange, 23, American mountain climber and adventurer, wingsuit collision.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/switzerland/11907543/American-wingsuit-flyer-Johnny-Strange-dies-in-Switzerland-accident.html American wingsuit flyer Johnny Strange dies in Switzerland accident]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • Jean-Jacques Tillmann, 80, Swiss sports journalist.[http://www.20min.ch/ro/sports/football/story/Jean-Jacques-Tillmann-est-decede-28370804 Jean-Jacques Tillmann est décédé] {{in lang|fr}}
  • Joe Wark, 67, Scottish footballer (Motherwell), dementia.[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tributes-paid-motherwell-icon-joe-6559063 Tributes paid to Motherwell icon Joe Wark who has died aged 67 following battle with dementia]

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  • Willie Akins, 76, American jazz saxophonist, heart failure.[http://www.stlamerican.com/entertainment/living_it/article_eff9e68a-6b61-11e5-9ed0-47968b5ea7b1.html Local jazz legend Willie Akins passes at 76]
  • Naim Araidi, 65, Israeli Druze academic and poet, Ambassador to Norway (2012–2014), cancer.[http://www.dagen.no/Nyheter/nyheter/Tidligere-Israel-ambassad%C3%B8r-til-Norge-er-d%C3%B8d-253942 Tidligere Israel-ambassadør til Norge er død] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151008030411/http://www.dagen.no/Nyheter/nyheter/Tidligere-Israel-ambassad%C3%B8r-til-Norge-er-d%C3%B8d-253942 |date=October 8, 2015 }} {{in lang|no}}
  • Steve Camacho, 69, Guyanese cricketer (West Indies), cancer.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11917485/Steve-Camacho-cricket-administrator-obituary.html Steve Camacho, cricket administrator – obituary]
  • François Dagognet, 91, French philosopher.[http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2015/10/04/la-mort-du-philosophe-francois-dagognet_4782265_3382.html Mort du philosophe François Dagognet] {{in lang|fr}}
  • Eric Arturo Delvalle, 78, Panamanian politician, President (1985–1988).[https://www.foxnews.com/world/former-panama-president-eric-delvalle-dies-was-deposed-after-challenging-dictator/ Former Panama President Eric Delvalle dies; was deposed after challenging dictator]
  • Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca, 89, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay (1980–2000).[http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bfonseca.html Bishop Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca]
  • Brian Friel, 86, Irish dramatist (Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Dancing at Lughnasa, Translations).[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-34424041 Brian Friel: Famed playwright dies aged 86]
  • Rodolfo Frigeri, 73, Argentine economist and politician, Minister of Economy and Public Finances (2001).[http://www.eldia.com/la-provincia/fallecio-el-ex-titular-del-bapro-rodolfo-frigeri-87209 Falleció el ex titular del Bapro, Rodolfo Frigeri] {{in lang|es}}
  • Alex Giannini, 57, English actor (Not About Nightingales, Legend, The Knock), heart attack.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11940832/Alex-Giannini-actor-obituary.html Alex Giannini, actor - obituary]
  • Coleridge Goode, 100, Jamaican-born British jazz bassist.{{Cite web |url=http://www.marlbank.net/news/3138-rip-coleridge-goode.html |title=RIP Coleridge Goode |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=October 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011160005/http://www.marlbank.net/news/3138-rip-coleridge-goode.html |url-status=dead }}
  • Arthur Lawson Johnston, 3rd Baron Luke, 82, British peer and politician.[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/195337/lawson-johnston Lawson Johnston]
  • Bill Kelley, 89, American football player (Green Bay Packers).[https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/11853955/Billie%20Rex-Kelley Billie Rex Kelley]
  • Lindsay Kline, 81, Australian cricketer.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/925111.html Australian spinner Lindsay Kline dies at 81]
  • Serhiy Krulykovskyi, 69, Ukrainian footballer (Dynamo Kyiv).[http://www.ua-football.com/ua/ukrainian/high/1443799704-pishov-z-zhittya-sergiy-krulikovskiy.html Пішов з життя Сергій Круликовський] {{in lang|uk}}
  • Lubomír Lipský, 92, Czech actor, pneumonia.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0513795/ Lubomír Lipský (I) (1923–2015)]
  • Megateo, 39, Colombian criminal.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-03/colombia-confirms-death-of-drug-kingpin-megateo/6824980 Colombia confirms death of drug kingpin Victor 'Megateo' Navarro in military operation]
  • James Mutende, 53, Ugandan politician, State Minister of Industry (since 2011).[http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/674084-state-minister-for-industry-mutende-dies.html State minister for industry Mutende dies]
  • Johnny Paton, 92, Scottish football player (Brentford, Watford, Celtic), coach and manager (Arsenal 'A').[http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/10/johnny-paton-1923-2015.html Johnny Paton 1923–2015]
  • Alan Prince, 100, Canadian bureaucrat, Director of the Nuclear Safety Commission (1975–1978), oversaw the clean up of Kosmos 954.[https://ottawacitizen.com/life/life-story/alan-prince-1915-2015-nuclear-watchdog-oversaw-response-to-cosmos-954 Alan Prince (1915–2015): Nuclear watchdog oversaw response to Cosmos 954]
  • Hal Schacker, 90, American baseball player (Boston Braves).[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sptimes/obituary.aspx?n=Harold-SCHACKER&pid=176135377 Harold Schacker obituary]
  • Andy Sperandeo, 70, American magazine editor (Model Railroader), cancer.[http://www.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/model-railroader-andy-sperandeo-found-wonder-in-miniature-trains-b99592782z1-331840841.html Model railroader Andy Sperandeo found wonder in miniature trains]
  • Jean-Noël Tassez, 59, French journalist.[https://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2015/10/02/20004-20151002ARTFIG00369-deces-de-jean-noel-tassez-ancien-pdg-de-la-sofirad.php Décès de Jean-Noël Tassez, ancien PDG de la Sofirad] {{in lang|fr}}

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  • Utpal Kumar Basu, 76, Indian poet.{{Cite web |url=http://www.observerbd.com/2015/10/05/113780.php |title=Bengali poet Utpal Kumar Basu no more |access-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702093117/http://www.observerbd.com/2015/10/05/113780.php |url-status=dead }}
  • A. R. M. Abdul Cader, 78, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1989–2004).[http://www.dailymirror.lk/89867/abdul-cader-no-more Abdul Cader no more]
  • Denis Healey, 98, British politician, Secretary of State for Defence (1964–1970), Chancellor of the Exchequer (1974–1979), heart attack.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/geoffrey-howe-treasury-chief-under-margaret-thatcher-dies-at-88/2015/10/13/7f40e140-71c0-11e5-8d93-0af317ed58c9_story.html Geoffrey Howe, treasury chief under Margaret Thatcher, dies at 88]
  • Lloyd Hinchberger, 84, Canadian ice hockey player (New Haven Blades, Nashville Dixie Flyers).[http://www.paulfuneralhome.ca/notices/Lloyd-Hinchberger Lloyd Thomas Hinchberger]
  • Olga Hirshhorn, 95, American art collector.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/arts/design/olga-hirshhorn-collector-of-modern-art-dies-at-95.html Olga Hirshhorn, Collector of Modern Art, Dies at 95]
  • Isao Hosoe, 73, Japanese designer.[http://wow-webmagazine.com/isao-hosoe-the-trickster-of-design-is-gone Isao Hosoe, the Trickster of Design, is gone]
  • Javed Iqbal, 90, Pakistani judge, Justice of the Supreme Court (1986–1989).[http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Oct-2015/justice-javed-iqbal-passes-away Justice Javed Iqbal passes away]
  • Muhammad Nawaz Khan, 71, Pakistani historian and writer, Parkinson's disease.[http://tribune.com.pk/story/967374/historian-muhammad-nawaz-khan-passes-away/ Historian Muhammad Nawaz Khan passes away]
  • Kita, 57, Brazilian footballer, Olympic silver medalist (1984), liver cancer.[http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas-noticias/2015/10/03/kita-campeao-paulista-pela-inter-de-limeira-em-1986-morre-aos-57-anos.htm Kita, algoz do Palmeiras no Paulista de 1986, morre aos 57 anos] {{in lang|pt}}
  • Stewart McInnes, 78, Canadian lawyer and politician, member of Parliament (1984–1988), heart failure.[http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1314860-lawyer-and-former-politician-stewart-mcinnes-dies-at-78 Lawyer and former politician Stewart McInnes dies at 78]
  • Barbara Meek, 81, American actress (Archie Bunker's Place), heart attack.[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/17/barbara-meek-trinity-rep-and-actress-dies/3JeL5OKeEh99inbVCIdh1J/story.html Barbara Meek, 81; Trinity Rep and TV actress]
  • Raghavan Narasimhan, 78, Indian mathematician.[http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2015/10/15/raghavan-narasimhan-analytically-deft-mathematician-1937-2015 Raghavan Narasimhan, analytically deft mathematician, 1937–2015]
  • Paul R. Norby, 102, American Navy rear admiral.[http://www.hometown-pages.com/Content/News-Leader/NL-Obituaries/Article/Paul-R-Norby-98-once-of-Mabel/12/55/60292 Paul R. Norby, 102, once of Mabel, obituary]
  • Dave Pike, 77, American jazz musician, emphysema.[https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-dave-pike-dies-at-77-20151006-story.html Dave Pike, jazz musician who pioneered the amplified vibraphone, dies at 77]
  • Arthur A. Small, 81, American lawyer and poet, kidney failure.[http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/local/2015/10/05/former-legislator-art-small-dies-81/73386886/ Former legislator Art Small dies at 81]
  • Masjchun Sofwan, 88, Indonesian Governor of Jambi (1979–1989).[http://jambi.tribunnews.com/2015/10/04/mantan-gubernur-jambi-masjchun-sofwan-berpulang Mantan Gubernur Jambi Masjchun Sofwan Berpulang] {{in lang|id}}
  • Gerald Squires, 77, Canadian artist, cancer.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/gerald-squires-distinguished-newfoundland-artist-dies-at-77-1.3256296 Gerald Squires, distinguished Newfoundland artist, dies at 77]
  • Christopher Tambling, 51, British composer and choirmaster, cancer.{{Cite web |url=http://www.downside.co.uk/School/news/downside_latest_news_Detail.php?Requiescat-in-Pace-523 |title=Requiescat in Pace |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=October 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006173903/http://www.downside.co.uk/School/news/downside_latest_news_Detail.php?Requiescat-in-Pace-523 |url-status=dead }}
  • William Taylor, 77, New Zealand children's writer and politician, Mayor of Ohakune (1981–1988).[http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/books/72696738/childrens-author-william-taylor-dies-in-taumarunui Children's author William Taylor dies in Taumarunui]
  • Peter Tillers, 72, Latvian-born American legal scholar.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/news/professor-peter-tillers-longtime-faculty-member-and-scholar-evidence-passed-away-72 |title=Professor Peter Tillers, Longtime Faculty Member and Scholar in Evidence, Passed Away at 72 |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=November 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105032820/http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/news/professor-peter-tillers-longtime-faculty-member-and-scholar-evidence-passed-away-72 |url-status=dead }}
  • Franciszek Walicki, 94, Polish journalist.[http://www4.rp.pl/Muzyka/310039966-Nie-zyje-Franciszek-Walicki.html Nie żyje Franciszek Walicki] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004120514/http://www4.rp.pl/Muzyka/310039966-Nie-zyje-Franciszek-Walicki.html |date=October 4, 2015 }} {{in lang|pl}}

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  • Yves Barsacq, 84, French film actor, pneumonia.[http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/savona/2015/10/06/AReXYhDG-francese_barsacq_albenga.shtml È morto ad Albenga l’attore francese Yves Barsacq] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022185814/http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/savona/2015/10/06/AReXYhDG-francese_barsacq_albenga.shtml |date=October 22, 2015 }} {{in lang|it}}
  • Austin Darragh, 88, Irish medical practitioner and entrepreneur.[https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/professor-dr-austin-darragh-passes-away-aged-88/31586337.html Professor Dr Austin Darragh passes away aged 88]
  • José Eduardo Dutra, 58, Brazilian businessman (Petrobras) and politician, Senator (since 1994), cancer.[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-04/former-petrobras-ceo-jose-dutra-dead-at-58-workers-party-says Former Petrobras CEO Dutra Dead at 58, Workers' Party Says]
  • Tove Fergo, 69, Danish politician, Minister for Ecclesiastical Affairs (2001–2005), member of Folketinget (1994–2005), cancer.[http://www.bt.dk/politik/naert-familiemedlem-tove-fergo-doede-af-aggressiv-kraeft Nært familiemedlem: Tove Fergo døde af aggressiv kræft] {{in lang|da}}
  • Daniel Fletcher, 41, Australian AFL football player (Geelong), fall.[http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/jan-juc-man-found-dead-in-the-driveway-of-lorne-holiday-home/story-fnjuhxh0-1227557149487 Jan Juc man found dead in the driveway of Lorne holiday home]
  • S. Malcolm Gillis, 74, American academic, President of Rice University (1993–2004), cancer.{{Cite web |url=http://news.rice.edu/2015/10/04/malcolm-gillis-rices-sixth-president-dies-of-cancer/ |title=In memoriam President Emeritus Malcolm Gillis |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107111033/http://news.rice.edu/2015/10/04/malcolm-gillis-rices-sixth-president-dies-of-cancer/ |url-status=dead }}
  • Juan Carlos Ibáñez, 46, Argentine footballer (Independiente), beaten.[http://www.infobae.com/2015/10/05/1760219-el-ex-independiente-juan-carlos-ibanez-fue-asesinado-una-pelea-callejera El ex Independiente Juan Carlos Ibáñez fue asesinado en una pelea callejera] {{in lang|es}}
  • Peter Knight, 67, English rugby union player.[https://funeral-notices.co.uk/South+West-Bristol-Bristol/death-notices/notice/KNIGHT/4307775 Peter Knight]
  • Pamela Ann McDougall, 90, Canadian diplomat.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/pamela-mcdougall-obituary?id=42054223 Pamela Ann McDougall]
  • Jack McKee, 71, Northern Irish politician, Mayor of Larne (1984–1985).[http://www.larnetimes.co.uk/news/local-news/former-larne-alderman-jack-mckee-dies-1-6992101 Former Larne Alderman Jack McKee dies]{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • J. Whyatt Mondesire, 66, American journalist and civil rights activist, brain aneurysm.[http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20151015_Fans_and_foes_alike_bid_J__Whyatt_Mondesire_adieu.html Fans and former foes alike bid J. Whyatt Mondesire adieu]
  • Eduardo Pavlovsky, 81, Argentine actor and playwright.[http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/200219/theatre-icon-eduardo-pavlovsky-dies-at-81 Theatre icon Eduardo Pavlovsky dies at 81]
  • Edida Nageswara Rao, 81, Indian film producer (Sankarabharanam).[http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/nation/sankarabharanam-producer-nageswara-rao-dies.html 'Sankarabharanam' producer Nageswara Rao dies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109064618/http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/nation/sankarabharanam-producer-nageswara-rao-dies.html |date=November 9, 2015 }}
  • Job de Ruiter, 85, Dutch politician, Minister of Justice (1977–1981), Minister of Defence (1981–1986).[http://nos.nl/artikel/2061860-oud-minister-job-de-ruiter-85-overleden.html Oud-minister Job de Ruiter (85) overleden] {{in lang|nl}}
  • Sir John Severne, 90, British Royal Air Force officer.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11919787/Air-Vice-Marshal-Sir-John-Severne-obituary.html Air Vice-Marshal Sir John Severne – obituary]
  • Jim Thomas, 76, American CFL player (Edmonton Eskimos).{{Cite web |url=http://www.esks.com/article/eskimos-mourn-the-passing-of-jim-thomas |title=Eskimos Mourn the Passing of Jim Thomas |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022190123/http://www.esks.com/article/eskimos-mourn-the-passing-of-jim-thomas |archive-date=October 22, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
  • Neal Walk, 67, American basketball player (Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Jazz, New York Knicks).[https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2015/10/05/former-phoenix-suns-center-neal-walk-dies-67/73361840/ Former Phoenix Suns center Neal Walk dies at 67]
  • Bob Whan, 82, Australian politician, MP for Eden-Monaro (1972–1975), cardiac arrest.[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/former-edenmonaro-mp-bob-whan-dies-20151005-gk1yn2.html Former Eden-Monaro MP Bob Whan Dies]
  • Oganes Zanazanyan, 68, Greek-born Armenian football player (Ararat Yerevan) and coach, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).{{Cite web |url=http://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/10/04/hovhannes-zanazanyan/1806701 |title=Ararat-73 captain Hovhannes Zanazanyan dies |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424070953/https://www.tert.am/en/news/2015/10/04/hovhannes-zanazanyan/1806701 |url-status=dead }}

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  • Chantal Akerman, 65, Belgian film director (Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles), suicide.[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/06/chantal-akerman-pioneering-belgium-film-director-and-theorist-dies-aged-65 Chantal Akerman, pioneering Belgian film director and theorist, dies aged 65]
  • Frank Albanese, 84, American boxer and actor (The Sopranos, Goodfellas, Dead Presidents), prostate cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/arts/television/frank-albanese-actor-on-the-sopranos-dies-at-84.html Frank Albanese, Tony’s Uncle Pat on ‘The Sopranos,’ Dies at 84]
  • Joker Arroyo, 88, Filipino politician, Senator (2001–2013), heart attack.[http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/10/07/1508042/lawyer-senator-joker-arroyo-88 Lawyer, senator Joker Arroyo, 88]
  • Gösta Bergkvist, 95, Swedish Olympic runner (1948).[http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=99&artikel=6273890 Löparlegenden Gösta Bergkvist död] {{in lang|no}}
  • Grace Lee Boggs, 100, American civil rights activist and author.[http://www.newsweek.com/american-civil-rights-activist-grace-boggs-dies-detroit-100-380142 American Civil Rights Activist Grace Boggs Dies in Detroit at 100]
  • Larry Brezner, 73, American film producer (Good Morning Vietnam, Throw Momma From the Train, Ride Along), leukemia.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/movies/larry-brezner-hollywood-manager-of-star-comics-is-dead-at-73.html Larry Brezner, Hollywood Manager of Star Comics, Is Dead at 73]
  • Michael Dean, 82, New Zealand broadcaster (Late Night Line-Up), dementia.[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/20/michael-dean Michael Dean obituary]
  • Ana Diosdado, 77, Argentine-born Spanish playwright and actress, cardiorespiratory failure.[http://www.elmundo.es/cultura/2015/10/05/56125f19268e3ebb678b459a.html Muere Ana Diosdado, pionera entre las directoras teatrales en España] {{in lang|es}}
  • Flavio Emoli, 81, Italian footballer (Juventus).[http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/2015/10/05/news/addio_emoli_cuore_matto_della_grande_juve_e_delle_figurine_panini-124415718/ Addio Emoli, 'cuore matto' della grande Juve e delle figurine Panini] {{in lang|it}}
  • Mary Jane Farell, 95, American bridge player.{{Cite web |url=http://www.acbl.org/mary-jane-farell-1920-2015/ |title=Mary Jane Farell 1920–2015 |access-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-date=November 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121095429/http://www.acbl.org/mary-jane-farell-1920-2015/ |url-status=dead }}
  • Joe Henson, 82, British farmer and conservationist.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11965772/Joe-Henson-farmer-obituary.html Joe Henson, farmer – obituary]
  • Óscar Herrera, 56, Chilean footballer.https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/34685/Oscar_Herrera.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}
  • Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, 77, Spanish nobleman.[http://www.elmundo.es/loc/2015/10/05/5612b46dca474107318b459b.html Muere el infante Carlos de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, primo y amigo de Juan Carlos I] {{in lang|es}}
  • Li Yongtai, 87, Chinese lieutenant general and politician.[http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1384236 空军原副司令员李永泰逝世,曾参加抗美援朝被誉"空中坦克"] {{in lang|zh}}
  • Trevor Lloyd, 91, Welsh rugby union player.[http://www.llanellistar.co.uk/Oldest-living-British-Lion-Trevor-Lloyd-dies-aged/story-27929670-detail/story.html Oldest living British Lion, Trevor Lloyd, dies aged 91] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151006175323/http://www.llanellistar.co.uk/Oldest-living-British-Lion-Trevor-Lloyd-dies-aged/story-27929670-detail/story.html |date=October 6, 2015 }}
  • Henning Mankell, 67, Swedish author (Kurt Wallander), cancer.[https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34442252 Wallander writer Henning Mankell dies]
  • John O'Leary, 82, Irish politician, TD for Kerry South (1966–1997).[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/former-fianna-f%C3%A1il-td-john-o-leary-dies-aged-82-1.2379660 Former Fianna Fáil TD John O’Leary dies aged 82]
  • Anna Pump, 81, German-born American baker and cookbook author, vehicle-pedestrian collision.[http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Bridgehampton/125225/Pedestrian-Struck-By-Vehicle-In-Bridgehampton-Monday-Night-Montauk-Highway-Closed UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed In Bridgehampton Accident Identified As Anna Pump; Police Identify Driver]
  • Andrew Rubin, 69, American actor (Police Academy, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Joe Bash), lung cancer.[https://deadline.com/2015/10/andrew-rubin-dead-police-academy-actor-1201585667/ Andrew Rubin Dies: ‘Police Academy’ & TV Veteran Was 69]
  • Niall Rudd, 88, Irish-born British classical scholar.[http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2015/october/niall-rudd.html Professor Niall Rudd, 1927–2015]
  • Ales Savitsky, 91, Belarusian writer.[http://www.sb.by/kultura/article/tsvety-pamyati.html Цветы памяти] {{in lang|ru}}
  • Gina Sigstad, 88, Norwegian Olympic cross-country skier.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/82379 Gina Regland-Sigstad]
  • Jos Vandeloo, 90, Belgian author.[http://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20151005_01902816 Vlaamse schrijver Jos Vandeloo (90) overleden] {{in lang|nl}}
  • Anthony F. C. Wallace, 92, Canadian-born American anthropologist.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/delcotimes/name/anthony-wallace-obituary?id=17462895 Anthony F.C. Wallace]
  • Peter Wespi, 72, Swiss Olympic ice hockey player (1964), cancer.[http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news/meldung/38701 ZSC-Legende Wespi gestorben] {{in lang|de}}

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  • Christine Arnothy, 84, Hungarian-French writer.[http://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2015/10/07/mort-de-christine-arnothy-romanciere-inveteree_4784235_3382.html Mort de Christine Arnothy] {{in lang|fr}}
  • Duncan Bluck, 88, British businessman (Swire Group).[https://swirenews.swire.com/2016-01/People/Duncan-Bluck.html Duncan Bluck, CBE 1927 - 2015]
  • Kevin Corcoran, 66, American actor and producer (Old Yeller, Pete's Dragon, Sons of Anarchy), colorectal cancer.[http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2015/10/07/disney-legend-kevin-corcoran-passes-away/ Disney Legend Kevin Corcoran Passes Away]
  • Rich Davis, 89, American businessman, creator of KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce.[http://kcur.org/post/rich-davis-creator-kansas-city-masterpiece-barbecue-sauce-dies Rich Davis, Creator Of Kansas City Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce, Dies]
  • Juan Martin Garcia, 35, American murderer, execution by lethal injection.[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/07/texas-executes-juan-martin-garcia-over-8-robbery-and Texas executes Juan Martin Garcia for murder in $8 robbery]
  • Charles Coulston Gillispie, 97, American historian, President of History of Science Society (1965–1966).[http://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S44/44/22S90/index.xml?section=topstories Charles Gillispie, trailblazer in the history of science, dies at 97]
  • Árpád Göncz, 93, Hungarian writer and politician, President (1990–2000).[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11914980/rpad-Goncz-Hungarian-president-obituary.html Árpád Göncz, Hungarian president – obituary]
  • Smokey Johnson, 78, American drummer.[http://www.offbeat.com/news/new-orleans-drummer-smokey-johnson-dies/ New Orleans Drummer Smokey Johnson Dies]
  • Stasys Povilaitis, 68, Lithuanian singer and poet, lung cancer.[http://en.delfi.lt/lithuania/culture/lithuanian-schlager-star-stasys-povilaitis-passes-away-at-69.d?id=69196164 Lithuanian schlager star Stasys Povilaitis passes away at 69]
  • Fernando Rainieri, 74–75, Dominican politician, minister of tourism.[http://www.diariolibre.com/noticias/fallece-el-empresario-turistico-fernando-rainieri-CB1470455 Fallece el empresario turístico Fernando Rainieri] {{in lang|es}}
  • Billy Joe Royal, 73, American pop and country singer ("Down in the Boondocks", "Cherry Hill Park", "Burned Like a Rocket").[http://www.wsmv.com/story/30202602/singer-billy-joe-royal-dies-at-73 Singer Billy Joe Royal dies at 73]
  • Vladimir Shlapentokh, 88, Ukrainian-born American sociologist.[http://wciom.ru/news/sobytiya/ushel_iz_zhizni_uchenyi_vladimir_ehmmanuilovich_shljapentokh/ Ушел из жизни ученый Владимир Эммануилович Шляпентох] {{in lang|ru}}
  • Sandra Spuzich, 78, American golfer.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?n=sandra-spuzich&pid=176054105 Sandra Spuzich Obituary]
  • Bill Stanley, 58, American mammalogist, director of collections at Field Museum.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-bill-stanley-obit-ent-1007-20151006-column.html Bill Stanley, 58, of Field Museum dies in Ethiopia]
  • Carmen Marina Torres, 58, Colombian actress.[http://www.elheraldo.co/tendencias/muere-la-actriz-carmen-marina-torres-221183 Muere la actriz Carmen Marina Torres] {{in lang|es}}
  • Otto Tucker, 92, Canadian educationalist.[http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2015-10-08/article-4303653/Educator,-historian-and-author-Otto-Tucker-passes-away/1 Educator, historian and author Otto Tucker passes away]
  • Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, 92, Peruvian historian and jurist.[http://www.andina.com.pe/agencia/noticia-fallecio-a-los-92-anos-historiador-y-jurista-vicente-ugarte-del-pino-578511.aspx Falleció a los 92 años el historiador y jurista Vicente Ugarte del Pino] {{in lang|es}}
  • Ivan Vidav, 97, Slovenian mathematician.[http://www.sazu.si/en/novice/umrl-akademik-ivan-vidav.html Umrl akademik Ivan Vidav] {{in lang|sl}}

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  • Gene Allen, 97, American art director (My Fair Lady), President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (1983–1985).[https://variety.com/2015/film/news/gene-allen-academy-president-dead-dies-1201614959/ Gene Allen, Former Academy President, Dies at 97]
  • Ray Appleton, 74, American jazz drummer, heart failure.[http://www.nuvo.net/ACulturalManifesto/archives/2015/10/14/remembering-killer-ray Remembering Killer Ray]
  • Pushpa Bhuyan, 69, Indian classical dancer.[http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct0815/at053 Pushpa Bhuyan passes away] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193307/http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=oct0815%2Fat053 |date=March 3, 2016 }}
  • Ângelo da Cunha Pinto, 66, Brazilian-Portuguese chemist.[https://archive.today/20151009024743/http://www.ufrj.br/mostranoticia.php?noticia=15577_Nota-de-falecimento-do-professor-Angelo-da-Cunha-Pinto-.html Nota de falecimento do professor Angelo da Cunha Pinto] {{in lang|pt}}
  • Giordana Di Stefano, 20, Italian murder victim, stabbing.{{Cite web |date=2015-10-07 |title=Giovane mamma massacrata a coltellate in auto |url=https://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/catania/cronaca/15_ottobre_07/ventenne-uccisa-coltellate-auto-c26befe4-6cdb-11e5-896b-37c3dd8d295d.shtml |website=Corriere della Sera |language=it}}
  • Friedrich Diedrich, 80, German Roman Catholic theologian.[http://lebenswege.faz.net/traueranzeige/friedrich-diedrich/43756216 Friedrich Diedrich : Traueranzeige] {{in lang|de}}
  • Dominique Dropsy, 63, French footballer (Valenciennes, Strasbourg, Bordeaux), leukemia.[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/soccer/2015/10/07/former-france-goalkeeper-dominique-dropsy-dies-aged-63/73501102/ Former France goalkeeper Dominique Dropsy dies aged 63]
  • Harry Gallatin, 88, American Hall of Fame basketball player (New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons) and coach (New York Knicks, St. Louis Hawks), complications from surgery.[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2015/10/07/hall-of-fame-basketball-player-harry-gallatin-dies/73545168/ Hall of Fame basketball player Harry Gallatin dies at 88]
  • Hossein Hamadani, 60, Iranian military officer.[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/10/isil-kills-top-iranian-commander-syria-151009074246576.html ISIL kills top Iranian commander in Syria]
  • Andy Hawkins, 57, American football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs).[https://baycitytribune.com/obituaries/article_aa6293e2-6eb3-11e5-870c-eb38f17d1c64.html Anthony James Hawkins]
  • Hy Hollinger, 97, American journalist (Variety) and publicist (Paramount Pictures), international editor of The Hollywood Reporter (1992–2008).[https://variety.com/2015/film/news/hy-hollinger-dies-dead-variety-reporter-1201613764/ Hy Hollinger, Longtime Variety Reporter, Dies at 97]
  • Hasan Jamil, 63, Pakistani cricketer, cardiac arrest.[http://nation.com.pk/sports/08-Oct-2015/ex-international-cricketer-hasan-jamil-dies Ex-International cricketer Hasan Jamil dies]
  • Kenneth Koe, 90, American chemist.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/business/kenneth-koe-co-inventor-behind-zoloft-dies-at-90.html?_r=0 Kenneth Koe, Co-Inventor Behind Zoloft, Dies at 90]
  • Elena Lucena, 101, Argentine film actress.[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1834458-murio-elena-lucena-a-los-101-anos Murió Elena Lucena, a los 101 años] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009202409/http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1834458-murio-elena-lucena-a-los-101-anos |date=October 9, 2015 }} {{in lang|es}}
  • W. R. Mitchell, 87, British writer and editor (Dalesman).[http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2015-10-08/tributes-to-former-dalesman-editor-bill-mitchell/ Tributes to former Dalesman editor Bill Mitchell]
  • Julius Muthamia, 81, Kenyan politician.[http://tuko.co.ke/49494-former-meru-senator-dies.html Former Meru Senator Dies]
  • Maria Lúcia Prandi, 70, Brazilian academic and politician, cancer.[http://g1.globo.com/sp/santos-regiao/noticia/2015/10/morre-deputada-federal-maria-lucia-prandi-aos-70-anos.html Maria Lúcia Prandi, ex-deputada federal, morre aos 70 anos] {{in lang|pt}}
  • Paget Stewart, 52, Canadian Olympic biathlete, suicide.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97846 Paget Stewart]
  • Jack Taylor, 83, British Olympic wrestler.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/58256 Jack Taylor]
  • Charles P. West, 94, American politician, member of the Delaware House of Representatives (1956–1958, 1978–2002).[http://delawarefreenews.org/2015/10/10/former-state-rep-charles-p-west-dies-at-94/ Former state Rep. Charles P. West dies at 94]
  • Helen Wilkes, 88, American businesswoman and politician, first female Mayor of West Palm Beach, Florida (1978–1979), City Commissioner (1976–1988).[http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/fl-palm-helen-wilkes-obit-20151009-story.html Helen Wilkes, 88, first female mayor of West Palm Beach]
  • Arthur Woods, 86, New Zealand rugby union player (Southland, national team).{{Cite web |url=http://www.allblacks.com/News/28312/new-zealand-rugby-mourns-the-loss-of-arthur-woods |title=New Zealand rugby mourns the loss of Arthur Woods |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=November 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102184643/http://www.allblacks.com/News/28312/new-zealand-rugby-mourns-the-loss-of-arthur-woods |url-status=dead }}
  • Clive Young, 67, British Anglican prelate, Bishop of Dunwich (1999–2013), complications from surgery.[http://www.buryfreepress.co.uk/news/local/latest-news/inspirational-suffolk-bishop-dies-two-years-after-retirement-1-7002082 ‘Inspirational’ Suffolk Bishop dies two years after retirement]
  • Gail Zappa, 70, American businesswoman, lung cancer.[http://www.jambase.com/Articles/126685/In-Memoriam-Gail-Zappa-Has-Passed-Away In Memoriam | Gail Zappa Has Passed Away]
  • Jurelang Zedkaia, 65, Marshallese Iroijlaplap and politician, President of the Marshall Islands (2009–2012), heart attack.[http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/286793/month-of-mourning-for-former-marshall-islands-president Month of mourning for former Marshall Islands President]

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  • Gottfried Anglberger, 84, Austrian Olympic wrestler.https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052100/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/gottfried-anglberger-1.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}
  • James Cruickshank, 53, Australian musician, bowel cancer.[https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/lismore/tributes-flow-for-bangalow-rock-star-james-cruickshank/news-story/38bd2e6813feb99b824a559862b3392e Tributes flow for Bangalow rock star James Cruickshank]
  • Richard Davies, 89, Welsh character actor (Please Sir!), Alzheimer's disease.[http://tobyhadoke.com/doctor-who/richard-davies-welsh-character-actor-rip-1926-2015/ Richard Davies – Welsh Character Actor – RIP 1926–2015]
  • Teifion Davies, 75, Australian Olympic boxer.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104905/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/taffy-davies-1.html Taffy Davies]
  • Eric Dawe, 94, Canadian businessman and politician, member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Port de Grave (1962–1971, 1975–1979).[http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=57815&latest=1 Former Mayor, MHA Eric Dawe Dies at 94] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010110159/http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=57815&latest=1 |date=October 10, 2015 }}
  • Jim Diamond, 64, Scottish singer-songwriter ("I Should Have Known Better"), pulmonary edema.[https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/11/jim-diamond Jim Diamond obituary]
  • Dennis Eichhorn, 70, American writer and comic book artist, pneumonia.[http://www.tcj.com/dennis-p-eichhorn-1945-2015-by-tom-van-deusen/ Dennis P. Eichhorn, 1945–2015]
  • Harold Irving Ewen, 93, American physicist and radio astronomer.[https://baas.aas.org/pub/doc-harold-irving-ewen-1921-2015/release/1 “Doc” Harold Irving Ewen (1922–2015)]
  • Tom Goode, 76, American football player (Baltimore Colts).{{Cite web |url=http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/content/tom-goode-passes-away |title=Tom Goode passes away |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013042911/http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/content/tom-goode-passes-away |archive-date=October 13, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
  • Enrique Gratas, 71, Argentine television presenter, lung cancer.[http://www.latinpost.com/articles/85750/20151009/award-winning-news-anchor-enrique-gratas-passes-away-at-71.htm Award-Winning News Anchor Enrique Gratas Dies at 71]
  • Tim Gray, 62, American football player (Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants).[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/houstonchronicle/name/timothy-gray-obituary?id=18349434 Timothy Gray]
  • Dora Holzhandler, 87, French-born British painter.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11966131/Dora-Holzhandler-artist-obituary.html Dora Holzhandler, artist – obituary]
  • Lindy Infante, 75, American football coach (Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts), pneumonia.[http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/former-packers-coach-lindy-infante-dies-b99592942z1-331279781.html Former Packers coach Lindy Infante dies]
  • Bob Jensen, 89, American football player (Chicago Rockets/Hornets, Baltimore Colts).[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thedesertsun/name/robert-jensen-obituary?id=7378999 Robert P. Jensen]
  • Rubén Maidana, 92, Argentine Olympic water polo player.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/53364 Rubén Maidana]
  • István Nemeskürty, 90, Hungarian writer and screenwriter.[http://www.origo.hu/kultura/20151009-elhunyt-nemeskurty-istvan.html Elhunyt Nemeskürty István] {{in lang|hu}}
  • Paul Prudhomme, 75, American chef, cookbook writer and restaurateur, recipient of the Order of Agricultural Merit (1980).[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/us/paul-prudhomme-creole-cajun-louisiana-cooking.html Paul Prudhomme, Chef Who Put Cajun Cooking on National Stage, Dies at 75]
  • Elizabeth Ramsey, 83, Filipino comedian, singer and actress, hyperglycemic attack.[http://entertainment.inquirer.net/180467/actress-elizabeth-ramsey-passes-away-at-83 Actress Elizabeth Ramsey passes away at 83]
  • Massimo Scaglione, 84, Italian film director.[http://www.lastampa.it/2015/10/08/cronaca/morto-il-regista-massimo-scaglione-il-suo-mocambo-bar-lanci-paolo-conte-r9TuinoSYSlFHOiS7a0LVL/pagina.html È morto il regista Massimo Scaglione: il suo "Mocambo Bar" lanciò Paolo Conte] {{in lang|it}}
  • Hugh Scully, 72, British television presenter (Antiques Roadshow).[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34488729 Former Antiques Roadshow star Hugh Scully dies]
  • Jan Wallman, 93, American nightclub owner and producer.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/arts/jan-wallman-village-cabaret-owner-dies-at-93.html?_r=0 Jan Wallman, Village Cabaret Owner, Dies at 93]
  • Stephen B. Wiley, 86, American politician, member of the New Jersey Senate (1973–1978).[http://archive.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20151011/ANNOUNCEWAVE/510110310/Stephen-Wiley Stephen Wiley]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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  • Ben Abraham, 90, Polish-born Brazilian Holocaust survivor, author and journalist.[http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mundo/2015/10/1692675-ben-abraham-sobrevivente-do-holocausto-morre-aos-90-anos-em-sp.shtml Ben Abraham, sobrevivente do Holocausto, morre aos 90 anos em SP] {{in lang|pt}}
  • Jean Badal, 88, Hungarian cinematographer.[http://www.origo.hu/filmklub/blog/halal/20151012-meghalt-badal-janos-playtime-mi-ujsag-cicamica.html Meghalt Badal János] {{in lang|hu}}
  • Ronald Brunskill, 86, British architectural historian.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11984411/Ronald-Brunskill-architectural-historian-obituary.html Ronald Brunskill, architectural historian – obituary]
  • Du Runsheng, 102, Chinese politician.[http://www.ecns.cn/2015/10-09/183725.shtml Renowned agricultural reformer Du Runsheng dies at 102]
  • Raymond Duncan, 84, American entrepreneur and winemaker (Silver Oak Cellars).[http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2015/10/09/silver-oak-founder-ray-duncan-dies/ Silver Oak founder Ray Duncan dies]
  • Richard C. Green, 62, American financial economist, cancer.[https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2015/10/15/Obituary-Richard-C-Green-Respected-CMU-business-school-professor/stories/201510150074 Obituary: Richard C. Green / Respected CMU business school professor]
  • Gordon Honeycombe, 79, British newscaster, author and actor, leukaemia.[http://www.itv.com/news/2015-10-09/gordon-honeycombe-former-itn-newsreader-dies-aged-79/ Gordon Honeycombe: Former ITN newscaster dies, aged 79]
  • Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, 88, British politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (1979–1983), Foreign Secretary (1983–1989), heart attack.[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34495827 Ex-Tory chancellor Lord Geoffrey Howe dies aged 88]
  • Ravindra Jain, 71, Indian composer, kidney illness.[http://www.hindustantimes.com/music/musician-ravindra-jain-dies-in-mumbai-at-71/story-SXFadRPAADucYTp54mRrWI.html Musician Ravindra Jain dies in Mumbai at 71]
  • Julia Jones, 92, British scriptwriter (Quiet as a Nun, Our Mutual Friend).[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/29/julia-jones Julia Jones obituary]
  • Blanca Magrassi Scagno, 92, Mexican women's rights activist.[http://www.sdpnoticias.com/nacional/2015/10/09/muere-blanca-magrassi-promotora-de-la-participacion-politica-de-las-mujeres Muere Blanca Magrassi, promotora de la participación política de las mujeres] {{in lang|es}}
  • Dave Meyers, 62, American basketball player (UCLA, Milwaukee Bucks), cancer.{{Cite web |url=http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/Obituaries/Article_2015-10-09-BKC--Obit-David%20Meyers/id-9f3f181e9c3d4574a1fe2e376a307a2f |title=Former UCLA, NBA player Dave Meyers dies at 62 |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151010103627/http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/Obituaries/Article_2015-10-09-BKC--Obit-David%20Meyers/id-9f3f181e9c3d4574a1fe2e376a307a2f |archive-date=October 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
  • Bruce Nazarian, 66, American musician (Brownsville Station) and producer.[http://www.detroitrocknrollmagazine.com/2015/10/bruce-beezer-nazarian-of-brownsville.html Bruce "Beezer" Nazarian of Brownsville Station Has Died]
  • Jerry Parr, 85, American Secret Service agent, extricated Ronald Reagan during assassination attempt, heart failure.[http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/09/politics/secret-service-jerry-parr-dies/index.html Jerry Parr, Secret Service Agent That Saved Wounded Reagan, Dies at 85]
  • Tony Rafty, 99, Australian caricaturist, complications from pneumonia.[https://www.smh.com.au/sport/g-20151008-gk4wld.html Sketcher of the stars Tony Rafty dies days before his 100th birthday]
  • N. Ramani, 81, Indian flautist.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Flute-Ramani-dies-aged-81/articleshow/49288605.cms Flute Ramani dies aged 81]
  • Larry Rosen, 75, American jazz producer, brain cancer.[http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/Obituaries/Article_2015-10-09-US--Obit-Larry%20Rosen/id-615cd6e9fc364568bebaa34791dbbccb Jazz producer Larry Rosen, co-founder of GRP label, dies]
  • Ray Vecchio, 82, American politician.[https://obits.gulflive.com/us/obituaries/gulflive/name/raymond-vecchio-obituary?id=12733694 Raymond R. Vecchio]
  • Ronald Lampman Watts, 86, Canadian academic, Principal of Queen's University (1974–1984).[http://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/statement-principal-woolf-passing-principal-emeritus-watts Statement from Principal Woolf on the passing of Principal Emeritus Watts]
  • Eric Wright, 86, Canadian crime writer, kidney cancer.[https://www.baytoday.ca/entertainment/canadian-crime-writer-eric-wright-dies-at-86-68911 Canadian crime writer Eric Wright dies at 86] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20151015120553/https://www.baytoday.ca/entertainment/canadian-crime-writer-eric-wright-dies-at-86-68911 |date=October 15, 2015 }}
  • Zdravko Zupan, 65, Yugoslav Serbian comic-book creator and historian.[http://www.blic.rs/Kultura/Vesti/597376/Preminuo-Zdravko-Zupan-velikan-evropskog-stripa Preminuo Zdravko Zupan, velikan evropskog stripa] {{in lang|bs}}

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  • Alvin P. Adams Jr., 73, American diplomat, Ambassador to Peru (1993–1996), Haiti (1989–1992), and Djibouti (1983–1985), heart attack.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/alvin-p-adams-jr-us-ambassador-to-three-countries-dies-at-73/2015/10/16/58f1360a-7415-11e5-8d93-0af317ed58c9_story.html Alvin P. Adams Jr., U.S. ambassador to three countries, dies at 73]
  • Sam Adams Sr., 67, American football player (New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints).[http://www.pressherald.com/2015/10/14/former-patriots-lineman-sam-adams-dies-at-67/ Former Patriots lineman Sam Adams dies at 67]
  • Nuriyya Ahmadova, 64, Azerbaijani actress, heart attack.[http://gun.az/xeber-nuriyye-ehmedova-merdekanda-ovladlarinin-yaninda-defn-olunacaq-yenilenib-t177627.html#.VhrnPvlViko Nuriyyə Əhmədova Mərdəkanda övladlarının yanında dəfn olunacaq – Yenilənib – Fotolar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117020651/http://gun.az/xeber-nuriyye-ehmedova-merdekanda-ovladlarinin-yaninda-defn-olunacaq-yenilenib-t177627.html |date=November 17, 2015 }} {{in lang|az}}
  • Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, 62, Nigerian politician, Governor of Bayelsa (1999–2005).[http://leadership.ng/news/466231/update-alamieyeseigha-dies-in-port-harcourt Alamieyeseigha Dies In Port Harcourt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022185903/http://leadership.ng/news/466231/update-alamieyeseigha-dies-in-port-harcourt |date=October 22, 2015 }}
  • Kane Ashcroft, 29, English footballer (York City), cancer.[http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/13839454.Former_York_City_midfielder_Kane_Ashcroft_loses_battle_against_cancer_at_29/?ref=mr&lp=16 Former York City midfielder Kane Ashcroft loses battle against cancer at 29]
  • Hilla Becher, 81, German photographer.[http://time.com/4071769/in-memoriam-hilla-becher-1934-2015/ In Memoriam: Hilla Becher (1934–2015)]
  • Wes Funk, 46, Canadian author.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/wes-funk-obit-1.3267144 Wes Funk, Saskatoon novelist and teacher, dead]
  • Sophie el Goulli, 83, Tunisian writer and historian.[http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2015/10/10/sophie-el-goulli-nest-plus-tunis-perd-lun-de-ses-monuments/ Sophie El Goulli n’est plus : Tunis perd l’un de ses monuments] {{in lang|fr}}
  • Garry Hancock, 61, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics).[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tbo/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-garry-hancock&pid=176108692 Ronald Garry Hancock Obituary]
  • Richard F. Heck, 84, American chemist, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry (2010).[https://uk.news.yahoo.com/nobel-laureate-chemist-richard-heck-84-dies-manila-100512268.html#ol9Gm3G Nobel laureate chemist Richard Heck, 84, dies in Manila]
  • Tord Johansson, 60, Swedish businessman.[https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/XANOb.ST/key-developments/article/3283364#KGr5C9dqsrXfPe4p.97 XANO Industri Chairman Tord Johansson has died]
  • Lyudmila Kedrina, 54, Russian Soviet alpine skier, cancer.[http://www.championat.com/other/news-2268863-ushla-iz-zhizni-izvestnaja-rossijskaja-gornolyzhnica.html Ушла из жизни известная российская горнолыжница] {{in lang|ru}}
  • Steve Mackay, 66, American saxophonist (The Stooges), sepsis.[https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/iggy-pop-pays-tribute-to-stooges-saxophonist-steve-mackay-who-dies-aged-66-a3088071.html Iggy Pop pays tribute to Stooges saxophonist Steve Mackay who dies aged 66]
  • Manorama, 78, Indian Tamil actress, heart attack.[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34498816 South Indian actress Manorama dies]
  • Sir David Penry-Davey, 73, British jurist.[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/195587/penry-davey-sir-david PENRY-DAVEY Sir David]
  • Shamek Pietucha, 39, Polish-born Canadian Olympic swimmer.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/93345 Shamek Pietucha]
  • Rochunga Pudaite, 88, Indian writer and translator.[http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2015/10/12/founder-president-of-bible-for-the-world-rev-rochunga-dies/ Founder president of Bible for the World, Rev. Rochunga dies]
  • Maggie Riley, 79, British actress (Hazell, Grange Hill).[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/195704/riley RILEY]
  • Tex Rudloff, 89, American sound editor (Taxi Driver, The Buddy Holly Story, The Warriors).[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tex-rudloff-dead-taxi-driver-835528 Tex Rudloff, Sound Man on 'Taxi Driver' and 'Halloween,' Dies at 89]
  • Mahmoud Sehili, 84, Tunisian artist.[http://kapitalis.com/tunisie/2015/10/11/mahmoud-sehili-la-scene-artistique-tunisienne-en-deuil/ Mahmoud Sehili : La scène artistique tunisienne en deuil] {{in lang|fr}}
  • Elias Skaff, 67, Lebanese politician.{{Cite web |url=http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=233749&frid=23&seccatid=14&cid=23&fromval=1 |title=Former Minister, MP Elias Skaff Dies at 67 |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201094726/http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=233749&frid=23&cid=23&fromval=1&seccatid=14 |archive-date=February 1, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
  • Sybil Stockdale, 90, American human rights activist, co-founder of National League of Families, Parkinson's disease.[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sybil-stockdale-military-wife-who-became-a-campaigner-against-the-torture-of-us-prisoners-of-war-a6703621.html Sybil Stockdale: Military wife who became a campaigner against the torture of US prisoners of war]
  • Stan Stoker, 71, English cricketer.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34856/34856.html John Stanley Stoker]
  • Robbin Thompson, 66, American singer-songwriter (Steel Mill), cancer.[http://www.app.com/story/entertainment/2015/10/10/robbin-thompson-bruce-springsteen-bandmate-dies/73728964/ Robbin Thompson, Bruce Springsteen bandmate, dies]
  • Amorn Yuktanandana, 87, Thai Olympic sport shooter.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/44449 Amorn Yuktanandana]

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  • Ali Barraud, 97, Burkinabe politician.[https://deadfamous.info/ali-barraud-burkinabe-politician-died-at-97 Ali Barraud, Burkinabe politician, Died at 97] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018231850/http://www.deadfamous.info/ali-barraud-burkinabe-politician-died-at-97 |date=October 18, 2015 }}
  • John Berg, 83, American art director and designer, pneumonia.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/13/arts/john-berg-art-director-who-made-album-covers-sing-dies-at-83.html?_r=0 John Berg, Art Director Who Made Album Covers Sing, Dies at 83]
  • Dean Chance, 74, American baseball player (Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers) and boxing official, heart attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/13/sports/baseball/dean-chance-cy-young-award-winner-and-yankees-nemesis-dies-at-74.html Dean Chance, Cy Young Award Winner and Yankees Nemesis, Dies at 74]
  • Matthew Cooper, 67, British Olympic rower.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/37268 Matthew Cooper]
  • Jeanette Crossley, 66, New Zealand biochemist.[https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/name/jeanette-crossley-obituary?id=42112163 Dr Jeanette Rosemary Crossley]
  • S. A. David, 91, Sri Lankan Tamil political activist.[http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37966 Veteran Eezham Tamil freedom fighter Gandhiyam David passes away]
  • Jack Drake, 81, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (since 1993).[http://www.ksfy.com/news/minnesotaandiowa/headlines/Longtime-Iowa-House-member-Jack-Drake-dies-at-age-81-332264512.html Longtime Iowa House member Jack Drake dies at age 81] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014152509/http://www.ksfy.com/news/minnesotaandiowa/headlines/Longtime-Iowa-House-member-Jack-Drake-dies-at-age-81-332264512.html |date=October 14, 2015 }}
  • David Hunt, 55, British racing driver.[http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/david-hunt-brother-of-james-dies-at-55/ David Hunt, brother of James, dies at 55]
  • Smokin' Joe Kubek, 58, American blues guitarist, heart attack.[https://www.straight.com/blogra/554446/texas-blues-rock-guitarist-smokin-joe-kubek-dies-58 Texas blues-rock guitarist Smokin' Joe Kubek dies at 58]
  • George Mathers, 96, British architect.[https://www.ribaj.com/culture/george-mathers-1919-2015 George Mathers 1919-2015]
  • Bob Minkler, 78, American sound mixer (Star Wars, Tron, Mask), Oscar winner (1978), respiratory failure.[http://www.awn.com/news/oscar-winning-star-wars-sound-mixer-bob-minkler-dead-78 Oscar-Winning 'Star Wars' Sound Mixer Bob Minkler Dead at 78]
  • Salvador Trane Modesto, 85, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Dumaguete (1978–1987) and San Carlos (1987–2005).[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bmodesto.html Bishop Salvador Trane Modesto]
  • John Murphy, 56, Australian drummer, percussionist and multi-instrumental session musician, cancer.{{Cite web |url=http://heathenharvest.org/2015/10/13/the-better-angels-of-our-nature-vale-john-murphy-1959-2015/ |title=The Better Angels of Our Nature: Vale, John Murphy (1959–2015) |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=October 22, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022185148/http://heathenharvest.org/2015/10/13/the-better-angels-of-our-nature-vale-john-murphy-1959-2015/ |url-status=dead |website=Heathen Harvest }}
  • Andrew Sayers, 58, British-born Australian curator, Director of the National Portrait Gallery (1998–2010), pancreatic cancer.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-12/andrew-sayers-former-director-national-portrait-gallery-dies/6846454 Andrew Sayers: Former director of National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of Australia dies]

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  • Sakit Aliyev, 49, Azerbaijani football player and coach (Turan IK).[http://vesti.az/news/266934 Скончался азербайджанский футболист] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013121408/http://vesti.az/news/266934 |date=October 13, 2015 }} {{in lang|ru}}
  • Mary Adrian Barrett, 86, American Roman Catholic nun.[https://timesleader.com/news/488687/servant-of-the-poor-sister-adrian-barrett-dies-at-86 ‘Servant of the poor’ Sister Adrian Barrett of Scranton dies at 86]
  • Anna Campbell Bliss, 90, American artist and architect.[http://www.sltrib.com/home/3055865-155/anna-campbell-bliss-utah-artist-who Anna Campbell Bliss, Utah artist who melded science and motion, dies]
  • Sergio Caprari, 83, Italian boxer, Olympic silver medalist (1952).[http://www.boxingscene.com/sergio-caprari-olympian-former-champ-passes-83--97034 Sergio Caprari, Olympian and former champ passes at 83]
  • Kevin Cass, 77, Australian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer.{{Cite web |url=http://tributes.illawarramercury.com.au/obituaries/illawarramercury-au/obituary.aspx?n=kevin-brian-cass&pid=176098392 |title=Kevin Brian Cass |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090447/http://tributes.illawarramercury.com.au/obituaries/illawarramercury-au/obituary.aspx?n=kevin-brian-cass&pid=176098392 |url-status=dead }}
  • Paul Costa, 73, American football player (Buffalo Bills).[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dfw/name/sebastian-costa-obituary?id=18346507 Sebastian Paul Costa]
  • Sam de Brito, 46, Australian author and columnist.{{Cite web |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/nsw/author-and-fairfax-columinist-sam-de-brito-found-dead-in-north-bondi-home-20151012-gk6qgy.html |title=Author and Fairfax columnist Sam de Brito found dead in North Bondi home |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=October 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014123103/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/nsw/author-and-fairfax-columinist-sam-de-brito-found-dead-in-north-bondi-home-20151012-gk6qgy.html |url-status=dead }}
  • Peter Dougherty, 59, American music television executive, creator (Yo! MTV Raps) and video producer, heart attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/28/arts/music/peter-dougherty-who-brought-rap-to-mtv-dies-at-59.html Peter Dougherty, Who Brought Rap to MTV, Dies at 59]
  • Colleen Farrington, 79, American model and singer.[http://www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10617/id/3350286 Colleen Farrington Price]
  • David Finnegan, 74, American attorney, talk show host and politician, lung cancer.[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/10/13/david-finnegan-two-time-mayoral-candidate-and-top-rated-radio-host-dies/18Scrwokc6PTg4GiTQYnUM/story.html David Finnegan, two time mayoral candidate and top rated radio host dies]
  • Ernestine Friedl, 95, American anthropologist.[https://today.duke.edu/2015/10/friedl Memorial Service for Former Trinity Dean Ernestine Friedl Set for Oct. 23]
  • Hal Hackady, 93, American lyricist and screenwriter.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/hal-hackady-broadway-lyricist-of-minnies-boys-goodtime-charley-dies-at-93-366842 Hal Hackady, Broadway Lyricist of Minnie's Boys, Goodtime Charley, Dies at 93]
  • Abdallah Kigoda, 61, Tanzanian politician, Minister of Industry and Trade (since 2012), cancer.[http://allafrica.com/stories/201510160365.html Tanzania: Kigoda Laid to Rest in Handeni]
  • Levent Kırca, 67, Turkish actor, liver cancer.[http://www.todayszaman.com/arts-culture_actor-levent-kirca-laid-to-rest-in-i-stanbul_401415.html Actor Levent Kırca laid to rest in İstanbul] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106195526/http://www.todayszaman.com/arts-culture_actor-levent-kirca-laid-to-rest-in-i-stanbul_401415.html |date=November 6, 2015 }}
  • Armin Kircher, 48, Austrian composer and conductor, heart failure.[http://www.drehpunktkultur.at/index.php/im-portraet/8992-aus-der-musik-herausgerissen Todesfall / Armin Kircher] {{in lang|de}}
  • Kazuo Kumakura, 88, Japanese actor.[http://sumikai.com/mangaanime/schauspieler-und-produzent-kazuo-kumakura-verstorben-73839/ Schauspieler und Produzent Kazuo Kumakura verstorben] {{in lang|de}}
  • Joan Leslie, 90, American actress (High Sierra, Sergeant York, Yankee Doodle Dandy).[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=joan-leslie-caldwell&pid=176117423 Joan Leslie Caldwell Obituary]
  • Robert Leuci, 75, American police detective and writer, complications after surgery.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/nyregion/robert-leuci-75-who-exposed-graft-among-fellow-detectives-in-70s-dies.html?_r=0 Robert Leuci, 75, Who Exposed Graft Among Fellow Detectives in ’70s, Dies]
  • Joseph J. Minnick, 82, American politician, member of Maryland House of Delegates (1995–2015), blood disease.[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-sonny-minnick-20151013-story.html Former Del. Joseph J. 'Sonny' Minnick, politician and restaurant owner, dies]
  • George Mueller, 97, American space engineer, Associate Administrator of the NASA Office of Manned Space Flight (1963–1969).[http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-101515a-obituary-george-mueller-nasa.html George Mueller, NASA Apollo-era manager and 'father of space shuttle,' dies at 97]
  • Maksut Narikbaev, 75, Kazakh jurist, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan (1996–2000).[http://kapital.kz/gosudarstvo/44471/skonchalsya-prezident-kazgyuu-maksut-narikbaev.html Скончался президент КазГЮУ Максут Нарикбаев] {{in lang|ru}}
  • Sophie Nogler, 91, Austrian Olympic alpine skier (1948).[http://www.hahnenkamm.com/news-single/items/sophie-nogler-verstorben.html Sophie Nogler verstorben] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20151013120305/http://www.hahnenkamm.com/news-single/items/sophie-nogler-verstorben.html |date=October 13, 2015 }} {{in lang|de}}
  • Tom Ognibene, 72, American politician, member of the New York City Council (1992–2001), cancer.[http://observer.com/2015/10/former-council-minority-leader-thomas-ognibene-dies/ Former Council Minority Leader Thomas Ognibene Dies]
  • Leo J. Reding, 91, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (1975–1995).[http://www.austindailyherald.com/2015/10/leo-john-reding-91/ Leo John Reding, 91]
  • Gennady Riger, 67, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (1999–2003).[http://mignews.com/news/disasters/121015_132833_42007.html Скончался бывший депутат Кнессета Геннадий Ригер] {{in lang|ru}}
  • Laurence Smart, 87, Australian cricketer.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16703/16703.html Laurence Maxwell Smart]

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  • Rosalyn Baxandall, 76, American historian and feminist activist, kidney cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/15/nyregion/rosalyn-baxandall-feminist-historian-and-activist-dies-at-76.html?_r=0 Rosalyn Baxandall, Feminist Historian and Activist, Dies at 76]
  • Guenther Boden, 80, German-born American endocrinologist.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mainlinemedianews/obituary.aspx?pid=176122378/ Obituary at legacy.com]
  • Arsenio Chirinos, 80, Venezuelan Olympic cyclist (1956, 1960).[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/13907 Arsenio Chirinos]
  • Selwyn Closs-Parry, 89-90, Welsh archdeacon.[https://funeral-notices.co.uk/notice/closs-parry/1493611 The Venerable Selwyn Closs-Parry]
  • Sir James Cruthers, 90, Australian business executive, pneumonia.[http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/sir-james-cruthers-dies-former-chairman-of-the-sunday-times-passes-away/news-story/e9adbe57d4855c0761c1d36e8b2e7adf Sir James Cruthers dead: Former chairman of The Sunday Times and WA media pioneer dies age 90]
  • Jim Dobbin, 88, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders).[https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/thestar/name/james-dobbin-obituary?pid=176105238 James McClymont Dobbin]
  • Duncan Druce, 76, English composer and musicologist.{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11936649/Duncan-Druce-composer-obituary.html | title=Duncan Druce, composer – obituary | work=Telegraph | date=October 16, 2015 | access-date=2016-08-04}}
  • Kyogon Hagiyama, 83, Japanese politician, member of the House of Representatives for Toyama Prefecture (1990–2009), heart failure.[http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASHBG3DJ3HBGPUZB002.html?iref=comtop_list_obi_n01 元衆院議員・萩山教厳さん死去] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151125015358/http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASHBG3DJ3HBGPUZB002.html?iref=comtop_list_obi_n01 |date=November 25, 2015 }} {{in lang|ja}}
  • Bruce Hyde, 74, American educator and actor (Star Trek), throat cancer.[http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/2015/10/15/former-scsu-prof-star-trek-actor-hyde-dies-74/74012044/ Former SCSU prof, 'Star Trek' actor Hyde dies at 74]
  • Sue Lloyd-Roberts, 64, British television journalist (BBC, ITN), leukaemia.[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34522789 BBC journalist Sue Lloyd-Roberts dies]
  • Leif Mevik, 85, Norwegian diplomat.[https://wang.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page_personal_info.php?memorial_page_id=449604&cat=Profile&sign=a1f7bec60648ddcfc98a806f15a333c7 Leif Hans Mevik] {{in lang|no}}
  • Julien J. Studley, 88, Belgian-born American businessman.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/19/realestate/commercial/julien-studley-real-estate-broker-who-began-career-in-a-bedroom-dies-at-88.html?_r=0 Julien Studley, Real Estate Broker Who Began Career in a Bedroom, Dies at 88]
  • Skatemaster Tate, 56, American musician and television show host, liver cancer.{{Cite web |url=http://theridechannel.com/news/2015/10/skatemaster-tate-passed-away |title=Rest in Peace, SkateMaster Tate |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=November 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115162419/http://theridechannel.com/news/2015/10/skatemaster-tate-passed-away |url-status=dead }}
  • K. Velayudam, 65, Sri Lankan politician and trade unionist, MP for Badulla (2001–2004, 2014–2015).[http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local/former-minister-kvelayutham-passes-away Former Minister K.Velayutham passes away]
  • Michael Walsh, 88, British Army general and scouting leader, Chief Scout (1982–1988).[https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/major-general-mike-walsh-fk67cc752c3 Major-General Mike Walsh]
  • Michael John Wise, 97, British geographer.[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/195800/wise WISE]
  • Mohamed Sohel Al-Masum, 40, Bangladeshi footballerhttps://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/masum-leaves-too-early-156796 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}

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  • Nurlan Balgimbayev, 67, Kazakh politician, Prime Minister (1997–1999), cancer.[http://azh.kz/en/news/view/7211 Ex-Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Nurlan Balgimbayev Passed Away]
  • Bobby Braithwaite, 78, Northern Irish footballer (Linfield, Middlesbrough, national team).{{Cite web |url=http://www.linfieldfc.com/latestnews.aspx?id=14497 |title=Linfield FC mourns the loss of the legendary Bobby Braithwaite |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=June 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616205900/http://www.linfieldfc.com/latestnews.aspx?id=14497 |url-status=dead }}
  • Antonio Cedrés, 87, Spanish footballer (Real Betis).[http://www.laprovincia.es/deportes/2015/10/15/fallece-antonio-cedres-fuera-jugador/753063.html Fallece Antonio Cedrés, quien fuera jugador del Real Betis] {{in lang|es}}
  • Marianne Dickerson, 54, American long-distance runner.[http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2015-10-16/life-remembered-marianne-dickerson.html A Life Remembered: Marianne Dickerson]
  • Takehiko Furuta, 89, Japanese historian.[https://www.yonedanji.jp/2015-10-16%E3%80%80%E3%80%8A%E5%8F%A4%E7%94%B0%E6%AD%A6%E5%BD%A6%E3%81%95%E3%82%93%E3%80%81%E9%80%9D%E5%8E%BB%E3%80%8B/ 2015.10.16 《古田武彦さん、逝去》] {{in lang|ja}}
  • José Luis García, 91, Mexican baseball player and manager (Tigres de Quintana Roo).[https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193025/http://yucatan.com.mx/deportes/beisbol-nacional/muere-jose-luis-chito-garcia Muere José Luis "Chito" García] {{in lang|es}}
  • Peter Hermes, 93, German diplomat.[http://trauer.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/Traueranzeige/Peter-Hermes Peter Hermes] {{in lang|de}}
  • Richard Holden, 88, American dancer and choreographer.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/tucson/name/richard-holden-obituary?id=17430126 Richard G. Holden]
  • Mathieu Kérékou, 82, Beninese politician, President (1972–1991, 1996–2006).[https://news.yahoo.com/benins-former-president-mathieu-kerekou-dies-82-government-184310500.html Benin's former president Mathieu Kerekou dies at 82: government]
  • Margaret Keyes, 97, American historian and preserver of historic buildings.[http://www.press-citizen.com/story/news/education/university-of-iowa/2015/10/20/historian-preserver-old-capitol-dies-97/74274566/ Historian, preserver of the Old Capitol dies at 97]
  • Jimmy Lord, 79, American politician.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/atlanta/name/jimmy-lord-obituary?id=23041023 Jimmy Lord]
  • Florența Mihai, 60, Romanian tennis player, coach and official, Secretary General of the RTF (1984–1989), cancer.[http://www.tennisworldusa.org/Former-Roland-Garros-1977-Finalist-Florenta-Mihai-Died-articolo27093.html Former Roland Garros 1977 Finalist Florenta Mihai Died]
  • Jordi Miralles, 53, Spanish politician, member of the Parliament of Catalonia (2003–2012), meningitis.[http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/sha-mort-jordi-miralles-coordinador-general-deuia/ Mostres de condol per la mort de Jordi Miralles, ex-coordinador general d’EUiA] {{in lang|ca}}
  • Bruce Mozert, 98, American photographer.[http://www.ocala.com/article/20151014/ARTICLES/151019882 Bruce Mozert, pioneer in underwater photography, dies at age 98]
  • Sol Roper, 79, English rugby league player (Workington Town).[http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/sport/town/Tributes-for-Town-legend-Sol-Roper--e16e6a04-584e-47cc-a7bb-20e0c7c23057-ds Tributes for Town legend Sol Roper]
  • Aubrey Rozzell, 82, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers, Montreal Alouettes).[https://www.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2015/10/aubrey_rozzell_former_pascagou.html Aubrey Rozzell, former Pascagoula football coach, dies at 83]
  • Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, 85, Indian admiral and politician, Chief of the Naval Staff (1984–1987), Governor of Sikkim (1990–1994).[http://www.firstpost.com/india/ex-indian-navy-chief-admiral-radhakrishna-hariram-tahiliani-passes-away-2468870.html Ex-Indian Navy Chief Admiral Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani passes away]
  • Paul W. Taylor, 91, American philosopher.[http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/1191615/Taylor-Paul.php Paul Warren Taylor Obituary] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151112213040/http://www.obitsforlife.com/obituary/1191615/Taylor-Paul.php |date=November 12, 2015 }}
  • Reg Tubby, 91, Australian politician.[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/reginald-tubby-obituary?pid=176108646 Reginald Tubby]
  • Robert M. White, 92, American meteorologist, director of the National Weather Service (1963–1965), ESSA (1965–1970), NOAA (1970–1977), complications of dementia.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/energy-environment/robert-m-white-top-weatherman-under-five-us-presidents-dies-at-92/2015/10/15/79fc3b5e-7291-11e5-9cbb-790369643cf9_story.html Robert M. White, top weatherman under five presidents dies at 92]
  • Miranda Yap, 67, Singaporean chemical engineer.[http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/leading-scientist-dies-four-years-after-suffering-aneurysm Leading scientist Miranda Yap dies, four years after suffering aneurysm]
  • Dan Zaneski, 70, American football coach.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theday/name/daniel-zaneski-obituary?id=15730620&fhid=11562 Daniel F. Zaneski]

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  • Lennart Anderson, 87, American painter.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/arts/design/lennart-anderson-painter-who-put-modern-twist-on-the-masters-dies-at-87.html Lennart Anderson, Painter Who Put Modern Twist on the Masters, Dies at 87]
  • Jaromír Bünter, 85, Czech Olympic ice hockey player.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/84526 Jaromír Bünter]
  • Robert D'Silva, 90, Pakistani Roman Catholic priest.[http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/printerfile.php?link=2015-10-15 Death: Rev. Fr. Robert (Robbie) D’Silva]
  • Deo Filikunjombe, 43, Tanzanian politician, MP (2010-2015), helicopter crash.[http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/43260-filikunjombe-dies-in-chopper-crash Filikunjombe dies in chopper crash]
  • Sergei Filippenkov, 44, Russian football player (CSKA Moscow) and coach, heart attack.[https://latestnewsresource.com/en/news/prichinoj-smerti-byvshego-igroka-tsska-filippenkova-nazvali-infarkt The cause of death of the former player of CSKA Filipenkova was called a heart attack] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022190311/https://latestnewsresource.com/en/news/prichinoj-smerti-byvshego-igroka-tsska-filippenkova-nazvali-infarkt |date=October 22, 2015 }}
  • Yoshihiko Funazaki, 70, Japanese writer.[http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/culture/20151101-OYT1T50014.html 「ぽっぺん先生物語」舟崎克彦さん死去...70歳] {{in lang|ja}}
  • Nate Huffman, 40, American basketball player (Toronto Raptors, Maccabi Tel Aviv), bladder cancer.[http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Sports/Nate-Huffman-star-basketball-player-for-Maccabi-Tel-Aviv-dies-at-40-426079 Nate Huffman, star basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv dies at 40]
  • Harriet Klausner, 63, American book reviewer.[http://io9.com/rip-harriet-klausner-the-webs-most-prolific-book-revie-1738390995 RIP Harriet Klausner, The Web's Most Prolific Book Reviewer]
  • Don Livingstone, 67, Australian politician, Queensland MLA for Ipswich West (1989–1998, 2001–2006), stomach cancer.[http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/former-state-labor-mp-and-ipswich-councillor-don-livingstone-dies/news-story/446a62eb02dc7f3d1bd35fe97fb4d7d5 Former state Labor MP and Ipswich councillor Don Livingstone dies]
  • Dölf Mettler, 81, Swiss yodeler and painter.[http://www.srf.ch/radio-srf-musikwelle/volksmusik/doelf-mettler-lebte-fuers-appenzell Dölf Mettler lebte fürs Appenzell] {{in lang|de}}
  • Joël Gustave Nana Ngongang, 33, Cameroonian LGBT rights activist.[http://76crimes.com/2015/10/16/activists-mourn-lgbt-rights-veteran-joel-nana/ LGBTI activists mourn human rights veteran Joel Nana]
  • Neill Sheridan, 93, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), pneumonia.[http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Neill-Sheridan-dies-said-to-have-hit-613-foot-6573371.php Neill Sheridan dies — said to have hit 613-foot homer]
  • J. Robert Stassen, 88, American politician, member of the Minnesota Senate (1973–1976), Alzheimer's disease and dementia.[http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_28981800/j-robert-stassen-former-state-senator-and-civic?source=topstoriesrot J. Robert Stassen, former state senator and civic leader, dies at 88]
  • Michael Stevens, 48, American television producer (Kennedy Center Honors), stomach cancer.[https://variety.com/2015/film/news/michael-stevens-dead-kennedy-center-honors-producer-1201622324/ Michael Stevens, Emmy-Winning ‘Kennedy Center Honors’ Producer, Dies at 48]
  • Stella Sutherland, 91, Scottish poet.[http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/books/obituary-stella-sutherland-poet-1-3932207#axzz3q2j5y4I1 Obituary: Stella Sutherland, poet]
  • Kenneth D. Taylor, 81, Canadian diplomat, Ambassador to Iran (1977–1980), awarded U.S. Congressional Gold Medal for role in "Canadian Caper", colorectal cancer.[http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/former-canadian-diplomat-ken-taylor-dies-1.2611679 Former Canadian diplomat Ken Taylor dies]
  • Carlos Brilhante Ustra, 83, Brazilian military officer, cancer.[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-34546418 Feared Brazil ex-army intelligence chief Brilhante Ustra dies]
  • Larry N. Vanderhoef, 74, American biochemist, Chancellor of UC Davis (1994–2009), complications from ischemic strokes.[http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/uc-davis-chancellor-emeritus-vanderhoef-dies-at-age-74/ Chancellor Emeritus Vanderhoef dies at 74]
  • Col Westaway, 79, Australian cricketer.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8337.html Col Westaway]
  • Tyrone Young, 55, American football player (New Orleans Saints), multiple myeloma.[http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20151016/articles/151019771 Tyrone Young, former star football player at UF, dies at 55] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022185559/http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20151016/articles/151019771 |date=October 22, 2015 }}

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  • Bernie Agrons, 93, American politician.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldandnews/name/bernard-agrons-obituary?id=21684834 Bernard Z. Agrons]
  • Ralph Andrews, 87, American television producer (You Don't Say!, Liar's Club, Lingo), Alzheimer's disease.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ralph-andrews-dead-game-show-832681 Ralph Andrews, Prolific Game Show Producer, Dies at 87]
  • Mikhail Burtsev, 59, Russian Soviet fencer, six-time world champion, two-time Olympic champion (1976, 1980).[https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2015/10/16/olympic-fencing-champion-mikhail-burtsev-dies-at-59/74043532/ Olympic fencing champion Mikhail Burtsev dies at 59]
  • Richard J. Cardamone, 90, American judge, member of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (since 1981).[http://www.uticaod.com/article/20151017/NEWS/151019458 Former judge with local ties dies at 90]
  • Francesc de Paula Burguera, 87, Spanish journalist and politician, member of the Congress of Deputies (1977–1979).[http://ecodiario.eleconomista.es/politica/noticias/7079695/10/15/Muere-el-ensayista-y-politico-valenciano-Francesc-de-Paula-Burguera.html Muere el ensayista y político valenciano Francesc de Paula Burguera] {{in lang|es}}
  • David Drew, 77, English ballet dancer.[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/oct/21/david-drew David Drew obituary]
  • Ted Ewing, 83, American politician.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldtribune/name/edward-ewing-obituary?id=10520533 Edward J. "Ted" Ewing]
  • Deo Filikunjombe, 43, Tanzanian politician, MP for Ludewa (2010–2015), helicopter crash.[http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/43260-filikunjombe-dies-in-chopper-crash Filikunjombe dies in chopper crash] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121084821/http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/43260-filikunjombe-dies-in-chopper-crash |date=November 21, 2015 }}
  • James W. Fowler, 75, American theologian and pastoral psychologist, complications related to Alzheimer's disease.[http://www.christiancentury.org/article/2015-10/james-fowler-pastoral-psychology-scholar-dies-age-75 James Fowler, pastoral psychology scholar, dies at age 75]
  • Marge Frantz, 93, American activist and academic.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marge_Frantz#Death_and_legacy In Memoriam: Marge Frantz (1922-2015)]
  • Luciano García Alén, 87, Spanish physician and ethnographer.[http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cultura/2015/10/17/muere-87-anos-medico-etnografo-luciano-garcia-alen/0003_201510H17P38994.htm Muere a los 87 años el médico y etnógrafo Luciano García Alén] {{in lang|es}}
  • Joseph E. Irenas, 75, American judge, member of the US District Court for New Jersey (since 1992), fall.[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/20/us-district-judge-joseph-irenas-dies-at-75/ US District Judge Joseph Irenas dies at 75]
  • William James, 85, Australian soldier and military physician.[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/former-chairman-of-the-australian-war-memorial-majorgeneral-digger-james-dies-20151018-gkc7sx.html Former chairman of the Australian War Memorial, Major-General 'Digger' James dies]
  • Neville Jason, 81, English actor (Maigret, The Duellists, From Russia with Love).[https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/neville-jason-v6wqq955z?region=global Neville Jason]
  • John Jennings, 61, American musician and music producer, kidney cancer.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/john-jennings-guitarist-and-producer-dies-at-61/2015/10/19/d6f624f0-766a-11e5-a958-d889faf561dc_story.html John Jennings, guitarist and producer, dies at 61]
  • Olimpo López, 97, Colombian pastry chef.[http://elpais.com/elpais/2015/10/16/estilo/1445025273_100810.html Muere el creador del Chocoramo, el pastel más famoso de Colombia] {{in lang|es}}
  • Barbara Orzechowska-Ryszel, 84, Polish Olympic fencer (1960).[http://www.pzszerm.pl/news/7527/nie-zyje-barbara-orzechowska.html Nie żyje Barbara Orzechowska] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035846/http://www.pzszerm.pl/news/7527/nie-zyje-barbara-orzechowska.html |date=March 4, 2016 }} {{in lang|pl}}
  • Beny Primm, 87, American physician, HIV/AIDS researcher and activist, kidney disease.{{Cite web |url=https://blog.aids.gov/2015/10/remembering-dr-beny-primm.html |title=blog.aids.gov - Remembering Dr. Beny Primm |access-date=October 31, 2016 |archive-date=October 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001160823/https://blog.aids.gov/2015/10/remembering-dr-beny-primm.html |url-status=dead }}
  • Irwin Schiff, 87, American tax protester, lung cancer.[https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/2015/10/17/irwin-schiff-famed-tax-protester-dies-in-prison/ Irwin Schiff Famed Tax Protester Dies In Prison]
  • Memduh Ün, 95, Turkish film director.[http://www.newsfultoncounty.com/life-style/news/1611967-turkish-director-memduh-un-dies-at-age-95 Turkish director Memduh Un dies at age 95] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025020826/http://www.newsfultoncounty.com/life-style/news/1611967-turkish-director-memduh-un-dies-at-age-95 |date=October 25, 2015 }}
  • Vera Williams, 88, American children's writer.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/books/vera-b-williams-who-brought-the-working-class-to-childrens-books-dies-at-88.html?_r=0 Vera B. Williams, Who Brought the Working Class to Children’s Books, Dies at 88]
  • Julia Wilson-Dickson, 66, English dialect coach (Braveheart, The Theory of Everything, Chocolat), brain haemorrhage.[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/18/julia-wilson-dickson-obituary Julia Wilson-Dickson obituary]

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  • Lois Bellman, 89, American baseball player (AAGPBL).[http://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/lois-bellman-balchunas-punky/493 Lois Balchunas]
  • Danièle Delorme, 89, French actress.[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/23/daniele-delorme Danièle Delorme obituary]
  • Johnny Hamilton, 66, Scottish footballer (Hibernian, Rangers, St Johnstone).[http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/johnny-hamilton/ Johnny Hamilton]
  • Howard Kendall, 69, English football player and manager (Blackburn Rovers, Everton, Athletic Bilbao).[http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/legendary-everton-fc-manager-howard-kendall-passes-away/ Legendary Everton FC manager Howard Kendall passes away] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20151017102457/http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/legendary-everton-fc-manager-howard-kendall-passes-away/ |date=October 17, 2015 }}
  • Anne-Marie Lizin, 66, Belgian politician, President of the Senate (2004–2007).[http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/Politics/1.2470987 Former Senate speaker dies aged 66]
  • Manoel, 62, Brazilian footballer.https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=195302140001&language=2 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}
  • Morando Morandini, 91, Italian film critic and author.[http://www.corriere.it/cultura/15_ottobre_17/morto-critico-morando-morandini-autore-dizionario-cinema-8f24e77e-7516-11e5-a7e5-eb91e72d7db2.shtml Morto il critico Morando Morandini, autore del Dizionario del Cinema] {{in lang|it}}
  • Houston Ridge, 71, American football player (San Diego Chargers).[http://www.andersonragsdalemortuary.com/notices/Houston-RidgeJr Welcome to the memorial page for Houston Robert Ridge, Jr.]
  • Peter Sands, 91, Irish politician.[http://www.independent.ie/regionals/argus/localnotes/peter-sands-lived-dozens-of-lives-in-one-34125055.html Peter Sands lived dozens of lives in one]
  • Tom Smith, 67, American politician.[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/18/tom-smith-conservative-who-ran-for-us-senate-dies-/ Tom Smith, conservative who ran for US Senate, dies at 67]
  • Emory Tate, 56, American chess player, heart attack.[http://www.chess.com/news/emory-tate-1958-2015-7615 IM Emory Tate, 1958–2015]
  • Algy Thomas, 75, Welsh rugby union player.[https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/13899862.newport-rfc-legend-alan-algy-thomas-honoured-after-his-death-at-the-age-of-75/ Newport RFC legend Alan ‘Algy’ Thomas honoured after his death at the age of 75]
  • Rosa Tschudi, 91, Swiss chef and author.[http://www.nzz.ch/panorama/menschen/legendaere-koechin-rosa-tschudi-gestorben-1.18632756 Legendäre Köchin Rosa Tschudi gestorben] {{in lang|de}}
  • Norman Vickar, 98, Canadian politician.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/leaderpost/obituary.aspx?n=norman-vickar&pid=176209765 NORMAN VICKAR Obituary]

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  • Franklin April, 31, Namibian footballer, asthma attack.{{Cite web |url=https://www.newera.com.na/2015/10/20/brave-warriors-stalwart-franklin-april-dies/ |title=Former Brave Warriors stalwart Franklin April dies |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024808/https://www.newera.com.na/2015/10/20/brave-warriors-stalwart-franklin-april-dies/ |url-status=dead }}
  • André Bourgeois, 87, Belgian politician, Minister of Agriculture (1992–1995).[http://www.demorgen.be/binnenland/gewezen-cd-v-minister-andre-bourgeois-overleden-b1c70bd3/ Gewezen CD&V-minister André Bourgeois overleden] {{in lang|nl}}
  • Ignazio Cannavò, 93, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela (1986–1997).[https://web.archive.org/web/20151020152630/http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/162996/Morto-l-arcivescovo-emerito-Ignazio-Cannavo.html Morto l'arcivescovo emerito Ignazio Cannavò] {{in lang|it}}
  • Kallu Chidambaram, 70, Indian comedy actor.[http://tfpc.in/comedian-kallu-chidambaram-is-no-more/ Comedian Kallu Chidambaram is no more]
  • Robert Dickerson, 91, Australian artist, cancer.[http://www.afr.com/lifestyle/arts-and-entertainment/artist-robert-dickerson-dies-at-91-20151017-gkbu3h Artist Robert Dickerson dies at 91]
  • Gamal al-Ghitani, 70, Egyptian author, respiratory complications.[https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2015/10/20/acclaimed-egyptian-novelist-gamal-ghitani-dies/hvAYkHANItsRFlCWs5JKmJ/story.html Gamal el-Ghitani, 70; acclaimed Egyptian author]
  • Robert W. Farquhar, 83, American NASA mission design specialist.[https://archive.today/20151021013357/http://spaceref.com/isee-3/robert-farquhar-1932-2015.html Robert Farquhar 1932–2015]
  • Walter S. Graf, 98, American cardiologist.[http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Dr-Walter-S-Graf-pioneer-of-modern-paramedic-6599543.php Dr. Walter S. Graf, pioneer of modern paramedic system, dies at 98]
  • Bruce Hansen, 54, American football player (New England Patriots).[https://www.deseret.com/2015/10/21/20574872/passing-of-former-byu-running-back-bruce-hansen-another-tragedy-for-a-f-football-family/ Passing of former BYU running back Bruce Hansen another tragedy for A.F. football family]
  • Brian Hurn, 76, Australian cricketer (South Australia).[http://indaily.com.au/sport/2015/10/20/remembering-all-round-sports-figure-brian-hurn/ Remembering all-round sports figure Brian Hurn]
  • Jack Johnson, 81, American football player (Chicago Bears, Buffalo Bills).[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/jack-johnson-obituary?id=2709557 Jack Johnson]
  • Héctor Mario López Fuentes, 85, Guatemalan general, prostate cancer.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-34570301 Guatemala ex-army chief Hector Lopez Fuentes dies]
  • Ankaralı Namık, 38, Turkish folk singer, fall.[http://www.todayszaman.com/latest-news_famous-turkish-folk-singer-dies-after-falling-from-balcony_401895.html Famous Turkish folk singer dies after falling from balcony] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028031758/http://www.todayszaman.com/latest-news_famous-turkish-folk-singer-dies-after-falling-from-balcony_401895.html |date=October 28, 2015 }}
  • Tommy O'Keefe, 87, American basketball player (Washington Capitols, Baltimore Bullets) and coach (Georgetown Hoyas).[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=THOMAS-V-OKEEFE&pid=176186088 Thomas V. O'Keefe Sr. Notice]
  • Anita Sarko, 68, American DJ and journalist, suicide by hanging.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/arts/music/reflecting-on-anita-sarko-influential-dj-of-the-new-york-club-scene.html Reflecting on Anita Sarko, Influential D.J. of the New York Club Scene]
  • Loren P. Thompson, 88, American politician.[http://www.dl-online.com/obituaries/3866618-loren-thompson Loren Thompson]
  • Harry Verran, 85, Canadian politician, MP for South West Nova (1993–1997).[http://www.middletonfuneralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1678680 Harry James Verran]
  • Frank Watkins, 47, American bassist (Obituary, Gorgoroth), cancer.[http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/former-obituary-bassist-frank-watkins-dies-at-47/ Former Obituary Bassist Frank Watkins Dies At 47]
  • Paul West, 85, British-born American novelist and poet, pneumonia.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/books/paul-west-writer-who-shoveled-absurdity-into-his-books-dies-at-85.html?_r=0 Paul West, Writer Who Shoveled Absurdity Into His Books, Dies at 85]

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  • Bill Collier, 94, Australian rugby league player (St. George Dragons).[http://www.nrl.com/vale-bill-collier/tabid/10874/newsid/90600/default.aspx Vale Bill Collier]
  • Bill Daley, 96, American football player.[http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/detail/106076/?fullname=william-edward-daley William Edward Daley]
  • Ron Greener, 81, English footballer (Darlington).[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/13879665.Darlington_FC_legend_Ron_Greener_has_died/ Darlington FC legend Ron Greener has died]
  • Ena Kadic, 26, Bosnian-born Austrian model, fall.[https://www.tt.com/panorama/unfall/10656591-91/ex-miss-austria-ena-kadic-ist-in-der-klinik-verstorben.csp Ex-Miss Austria Ena Kadic ist in der Klinik verstorben] {{in lang|de}}
  • Patricia Kern, 88, British mezzo-soprano and voice teacher.{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/gifted-mezzo-soprano-patricia-kern-became-an-exacting-teacher/article27336006/ | title=Gifted mezzo-soprano Patricia Kern became an exacting teacher | work=The Globe and Mail | author=Neil Crory | date=November 18, 2015 | access-date=2016-08-04}}
  • Fleming Mackell, 86, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins).[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?n=fleming-mackell&pid=176174882 Fleming Mackell's obituary]
  • Alessandro Plotti, 83, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Pisa (1986–2008).[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bplotti.html Archbishop Alessandro Plotti †]
  • Dick Sharples, 88, British scriptwriter.[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/195857/dick-sharples-in-loving-memory Dick Sharples – In Loving Memory]
  • Ali Treki, 78, Libyan diplomat, Foreign Minister (1976–1982, 1984–1986), President of the United Nations General Assembly (2009–2010).[http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/89472/ وفاة وزير الخارجية الأسبق علي التريكي في القاهرة ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020140741/http://www.alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/89472/ |date=October 20, 2015 }} {{in lang|ar}}
  • D. C. Wilcutt, 92, American basketball player (St. Louis Bombers).[https://www.stltoday.com/sports/basketball/college/basketball-legend-d-c-wilcutt-dies-at/article_c8f01be6-61ba-524f-ae98-d197e2153f64.html Basketball legend D.C. Wilcutt dies at 92]
  • Roland R. Wright, 96, American Mormon missionary.[http://www.sltrib.com/home/3093842-155/roland-wright-pilot-of-the-mormon Roland Wright, pilot of the ‘Mormon Mustang,’ dies at 96]

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  • Makis Dendrinos, 65, Greek basketball player and coach, complications from a heart attack.[http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/126690/dendrinos-passes-away Dendrinos passes away]
  • Rufus Granderson, 79, American football player.[http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?pid=176212354 Rufus Will Granderson I Obituary] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822143845/http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?pid=176212354 |date=2016-08-22 }}
  • Arno Gruen, 92, German-born American psychologist.[http://www.nzz.ch/newsticker/psychoanalytiker-arno-gruen-mit-92-jahren-gestorben-1.18634253 Arno Gruen mit 92 Jahren gestorben] {{in lang|de}}
  • Neeltje Karelse, 89, Dutch Olympic track-and-field athlete (1948).[http://www.bndestem.nl/regio/breda/in-breda-woonachtige-zeeuwse-olympi%C3%ABr-nel-karelse-89-overleden-1.5363661 In Breda woonachtige Zeeuwse olympiër Nel Karelse (89) overleden] {{in lang|nl}}
  • Gilberto Jiménez Narváez, 78, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Riohacha (1996–2001).[http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bjina.html Bishop Gilberto Jiménez Narváez]
  • Kazimierz Łaski, 93, Polish-born Austrian economist.[http://www.krytykapolityczna.pl/artykuly/gospodarka-nauka/20151020/zmarl-prof-kazimierz-laski ZMARŁ PROF. KAZIMIERZ ŁASKI] {{in lang|pl}}
  • Yoná Magalhães, 80, Brazilian actress, complications following heart surgery.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0535676/ Yoná Magalhães (1935–2015)]
  • Juan Negri, 90, Chilean footballer.https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/66070/Juan_Negri_1.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}
  • Brian Oliver, 86, Australian Olympic athlete (1956).{{Cite web |url=https://www.heavenaddress.com/obituaries/funeral-notice/Brian-Thomas-OLIVER/1174478/ |title=Brian Thomas OLIVER |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=June 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629130751/https://www.heavenaddress.com/obituaries/funeral-notice/Brian-Thomas-OLIVER/1174478 |url-status=dead }}
  • Syed Zahoor Qasim, 88, Indian marine biologist.[http://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/renowned-marine-biologist-syed-zahoor-qasim-died-1445413667-1 Renowned marine biologist Syed Zahoor Qasim died]
  • Don Rendell, 89, English jazz musician.{{Cite web |url=http://www.marlbank.net/news/3168-rip-don-rendell.html |title=RIP Don Rendell |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=November 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101092654/http://www.marlbank.net/news/3168-rip-don-rendell.html |url-status=dead }}
  • Sir John Scott, 84, New Zealand medical researcher, President of the Royal Society of New Zealand (1997–2000).[https://www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/en/faculty/about/news-and-events/news/2015/10/20/obituary-for-emeritus-professor-sir-john-scott-kbe-frsnz-.html Obituary for Emeritus Professor Sir John Scott KBE FRSNZ]
  • Ian Steel, 86, Scottish racing cyclist.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/oct/26/ian-steel Ian Steel obituary]
  • K. S. L. Swamy, 77, Indian film director and singer, National Film Award for Best Children's Film (1989).[http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kannada-filmmaker-ksl-swamy-passes-away/article7783519.ece Veteran film-maker K.S.L. Swamy passes away]
  • Jane Wardle, 64, British clinical psychologist, cancer.[https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/nov/24/jane-wardle Jane Wardle obituary]
  • Cory Wells, 74, American singer (Three Dog Night), complications from multiple myeloma.[https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-cory-wells-dies-7320151021-story.html Cory Wells dies at 74; cofounder of 1970s band Three Dog Night]

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  • Peter Baldwin, 82, British actor (Coronation Street).[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a675313/former-coronation-street-actor-peter-baldwin-dies-aged-82.html#~prXQcsozaYtlIW Former Coronation Street actor Peter Baldwin dies, aged 82]
  • Piercarlo Beroldi, 87, Italian Olympic sports shooter.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/42938 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}
  • France Bučar, 92, Slovene politician, Speaker of the National Assembly (1990–1992).[http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/poslovil-se-je-france-bucar-starosta-slovenske-politike/376328 Poslovil se je France Bučar, starosta slovenske politike] {{in lang|sl}}
  • Gregory Robert Choppin, 87, American nuclear chemist.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tallahassee/obituary.aspx?n=gregory-robert-choppin&pid=176203307&fhid=5827 Gregory Robert Choppin (1927–2015) Obituary]
  • E. Virgil Conway, 85, American civil servant.[http://www.newsday.com/long-island/obituaries/e-virgil-conway-dead-former-mta-chairman-was-85-1.11003580 E. Virgil Conway dies; former MTA chairman was 85]
  • Marty Ingels, 79, American actor (I'm Dickens, He's Fenster, Pac-Man), stroke.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marty-ingels-dead-actor-shirley-833869 Marty Ingels, Actor and Shirley Jones' Husband, Dies at 79]
  • Jim Jodat, 61, American football player, cancer.[http://archive.jsonline.com/sports/carthages-leading-rusher-jim-jodat-played-in-nfl-b99601151z1-335491361.html/ Carthage's leading rusher Jim Jodat played in NFL]
  • Suryanath U. Kamath, 78, Indian historian.[http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=364244 Bengaluru Eminent historian Suryanath Kamath passes away]
  • Francis Kiddle, 73, British philatelist, lung cancer.{{Cite web |url=http://fepanews.com/news/%20francis%20kiddle%20died |title=Francis Kiddle has died this morning |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310191305/http://fepanews.com/news/%20francis%20kiddle%20died |archive-date=March 10, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
  • Simo Kuismanen, 83, Finnish Olympic sprint canoeist.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/9545 Simo Kuismanen]
  • Ossie Langfelder, 89, Austrian-born American politician, Mayor of Springfield, Illinois (1987–1995).[http://www.sj-r.com/article/20151021/NEWS/151029921 Former Springfield mayor, friend, father: Ossie Langfelder's 'storied life' remembered]
  • Rhoda Leonard, 87, American baseball player (AAGPBL).[https://www.aagpbl.org/profiles/rhoda-leonard-linehan-nicky/23 Rhoda Linehan – Profile / Obituary]
  • Homer I. Lewis, 96, American major general.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sanantonio/name/homer-lewis-obituary?id=18328103 Homer I. "Pete" Lewis]
  • Michael Meacher, 75, British politician, MP for Oldham West (1970–1997) and Oldham West and Royton (since 1997).[http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/94775/breaking-death-of-michael-meacher-mp Breaking: Death of Michael Meacher, MP] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119221849/http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/94775/breaking-death-of-michael-meacher-mp |date=November 19, 2015 }}
  • Norman W. Moore, 92, British conservationist, researcher into the use of organochloride pesticides.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11948316/Norman-Moore-conservationist-obituary.html Norman Moore, conservationist – obituary]
  • William Murray, 8th Earl of Mansfield, 85, Scottish nobleman and politician, appointed MEP (1973–1975).[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/earl-mansfield-dies-peacefully-logie-6686263 Earl of Mansfield dies peacefully at Logie House, Logiealmond. He was 85.]
  • Diana Pullein-Thompson, 90, British writer.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11951324/Diana-Pullein-Thompson-author-obituary.html Diana Pullein-Thompson, author – obituary]
  • Jim Robertson, 87, American baseball player (Philadelphia Athletics, Kansas City Athletics).[https://bartonfuneral.com/2015/10/27/alfred-james-jim-robertson/ Alfred James “ Jim” Robertson]
  • Yawar Saeed, 80, Pakistani cricketer and manager, brain tumour.[http://www.samaa.tv/sports/2015/10/cricket-ex-pakistan-team-manager-yawar-saeed-dies/ Cricket: Ex-Pakistan team manager Yawar Saeed dies]
  • Anton Solomoukha, 69, Ukrainian-born French artist and photographer.[http://www.charlelie-officiel.com/2015/10/anton-solomoukha/ Anton Solomoukha – Hommage à un ami] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109054617/http://www.charlelie-officiel.com/2015/10/anton-solomoukha/ |date=November 9, 2015 }} {{in lang|fr}}
  • Sir Christopher Walford, 80, British solicitor and politician, Lord Mayor of London (1994–1995).[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/196031/sir-christopher-walford Sir Christopher Walford]
  • Sheldon Wolin, 93, American political theorist.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/us/politics/sheldon-s-wolin-theorist-who-shifted-political-science-back-to-politics-dies-at-93.html Sheldon S. Wolin, Theorist Who Shifted Political Science Back to Politics, Dies at 93]

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  • Willem Aantjes, 92, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1959–1978).[http://nos.nl/artikel/2064448-cda-prominent-willem-aantjes-overleden.html CDA-prominent Willem AAntjes overleden NOS] {{in lang|nl}}
  • Çetin Altan, 88, Turkish writer and politician, MP (1965–1969).[http://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/renowned-turkish-columnist-cetin-altan-dies/451724 Renowned Turkish columnist Cetin Altan dies]
  • Murphy Anderson, 89, American comic book artist (Superman, Green Lantern, Hawkman), creator of Zatanna, heart failure.{{Cite web |url=http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/murphy-anderson-longtime-artist-dc-comics-dies-89 |title=Murphy Anderson, longtime artist for DC Comics, dies at 89 |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=November 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109134156/http://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/murphy-anderson-longtime-artist-dc-comics-dies-89 |url-status=dead }}
  • John Backe, 83, American television executive, President and CEO of CBS (1977–1980), heart failure.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/business/media/john-backe-dies-at-83-put-cbs-back-atop-prime-time.html John Backe Dies at 83; Put CBS Back Atop Prime Time]
  • Scott Barr, 99, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1977–1983) and Senate (1983–1993).[http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/oct/26/former-sen-scott-barr-dies-at-99/ Former Sen. Scott Barr dies at 99]
  • Larry Clarke, 90, Canadian businessman and Chancellor of York University (1986–1991).[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?pid=176207267 Larry Denman Clarke]
  • Tien Feng, 87, Chinese actor.[http://en.sunningview.com/article/56881 87-year-old actor died Tien Feng won the Golden Horse "Lifetime Achievement Award"]
  • Juan Ferrer, 60, Cuban judoka, Olympic silver medalist (1980).[http://www.cubadebate.cu/noticias/2015/10/23/fallecio-juan-ferrer-lahera-gloria-del-deporte-cubano/#.ViuBT6eli1E Falleció Juan Ferrer Lahera, gloria del deporte cubano] {{in lang|es}}
  • Esther Geller, 93, American painter.[http://patch.com/massachusetts/natick/renowned-natick-artist-esther-geller-dies-93-0 Renowned Natick Artist Esther Geller Dies at 93]
  • Jürgen Henkys, 85, German theologian.[http://www.epd.de/zentralredaktion/epd-zentralredaktion/fr%C3%BCherer-berliner-theologieprofessor-j%C3%BCrgen-henkys-gestorben Früherer Berliner Theologieprofessor Jürgen Henkys gestorben] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126164730/http://www.epd.de/zentralredaktion/epd-zentralredaktion/fr%C3%BCherer-berliner-theologieprofessor-j%C3%BCrgen-henkys-gestorben |date=November 26, 2015 }} {{in lang|de}}
  • Labh Janjua, 57, Indian singer-songwriter, suspected heart attack.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/No-one-came-forward-to-help-Labh-Janjuas-wife/articleshow/49503569.cms 'No one came forward to help Labh Janjua's wife']
  • Louis Jung, 98, French politician, Senator for Bas-Rhin (1952–1995).[http://www.dna.fr/actualite/2015/10/22/le-senateur-honoraire-louis-jung-est-decede Le sénateur honoraire Louis Jung est décédé] {{in lang|fr}}
  • Bryan Lowe, 89, English cricketer (Cheshire).[http://www.cheshirecountycl.org.uk/obituary-news-27292 Bryan Lowe – A WONDERFUL cover point]
  • Jerome Kass, 78, American screenwriter (Queen of the Stardust Ballroom), prostate cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/theater/jerome-kass-writer-for-broadway-film-and-tv-dies-at-78.html Jerome Kass, Writer for Broadway, Film and TV, Dies at 78]
  • Gorden Kelley, 77, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins).[http://www.lorneandsons.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3361249&fh_id=13901 Gordon B. Kelley]
  • Arnold Klein, 70, American dermatologist.[https://www.bet.com/article/xpnscx/michael-jackson-s-physician-dr-arnold-klein-dies Michael Jackson's Physician Dr. Arnold Klein Dies]
  • Mark Murphy, 83, American jazz vocalist, complications from pneumonia.[http://www.expressnews.com/news/us-world/article/Jazz-singer-Murphy-had-an-eclectic-style-6591976.php Jazz singer Murphy had an eclectic style]
  • Carl Schaukowitch, 64, American football player (Denver Broncos).[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/carl-schaukowitch-obituary?id=8674873 Carl Schaukowitch]
  • Bernard Schröter, 81, German Olympic boxer.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/3573 Bernard Schröter]
  • Michael Margaret Stewart, 62, American lawyer, First Lady of Alaska (1986–1990), ovarian cancer.[http://www.adn.com/article/20151027/former-alaska-first-lady-dies-ovarian-cancer Former Alaska first lady dies of ovarian cancer]
  • Mohammad Daud Sultanzoy, 63, Afghan politician, shot.[https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-kill-afghan-official/3018219.html Taliban Kill Afghan Official]
  • Tomás Torres Mercado, 54, Mexican politician, member of the Senate (2006–2012), plane crash.[https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2015/10/23/1052827 Muere el exsenador zacatecano Tomás Torres Mercado en accidente aéreo] {{In lang|es}}
  • John Tsitouris, 79, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Athletics).[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/charlotte/obituary.aspx?n=John-Tsitouris&pid=176216976 John Tsitouris Obituary]
  • Jorge Valls, 82, Cuban activist and poet.[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/barbara-e-joe/remembrance-the-death-in-_b_8412032.html Remembrance The Death in Exile of Cuban Patriot Jorge Valls]
  • Richard M. Wells, 85, American major general.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dfw/name/richard-wells-obituary?id=18327052 Richard Marshall Wells]
  • Joshua Wheeler, 39, American army soldier, shot.[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/master-sergeant-joshua-wheeler-idd-commando-killed-isis-hostage-rescue-n449876 Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler, U.S. Commando Killed in ISIS Raid, Ran to Gunfight]

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  • Jake Bailey, 37, American make-up artist, suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/celebrity-makeup-artist-jake-bailey-dead-from-apparent-suicide/ar-BBmnqY1?li=AAa0dzB |title=Celebrity Makeup Artist Jake Bailey Dead From Apparent Suicide |website=MSN |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026181101/http://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/celebrity-makeup-artist-jake-bailey-dead-from-apparent-suicide/ar-BBmnqY1?li=AAa0dzB |archive-date=October 26, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
  • Bill Berezowski, 87, Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Toronto Argonauts).[http://www.sweenyfuneralhome.ca/book-of-memories/2274556/Barclay--William-/obituary.php Obituary for William Barclay]
  • Leon Bibb, 93, American folk singer.{{Cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/vancouver+legend+leon+bibb+dies/11463119/story.html |title=Vancouver legend Leon Bibb dies at age 93 |access-date=January 27, 2019 |archive-date=December 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214124426/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/music/vancouver+legend+leon+bibb+dies/11463119/story.html |url-status=dead }}
  • John Bossy, 82, British historian.[https://www.york.ac.uk/history/news/news/obitary-professor-john-bossy-fba/ Obituary Professor John Bossy FBA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202905/https://www.york.ac.uk/history/news/news/obitary-professor-john-bossy-fba/ |date=March 4, 2016 }}
  • Michel Couriard, 61, British Channel Islander civil servant, cancer.[http://www.itv.com/news/channel/update/2015-10-23/honorary-police-officer-mitch-couriard-dies/ Mitch Couriard dies, aged 61]
  • Roger De Clerck, 91, Belgian chief executive (Beaulieu International Group).[http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News/1.2476716 One of Flanders’ most well-known entrepreneurs dies aged 91]
  • Arthur Gilbert, 94, British nonagenarian triathlete.[http://www.burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk/news/burnham_news/13928512.Sadness_as_Burnham_s_Arthur_Gilbert_MBE_dies_aged_94/ Sadness as Burnham's Arthur Gilbert MBE dies aged 94]
  • Reggie Hannah, 56, American basketball player, cancer.[http://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/john-a-torres/2015/10/26/torres-titusville-basketball-legend-finally-free/74626166/ Torres Titusville basketball legend is finally free]
  • Guðbjartur Hannesson, 65, Icelandic politician, cancer.[http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2015/10/23/andlat_gudbjartur_hannesson/ Andlát Guðbjartur Hannesson] {{in lang|is}}
  • Antony Hignell, 87, British sportsman.[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/195961/hignell HIGNELL]
  • Krunoslav Hulak, 64, Croatian chess grandmaster, lung cancer.[http://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Ostalo/tabid/87/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/304244/Default.aspx Preminuo velemajsto Krunoslav Hulak] {{in lang|hr}}
  • Roar Johansen, 80, Norwegian footballer (Fredrikstad, national team).[http://www.f-b.no/ffk/sport/davy-wathne/nils-arne-eggen-roar-var-min-store-mentor/s/5-59-268958 Nils Arne Eggen: Roar Johansen var min store mentor] {{in lang|no}}
  • Bill Keith, 75, American banjo player, cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/27/arts/music/bill-keith-who-transformed-banjo-playing-dies-at-75.html?_r=0 Bill Keith, Who Transformed Banjo Playing, Dies at 75]
  • Albert Kish, 78, Hungarian-born Canadian film director.[http://blog.nfb.ca/blog/2015/11/03/albert-kish-tribute-to-a-virtuoso-filmmaker/ Albert Kish Tribute to a virtuoso filmmaker]
  • Stephen Melia, 53, Irish Gaelic footballer, complications from motor neuron disease.[https://hoganstand.com/article/index/245923 Stephen Melia RIP]
  • Takis Papageorgopoulos, 81, Greek army general and politician.[http://www.star.gr/Pages/Politiki.aspx?art=297817&artTitle=efyge_o_proin_vouleftis_tou_pasok_takis_papageorgopoulos «Έφυγε» ο πρώην βουλευτής του ΠΑΣΟΚ Τάκης Παπαγεωργόπουλος] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151028135813/http://www.star.gr/Pages/Politiki.aspx?art=297817&artTitle=efyge_o_proin_vouleftis_tou_pasok_takis_papageorgopoulos |date=October 28, 2015 }} {{in lang|el}}
  • Peter Price, 83, Scottish footballer (Ayr United, St Mirren).{{Cite web |url=http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/peter-price-1932-2015/ |title=Peter Price 1932–2015 |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=September 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919041843/http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/peter-price-1932-2015/ |url-status=dead }}
  • Jim Roberts, 75, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues), cancer.[http://www.kspr.com/sports/original-blue-jimmy-roberts-dies-at-75/21051914_36014676 'Original Blue' Jimmy Roberts dies at 75] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20151023230128/http://www.kspr.com/sports/original-blue-jimmy-roberts-dies-at-75/21051914_36014676 |date=October 23, 2015 }}
  • Fred Sands, 77, American real estate mogul, stroke.[https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-fred-sands-dies-77-20151026-story.html Fred Sands, once the king of high-end L.A. real estate, dies at 77]
  • Thomas G. Stemberg, 66, American office supply executive (Staples Inc.) and philanthropist, stomach cancer.[http://fortune.com/2015/10/23/staples-founder-tom-stemberg-dies/ Staples founder Tom Stemberg dies]
  • Paride Tumburus, 76, Italian footballer, heart attack.[http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/paride-tumburus-morto-bologna-1.1418694 E’ morto Paride Tumburus, vinse lo scudetto col Bologna nel 64] {{in lang|it}}
  • Lyubov Tyurina, 72, Russian Soviet volleyball player, Olympic champion (1972).[http://report.az/en/team/volleyball-s-olympic-champion-dies/ Volleyball's Olympic champion dies]
  • Zhu Muzhi, 98, Chinese politician.[http://news.ifeng.com/a/20151105/46122026_0.shtml 原中顾委委员朱穆之逝世 曾智斗“四人帮”(图)] {{in lang|zh}}

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  • Sir Michael Beetham, 92, British marshal of the air force, Chief of the Air Staff (1977–1982).[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/195934/beetham BEETHAM]
  • Carlos Bousoño, 92, Spanish poet and literary critic.[http://cultura.elpais.com/cultura/2015/10/24/actualidad/1445722807_940614.html Muere Carlos Bousoño, que supo aunar la excelencia en la investigación y en la poesía] {{in lang|es}}
  • Alvin Bronstein, 87, American lawyer and prisoner rights activist, complications from Alzheimer's disease.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/30/us/alvin-bronstein-lawyer-who-fought-prison-abuse-dies-at-87.html Alvin Bronstein, Lawyer Who Fought Prison Abuse, Dies at 87]
  • Christopher Chapman, 88, Canadian writer, director, editor and cinematographer (A Place to Stand), creator of the multi-dynamic image technique.{{Cite web |url=http://www.v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20151026.93367143/BDAStory/BDA/deaths |title=Christopher Chapman CM, RCA, LL.D (hon) Jan 24, 1927 – Oct 24, 2015 |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402095000/http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/Deaths.20151026.93367143/BDAStory/BDA/deaths |archive-date=April 2, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
  • Hasset Go, 29, Filipino chef, liver cancer.[http://www.wheninmanila.com/the-kitchen-is-now-closed-chef-hasset-go-dies-at-29/ The Kitchen is Now Closed: Chef Hasset Go Dies at 29]
  • Kirsty Howard, 20, British hospice fundraiser, complications from a kidney infection and heart attack.[http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/kirsty-howard-dies-fundraiser-wythenshawe-10323946 RECAP: Inspirational fundraiser Kirsty Howard dies aged 20 – latest tributes]
  • Shamshad Hussain, 69, Indian painter, liver cancer.[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/mf-hussains-son-shamshad-passes-away-at-69/ M F Husain’s son dies of liver cancer at 69]
  • Margarita Khemlin, 55, Ukrainian author.[http://www.interfax.ru/culture/475309 В Москве скончалась писательница Маргарита Хемлин] {{in lang|ru}}
  • Edythe Kirchmaier, 107, American centenarian, oldest known Facebook user.[http://article.wn.com/view/2015/10/25/Edythe_Kirchmaier_January_22_1908_October_24_2015_Direct_Rel/ Edythe Kirchmaier, January 22, 1908 ~ October 24, 2015 (Direct Relief)]
  • Ján Chryzostom Korec, 91, Slovak Roman Catholic prelate, Jesuit Cardinal and Bishop of Nitra (1990–2005).[http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/208502/zomrel-kardinal-jan-chryzostom-korec-bojovnik-za-slobodu/ Vo veku 91 rokov zomrel kardinál Ján Chryzostom Korec] {{in lang|sk}}
  • Eteiwi Majali, 64–65, Jordanian politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2013).[http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/mp-eteiwi-majali-passes-away MP Eteiwi Majali passes away]
  • Will McLean, 58, American fantasy artist, esophageal cancer.[https://www.dailylocal.com/obituaries/william-l-will-mclean-malvern-pa/ William L. Will McLean]
  • Maureen O'Hara, 95, Irish-American actress (How Green Was My Valley, Miracle on 34th Street, The Quiet Man).[http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/24/entertainment/actress-maureen-ohara-obituary Maureen O'Hara, Spirited Movie Star, Dies at 95]
  • Nat Peck, 90, American jazz trombonist.[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11965812/Nat-Peck-jazz-trombonist-obituary.html Nat Peck, jazz trombonist – obituary]
  • Sandra Peterson, 79, American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (2005–2013).[http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/10/24/former-state-rep-sandra-peterson-dies Former State Rep. Sandra Peterson dies]
  • Gaston Poulain, 88, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Périgueux (1988–2004).[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpoulain.htm Bishop Gaston Élie Poulain, P.S.S. † Deceased]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • William John Quinn, 104, American railroad executive.[http://www.stthomas.edu/news/please-remember-prayers-william-j-quinn-33/ Please Remember in Your Prayers William J. Quinn ’33]
  • Bhaskar Save, 93, Indian farmer and activist.{{cn|date=December 2021}}
  • Thomas Sunesson, 56, Swedish footballer (Malmö FF).[http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/landslaget/thomas-sunesson-56-har-gatt-bort/ Thomas Sunesson, 56, har gått bort] {{in lang|sv}}
  • Ryszard Wcisło, 82, Polish scout leader.[https://www.nekrologi.net/nekrologi/ryszard-wcislo/43898396 Ryszard Wcisło : Nekrologi] {{in lang|pl}}

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*Cao Ying, 92, Chinese translator of Russian literature.[https://archive.today/20151025124425/http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/10/25/3981s901029.htm Revered Translator Cao Ying Dies at 93]

  • David Cesarani, 58, British Jewish historian, Holocaust specialist, complications from spinal surgery.[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/oct/26/david-cesarani David Cesarani obituary]
  • Fehmi Demir, 58, Turkish politician, leader of the Rights and Freedoms Party, traffic collision.[http://www.todayszaman.com/national_hak-par-leader-fehmi-demir-dies-in-traffic-accident_402503.html Hak-Par leader Fehmi Demir dies in traffic accident] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026150346/http://www.todayszaman.com/national_hak-par-leader-fehmi-demir-dies-in-traffic-accident_402503.html |date=October 26, 2015 }}
  • Wojciech Fangor, 92, Polish artist.[http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/226302,Polish-artist-Wojciech-Fangor-dies Polish artist Wojciech Fangor dies]
  • Pijush Ganguly, 50, Indian actor, multiple organ failure following traffic collision.{{Cite web |url=http://www.newsx.com/national/12419-bengali-actor-pijush-ganguly-dies |title=Bengali actor Pijush Ganguly dies |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=October 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151026153229/http://www.newsx.com/national/12419-bengali-actor-pijush-ganguly-dies |url-status=dead }}
  • Ken Graveney, 90, English cricketer (Gloucestershire).[http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/sport/13896033.CRICKET__Gloucestershire_legend_Ken_Graveney_passes_away_aged_ninty/ CRICKET: Gloucestershire legend Ken Graveney passes away aged ninety ]
  • Marlo Henderson, 67, American session guitarist.{{Cite web |url=http://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/3687-marlo-henderson-dies.html |title=Marlo Henderson dies |access-date=April 12, 2016 |archive-date=April 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423164135/http://www.soulandjazzandfunk.com/news/3687-marlo-henderson-dies.html |url-status=dead }}
  • Lisa Jardine, 71, British early modern historian, cancer.[https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/25/renowned-historian-lisa-jardine-dies-aged-71 Renowned historian Lisa Jardine dies aged 71]
  • Vladimír Kobranov, 88, Czech ice hockey player, Olympic silver medalist (1948).[http://hokej.idnes.cz/vladimir-kobranov-zemrel-hokejove-ms-1949-komuniste-proces-pmb-/reprezentace.aspx?c=A151026_165835_reprezentace_bem Zemřel hokejista Vladimír Kobranov, mistr světa vězněný komunisty] {{in lang|cs}}
  • Cecil Lolo, 27, South African footballer (Ajax Cape Town), traffic collision.{{Cite web |url=http://citizen.co.za/836116/cecil-lolo-killed-in-car-crash-reports/ |title=Ajax Cape Town's Cecil Lolo killed in car crash |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029025230/http://www.citizen.co.za/836116/cecil-lolo-killed-in-car-crash-reports/ |archive-date=October 29, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
  • Dennis Morgan, 63, American football player (Dallas Cowboys), heart attack.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20151029-nj-police-former-cowboys-player-dennis-morgan-has-fatal-heart-attack-in-stands-during-sunday-s-cowboys-giants-game.ece |title=NJ police: Former Cowboys player Dennis Morgan has fatal heart attack in stands during Sunday's Cowboys-Giants game |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=October 31, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031054511/http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/dallas-cowboys/headlines/20151029-nj-police-former-cowboys-player-dennis-morgan-has-fatal-heart-attack-in-stands-during-sunday-s-cowboys-giants-game.ece |url-status=dead }}
  • Georg Müller, 64, German-born Norwegian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Trondheim (1997–2009).[http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/trondheim/2015/10/26/Georg-M%C3%BCller-er-d%C3%B8d-11731055.ece Georg Müller er død] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027143033/http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/trondheim/2015/10/26/Georg-M%C3%BCller-er-d%C3%B8d-11731055.ece |date=October 27, 2015 }} {{in lang|no}}
  • Flip Saunders, 60, American basketball coach (Detroit Pistons, Washington Wizards, Minnesota Timberwolves), lymphoma.[https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/13968302/minnesota-timberwolves-coach-flip-saunders-dies-cancer-age-60 Minnesota Timberwolves coach, Flip Saunders dies of cancer at age 60]
  • Lee Shaw, 89, American jazz pianist.[http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/First-Lady-of-Jazz-Lee-Shaw-dies-at-89-6589684.php 'First Lady of Jazz,' Lee Shaw, dies at 89]
  • Asa T. Spaulding Jr., 81, American politician.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/newsobserver/name/asa-spaulding-obituary?id=12130722 Asa T. Spaulding Jr.]
  • Matt Watson, 79, Scottish footballer (Kilmarnock).{{Cite web |url=http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?Id=2925 |title=Matt Watson |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426122809/http://www.kilmarnockfc.co.uk/Article?Id=2925 |url-status=dead }}
  • Basil Williams, 65, Jamaican cricketer (West Indies), heart attack.[http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/article/sports/20151028/wicb-mourns-williams-passing WICB Mourns Williams’ Passing]

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  • Willis Carto, 89, American white supremacist and Holocaust denier, founder of the American Free Press.[https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-willis-carto-dead-20151031-story.html Willis Carto, right-wing activist whose publications called Holocaust a 'hoax,' dies at 89]
  • S. Barry Cooper, 72, British mathematician, computational theorist, author and activist.[https://eatcs.org/index.php/component/content/article/1-news/2190-s-barry-cooper-1943-2015 S. Barry Cooper (1943–2015)]
  • Robert P. DeVecchi, 85, American rescue foundation executive, Director of International Rescue Committee.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/nyregion/robert-p-devecchi-who-led-international-rescue-committee-dies-at-85.html Robert P. DeVecchi, Who Led International Rescue Committee, Dies at 85]
  • Peter Farquhar, 69, English novelist, homicide.[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/nov/18/peter-farquhar-obituary Peter Farquhar obituary]
  • Steve Goss, 65, American politician, member of the North Carolina Senate (2006–2010), cancer.{{Cite web |url=http://jeffersonpost.com/news/1638/former-state-senator-steve-goss-dies |title=Former State Senator Steve Goss dies |access-date=November 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126172611/http://jeffersonpost.com/news/1638/former-state-senator-steve-goss-dies |archive-date=November 26, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
  • Zeke Hogeland, 89, American college basketball coach (Northern Iowa).[http://unipanthers.com/news/2015/10/26/MBB_1026150932.aspx Former MBB coach Zeke Hogeland passes away]
  • Penelope Houston, 88, British film critic, editor of Sight & Sound (1956–1990).[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/obituaries/penelope-houston-1927-2015 "Sight & Sound’s editor through three and a half decades"]
  • Leo Kadanoff, 78, American physicist (University of Chicago), President of American Physical Society (2006–2008), respiratory failure.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=leo-kadanoff&pid=176236342&fhid=14572 LEO KADANOFF]
  • Robert Light, 88, American politician, member of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1985–1996).{{Cite web |url=http://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/community/2015/10/27/philanthropist-former-legislator-light-dies/74692146/ |title=Philanthropist, former legislator Light dies |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211618/http://www.currentargus.com/story/news/local/community/2015/10/27/philanthropist-former-legislator-light-dies/74692146/ |url-status=dead }}
  • Keith McNamara, 87, American politician.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/dispatch/name/keith-mcnamara-obituary?id=11709589 Keith McNamara]
  • Giuseppe Nazzaro, 77, Italian-born Syrian Roman Catholic prelate, Vicar Apostolic of Aleppo (2002–2013).[http://catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bnazzarog.html Bishop Giuseppe Nazzaro]
  • David Rodriguez, 63, American singer-songwriter.[http://music.blog.austin360.com/2015/10/27/texas-singer-songwriter-david-rodriguez-dies/ Texas singer-songwriter David Rodriguez dies]
  • Sam Sarpong, 40, British-born American model and actor (Love Don't Cost a Thing, Farm House, Anchor Baby), suicide by jumping.[http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sam-sarpong-dies-tommy-hilfiger-model-actor-dead-of-apparent-suicide-20152810 Sam Sarpong Dies: Tommy Hilfiger Model, Yo Momma Host, Actor Dead of Apparent Suicide at 40]
  • Ed Walker, 83, American radio personality (Joy Boys), cancer.[http://www.wusa9.com/story/news/local/dc/2015/10/26/iconic-washington-broadcaster-ed-walker-has-died/74625268/ Iconic Washington broadcaster, Ed Walker, dies at 83]

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  • Farag Ali, 52, Egyptian Olympic wrestler.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/57761 Farag Abdulmun'im]
  • Eric Allen, 66, American football player (Toronto Argonauts, Michigan State).[http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/10/30/former-michigan-state-football-star-eric-allen-dies-at-66/ Former Michigan State Football Star Eric Allen Dies At 66]
  • Mitzura Arghezi, 90, Romanian actress, journalist and politician, MP (1996–2004).[http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/actualitate/mitzura-arghezi-a-murit-la-varsta-de-90-de-ani.html Mitzura Arghezi a murit la varsta de 90 de ani] {{in lang|ro}}
  • Helen Astin, 83, Greek-born American scholar and feminist.[https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-helen-astin-20151107-story.html Helen Astin dies at 83; feminist scholar, UCLA professor studied students' spirituality]
  • Ayerdhal, 56, French author, cancer.[https://www.actualitte.com/article/monde-edition/deces-du-romancier-yal-ayerdhal-ciao-camarade/61776 Décès du romancier Yal Ayerdhal. Ciao, camarade] {{in lang|fr}}
  • Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, 84, Indian pharmacologist.{{Cite web |url=http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=91341&sid=2 |title=ISCR condoles sad demise of Prof Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, the face behind clinical trial regulations |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305142851/http://www.pharmabiz.com/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=91341&sid=2 |url-status=dead }}
  • Betsy Drake, 92, American actress and writer.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/betsy-drake-dead-cary-grant-838970 Betsy Drake, Actress and Third Wife of Cary Grant, Dies at 92]
  • Philip French, 82, British film critic (The Observer) and BBC radio producer, heart attack.[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/27/philip-french-much-loved-observer-film-critic-dies-at-the-age-of-82 Philip French, much-loved Observer film critic, dies at the age of 82]
  • Herbie Goins, 76, American R&B singer.[http://www.musicalnews.com/articolo.php?codice=31825&sz=6 Addio a Herbie Goins storica voce soul e blues]{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|it}}
  • Henry Hook, 60, American crossword compiler.[https://www.bostonglobe.com/2015/10/30/puzzle-maker-henry-hook-dies-after-long-illness/cppq0eu96E9A9tDA2zLFiL/story.html Puzzle maker Henry Hook dies after a long illness]
  • Miyu Matsuki, 38, Japanese voice actress, lymphoma due to chronic active EBV infection.[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-11-01/voice-actress-miyu-matsuki-passes-away/.94904 Voice Actress Miyu Matsuki Passes Away]
  • Tshepo Ngwane, 39, South African actor.[http://www.channel24.co.za/The-Juice/Reports-Yizo-Yizo-actor-Tshepo-Ngwane-has-died-20151028 Reports: Yizo Yizo actor Tshepo Ngwane has died]
  • Gulam Noon, Baron Noon, 79, Indian-born British food production businessman, chancellor of University of East London, liver cancer.[http://www.londonlovesbusiness.com/business-news/business/curry-king-and-one-of-uks-most-inspirational-entrepreneurs-lord-gulam-noon-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/11259.article "Curry King" and one of UK’s most inspirational entrepreneurs Lord Gulam Noon dies after battle with cancer]
  • Noriyoshi Ohrai, 79, Japanese illustrator, pneumonia.[http://www.cgmagonline.com/sub-featured/japanese-illustrator-noriyoshi-ohrai-has-passed-away/ Japanese Illustrator Noriyoshi Ohrai Has Passed Away]
  • Stanley Philips, 95, English cricketer.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/14/14311/14311.html Cricket archive]
  • Rajendra Singh Rana, 54, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA for Deoband (2002–2007, 2012–2015), cancer.[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/up-minister-rajendra-rana-dies-after-battling-cancer/ UP Minister Rajendra Rana dies after battling cancer]
  • Ralph Richeson, 63, American actor (Deadwood, Hancock), heart failure.[https://deadline.com/2015/10/ralph-richeson-dies-deadwood-cook-richardson-1201596816/ Ralph Richeson Dies: ‘Deadwood’s Eccentric Cook Was 63]
  • Rose Tobias Shaw, 97, Polish-born American casting director (The Jewel of the Nile, Equus, The Wild Geese).[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/rose-tobias-shaw-dead-casting-839957/ Casting Director Rose Tobias Shaw Dies at 96]
  • Yoshito Takamine, 89, American politician and labor leader, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1959–1984).{{Cite web |url=http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/yoshito-takamine-dies-89 |title=Yoshito Takamine dies at 89 |access-date=November 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115015317/http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/yoshito-takamine-dies-89 |archive-date=November 15, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
  • Tillman, 10, American skateboarding English bulldog, heart disease.[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/oct/29/famous-skateboarding-dog-tillman-dies Famous skateboarding dog Tillman dies at age 10 in California]
  • Irving Ungerman, 92, Canadian boxing manager (George Chuvalo, Clyde Gray), promoter, poultry executive and philanthropist, stroke.[http://www.torontosun.com/2015/10/28/irv-ungerman-was-one-of-boxings-greats Irv Ungerman was one of boxing's greats]

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  • Pazuzu Algarad, 36–37, American murderer, suicide by exsanguination.[https://people.com/crime/satanist-accused-of-murder-dies-in-north-carolina-prison/ 'Satanist' Accused of Murder Dies After Apparent Suicide in North Carolina Prison]
  • Peter Barrett, 59, Irish Anglican prelate, Bishop of Cashel and Ossory (2002–2006).[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/former-church-of-ireland-bishop-peter-barrett-dies-1.2410783 Former Church of Ireland bishop Peter Barrett dies]
  • Jack A. Brown, 86, American politician, member of the Arizona House of Representatives (1963–1974, 1987–1996, 2005–2011) and Senate (1999–2004).[https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/2015/10/29/arizona-cowboy-legislator-jack-brown-dies/74782918/ Jack Brown, one of state's last 'cowboy legislators,' dies at 86]
  • Diane Charlemagne, 51, British singer (Urban Cookie Collective), cancer.[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a676103/urban-cookie-collectives-diane-charlemagne-the-voice-of-inner-city-life-has-died.html#~psr1NmXp5PEa5m Urban Cookie Collective's Diane Charlemagne, the voice of 'Inner City Life', has died]
  • Joseph Dergham, 85, Lebanese-born Egyptian Maronite Catholic hierarch, Bishop of Cairo (1989–2005).[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdergham.html Bishop Joseph Dergham †]
  • Nancy Dye, 56, American historian and educator, President of Oberlin College (1994–2007).[https://oncampus.oberlin.edu/source/articles/2015/10/28/nancy-schrom-dye-13th-president-oberlin-college Nancy Schrom Dye, 13th President of Oberlin College]
  • Bruce L. Edwards, 63, American literary scholar, expert on C.S. Lewis, ruptured aortic aneurysm.[http://www.toledoblade.com/Deaths/2015/11/05/Bruce-Edwards-1952-2015-B-G-professor-noted-authority-on-Narnia.html Bruce Edwards: 1952–2015; B.G. professor noted authority on 'Narnia']
  • Nicolás Fuentes, 74, Peruvian footballer (national team), pulmonary failure as a complication of diabetes.[http://trome.pe/deportes/seleccion-peruana-nicolas-fuentes-exmundialista-mexico-70-fallecio-73-anos-2067849 Selección peruana: Nicolás Fuentes, exmundialista de México 70, falleció a los 73 años] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110025535/http://trome.pe/deportes/seleccion-peruana-nicolas-fuentes-exmundialista-mexico-70-fallecio-73-anos-2067849 |date=November 10, 2015 }} {{in lang|es}}
  • Tom Hosier, 73, American college football coach (Eureka, Macalester, Winona State).[http://www.postbulletin.com/obituaries/tom-hosier-rochester/article_26a82122-6a47-58a3-90dc-04f58049e294.html?mode=jqm Tom Hosier — Rochester]
  • Attila Kálmán, 77, Hungarian educator and politician, MP (1990–1994).[http://www.refdunantul.hu/hir/mutat/16638/ Elhunyt Kálmán Attila] {{in lang|hu}}
  • Terry Kershaw, 63, American sociologist.[https://afro.com/dr-terry-kershaw-leading-black-studies-scholar-dies-at-63/ Dr. Terry Kershaw, Leading Black Studies Scholar Dies at 63]
  • Monte B. Miller, 85, American lieutenant general.[https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/monte-miller-obituary?id=6177992 Monte B. Miller]
  • Sir Gerry Neale, 74, British politician, MP for North Cornwall (1979–1992).[http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/196065/neale NEALE]
  • Gyang Pwajok, 48, Nigerian politician, member of the Senate for Plateau (2012–2015), complications from hepatocellular carcinoma.[http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/pwajok-died-of-liver-cancer-jang/ Pwajok died of liver cancer – Jang]
  • Jorge Scarso, 99, Italian-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Patos de Minas (1967–1992).[https://www.patosja.com.br/noticias/patos-de-minas/geral/morre-na-italia-o-bispo-emerito-de-patos-de-minas-dom-jorge-scarso Morre na Itália o Bispo Emérito de Patos de Minas, Dom Jorge Scarso] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032843/https://www.patosja.com.br/noticias/patos-de-minas/geral/morre-na-italia-o-bispo-emerito-de-patos-de-minas-dom-jorge-scarso |date=March 4, 2016 }} {{in lang|pt}}
  • Tadeusz Sobolewicz, 92, Polish actor and author, survivor of Nazi concentration camps.[http://www.auschwitz.info/de/aktuelles/meldungen/artikel/lesen/tadeusz-sobolewicz-ist-tot-535.html Tadeusz Sobolewicz ist tot – ein Nachruf] {{in lang|de}}
  • Scott James Wells, 54, American actor (Superboy) and model.[http://www.newcomerdayton.com/obituary/109988/Scott-J-Wells/Dayton-Ohio In Memory of Scott J. Wells 1961 – 2015]

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  • Nick Bolkovac, 87, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) .[http://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2015/11/06/Obituary-Nicholas-Bolkovac-Former-Pitt-football-player-booster/stories/201511030220 Obituary Nicholas Bolkovac Former Pitt football player, booster]
  • Per Brunvand, 78, Norwegian newspaper editor.[http://journalisten.no/2015/10/brunvand-er-dod Per Brunvand er død] {{in lang|no}}
  • Luther Burden, 62, American basketball player (Virginia Squires, New York Knicks), heart failure.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/sports/basketball/luther-burden-former-knick-who-served-time-for-bank-robbery-dies-at-62.html Luther Burden, Former Knick Who Served Time for Bank Robbery, Dies at 62]
  • Jacques Delécluse, 82, French percussionist.[http://www.francemusique.fr/actu-musicale/mort-du-grand-percussionniste-jacques-delecluse-111555 France Musique website, 'Mort du grand percussionniste Jacques Delécluse', 29 October 2015]
  • Kenneth Gilbert, 84, British actor (Doctor Who, House of Cards).{{Cite web |url=http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/74095-itv/ |title=Actor Kenneth Gilbert dies |access-date=November 12, 2015 |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211065946/http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/74095-itv/ |url-status=dead }}
  • Kunishirō Hayashi, 76, Japanese actor, pancreatic cancer.[https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXLASDG31H2R_R31C15A0CZ8000/ 林邦史朗氏が死去 殺陣師] {{in lang|ja}}
  • Ernesto Herrera, 73, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (1998–2001) and Senate (1987–1998), heart attack.[http://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/72582/herrera-passes-away Herrera passes away]
  • Tassie Johnson, 77, Australian football player (Melbourne).[http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2015-10-29/tassie-johnson-sadly-passes-away Tassie Johnson sadly passes away]
  • Peter Knott, 59, Australian politician, member of the House of Representatives for Gilmore (1993–1996).[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-02/peter-knott/6905084 Colourful former Labor MP Peter Knott remembered]
  • Lowell B. Komie, 87, American lawyer and author.[http://www.kelleyspaldingfuneralhome.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=664309#/obituaryInfo Obituary for Lowell B. Komie]
  • Boris Kristančič, 82, Slovene Olympic basketball player (1960) and coach.[http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kosarka/zalosten-dan-za-kosarko-poslovil-se-je-tudi-boris-kristancic/377418 Žalosten dan za košarko – poslovil se je tudi Boris Kristančič] {{in lang|sl}}
  • Oddvar Kruge, 89, Norwegian footballer.[https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/oddvar-kruge/ Oddvar Kruge]
  • James Luther Mays, 94, American Old Testament scholar.[https://richmond.com/obituaries/article_0a114b5c-b913-5ed4-8173-45c49c6983bb.html Mays, James]
  • Franz Thaler, 90, Italian author.[http://www.tageszeitung.it/2015/10/29/franz-thaler-ist-tot/ Franz Thaler ist tot] {{in lang|de}}
  • Ranko Žeravica, 85, Serbian basketball coach (Partizan).[http://tenplay.com.au/news/2015/10/29/serbia-s-legendary-basketball-coach-ranko-zeravica-dies Serbia's legendary basketball coach Ranko Zeravica dies] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170321/http://tenplay.com.au/news/2015/10/29/serbia-s-legendary-basketball-coach-ranko-zeravica-dies |date=March 3, 2016 }}

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  • Richard Amidon, 87, American politician.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/monadnock-ledger-obituary-for-richard-e/127553124/ Richard E. Amidon]
  • Mel Daniels, 71, American Hall of Fame basketball player (Indiana Pacers).{{Cite web |url=http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/pacers/former-pacers-great-mel-daniels-dies-at-71 |title=Former Pacers great Mel Daniels dies at 71 |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031144926/http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/pacers/former-pacers-great-mel-daniels-dies-at-71 |archive-date=October 31, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
  • Haliru Dantoro, 77, Nigerian traditional ruler and politician, Emir of Borgu (since 2000), member of the Senate (1993).[http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/emir-of-borgu-haliru-dantoro-dies-77/ Emir of Borgu, Haliru Dantoro dies @ 77]
  • Zehra Deović, 76, Bosnian sevdalinka folk singer.[http://www.radiosarajevo.ba/mobile/novost/205451 Preminula primadona sevdaha Zehra Deović] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041333/http://www.radiosarajevo.ba/mobile/novost/205451 |date=March 4, 2016 }} {{in lang|bs}}
  • Wallace Dollase, 78, American horse trainer.[http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/95649/wally-dollase-dies-at-78 Wally Dollase Dies at 78]
  • Joel Elkes, 101, American medical researcher.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/science/joel-elkes-who-cast-light-on-psychosis-dies-at-101.html?smid=fb-nytscience&smtyp=cur&_r=1 Joel Elkes, Who Cast Light on Brain Chemistry and Behavior, Dies at 101]
  • Jean Ferris, 76, American author (Love Among the Walnuts), complications from acute myeloid leukemia.[https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2015/11/15/san-diegos-jean-ferris-famed-novelist-mourned-by-childrens-book-society/ San Diego’s Jean Ferris, Famed Novelist, Mourned by Children’s Book Society]
  • Colin Hilton, 78, English cricketer (Lancashire).[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/colin-hilton-fast-bowler-forced-into-retirement-by-a-change-in-the-laws-of-cricket-a6831286.html Colin Hilton: Fast bowler forced into retirement by a change in the laws of cricket]
  • Beverly Long, 95, American activist.[https://www.csog.com/obits/beverly-b-long/ Beverly B. Long]
  • John McCollum, 93, American opera singer.[http://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/annarbor/obituary.aspx?n=john-m-mccollum&pid=176854454 John M. McCollum Obituary]
  • Al Molinaro, 96, American actor (The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi), complications from infected gall bladder.[http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/al_molinaro_actor_from_kenosha_dead_at_96_485058266.html Al Molinaro, actor from Kenosha,' dies at 96] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20151031175616/http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/al_molinaro_actor_from_kenosha_dead_at_96_485058266.html |date=October 31, 2015 }}
  • Lucídio Portela Nunes, 93, Brazilian politician, Governor of Piauí (1979–1983).[http://g1.globo.com/pi/piaui/noticia/2015/10/morre-aos-93-anos-o-ex-governador-e-senador-do-piaui-lucidio-portela.html Morre aos 93 anos o ex-governador e senador do Piauí Lucídio Portela] {{in lang|pt}}
  • Wallace E. Oates, 78, American economist.[http://www.bsos.umd.edu/featuredstory/1775 In Memoriam Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Wallace Oates]
  • Sinan Şamil Sam, 41, German-born Turkish professional boxer, liver failure.[http://news.videonews.us/turkeys-bull-of-the-bosphorus-sinan-samil-sam-dies-3038702.html Turkey's 'Bull of the Bosphorus' Sinan Samil Sam dies]
  • Double Shah, 51, Pakistani fraudster.
  • Norm Siebern, 82, American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles).[http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Norman-L-Siebern-102977186 Norman Siebern obituary]

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  • Ants Antson, 76, Estonian speed skater, Olympic champion (1964).[http://sport.postimees.ee/3382091/suri-olumpiavoitja-ants-antson Suri olümpiavõitja Ants Antson] {{in lang|et}}
  • Thomas Blatt, 88, Polish writer and Holocaust survivor following escape from Sobibór, complications from dementia.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/world/europe/thomas-blatt-who-escaped-death-camp-during-revolt-dies-at-88.html Thomas Blatt, Who Escaped Death Camp During Revolt, Dies at 88]
  • Sergio Donadoni, 101, Italian Egyptologist.[http://www.lastampa.it/2015/11/01/cultura/addio-a-sergio-donadoni-larcheologo-che-salv-abu-simbel-xj9XPn76Rli2DeVgK5WOkN/pagina.html;jsessionid=5B729CB90D3B1777928743032AEC1A75 Addio a Sergio Donadoni, l’archeologo che salvò Abu Simbel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118111123/http://www.lastampa.it/2015/11/01/cultura/addio-a-sergio-donadoni-larcheologo-che-salv-abu-simbel-xj9XPn76Rli2DeVgK5WOkN/pagina.html;jsessionid=5B729CB90D3B1777928743032AEC1A75 |date=November 18, 2015 }} {{in lang|it}}
  • Patricia Farrar, 84, American educator, First Lady of South Dakota (1969–1971), Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia.[http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Former-South-Dakota-first-lady-Patricia-Farrar-6604796.php Former South Dakota first lady Patricia Farrar dies at 84]
  • Ivan Frgić, 62, Serbian Yugoslav Olympic silver medallist wrestler (1976).[http://www.soskanal.net/borila%C4%8Dki-sportovi-rvanje-ostali-sportovi-olimpijski-sport/memoriam-ivica-frgi%C4%87 In Memoriam Ivica Frgić] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170402145503/http://soskanal.net/borila%C4%8Dki-sportovi-rvanje-ostali-sportovi-olimpijski-sport/memoriam-ivica-frgi%C4%87 |date=April 2, 2017 }} {{in lang|sr}}
  • Howard Green, 90, Canadian-American physician and clinical researcher (MIT, Harvard Medical School), pioneer in skin regeneration, respiratory failure.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/science/howard-green-pioneer-in-skin-regeneration-dies-at-90.html Howard Green, Pioneer in Skin Regeneration, Dies at 90]
  • Hroar Hansen, 68, Norwegian politician, newspaper owner and editor (Morgenbladet).[http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/10/31/nyheter/politiske_partier/medier/industri/politikk/41761576/ Hroar A. Hansen er død] {{in lang|no}}
  • Charles Herbert, 66, American actor (Wagon Train, 13 Ghosts, The Fly), heart attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/05/arts/television/charles-herbert-child-star-known-for-roles-in-the-fly-and-13-ghosts-dies-at-66.html Charles Herbert, Child Star Known for Roles in ‘The Fly’ and ‘13 Ghosts,’ Dies at 66]
  • Tadeusz Jodłowski, 90, Polish artist.[http://nekrologi.wyborcza.pl/0,11,,340183,Tadeusz-Jod%C5%82owski-nekrolog.html Tadeusz Jodłowski] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151110150630/http://nekrologi.wyborcza.pl/0%2C11%2C%2C340183%2CTadeusz-Jod%C5%82owski-nekrolog.html |date=November 10, 2015 }} {{in lang|pl}}
  • Pinky Kravitz, 88, American radio broadcaster (WOND).[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/31/new-jersey-radio-host-pinky-kravitz-dead-at-88/ New Jersey radio host Pinky Kravitz dead at 88]
  • Dick Lane, 88, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1966–1994).[http://www.wtvm.com/story/30404990/former-state-representative-dick-lane-dies Former state representative Dick Lane dies]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • George K. Larsen, 77, American politician.[https://www.lakesidefuneralhomega.com/obituary/5315466 Dr. George K. Larsen II]
  • Colin Nicholson, 79, New Zealand lawyer and jurist, judge of the High Courts of New Zealand (1998–2009) and the Cook Islands (2005–2012).[http://www.nzbar.org.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=1367 The Hon Colin Nicholson CNZM QC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206174256/http://www.nzbar.org.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=1367 |date=December 6, 2015 }}
  • Ryūzō Saki, 78, Japanese writer, throat cancer.[http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/news/20151101p2g00m0et003000c.html Award-winning novelist Ryuzo Saki dies at 78] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20151104045357/http://mainichi.jp/english/english/features/news/20151101p2g00m0et003000c.html |date=November 4, 2015 }}
  • Gus Savage, 90, American newspaper executive and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois's 2nd district (1981–1993).[http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1061780/wvon-former-congressman-gus-savage-died Former U.S. Rep. Gus Savage, a trailblazer marred by controversies, dead at 90] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102050441/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/1061780/wvon-former-congressman-gus-savage-died |date=November 2, 2015 }}
  • David Shugar, 100, Polish-born Canadian physicist.[http://www.fuw.edu.pl/tl_files/aktualnosci/nekrologi/2015-11-02_Nekrolog_prof_David_Shugar.png Profesor David Shugar] {{in lang|pl}}
  • Benjamin Drake Wright, 89, American psychometrician.[http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2015/12/15/benjamin-wright-renowned-psychometrician-1926-2015 Benjamin Wright, renowned psychometrician, 1926–2015]
  • T. M. Wright, 68, American author, Parkinson's disease.{{Cite web |url=http://realmsofnight.com/2015/10/31/rest-in-peace-t-m-wright-1947-2015/ |title=Rest in Peace T.M. Wright (1947–2015) |access-date=November 7, 2015 |archive-date=October 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031020033/https://realmsofnight.com/2015/10/31/rest-in-peace-t-m-wright-1947-2015/ |url-status=dead }}

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