Deaths in October 2015
Robert P. DeVecchi
American rescue foundation executive · 26 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 26 · DeVecchi · Other
Kunishiro Hayashi
Japanese sword fight arranger · 29 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 29 · Other
Arthur Gilbert
94 · 23 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 23 · Other
Howard Green
Canadian-American physician and clinical researcher (MIT · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Louli Psychoulis
Greek conductor and artistic director · 29 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 29
Brian Oliver
Australian Olympic athlete (1956) · 20 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 20
Colectiv nightclub fire
drummer (Monarchy Band) · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31 · fire
Alex Poinsett
American magazine editor (Ebony) and author · 23 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 23
Bruce L. Edwards
American literary scholar · 28 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 28 · Edwards
Ronald Koven
French media freedom activist and journalist (Washington Post · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30
Sir Gerry Neale
British politican · 28 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 28 · Neale · Other
Jan Wallman
American night club owner and producer · 08 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 8 · Other
Anita Besson
Swiss-born British art dealer · 20 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 20 · Other
Charles Duncan Michener
American entomologist · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31 · Michener · Other
Alex Morley
American ski executive · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31 · Other
Ceddy McGrady
Australian aboriginal featherweight boxer · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Calvin Wynter
American comedy producer · 29 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 29 · Other
William Wuttunee
Canadian First Nations Chief · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Other
Kerrie La Gore
Australian drag queen performer and LGBT activist · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31 · Gore
Mike Hammond
American computer executive · 29 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 29 · Other
Dennis Burns Sullivan
American food executive · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Sullivan · Other
Gregg Palmer
American actor (Gunsmoke) · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Norm Siebern
American baseball player (Kansas City Athletics · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30
Thomas Blatt
Polish writer and Holocaust survivor · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31 · Blatt,
Tom Hosier
American college football coach (Eureka · 28 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 28
Sam K. Shimabukuro
American Mormon bishop · 08 October 2015 · October 2015 · Shimabukuro · October 8 · Other
Per Brunvand
Norwegian newspaper editor · 29 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 29
Tomomi Tanaka
Japanese director and television producer (Nippon TV) · 21 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 21
Takehiko Furuta
Japanese historian (Shinran and Ancient Japan) · 14 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 14
Üstün Akmen
Turkish theatre critic · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Gifford Jackson
New Zealand industrial designer · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Other
Zeke Hogeland
American college basketball coach (Northern Iowa) · 26 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 26
Laurențiu Varlan
Romanian guitarist (Up To Eleven) · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Hroar Hansen
Norwegian politician and entrepreneur · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Pinky Kravitz
American radio broadcaster (WOND) · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Wallace Dollase
American horse trainer · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Other
Darrell Brown
American football player (Arkansas Razorbacks) · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Gus Savage
American newspaper executive and politician · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Mihai Alexandru
Romanian guitarist (Goodbye to Gravity) · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Harry Bernardo Schwarz
Brazilian footballer (SC Internacional) · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Schwarz
Vlad Țelea
Romanian guitarist (Goodbye to Gravity) · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31
Ants Antson
Estonian speed skater · 31 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 31 · Other
Joseph Dergham
Lebanese Maronite bishop · 28 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 28 · Other
Tex Rudloff
American sound editor · 10 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 10
Nadia Menaz
British model · 28 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 28 · Other
Suyadi
Indonesian puppeteer and children's television show host (Si Unyil) · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Other
Al Molinaro
American actor (Happy Days) · 29 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 29
H. J. Ross
American architectural engineer (Fontainebleau Miami Beach · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Other · Ross
Andy Danziger
American pilot and newspaper columnist (New York Daily News) · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Writers
Haliru Dantoro
Nigerian traditional ruler (Emir of Borgu) and politician · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30
Prince Spencer
American tap dancer (The Four Step Brothers) · 29 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 29 · Other
Goldie Paine
American fire protection equipment executive · 16 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 16 · Other
Ronald Shawger
American principal cellist (Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30
Willis Carto
American White supremacist and holocaust denier · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Other
Francis Kiddle
British philatelist · 21 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 21 · Other
Margarita Khemlin
55 · 24 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 24 · Other
Dora Holzhandler
French-born British painter · 08 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 8 · Dóra
Eric Allen
American football player (Toronto Argonauts · 27 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 27 · Éric
Nat Peck
American jazz trombonist · 24 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 24 · Other
Joe Henson
British farmer and conservationist · 05 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 5 · Other
Carlos Luis Casabianca
Paraguayan politician · 29 October 2015 · October 2015 · Casabianca · October 29
Wilson Campos
Brazilian footballer (Santos FC · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30
Mel Daniels
American basketball player (Indiana Pacers) · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30
Robert D’Silva
Pakistani Roman Catholic priest · 15 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 15 · D'Silva · Other
Jorge Scarso
Italian-born Brazilian prelate bishop of Patos de minas (1967-1992) · 28 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 28 · Other
Zehra Deović
Bosnian sevdalinka and folk singer · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30
Denis Cuspert
German militant Islamist and rapper · 16 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 16
Alan Prince
Canadian bureaucrat · 02 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 2 · Other
Sinan Şamil Sam
Turkish professional boxer · 30 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 30 · Sam
Robert Montemayor
American journalist (Los Angeles Times · 21 October 2015 · October 2015 · October 21