Deaths in January 2015
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The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2015.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:
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January 2015
1
Barbara Atkinson, 88, British actress (Z-Cars).
Staryl C. Austin, 94, American air force brigadier general.
Ulrich Beck, 70, German sociologist, heart attack.
Fiona Cumming, 77, British television director (Doctor Who).
Eric Cunningham, 65, Canadian politician, Ontario MPP for Wentworth North (1975–1984).
Mario Cuomo, 82, American politician, Governor of New York (1983–1994), heart failure.
Donna Douglas, 82, American actress (The Beverly Hillbillies, Frankie and Johnny, The Twilight Zone), pancreatic cancer.
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