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Roddy Piper was born Roderick George Toombs on April 17, 1954 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a pro wrestler from 1973-1987 in the NWA, Pacific Northwest, California. He was a longtime mainstay in the WWF, and was one of the biggest "bad guys" in the WWF during the early '80s, before becoming a fan favorite in the late '80s. He became infamous for his mouth as much as his skills in the ring. He hosted Pipers Pit, which saluted the bad guys of professional wrestling, the most famous of which involved him smashing Jimmy Superfly Snuka over the head with a coconut. He was wrestling's most popular villain because of his feud with Hulk Hogan that culminated at Wrestlemania I. He went into semi-retirement after Wrestlemania III, when he beat and shaved the late Adrian Adonis.

He continued to wrestle into the '90s, but spent much of his time doing color commentary for WWF TV. In January 1992, he won the WWF Intercontinental Title from "The Mountie", the only title he would ever hold in his storied WWF career. After losing the title three months later, he left the WWF, and only made the occasional appearance in the ring over the next few years. In 1995, he had a stint as the WWF's interim president. He later resurfaced in WCW during the late '90s to continue his feud with "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, until the company's demise in 2001.

Roddy Piper appeared in many action films. He died of a heart attack on July 31, 2015, in Hollywood, California.

Lynn Rene Anderson was a multi-award-winning American country music singer known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s, most notably her country-pop, worldwide mega-hit "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden". She charted 12 No. 1, 18 Top-10, and more than 50 Top-40 hits. Anderson's crossover appeal and regular exposure on national television helped her become one of the most popular and successful country singers of the 1970s. In addition to being named "Top Female Vocalist" by the Academy of Country Music (ACM) twice and "Female Vocalist of the Year" by the Country Music Association (CMA), she had won a Grammy Award, People's Choice Award and an American Music Award (AMA). She was named Record World Magazine's and Billboard Magazine's Female Artist of the Decade (1970-1980). Because of her mainstream success, Anderson was the first female country artist to be invited as a guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) in late 1971 (the first of several appearances she would make with Carson at the helm). Anderson was also the first female country artist to win the American Music Award in 1974, as well as the first to headline and sellout Madison Square Garden that same year.

Pervin Par was born on 23 March 1939 in Bursa, Turkey. She was an actress, known for Kilink Uçan Adama Karsi (1967), Balikçi Güzeli: Gülnaz (1959) and Sonbahar (1959). She was married to Mahir Özerdem. She died on 30 July 2015 in Izmir, Turkey(undisclosed).

Clifford Earl was born on 29 August 1933 in England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Franchise Affair (1962) and The Avengers (1961). He was married to Beth. He died on 30 July 2015 in Kent, England, UK.

Leon B. Stevens was born on 13 January 1926 in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. He was an actor, known for School Ties (1992), The Doctors (1963) and George Washington (1984). He was married to Lydia Bruce. He died on 30 July 2015 in Oro Valley, Arizona, USA.

John Culhane was born on 7 February 1934 in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Thief and the Cobbler (1993), The Wonderful Stories of Professor Kitzel (1972) and The Magic of David Copperfield V (1983). He was married to Hind Noel Rassam. He died on 30 July 2015 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA.

Stuart Baggs was born in 1988 in Devon, England, UK. He died on 30 July 2015 in Douglas, Isle of Man, UK.

Mukanbet Toktobaev was born in 1947 in Kirgizskaya SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Sunduk predkov (2005), Unknown Route (2008) and Voskhozhdenie na Fudziyamu (1989). He died on 30 July 2015.

Ian Ainsley was born in 1914 in Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Quatermass and the Pit (1958), Escape (1957) and The Avengers (1961). He was married to Diane Marie Violette Françoise de Faucigny-Lucinge. He died on 30 July 2015 in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.

Ája Vrzánová was born on 16 May 1931 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. She was married to Paul George Steindler. She died on 30 July 2015 in New York, USA.

Johnny Meeks was born on 16 April 1937 in Gaffney, South Carolina, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Boondoggle (2016), Cold Case (2003) and Iltatähti (1973). He died on 30 July 2015 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA.

Bert Neumann was born on 9 November 1960 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. He was a costume designer and production designer, known for Sun Alley (1999), Der Idiot (2006) and Götterdämmerung (2004). He was married to Lenore Blievernicht. He died on 30 July 2015 in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Doug Le Vien was born on 27 May 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He died on 30 July 2015 in Saratoga, New York, USA.

Branislav Dimitrijevic was born on 27 November 1939 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was a writer, known for Ljubicice (1975). He died on 30 July 2015 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia.