2015 World Championships in Athletics. The fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships was held 22â30 August 2015 in Beijing, China. 43 nations won medals, 144 of which were awarded. Kenya topped the medal table for the first time, with 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals.
Published: June 2, 1991. PHILADELPHIA, June 1â David Ruffin, an original member of the Temptations whose Gospel-charged baritone was featured on hits like My Girl and Ain't Too Proud to Beg, died today of what appeared to be a drug overdose, the police said. He was 50.
Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted and Hold On To My Love, died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital. He was 78. The late singer's children, Philicia and Jimmy Lee Ruffin Jr., confirmed their father's death on Wednesday but did not reveal the cause. Ruffin was the older brother of Temptations lead singer David Ruffin, who died of a drugs overdose in 1991 aged 50. Scroll down for video. Motown star: Jimmy Ruffin died Monday in a Las Vegas hospital at 78. 'Jimmy Ruffin was a rare type of man who left his mark on the music industry. My family in its entirety is extremely upset over his death. He will truly be missed,' Philicia and the Ruffin family said in a statement.