December 15th
138 Notable deaths
John Clawson
Basketball player.
Born May 15th, 1944 in Duluth.
Died December 15th, 2018 at 74 years old [ref]
Paul Nihill
British athlete (1939-2020).
Born September 5th, 1939 in Colchester. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2020 at 81 years old in Gillingham (COVID-19). [ref]
Vasil Zlatarski
Bulgarian historian.
Born November 14th, 1866 in Veliko Tarnovo. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1935 at 69 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Ethel Lackie
American swimmer.
Born February 10th, 1907 in Chicago.
Died December 15th, 1979 at 72 years old in Newbury Park.
Sven Delblanc
Swedish writer.
Born May 26th, 1931 in Swan River. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1992 at 61 years old in Uppsala (cancer). [ref]
Alvin Ward Gouldner
Professor of sociology (1920-1980).
Born July 29th, 1920 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 60 years old in Madrid, St. Louis.
Reidar Andersen
Norwegian ski jumper.
Born April 20th, 1911 in Ringerike.
Died December 15th, 1991 at 80 years old in Oslo.
Helena Patursson
Faroese actor and writer (1864-1916).
Born August 27th, 1864 in Kirkjubøur.
Died December 15th, 1916 at 52 years old in Kirkjubøur.
Gersz Salwe
Polish chess player (1862-1920).
Born December 12th, 1862 in Warsaw.
Died December 15th, 1920 at 58 years old in Łódź.
Deaths 101 to 110 of 138
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