December 15th
140 Notable deaths
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.
Helmar Frank
German mathematician and pedagogist.
Born February 19th, 1933 in Waiblingen.
Died December 15th, 2013 at 80 years old in Paderborn.
Georges Aeby
Swiss footballer (1913–1999).
Born September 21st, 1913 in Fribourg.
Died December 15th, 1999 at 86 years old
Miloš Alexander Bazovský
Czechoslovak painter (1899-1968).
Born January 11th, 1899 in Turany. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1968 at 69 years old in Trenčín. [ref]
Paul Wyatt
American swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1907-1970).
Born February 27th, 1907 in Brier Hill.
Died December 15th, 1970 at 63 years old in Brownsville.
Bohumil Říha
Czechoslovak author and children's book writer.
Born February 22nd, 1907 in Vyšetice. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1987 at 80 years old in Prague, Dobříš. [ref]
Danylo Zabolotny
Ukrainian and soviet epidemiologist, president of as of the ussr (1866-1929).
Born December 28th, 1866 in Zabolotne.
Died December 15th, 1929 at 62 years old in Kyiv.
Kurt Axelsson
Swedish footballer (1941-1984).
Born November 10th, 1941 in Sweden.
Died December 15th, 1984 at 43 years old in Sweden (traffic collision).
Marilee Stepan
American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2021 at 86 years old in Winnetka. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 140
It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett