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December 15th
154 Notable deaths
Georges Aeby
Swiss footballer (1913–1999).
Born September 21st, 1913 in Fribourg.
Died December 15th, 1999 at 86 years old
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.
Hans Küppers
German footballer.
Born December 24th, 1938 in Essen.
Died December 15th, 2021 at 82 years old [ref]
Kurt Axelsson
Swedish footballer (1941-1984).
Born November 10th, 1941 in Sweden.
Died December 15th, 1984 at 43 years old in Sweden (traffic collision).
Helmar Frank
German mathematician and pedagogist.
Born February 19th, 1933 in Waiblingen.
Died December 15th, 2013 at 80 years old in Paderborn.
Rosa Welt-Straus
Suffragist and feminist.
Born August 24th, 1856 in Chernivtsi.
Died December 15th, 1938 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Miloš Alexander Bazovský
Czechoslovak painter (1899-1968).
Born January 11th, 1899.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 69 years old in Trenčín.
William Wright Smith
Scottish botanist (1875-1956).
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Lochmaben. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1956 at 81 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Ivo Lapenna
Law professor from yugoslavia.
Born November 5th, 1909 in Split.
Died December 15th, 1987 at 78 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
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]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin