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December 15th
140 Notable deaths
Rosa Welt-Straus
Suffragist and feminist.
Born August 24th, 1856 in Chernivtsi.
Died December 15th, 1938 at 82 years old in Geneva.
Hans Selander
Swedish footballer and manager.
Born March 15th, 1945 in Helsingborg.
Died December 15th, 2023 at 78 years old in Falkenberg Municipality.
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]
Anders Andersson
Ice hockey player.
Born February 1st, 1937 in Skellefteå.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 52 years old in Skellefteå.
Ivo Lapenna
Law professor from yugoslavia.
Born November 5th, 1909 in Split.
Died December 15th, 1987 at 78 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Rudolf Cvetko
Austrian fencer (1880-1977).
Born November 17th, 1880 in Kranj.
Died December 15th, 1977 at 97 years old in Ljubljana.
Felipe Rosas
Mexican footballer (1910-1986).
Born February 5th, 1910 in Mexico City.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Robert Stangland
American long and triple jumper (1881-1953).
Born October 5th, 1881 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1953 at 72 years old in Nyack.
Jean Piot
Fencer.
Born May 10th, 1890 in Saint-Quentin. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1961 at 71 years old in La Sauvetat. [ref]
Guido Boni
Gymnast (1892-1956).
Born February 7th, 1892 in Vicchio.
Died December 15th, 1956 at 64 years old in Gattaia.
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