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December 15th
154 Notable deaths
Oral Roberts
Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality.
Born January 24th, 1918 in Ada.
Died December 15th, 2009 at 91 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]
Vasily Zaytsev
Soviet sniper (1915-1991).
Born March 23rd, 1915 in Yeleninskoye.
Died December 15th, 1991 at 76 years old in Kyiv.
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born May 21st, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1943 at 39 years old in Kansas City (pneumonia). [ref]
Wolfgang Pauli
Physicist, nobel prize winner (1900-1958).
Born April 25th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died December 15th, 1958 at 58 years old in Zürich (pancreatic cancer).
Chill Wills
Actor (1902-1978).
Born July 18th, 1902 in Seagoville. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1978 at 76 years old in Encino (cancer). [ref]
Bob Feller
Major league baseball player (1918–2010).
Born November 3rd, 1918 in Van Meter. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2010 at 92 years old in Cleveland (cancer, leukemia). [ref]
Darlanne Fluegel
American actress (1953-2017).
Born November 25th, 1953 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died December 15th, 2017 at 64 years old in Orlando (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Clay Regazzoni
Swiss racecar driver.
Born September 5th, 1939 in Lugano. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2006 at 67 years old in Fontevivo (traffic collision). [ref]
Alice Bailey
British-american esoteric, theosophist and writer (1880-1949).
Born June 16th, 1880 in Manchester.
Died December 15th, 1949 at 69 years old in New York City.
Rikidōzan
Zainichi korean professional wrestler (1924-1963).
Born November 14th, 1924 in Hongwon County.
Died December 15th, 1963 at 39 years old in Akasaka (peritonitis).
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