December 15th
138 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.
Born November 3rd, 1918 in Van Meter. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2010 at 92 years old in Cleveland (cancer, leukemia). [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]
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]
Harold Camping
American doomsday prophet.
Born July 19th, 1921 in Boulder.
Died December 15th, 2013 at 92 years old in Alameda (fall). [ref]
Carlos P. Romulo
Filipino politician and diplomat (1899-1985).
Born January 14th, 1899 in Camiling.
Died December 15th, 1985 at 86 years old in Manila.
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