December 15th
154 Notable deaths
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 Manila, Camiling.
Died December 15th, 1985 at 86 years old in Manila.
Arthur Machen
Welsh author and mystic (1863-1947).
Born March 3rd, 1863 in Caerleon. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1947 at 84 years old in London. [ref]
Jess Willard
American boxer (1881–1968).
Born December 29th, 1881 in Kansas.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Francisco Tárrega
Spanish composer and classical guitarist (1852-1909).
Born November 21st, 1852 in Villarreal.
Died December 15th, 1909 at 57 years old in Barcelona.
Rufus Thomas
American singer (1917-2001).
Born March 26th, 1917 in Cayce. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2001 at 84 years old in Memphis (heart failure). [ref]
Joe Ely
American singer-songwriter (1947–2025).
Born February 9th, 1947 in Amarillo.
Died December 15th, 2025 at 78 years old in Taos. [ref]
William Proxmire
American politician (1915–2005).
Born November 11th, 1915 in Lake Forest.
Died December 15th, 2005 at 90 years old in Sykesville (Alzheimer's disease).
Licio Gelli
Italian financier, liaison with nazi germany, p2 grandmaster, involved in many scandals (1919-2015).
Born April 21st, 1919 in Pistoia.
Died December 15th, 2015 at 96 years old in Arezzo (respiratory failure). [ref]
Chiang Fang-liang
Wife of chiang ching-kuo (1916-2004).
Born May 15th, 1916 in Yekaterinburg.
Died December 15th, 2004 at 88 years old in Taipei Veterans General Hospital (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi