December 15th
222 Notable deaths
Whitelaw Reid
American journalist, diplomat and historian (1837–1912).
Born October 27th, 1837 in Cedarville.
Died December 15th, 1912 at 75 years old in London.
Valery Chkalov
Soviet aviator, hero of the soviet union (1904-1938).
Born February 2nd, 1904 in Chkalovsk. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1938 at 34 years old in Moscow.
Otto Braun
German politician (1872-1955).
Born January 28th, 1872 in Königsberg.
Died December 15th, 1955 at 83 years old in Locarno.
Carola of Vasa
Queen of saxony (1833-1907).
Born August 5th, 1833 in Schönbrunn Palace.
Died December 15th, 1907 at 74 years old in Dresden.
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist (1924-1981).
Born November 12th, 1924 in Jacksonville.
Died December 15th, 1981 at 57 years old in New York City.
Julia Carson
American politician (1938–2007).
Born July 8th, 1938 in Louisville. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2007 at 69 years old in Indianapolis (lung cancer). [ref]
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Former ethiopian president (1924-2018).
Born December 28th, 1924 in Addis Ababa.
Died December 15th, 2018 at 93 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Guy Marchand
French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023).
Born May 22nd, 1937 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 15th, 2023 at 86 years old in Cavaillon. [ref]
Paul Pierre Lévy
French mathematician (1886–1971).
Born September 15th, 1886 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Shigeyoshi Inoue
Admiral in the imperial japanese navy during world war ii.
Born December 9th, 1889 in Sendai.
Died December 15th, 1975 at 86 years old in Yokosuka.
Véra Clouzot
Brazilian-french actress (1913-1960).
Born December 30th, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 15th, 1960 at 46 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Chuck Peddle
American electrical engineer (1937-2019).
Born November 25th, 1937 in Bangor. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2019 at 82 years old in Santa Cruz (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
Austrian archduke (1821-1849).
Born July 20th, 1821 in Modena.
Died December 15th, 1849 at 28 years old in Brno (typhus).
Serge Lifar
Ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer (1905–1986).
Born April 2nd, 1905 in Pyrohiv. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1986 at 81 years old in Lausanne.
Jan Peerce
American opera singer (1904–1984).
Born June 3rd, 1904 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1984 at 80 years old in New York City, New Rochelle.
Charles Holland
British road bicycle racer (1908–1989).
Born September 20th, 1908 in Aldridge.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 81 years old in Aldridge.
Mélanie Calvat
French nun and marian visionary (1831–1904).
Born November 7th, 1831 in Corps.
Died December 15th, 1904 at 73 years old in Altamura.
Giuseppe Pinelli
Italian anarchist (1928–1969).
Born October 21st, 1928 in Milan.
Died December 15th, 1969 at 41 years old in Milan (falling).
Faik Konitza
Albanian writer (1875-1942).
Born March 15th, 1875 in Konitsa.
Died December 15th, 1942 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ernest Marsden
British–new zealand physicist (1889–1970).
Born February 19th, 1889 in Manchester.
Died December 15th, 1970 at 81 years old in Wellington.
James Croll
British scientist (1821-1890).
Born January 2nd, 1821 in Scotland.
Died December 15th, 1890 at 69 years old in Perth.
Hanns Kerrl
Nazi minister for religion (1887-1941).
Born December 11th, 1887 in Fallersleben.
Died December 15th, 1941 at 54 years old in Paris.
León Febres-Cordero
President of ecuador (1984 - 1988).
Born March 9th, 1931 in Guayaquil.
Died December 15th, 2008 at 77 years old in Guayaquil (cancer). [ref]
Eric Drummond, 16th Earl of Perth
Scottish diplomat, secretary general of the league of nations (1876-1951).
Born August 17th, 1876 in Fulford.
Died December 15th, 1951 at 75 years old in West Sussex.
Peter Gregg
American racecar driver (1940–1980).
Born May 4th, 1940 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 40 years old in Jacksonville.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn