December 15th
138 Notable deaths
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]
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Politician, statesman and philanthropist and the first prime minister of mauritius (1900-1985).
Born September 19th, 1900 in Flacq District.
Died December 15th, 1985 at 85 years old in Port Louis. [ref]
Ungku Abdul Aziz
Vice-chancellor of the university of malaya.
Born January 28th, 1922 in London.
Died December 15th, 2020 at 98 years old in Prince Court Medical Centre (senility). [ref]
Anatole Litvak
Soviet film director (1902-1974).
Died December 15th, 1974 at 72 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Alfonso Bedoya
Mexican actor.
Born April 16th, 1904 in Sonora.
Died December 15th, 1957 at 53 years old in Mexico City.
Davey Graham
British guitarist.
Born November 22nd, 1940 in Hinckley.
Died December 15th, 2008 at 68 years old in Greater London (lung cancer). [ref]
Jean Rollin
French film director, actor and novelist (1938-2010).
Born November 3rd, 1938 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2010 at 72 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (disease). [ref]
Grégoire Kayibanda
Rwandan politician, 1st and former president of rwanda (1924-1976).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Musambira.
Died December 15th, 1976 at 52 years old in Kabgayi (disease).
Jackie Brenston
American r&b singer, saxophonist, songwriter.
Born August 15th, 1930 in Clarksdale. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1979 at 49 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction). [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]
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A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live. Lao Tzu