December 15th
154 Notable deaths
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.
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.
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.
Born May 22nd, 1937 in 19th 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]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 154
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore