December 15th
138 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.
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]
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.
Born September 15th, 1886 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1971 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Sam Jones
American double bassist and cellist (1924-1981).
Born November 12th, 1924 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1981 at 57 years old in New York City. [ref]
Otto Braun
German politician (1872-1955).
Born January 28th, 1872 in Königsberg.
Died December 15th, 1955 at 83 years old in Locarno.
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.
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]
Véra Clouzot
Brazilian-french actress (1913-1960).
Born December 30th, 1913 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1960 at 46 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jan Peerce
American opera singer (1904-1984).
Born June 3rd, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1984 at 80 years old in New York City, New Rochelle. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 138
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman