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December 15th
138 Notable deaths
Serge Lifar
Ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer (1905-1986).
Born April 2nd, 1905 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1986 at 81 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
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.
Peter Gregg
American racecar driver.
Born May 4th, 1940 in New York City.
Died December 15th, 1980 at 40 years old in Jacksonville.
Giuseppe Pinelli
Italian anarchist.
Born October 21st, 1928 in Milan.
Died December 15th, 1969 at 41 years old in Milan (falling).
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]
Hanns Kerrl
Nazi minister for religion (1887-1941).
Born December 11th, 1887 in Fallersleben.
Died December 15th, 1941 at 54 years old in Paris.
Harry Kemelman
American writer (1908-1996).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Boston.
Died December 15th, 1996 at 88 years old in Marblehead (kidney failure).
Diane Ellis
American actress (1909-1930).
Born December 20th, 1909 in Los Angeles.
Died December 15th, 1930 at 20 years old in Chennai (infectious disease).
Achmad Soebardjo
Indonesian politician.
Born March 23rd, 1896 in Karawang.
Died December 15th, 1978 at 82 years old in Jakarta (influenza).
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde