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December 15th
154 Notable deaths
Harry Kemelman
American writer (1908-1996).
Born November 24th, 1908 in Boston.
Died December 15th, 1996 at 88 years old in Marblehead (kidney failure).
Dorothy Abbott
Actress (1920-1968).
Born December 16th, 1920 in Kansas City.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach
German symbolist artist, founder of naturism (1851-1913).
Born February 21st, 1851 in Hadamar. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1913 at 62 years old in Capri (bowel obstruction). [ref]
Achmad Soebardjo
Indonesian politician.
Born March 23rd, 1896 in Karawang.
Died December 15th, 1978 at 82 years old in Jakarta (influenza).
Roman Kondratenko
Russian general (1857–1904).
Born October 12th, 1857 in Tbilisi.
Died December 15th, 1904 at 47 years old in Lüshunkou District.
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).
Julián Marías
Spanish philosopher (1914-2005).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Valladolid. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2005 at 91 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Alexander Galich
Soviet musician and writer (1918–1977).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Dnipro.
Died December 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Paris (electrocution).
Penaia Ganilau
President of fiji (1918-1993).
Born July 28th, 1918 in Taveuni.
Died December 15th, 1993 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (leukemia).
Ernst Boepple
German nazi bavarian minister of culture, general, convicted war criminal (1887-1950).
Born November 30th, 1887 in Betzingen. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1950 at 63 years old in Kraków (hanging to death). [ref]
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