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December 15th
138 Notable deaths
Dorothy Abbott
Actress (1920-1968).
Born December 16th, 1920 in Kansas City.
Died December 15th, 1968 at 47 years old in Los Angeles.
Alexander Galich
Soviet musician and writer.
Born October 19th, 1918 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Paris (electrocution). [ref]
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]
Julián Marías
Spanish philosopher (1914-2005).
Born June 17th, 1914 in Valladolid. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2005 at 91 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Eric Drummond, 16th Earl of Perth
Scottish diplomat, secretary general of the league of nations (1876-1951).
Born August 17th, 1876 in Fulford.
Died December 15th, 1951 at 75 years old in West Sussex.
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).
Caroline Cellier
French actress (1945-2020).
Born August 7th, 1945 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died December 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ernst Boepple
German general (1887-1950).
Born November 30th, 1887 in Betzingen. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1950 at 63 years old in Kraków (hanging). [ref]
Ana María Vela Rubio
Spanish supercentenarian.
Born October 29th, 1901 in Puente Genil.
Died December 15th, 2017 at 116 years old in Barcelona.
Fayez al-Tarawneh
Jordanian politician (1949-2021).
Died December 15th, 2021 at 72 years old in Amman (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 138
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou