December 15th
140 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 (1918–1977).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Dnipro.
Died December 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Paris (electrocution).
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 140
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell