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December 15th

154 Notable deaths

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]

Fayez al-Tarawneh

Jordanian politician (1949-2021).

Born May 1st, 1949 in Amman.

Died December 15th, 2021 at 72 years old in Amman (cancer). [ref]

Edward Martyn

Irish nationalist and cultural activist (1859-1923).

Born January 30th, 1859 in County Galway.

Died December 15th, 1923 at 64 years old in County Galway (brain cancer).

Ana María Vela Rubio

Spanish supercentenarian.

Born October 29th, 1901 in Puente Genil.

Died December 15th, 2017 at 116 years old in Barcelona.

Horatio Caro

British chess player.

Born July 5th, 1862 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Died December 15th, 1920 at 58 years old in London.

Carl Joachim Hambro

Norwegian politician (1885-1964).

Born January 5th, 1885 in Bergen.

Died December 15th, 1964 at 79 years old in Oslo.

Somachandra de Silva

Sri lankan cricketer.

Born June 11th, 1942 in Galle.

Died December 15th, 2025 at 83 years old

Kjell Grede

Swedish film director and screenwriter.

Born August 12th, 1936 in Stockholm.

Died December 15th, 2017 at 81 years old in Nyköping (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]

Zoltan Sabo

Serbian association football player (1972-2020).

Born May 26th, 1972 in Belgrade.

Died December 15th, 2020 at 48 years old in Sremska Kamenica (myocardial infarction, COVID-19). [ref]

Olga Zubarry

Argentine actress (1929–2012).

Born October 31st, 1929 in Buenos Aires.

Died December 15th, 2012 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires (diabetes).

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