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Died On December 15th

Discover the most famous people who died on December 15. The list includes people like Walt Disney, Christopher Hitchens, Wolfgang Pauli, Sitting Bull, Johannes Vermeer. Famous personalities featured on this list, include actors, political leaders, journalists and military leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India and many more countries.

Walt DisneyWalt Disney
American
 
Christopher HitchensChristopher Hitchens
British, American
Author

Joan FontaineJoan Fontaine
American
Actress

Sitting BullSitting Bull
American
Warrior

Selim IISelim II
Turkish
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Charles LaughtonCharles Laughton
British, American
Actor
Johannes VermeerJohannes Vermeer
Dutch
Painter

Basil IIBasil II
Turkish
Byzantine Emperor

Fats WallerFats Waller
American
Jazz Pianist
Oral RobertsOral Roberts
American
Televangelist

Lennard PearceLennard Pearce
British
Actor
Wolfgang PauliWolfgang Pauli
Austrian
Nobel Laureate in Physics

Chill WillsChill Wills
American
Actor

Anthony WayneAnthony Wayne
American
 

Darlanne FluegelDarlanne Fluegel
American
Actress

Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Indian
Iron Man of India
Vasily ZaytsevVasily Zaytsev
Russian
Sniper

Anatole LitvakAnatole Litvak
French, Ukrainian, American, Russian
Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Diptendu PramanickDiptendu Pramanick
Indian
Bengali film personality

Vallabhbhai PatelVallabhbhai Patel
Indian
Politician, Lawyer, Economist
Blake EdwardsBlake Edwards
American
American filmmaker

Glenn MillerGlenn Miller
American
Trombonist
Craig SagerCraig Sager
American
Journalist

Clay RegazzoniClay Regazzoni
Swiss, Italian
Swiss racing driver

Bob FellerBob Feller
American
Baseball player
Carlos P. RomuloCarlos P. Romulo
Filipino
Diplomat

Sandeep AcharyaSandeep Acharya
Indian
Singer
Harold CampingHarold Camping
American
Radio personality, Civil engineer

Arthur MachenArthur Machen
British, Welsh
Writer

Francisco TárregaFrancisco Tárrega
Spanish
Guitarist, Composer, Classical guitarist, Pianist
Kamehameha IIIKamehameha III
American
King

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Jess WillardJess Willard
American
Boxer
George CayleyGeorge Cayley
British
Engineer

Claud CockburnClaud Cockburn
British
Journalist

William ProxmireWilliam Proxmire
American
Politician

Izaak WaltonIzaak Walton
British
Writer
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-TyneMargaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
British
philosopher, scientist, poet, science fiction
Elsa von Freytag-LoringhovenElsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
German
Sculptor, Writer, Painter, Model, Poet, Artist

Licio GelliLicio Gelli
Italian
Journalist, Banker, Politician

Jean RollinJean Rollin
French
Film director, Screenwriter, Writer

Septima Poinsette ClarkSeptima Poinsette Clark
American
Educator
Alfonso BedoyaAlfonso Bedoya
Mexican
Actor, Film actor

Ottokar I of BohemiaOttokar I of Bohemia
Czech
King of Bohemia

Otto BraunOtto Braun
German, Russian
Politician

Whitelaw ReidWhitelaw Reid
American
Diplomat

Valery ChkalovValery Chkalov
Russian
Pilot
Serge LifarSerge Lifar
French, Ukrainian
Ballet dancer

Girma Wolde-GiorgisGirma Wolde-Giorgis
Ethiopian
Former President of Ethiopia
León Febres CorderoLeón Febres Cordero
Ecuadorian
Political Leader

Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl StanhopeCharles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
British
Statesman

Manuel Gutiérrez MelladoManuel Gutiérrez Mellado
Spanish
Spanish official
Helen Maria WilliamsHelen Maria Williams
British
Novelist

Carlo MarattaCarlo Maratta
Italian
Painter
Jacques Charles François SturmJacques Charles François Sturm
Swiss, French
Mathematician

Hannah AdamsHannah Adams
American
Author

James Ingo FreedJames Ingo Freed
German, American
Architect

Georg Friedrich GrotefendGeorg Friedrich Grotefend
German
Philologist

Walter HautWalter Haut
American
Military Leader
Tobias MatthayTobias Matthay
British
Pianist

John DyerJohn Dyer
British, Welsh
Painter

Walter GillerWalter Giller
German
Actor

Oun KhamOun Kham
Laotian
King
Carlo CaraccioloCarlo Caracciolo
Italian
Publisher

Davy GrahamDavy Graham
British
 
Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-AldegondePhilips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde
Belgian, Dutch
Writer

Paula HymanPaula Hyman
American
Rabbi

Donald Grant MitchellDonald Grant Mitchell
American
Essayist
Pierre-Marie-Alexis MillardetPierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet
French
Botanist

Maud NathanMaud Nathan
American
Social Worker
George AlcockGeorge Alcock
British
Astronomer

Ahmadu TallAhmadu Tall
Nigerian
Ruler

Eliza FarnhamEliza Farnham
American
Writer
Paul LévyPaul Lévy
French
Mathematician

Seymour LiptonSeymour Lipton
American
Sculptor
Josephine Clara GoldmarkJosephine Clara Goldmark
American
Advocate

Jean MarotJean Marot
French
Architect

Numa DrozNuma Droz
Swiss
Politician

David LieberDavid Lieber
American
Rabbi
Tom ArdenTom Arden
Australian
writer, non-fiction writer, university teacher,
Vasily Grigoryevich ZaitsevVasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev
Russian
Sniper

Billy HamiltonBilly Hamilton
American
Baseball player

Solomon BabalolaSolomon Babalola
Nigerian
Poet

John CrosbyJohn Crosby
American
Musician
Robert A. ToombsRobert A. Toombs
American
Politician

Georg UmbenhauerGeorg Umbenhauer
German
Cyclist

Alp-ArslanAlp-Arslan
Turkish
Muhammad bin Dawud Chaghri

Maggie Lena Draper WalkerMaggie Lena Draper Walker
American
Entrepreneur

Frank Harold SpeddingFrank Harold Spedding
American
Chemist
Charles d'Albert, duc de LuynesCharles d'Albert, duc de Luynes
French
Courtier

Sophie Dawes, baroness de FeuchèresSophie Dawes, baroness de Feuchères
British
English adventuress