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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
 
Joan FontaineJoan Fontaine
American
Actress

Christopher HitchensChristopher Hitchens
British, American
Author

Sitting BullSitting Bull
American
Warrior

Selim IISelim II
Turkish
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

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

Fats WallerFats Waller
American
Jazz Pianist

Oral RobertsOral Roberts
American
Televangelist
Lennard PearceLennard Pearce
British
Actor

Basil IIBasil II
Turkish
Byzantine Emperor
Anthony WayneAnthony Wayne
American
 

Chill WillsChill Wills
American
Actor

Darlanne FluegelDarlanne Fluegel
American
Actress

Wolfgang PauliWolfgang Pauli
Austrian
Nobel Laureate in Physics

Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Indian
Iron Man of India
Anatole LitvakAnatole Litvak
French, Ukrainian, American, Russian
Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Vasily ZaytsevVasily Zaytsev
Russian
Sniper

Diptendu PramanickDiptendu Pramanick
Indian
Bengali film personality

Glenn MillerGlenn Miller
American
Trombonist
Vallabhbhai PatelVallabhbhai Patel
Indian
Politician, Lawyer, Economist

Blake EdwardsBlake Edwards
American
American filmmaker
Craig SagerCraig Sager
American
Journalist

Clay RegazzoniClay Regazzoni
Swiss, Italian
Swiss racing driver

Bob FellerBob Feller
American
Baseball Player
Harold CampingHarold Camping
American
Radio personality, Civil engineer

Jess WillardJess Willard
American
Boxer
Francisco TárregaFrancisco Tárrega
Spanish
Guitarist, Composer, Classical guitarist, Pianist

Sandeep AcharyaSandeep Acharya
Indian
Singer

Kamehameha IIIKamehameha III
American
King
Arthur MachenArthur Machen
British, Welsh
Writer

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George CayleyGeorge Cayley
British
Engineer
Claud CockburnClaud Cockburn
British
Journalist

Carlos P. RomuloCarlos P. Romulo
Filipino
Diplomat

William ProxmireWilliam Proxmire
American
Politician

Izaak WaltonIzaak Walton
British
Writer
Alfonso BedoyaAlfonso Bedoya
Mexican
Actor, Film actor
Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-TyneMargaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
British
philosopher, scientist, poet, science fiction

Licio GelliLicio Gelli
Italian
Journalist, Banker, Politician

Elsa von Freytag-LoringhovenElsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
German
Sculptor, Writer, Painter, Model, Poet, Artist

Septima Poinsette ClarkSeptima Poinsette Clark
American
Educator
Jean RollinJean Rollin
French
Film director, Screenwriter, Writer

Ottokar I of BohemiaOttokar I of Bohemia
Czech
King of Bohemia

Whitelaw ReidWhitelaw Reid
American
Diplomat

Valery ChkalovValery Chkalov
Russian
Pilot

Otto BraunOtto Braun
German, Russian
Politician
Serge LifarSerge Lifar
French, Ukrainian
Ballet dancer

León Febres CorderoLeón Febres Cordero
Ecuadorian
Political Leader
Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl StanhopeCharles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
British
Statesman

Carlo MarattaCarlo Maratta
Italian
Painter

Georg Friedrich GrotefendGeorg Friedrich Grotefend
German
Philologist
James Ingo FreedJames Ingo Freed
German, American
Architect

Tobias MatthayTobias Matthay
British
Pianist
Manuel Gutiérrez MelladoManuel Gutiérrez Mellado
Spanish
Spanish official

Walter HautWalter Haut
American
Military Leader

Helen Maria WilliamsHelen Maria Williams
British
Novelist

Carlo CaraccioloCarlo Caracciolo
Italian
Publisher

Oun KhamOun Kham
Laotian
King
Hannah AdamsHannah Adams
American
Author

John DyerJohn Dyer
British, Welsh
Painter

Davy GrahamDavy Graham
British
 

Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-AldegondePhilips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde
Belgian, Dutch
Writer
Eliza FarnhamEliza Farnham
American
Writer

Donald Grant MitchellDonald Grant Mitchell
American
Essayist
Ahmadu TallAhmadu Tall
Nigerian
Ruler

George AlcockGeorge Alcock
British
Astronomer

Pierre-Marie-Alexis MillardetPierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet
French
Botanist
Paula HymanPaula Hyman
American
Rabbi

Seymour LiptonSeymour Lipton
American
Sculptor
David LieberDavid Lieber
American
Rabbi

Paul LévyPaul Lévy
French
Mathematician

Maud NathanMaud Nathan
American
Social Worker
Jean MarotJean Marot
French
Architect

Numa DrozNuma Droz
Swiss
Politician
Solomon BabalolaSolomon Babalola
Nigerian
Poet

Tom ArdenTom Arden
Australian
writer, non-fiction writer, university teacher,

Vasily Grigoryevich ZaitsevVasily Grigoryevich Zaitsev
Russian
Sniper

Robert A. ToombsRobert A. Toombs
American
Politician
Josephine Clara GoldmarkJosephine Clara Goldmark
American
Advocate
Billy HamiltonBilly Hamilton
American
Baseball player

John CrosbyJohn Crosby
American
Musician

Alp-ArslanAlp-Arslan
Turkish
Muhammad bin Dawud Chaghri

Frank Harold SpeddingFrank Harold Spedding
American
Chemist
Maggie Lena Draper WalkerMaggie Lena Draper Walker
American
Entrepreneur

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