Died On December 15th
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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.
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Walt Disney(Pioneer of the American Animation Industry)
Birthdate: December 5, 1901
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1966
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: 1831 AD
Birthplace: Grand River
Died: 1890
3
Christopher Hitchens(British-American Author Who is Known for Excoriating Criticisms of Public Contemporary Figures)
Birthdate: April 13, 1949
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Portsmouth, England
Died: 2011
4
Joan Fontaine(One of the Leading Actresses of the Hollywood During the 'Golden Age')
Birthdate: October 22, 1917
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2013
Birthdate: March 1, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Clarinda, Iowa, United States
Died: 1944
Birthdate: October 31, 1632
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Delft, Netherlands
Died: 1675
Birthdate: July 1, 1899
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Died: 1962
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: October 31, 1875
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nadiad, Gujarat, India
Died: 1950
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Blake Edwards
(American filmmaker)
Birthdate: July 26, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Died: 2010
Birthdate: September 25, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2021
Birthdate: May 21, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 1943
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: June 29, 1951
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Batavia, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 2016
Birthdate: July 18, 1902
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seagoville, Texas, United States
Died: 1978
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Wolfgang Pauli(One of the Pioneers of Quantum Physics and Winner of 1945 Nobel Prize for Physics)
Birthdate: April 25, 1900
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1958
Birthdate: February 9, 1915
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paddington, London, England
Died: 1984
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Bob Feller
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: November 3, 1918
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Van Meter, Iowa, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Anthony Wayne(Senior Officer of the United States Army (1792-96))
Birthdate: January 1, 1745
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Easttown Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1796
Birthdate: November 25, 1953
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2017
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: January 25, 1874
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1965
Birthdate: May 28, 1524
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Topkapi Palace Museum, İstanbul, Turkey
Died: 1574
Birthdate: January 24, 1918
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ada, Oklahoma, United States
Died: 2009
Birthdate: March 17, 1814
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Keauhou Bay, Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii, United States
Died: 1854
Birthdate: December 29, 1881
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Pottawatomie County, Kansas
Died: 1968
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
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Arthur Machen
(Welsh Author Best Known for His Influential Supernatural, Fantasy, and Horror Fiction)
Birthdate: March 3, 1863
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died: 1947
Birthdate: March 23, 1915
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Yeleninka, Russia
Died: 1991
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Ed Parker
(American Martial Artist, Actor, Senior Grandmaster, and Founder of American Kenpo Karate)
Birthdate: March 19, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died: 1990
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William Proxmire
(Politician)
Birthdate: November 11, 1915
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S
Died: 2005
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Billy Hamilton
(Baseball player)
Birthdate: February 16, 1866
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 1940
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Harold Camping
(Radio personality, Civil engineer)
Birthdate: July 19, 1921
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boulder
Died: 2013
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Izaak Walton
(British Writer Best Known as the Author of 'The Compleat Angler')
Birthdate: August 9, 1593
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Stafford, England
Died: 1683
Birthdate: May 21, 1902
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Kiev, Russian Empire
Died: 1974
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Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
(Prince)
Birthdate: July 15, 1823
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Died: 1888
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Claud Cockburn
(Journalist)
Birthdate: April 12, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Beijing
Died: 1981
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George Cayley
(British Engineer, Inventor and Aviator Known for Designing First Successful Human Glider)
Birthdate: December 27, 1773
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Died: 1857
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Francisco TĂ¡rrega
(Spanish Composer and Classical Guitarist Known for His Work During the Romantic Period)
Birthdate: November 21, 1852
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Villarreal, Spain
Died: 1909
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Chiang Fang-liang
(First Lady)
Birthdate: May 15, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Orsha, Belarus
Died: 2004
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Septima Poinsette Clark
(Educator)
Birthdate: May 3, 1898
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina
Died: 1987
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Carlos P. Romulo
(Filipino Statesman, Diplomat, Journalist, Soldier, and Author)
Birthdate: January 14, 1898
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
Died: 1985
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Maggie Lena Draper Walker
(Entrepreneur)
Birthdate: July 15, 1864
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Died: 1934
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Laurens van der Post
(South African Writer)
Birthdate: December 13, 1906
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Orange River Colony, South Africa
Died: 1996
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Jean Rollin
(Film director, Actor)
Birthdate: November 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Died: 2010
Birthdate: July 8, 1938
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2007
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Ferdinand II of Portugal
(Prince)
Birthdate: October 29, 1816
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austria
Died: 1885
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Alfonso Bedoya
(Film actor who has worked in more than 175 Mexican films and has also appeared in many American movies)
Birthdate: April 16, 1904
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: VĂcam, Mexico
Died: 1957
Birthdate: November 26, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died: 2008
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Sam Jones
(Bassist, Cellist)
Birthdate: November 12, 1924
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Died: 1981
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Ottokar I of Bohemia
(Duke/King of Bohemia (1192 -1193, 1200 - 1230))
Birthdate: 1155 AD
Birthplace: Bohemia, Czechia
Died: 1230
Birthdate: February 4, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Bikaner
Died: 2013
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Otto Braun
(Former Prime Minister of Prussia Who Held the Office for 3-Terms Between 1920 and 1932)
Birthdate: January 28, 1872
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kaliningrad, Russia
Died: 1955
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Serge Lifar
(One of the Greatest Male Ballet Dancers of the 20th Century)
Birthdate: April 15, 1905
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Died: 1986