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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
 
Oral RobertsOral Roberts
American
Televangelist

Christopher HitchensChristopher Hitchens
British, American
Author

Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelSardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Indian
Iron Man of India

Joan FontaineJoan Fontaine
American
Actress

Selim IISelim II
Turkish
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Johannes VermeerJohannes Vermeer
Dutch
Painter

Sitting BullSitting Bull
American
Warrior

Charles LaughtonCharles Laughton
British, American
Actor
Basil IIBasil II
Turkish
Byzantine Emperor

Fats WallerFats Waller
American
Jazz Pianist
Lennard PearceLennard Pearce
British
Actor

Darlanne FluegelDarlanne Fluegel
American
Actress

Chill WillsChill Wills
American
Actor

Wolfgang PauliWolfgang Pauli
Austrian
Nobel Laureate in Physics

Anthony WayneAnthony Wayne
American
 
Anatole LitvakAnatole Litvak
French, Ukrainian, American, Russian
Director, Screenwriter, Producer

Vasily ZaytsevVasily Zaytsev
Russian
Sniper

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
Sandeep AcharyaSandeep Acharya
Indian
Singer

Claud CockburnClaud Cockburn
British
Journalist

Harold CampingHarold Camping
American
Radio personality, Civil engineer
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by RhinePrince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
German
Prince

Craig SagerCraig Sager
American
Journalist
Carlos P. RomuloCarlos P. Romulo
Filipino
Diplomat

Kamehameha IIIKamehameha III
American
King

Clay RegazzoniClay Regazzoni
Swiss, Italian
Swiss racing driver
Francisco TárregaFrancisco Tárrega
Spanish
Guitarist, Composer, Classical guitarist, Pianist

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Bob FellerBob Feller
American
Baseball player
Arthur MachenArthur Machen
British, Welsh
Writer

Maggie Lena Draper WalkerMaggie Lena Draper Walker
American
Entrepreneur

Jess WillardJess Willard
American
Boxer

William ProxmireWilliam Proxmire
American
Politician
Ferdinand II of PortugalFerdinand II of Portugal
Austrian, German, Portuguese
Prince
George CayleyGeorge Cayley
British
Engineer

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-TyneMargaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
British
philosopher, scientist, poet, science fiction

Septima Poinsette ClarkSeptima Poinsette Clark
American
Educator

Izaak WaltonIzaak Walton
British
Writer
Alfonso BedoyaAlfonso Bedoya
Mexican
Actor, Film actor

Licio GelliLicio Gelli
Italian
Journalist, Banker, Politician

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

Robert A. ToombsRobert A. Toombs
American
Politician

Davy GrahamDavy Graham
British
 
Jean RollinJean Rollin
French
Film director, Screenwriter, Writer

Ottokar I of BohemiaOttokar I of Bohemia
Czech
King of Bohemia
Styllou ChristofiStyllou Christofi
Greek
Murderer

Billy HamiltonBilly Hamilton
American
Baseball player

Otto BraunOtto Braun
German, Russian
Politician
Caroline CellierCaroline Cellier
French
Actress

Vera ClouzotVera Clouzot
Brazilian, French
Actress
Carola of VasaCarola of Vasa
German
Queen

Joseph Martin KrausJoseph Martin Kraus
German
Composer

Serge LifarSerge Lifar
French, Ukrainian
Ballet dancer

Battling SikiBattling Siki
French
Boxer

Charles d'Albert, duc de LuynesCharles d'Albert, duc de Luynes
French
Courtier
Whitelaw ReidWhitelaw Reid
American
Diplomat

Andy BowenAndy Bowen
American
Boxer

Paul LévyPaul Lévy
French
Mathematician

Girma Wolde-GiorgisGirma Wolde-Giorgis
Ethiopian
Former President of Ethiopia
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-EsteArchduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
Austrian
Politician

Valery ChkalovValery Chkalov
Russian
Pilot
Manuel Gutiérrez MelladoManuel Gutiérrez Mellado
Spanish
Spanish official

León Febres CorderoLeón Febres Cordero
Ecuadorian
Political Leader

Seyoum MengeshaSeyoum Mengesha
Ethiopian
Army commander
Walter HautWalter Haut
American
Military Leader

Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl StanhopeCharles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope
British
Statesman
Helen Maria WilliamsHelen Maria Williams
British
Novelist

Carlo MarattaCarlo Maratta
Italian
Painter

Edith BonlieuEdith Bonlieu
French
Alpine skier
Hannah AdamsHannah Adams
American
Author

Georg Friedrich GrotefendGeorg Friedrich Grotefend
German
Philologist
Jacques Charles François SturmJacques Charles François Sturm
Swiss, French
Mathematician

Tobias MatthayTobias Matthay
British
Pianist

Carlo CaraccioloCarlo Caracciolo
Italian
Publisher

John DyerJohn Dyer
British, Welsh
Painter
Oun KhamOun Kham
Laotian
King
James Ingo FreedJames Ingo Freed
German, American
Architect

Eliza FarnhamEliza Farnham
American
Writer

Huntley GordonHuntley Gordon
American
Racing driver

Sophie Dawes, baroness de FeuchèresSophie Dawes, baroness de Feuchères
British
English adventuress
Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-AldegondePhilips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde
Belgian, Dutch
Writer

Ahmadu TallAhmadu Tall
Nigerian
Ruler

Pierre-Marie-Alexis MillardetPierre-Marie-Alexis Millardet
French
Botanist

Mariana CarcelenMariana Carcelen
Ecuadorian
Aristocrat

Frank Harold SpeddingFrank Harold Spedding
American
Chemist
Maud NathanMaud Nathan
American
Social Worker

Walter GillerWalter Giller
German
Actor
Donald Grant MitchellDonald Grant Mitchell
American
Essayist

George AlcockGeorge Alcock
British
Astronomer
John CrosbyJohn Crosby
American
Musician
Paula HymanPaula Hyman
American
Rabbi