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December 15th
542 Notable birthdays
Franz Borkenau
Austrian writer (1900–1957).
Born December 15th, 1900 in Vienna.
Died May 22nd, 1957 at 56 years old in Zurich (myocardial infarction).
Leon Niemczyk
Polish actor (1923-2006).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Warsaw.
Died November 29th, 2006 at 82 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]
Tamara Eidelman
Soviet and russian teacher, historian, writer, radio personality, blogger.
Born December 15th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Moscow.
Lina Larissa Strahl
German singer-songwriter and actress.
Born December 15th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Seelze.
Gamal al-Banna
Egyptian writer and trade unionist (1920-2013).
Born December 15th, 1920 in Mahmoudiyah.
Died January 30th, 2013 at 92 years old in Cairo (pneumonitis). [ref]
René Quinton
French biologist, invented the treatment quinton serum, abandoned by modern medicine (1866–1925).
Born December 15th, 1866 in Chaumes-en-Brie. [ref]
Died July 9th, 1925 at 58 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Juliusz Kossak
Polish artist (1824–1899).
Born December 15th, 1824 in Nowy Wiśnicz. [ref]
Died February 3rd, 1899 at 74 years old in Kraków. [ref]
John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl
British army general (1871-1942).
Born December 15th, 1871 in Blair Castle.
Died March 16th, 1942 at 70 years old in Perth.
Shuntarō Tanikawa
Japanese poet (1931–2024).
Born December 15th, 1931 in Suginami.
Died November 13th, 2024 at 92 years old in Tokyo (senility). [ref]
Hasan Bitmez
Turkish statesperson (1969–2023).
Born December 15th, 1969 in Giresun Province.
Died December 14th, 2023 at 53 years old in Ankara Province. [ref]
Anne Spiegel
German politician and federal minister of family affairs.
Born December 15th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Leimen. [ref]
Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian (1887-1966).
Born December 15th, 1887 in Dordrecht.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in Utrecht.
Kaare Klint
Danish architect and furniture designer (1888-1954).
Born December 15th, 1888 in Frederiksberg. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1954 at 65 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Toshinori Kondo
Japanese trumpeter, music producer (1948-2020).
Born December 15th, 1948 in Imabari.
Died October 17th, 2020 at 71 years old [ref]
Ramón Cáceres
President of the dominican republic (1866-1911).
Born December 15th, 1866 in Moca.
Died November 19th, 1911 at 44 years old in Santo Domingo (gunshot wound).
Vlastimil Brodský
Czech actor (1920-2002).
Born December 15th, 1920 in Hrušov. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2002 at 81 years old in Slunečná. [ref]
Nikos Koundouros
Greek film director (1926–2017).
Born December 15th, 1926 in Agios Nikolaos.
Died February 22nd, 2017 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
Cristóbal Rojas
Venezuelan painter (1857-1890).
Born December 15th, 1857 in Cúa.
Died November 8th, 1890 at 32 years old in Caracas.
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