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December 15th
542 Notable birthdays
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]
Hristo Tatarchev
Bulgarian doctor and revolutionary (1869–1952).
Born December 15th, 1869 in Resen.
Died January 5th, 1952 at 82 years old in Turin.
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]
Lina Larissa Strahl
German singer-songwriter and actress.
Born December 15th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Seelze.
Tamara Eidelman
Soviet and russian teacher, historian, writer, radio personality, blogger.
Born December 15th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Moscow.
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.
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]
Anne Spiegel
German politician and federal minister of family affairs.
Born December 15th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Leimen. [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.
Shuntarō Tanikawa
Japanese poet (1931–2024).
Born December 15th, 1931 in Suginami.
Died November 13th, 2024 at 92 years old in Tokyo (senility). [ref]
Toshinori Kondo
Japanese trumpeter, music producer (1948-2020).
Born December 15th, 1948 in Imabari.
Died October 17th, 2020 at 71 years old [ref]
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]
Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian (1887-1966).
Born December 15th, 1887 in Dordrecht.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in Utrecht.
Vlastimil Brodský
Czech actor (1920-2002).
Born December 15th, 1920 in Hrušov. [ref]
Died April 20th, 2002 at 81 years old in Slunečná. [ref]
Inge Keller
German actress (1923-2017).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Berlin.
Died February 6th, 2017 at 93 years old in Berlin.
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]
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).
Alfred Raoul
President of congo-brazzaville from 1968 to 1969.
Born December 15th, 1938 in Pointe-Noire.
Died July 16th, 1999 at 60 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic (1910–1987).
Born December 15th, 1910 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1987 at 76 years old in New York City (stroke).
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