Hilde Zadek

German operatic soprano (1917–2019).

Born December 15th, 1917 in Bydgoszcz.

Died February 21st, 2019 at 101 years old in Karlsruhe.

Cristóbal Rojas

Venezuelan painter (1857-1890).

Born December 15th, 1857 in Cúa.

Died November 8th, 1890 at 32 years old in Caracas.

René Simões

Brazilian football manager.

Born December 15th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Kirthi Jayakumar

Indian women's rights activist.

Born December 15th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Bengaluru.

Alfredo Ormando

Italian writer and gay rights activist (1958–1998).

Born December 15th, 1958 in San Cataldo.

Died January 24th, 1998 at 39 years old in Rome (self-immolation).

Ferenc Farkas

Hungarian musician (1905-2000).

Born December 15th, 1905 in Nagykanizsa.

Died October 10th, 2000 at 94 years old in Budapest.

Masayoshi Ito

Japanese politician (1913-1994).

Born December 15th, 1913 in Aizuwakamatsu.

Died May 21st, 1994 at 80 years old in Tokyo.

Viktor Bunyakovsky

Russian mathematician (1804-1889).

Born December 15th, 1804 in Bar.

Died December 12th, 1889 at 84 years old in Saint Petersburg.

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]

Ben Pattison

English athlete.

Born December 15th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Frimley.

Joan Riudavets

Spanish cobbler (1889-2004).

Born December 15th, 1889 in Es Migjorn Gran.

Died March 5th, 2004 at 114 years old in Es Migjorn Gran.

John Sladek

American writer (1937–2000).

Born December 15th, 1937 in Waverly.

Died March 10th, 2000 at 62 years old in Minneapolis.

Edgar Prib

Footballer.

Born December 15th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Neryungri.

Jenifer Brening

German singer.

Born December 15th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Zehlendorf. ^[ref]

Michèle Lamont

Canadian sociologist.

Born December 15th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Toronto.

Sydney Rowell

Australian general (1894–1975).

Born December 15th, 1894 in Lockleys.

Died April 12th, 1975 at 80 years old in South Yarra.

Arturo Soria y Mata

Spanish author (1844-1920).

Born December 15th, 1844 in Madrid. ^[ref]

Died November 6th, 1920 at 75 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Aziza Jalal

Moroccan singer.

Born December 15th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Meknes.

Nikolai Nikitin

Soviet construction engineer (1907-1973).

Born December 15th, 1907 in Tobolsk.

Died March 3rd, 1973 at 65 years old in Moscow.

Ibrica Jusić

Croatian singer-songwriter.

Born December 15th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Dubrovnik.

Yosuke Kashiwagi

Japanese association football player.

Born December 15th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Kobe.

Peter Kolosimo

Italian writer and journalist (1922–1984).

Born December 15th, 1922 in Modena.

Died March 23rd, 1984 at 61 years old in Milan.

Andranik Karapetyan

Armenian weightlifter.

Born December 15th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Haytagh.

Nikola Poplašen

Bosnian serb politician.

Born December 15th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Sombor, Stanišić.

Robert Waterman

Governor of california (1826-1891).

Born December 15th, 1826 in Fairfield.

Died April 12th, 1891 at 64 years old in San Diego.