Betty Smith

American author (1896–1972).

Born December 15th, 1896 in Brooklyn.

Died January 17th, 1972 at 75 years old in Shelton (pneumonia).

Prince Karl Franz of Prussia

Prussian royal (1916–1975).

Born December 15th, 1916 in City Palace.

Died January 23rd, 1975 at 58 years old in Arica.

Pierre-Michel Lasogga

German association football player.

Born December 15th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Gladbeck.

Gwei Lun-Mei

Taiwanese actress.

Born December 15th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Taiwan.

Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed

Former president of puntland and president of somalia (dead 2012).

Born December 15th, 1934 in Galkayo.

Died March 23rd, 2012 at 77 years old in Abu Dhabi (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Cosmin Contra

Romanian footballer and manager.

Born December 15th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Timișoara.

Ellie Cornell

American actress.

Born December 15th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Glen Cove.

Bob Foster

American boxer (1938-2015).

Born December 15th, 1938 in Albuquerque.

Died November 21st, 2015 at 76 years old in Albuquerque.

Chō

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator.

Born December 15th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Kōnosu-shi.

Jamie Heaslip

Rugby union player from ireland.

Born December 15th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Tiberias.

Alexandra Tydings

American actress.

Born December 15th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Washington, D.C..

Yanni Gourde

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born December 15th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage.

Magdalena Fręch

Polish female tennis player.

Born December 15th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Łódź.

Mark Jansen

Dutch musician.

Born December 15th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Reuver.

Eric Lu

American pianist (born 1997).

Born December 15th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Massachusetts.

Josef Hoffmann

Austrian architect and product designer (1870-1956).

Born December 15th, 1870 in Josef Hoffmann House. ^[ref]

Died May 7th, 1956 at 85 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Richmal Crompton

English short-story writer and novelist (1890–1969).

Born December 15th, 1890 in Bury. ^[ref]

Died January 11th, 1969 at 78 years old in Farnborough. ^[ref]

Jacques Lecoq

French drama teacher (1921-1999).

Born December 15th, 1921 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.

Died January 19th, 1999 at 77 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. ^[ref]

Theodor Busse

German general of infantry in the second world war (1897-1986).

Born December 15th, 1897 in Frankfurt (Oder).

Died October 21st, 1986 at 88 years old in Wallerstein.

Roberta Gemma

Italian pornographic actress.

Born December 15th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Marino. ^[ref]

Nejcati Shashmaz

Turkish actor (born 1971).

Born December 15th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Elazığ.

Bapu

Film director from india (1933-2014).

Born December 15th, 1933 in Narasapuram.

Died August 31st, 2014 at 80 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest).

Sete Gibernau

Spanish motorcycle racer.

Born December 15th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Barcelona.

Famara Diedhiou

Senegalese footballer.

Born December 15th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Saint-Louis.

Rashid Nezhmetdinov

Soviet chess player.

Born December 15th, 1912 in Aktobe.

Died June 3rd, 1974 at 61 years old in Kazan.