Akira Mutō

Japanese general (1892–1948).

Born December 15th, 1892 in Hakusui.

Died December 23rd, 1948 at 56 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging to death).

Rashid Nezhmetdinov

Soviet chess player.

Born December 15th, 1912 in Aktobe.

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

Irawati Karve

Indian sociologist, anthropologist, educationist, and writer (1905-1970).

Born December 15th, 1905 in Myanmar.

Died August 11th, 1970 at 64 years old

Maxwell Anderson

American playwright and writer (1888–1959).

Born December 15th, 1888 in Atlantic.

Died February 28th, 1959 at 70 years old in Stamford (stroke).

Yūko Araki

Japanese actress and model.

Born December 15th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Chiyoda. ^[ref]

Hossam Ghaly

Egyptian mp and former footballer (born 1981).

Born December 15th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Biyala.

Dipesh Chakrabarty

Indian historian.

Born December 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Kolkata. ^[ref]

Famara Diedhiou

Senegalese footballer.

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

Stanisław Šuškievič

Belarusian nuclear physicist and politician (1934—2022).

Born December 15th, 1934 in Minsk.

Died May 3rd, 2022 at 87 years old in Minsk (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud

President of finland (1861–1944).

Born December 15th, 1861 in Sääksmäki, Rapola.

Died February 29th, 1944 at 82 years old in Kotkaniemi.

Curtis Fuller

American jazz musician (1932–2021).

Born December 15th, 1934 in Detroit.

Died May 8th, 2021 at 86 years old ^[ref]

János Bolyai

Hungarian mathematician (1802–1860).

Born December 15th, 1802 in Cluj-Napoca.

Died January 27th, 1860 at 57 years old in Târgu Mureș (pneumonia).

Rudolf Laban

Austrian choreographer (1879-1958).

Born December 15th, 1879 in Bratislava.

Died July 1st, 1958 at 78 years old in Weybridge.

J. M. DeMatteis

Comics writer.

Born December 15th, 1953 (age 72 years) in New York City.

Ray Eames

American artist, designer, and filmmaker (1912–1988).

Born December 15th, 1912 in Sacramento. ^[ref]

Died August 21st, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.

Morgan Paull

Actor (1944-2012).

Born December 15th, 1944 in New York City.

Died July 17th, 2012 at 67 years old in Ashland (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

David Černý

Czech sculptor.

Born December 15th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Prague.

Richard Crossman

British labour party politician, author and editor (1907-1974).

Born December 15th, 1907 in Banbury.

Died April 5th, 1974 at 66 years old in Banbury (liver cancer).

Snejana Onopka

Ukrainian model.

Born December 15th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Siverskodonetsk.

George Lawrence Price

Canadian soldier (1892-1918).

Born December 15th, 1892 in Falmouth.

Died November 11th, 1918 at 25 years old in Ville-sur-Haine.

Nek Chand Saini

Indian artist, known for building the rock garden of chandigarh (1924-2015).

Born December 15th, 1924 in Narowal District.

Died June 12th, 2015 at 90 years old in Chandigarh.

Niels Ryberg Finsen

Faroese physician and scientist of icelandic descent.

Born December 15th, 1860 in Tórshavn.

Died October 24th, 1904 at 43 years old in Copenhagen.

Albert Benjamin Simpson

Canadian theologian (1843–1919).

Born December 15th, 1843 in New York City.

Died October 29th, 1919 at 75 years old

Tony Leon

South african politician.

Born December 15th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Durban.

Adriana Esteves

Brazilian actress.

Born December 15th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Méier.