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Who died on 15 December?

Celebrities who died on 15 December

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Oldest

98 years, 11 months, 16 days

Youngest

39 years, 7 months, 7 days

Born first

13 September 1877

Died first

15 December 1943

Born last

15 June 1974

Died last

15 December 2022

American film director and screenwriter Walt Disney

Walt Disney

American film director and screenwriter

1966
American author, feminist, and social activist bell hooks

bell hooks

American author, feminist, and social activist

2021
American big band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader Glenn Millera

Glenn Millera

American big band musician, arranger, composer, and bandleader

1944
Major League Baseball player Bob Feller

Bob Feller

Major League Baseball player

2010
actress Joan Fontaine

Joan Fontaine

actress

2013
Italian American mobster  Anthony Casso

Anthony Casso

Italian American mobster

2020
English-born American stage and film actor and director Charles Laughton

Charles Laughton

English-born American stage and film actor and director

1962
American actress Bridget Hanley

Bridget Hanley

American actress

2021
American jazz pianist Fats Waller

Fats Waller

American jazz pianist

1943
American film director, screenwriter and producer Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

American film director, screenwriter and producer

2010
1917-2001 American singer Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas

1917-2001 American singer

2001
Polish resistance fighter Kazimierz Piechowski

Kazimierz Piechowski

Polish resistance fighter

2017
American basketball player-coach Louis Orr

Louis Orr

American basketball player-coach

2022
Tuvaluan politician  Saufatu Sopoanga

Saufatu Sopoanga

Tuvaluan politician

2020
Argentine actress Olga Zubarry

Olga Zubarry

Argentine actress

2012
Soviet film director Anatole Litvak

Anatole Litvak

Soviet film director

1974
Italian actress Lia Di Leo

Lia Di Leo

Italian actress

2006
Boxer Jess Willard

Jess Willard

Boxer

1968
Ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar

Serge Lifar

Ukrainian ballet dancer and choreographer

1986
actor Chill Wills

Chill Wills

actor

1978
American political party chair Donald Fowler

Donald Fowler

American political party chair

2020
Rwandan musician Simon Bikindi

Simon Bikindi

Rwandan musician

2018
American basketball player Bruce Seals

Bruce Seals

American basketball player

2020
American opera singer Jan Peerce

Jan Peerce

American opera singer

1984
Major League Baseball player Stan Hack

Stan Hack

Major League Baseball player

1979
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist Shirley Eikhard

Shirley Eikhard

Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist

2022
Bengali writer  Sudhir Chakravarty

Sudhir Chakravarty

Bengali writer

2020
singer, composer Chakri

Chakri

singer, composer

2014
German-British scientist Heinz Wolff

Heinz Wolff

German-British scientist

2017
Ethiopian President Girma Wolde-Giorgis

Girma Wolde-Giorgis

Ethiopian President

2018
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya Ungku Abdul Aziz

Ungku Abdul Aziz

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya

2020
Mexican writer Luis Aguilar

Luis Aguilar

Mexican writer

2022
American baseball player Walter Ball

Walter Ball

American baseball player

1946
American musician Dino Danelli

Dino Danelli

American musician

2022
French actress Véra Clouzot

Véra Clouzot

French actress

1960
Yugoslav footballer  Milomir Odović

Milomir Odović

Yugoslav footballer

2020
Bangladeshi politician A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury

A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury

Bangladeshi politician

2017
Jordanian politician  Fayez al-Tarawneh

Fayez al-Tarawneh

Jordanian politician

2021
American electrical engineer Chuck Peddle

Chuck Peddle

American electrical engineer

2019
American baseball player Eddie Kazak

Eddie Kazak

American baseball player

1999
Swiss actor Inigo Gallo

Inigo Gallo

Swiss actor

2000
Russian and Soviet actor, film and theatre director Mikhail Zharov

Mikhail Zharov

Russian and Soviet actor, film and theatre director

1981
Belgian politician Philippe Moureaux

Philippe Moureaux

Belgian politician

2018
Lithuanian basketball player Mykolas Ruzgys

Mykolas Ruzgys

Lithuanian basketball player

1986
Serbian chess player Milunka Lazarević

Milunka Lazarević

Serbian chess player

2018
American football player Emil Sitko

Emil Sitko

American football player

1973
British athlete  Paul Nihill

Paul Nihill

British athlete

2020
Mexican actor Alfonso Bedoya

Alfonso Bedoya

Mexican actor

1957