16 notable people died on December 15, including Wolfgang Pauli, Sotero Cabahug, Muzio Oddi.
21st Century
1 death
Jodhaiya Bai Baiga
painter
Indian artist
20th Century
8 deaths
Wolfgang Pauli
theoretical physicist
Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)
Sotero Cabahug
judgeminister
Filipino lawyer, politician, legislator, and Cabinet member (1891–1963)
Herbert Richmond
authorhistorian
British navy officer (1871-1946)
Edvin Wahlstén
civil servantjournalist
Finnish politician
Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson
police officersoldier
Canadian soldier recipient of the Victoria Cross (1872-1932)
Guido Boni
artistic gymnast
Gymnast (1892-1956)
Erich Walter Sternberg
composer
Israeli composer (1891-1974)
BR
Benegal Shiva Rao
authorjournalist
Indian politician (1891-1975)
19th Century
4 deaths
Gajaman Nona
poetwriter
Sri Lankan poet (1746-1815)
Gerhard Munthe
cartographerfarmer
Norwegian historian and cartographer (1795-1876)
Sarah Trimmer
children's writereditor
Author, editor; (1741-1810); married, in 1762, James Trimmer, of Brentford
Numa Droz
journalistpolitician
Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1844-1899)
17th Century
3 deaths
Muzio Oddi
architectengineer
Engineer and mathematician from Italy (1569-1639)
Izaak Walton
biographerwriter
English author and biographer (1593-1683)
MA
Moses Raphael de Aguilar
philosopher
Rabbi, Hebrew scholar and author
Explore More for December 15
Births, events, and adjacent days.