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Famous Deaths on December 15

8 notable people died on December 15, including Wolfgang Pauli, Sotero Cabahug, Muzio Oddi.

Total Deaths
8
Avg Age at Death
73
Peak Century
20th Century

20th Century

3 deaths
Wolfgang Pauli
Wolfgang Pauli
theoretical physicist
Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)
Sotero Cabahug
Sotero Cabahug
judgeminister
Filipino lawyer, politician, legislator, and Cabinet member (1891–1963)
Edvin Wahlstén
Edvin Wahlstén
civil servantjournalist
Finnish politician

19th Century

3 deaths
Gerhard Munthe
Gerhard Munthe
cartographerfarmer
Norwegian historian and cartographer (1795-1876)
Sarah Trimmer
Sarah Trimmer
children's writereditor
Author, editor; (1741-1810); married, in 1762, James Trimmer, of Brentford
Gajaman Nona
Gajaman Nona
poetwriter
Sri Lankan poet (1746-1815)

17th Century

2 deaths
Muzio Oddi
Muzio Oddi
architectengineer
Engineer and mathematician from Italy (1569-1639)
Izaak Walton
Izaak Walton
biographerwriter
English author and biographer (1593-1683)

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