December 15

Events

 * - general  defeats the, commanded by King , at the.
 * - Sicilian chancellor moves the royal court to  to prevent a rebellion.
 * - captures and destroys the  stronghold at  in present-day  as part of the  offensive on Islamic southwest Asia.
 * - defeats, with the latter being injured thrice, at the .
 * - The becomes law when ratified by the  legislature.
 * - is created.
 * - introduces the first version of, with thirteen rules, a peach basket nailed to either end of his school's gymnasium, and two teams of nine players.
 * - becomes a signatory to the.
 * -  premieres in.
 * - Annihilation of in, : in the proximity of the Rogan works, 8 km away from , in "Drobitsky Ravine" , over 15 000  were shot, at -15 degrees C below zero.
 * - : General orders that  be abolished as state religion of.
 * - King marries  in.
 * 1960  -  is arrested for attempting to blow up and assassinate the 35th U.S. President,  only four days earlier.
 * - In, is sentenced to death after being found guilty of 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people and membership of an outlawed organization.
 * - :, crewed by and , is launched from , . Four orbits later, it achieved the first  with.
 * 1965 - The film  is released.
 * - The collapses, killing 46 people.
 * - is adopted at a special election.
 * - becomes a member of the.
 * - : The is issued by British   and Irish.
 * - The  1.0 is released.
 * 1994  -  becomes a member of the UN.
 * - The hands down the "", giving  footballers the right to a free transfer at the end of their contracts, with the provision that they are transferring from one  Federation to another.
 * - A chartered TU-154 from  crashes in the desert near Sharja,  airport killing 85.
 * - The 43rd known is discovered by  &  of, participants of the   project. The  is 2nd largest known prime and has more than nine  s.
 * 2005  -  edits its  to ban  to s and s.
 * 2005  - 's president  announces the early repayment of its external debt to the.
 * 2005  - Introduction of the  into  active service.
 * - First flight of the.

Births

 * -, Roman Emperor of the (d. )
 * -, French engineer and architect (d. )
 * -, French physicist, (d. )
 * -, Polish initiator of (d. )
 * -, Danish physician and (d. )
 * 1860  -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American automobile pioneer (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American oil tycoon (d. )
 * -, British sprinter and Olympic gold medalist (d. )
 * -, Brazilian architect
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American designer (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * 1913  -, French Canadian chemist, businessman and corporate director (d. )
 * -, American pianist (d. )
 * 1916  -, New Zealand-born physicist,  (d. )
 * -, linguist and writer of Pakistan (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American comics artist (d. )
 * -, American disc jockey (d. )
 * -, English-born American physicist
 * 1923  -, Russian general and statesman
 * -, general manager
 * -, Austrian artist (d. )
 * 1928  -, American country and popular music singer
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * 1933  -, Indian Cartoonist, designer and film director
 * -, American football player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American football player
 * -, British musician
 * -, American Democratic politician
 * 1943 -, Dutch artist
 * -, Brazilian campaigner (d. )
 * -, Australian actor
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American actor
 * -, Australian actress (d. )
 * 1952  -, Danish footballer
 * 1952  -, American director
 * -, American comic book writer
 * -, English bassist
 * -, Austrian journalist
 * -, heir
 * 1963  -, American actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Indian film producer
 * 1968  -, American actor
 * 1968  -, Swedish politician
 * -, Quebec wheelchair athlete
 * -, Italian champion jockey
 * 1970  -, Canadian actor
 * -, Irish actor
 * 1972  -, American football player
 * -, French-born American figure skater
 * 1973  -, South Korean actor and director
 * -, Indian footballer
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * 1976  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Dutch guitarist
 * 1978  -, American football player
 * -, American actor
 * 1979  -, Canadian wrestler
 * -, English guitarist
 * -, French singer
 * 1981  -, Canadian actor
 * 1981  -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * 1981  -, American football player (d. )
 * 1981  -, American Baptist minister
 * -, English actor
 * 1982  -, Spanish racing driver
 * 1982  -, American actor
 * -, Canadian wrestler
 * 1983  -, American singer
 * -, Ukrainian supermodel
 * -, Ukrainian supermodel

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, Turkish sultan in Persia (b. )
 * - King
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Dutch writer and statesman (b. )
 * -, Constable of France (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * -, Dutch statesman (b. )
 * -, English minister and scholar (b. )
 * -, English architect (b. )
 * -, Swedish composer (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Sioux nation leader (b. circa )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American musician (later declared dead on this date, true date unknown) (b. )
 * -, British author (b. )
 * -, Indian political leader, Iron Man of India (b. )
 * -, Austrian-born American physicist and (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American animator (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * 1968  -, politician,  (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, the 7th General of (b. )
 * -, American tenor (b. )
 * 1984  -, British actor (b. )
 * -, stage and film veteran (b. )
 * 1989  -, American character actor (b. )
 * -, Russian-born Soviet sniper (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * 2001  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American political cartoonist (b. )
 * 2003  -,   (b. )
 * -, mother of American Vice President (b. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin (b. )
 * 2005  -, American football player (b. )
 * 2005  -, Austrian physician (b. )
 * 2005  -, Canadian professional golfer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - in honor of  is held.
 * - celebrated in the movement in honor of, the creator of Esperanto.
 * Day, as stated by.
 * Day, as stated by.