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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 15 DéCEMBRE

Italian Americans

Année: 1903

Italian American food cart vendor Italo Marchiony receives a U.S. patent for inventing a machine that makes ice cream cones.

British Army

Année: 1899

British Army forces are defeated at the Battle of Colenso in Natal, South Africa, the third and final battle fought during the Black Week of the Second Boer War.

Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák)

Année: 1893

Symphony No. 9 ("From the New World" a.k.a. the "New World Symphony") by Antonín Dvořák premieres in a public afternoon rehearsal at Carnegie Hall in New York City, followed by a concert premiere on the evening of December 16.

Hunkpapa

Année: 1890

Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation, leading to the Wounded Knee Massacre.

Pushkin House

Année: 1905

The Pushkin House is established in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to preserve the cultural heritage of Alexander Pushkin.

London Underground

Année: 1906

The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

2017 Java earthquake

Année: 2017

A 6.5Mw earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Java in the city of Tasikmalaya, resulting in four deaths.

Armistice between Russia and the Central Powers

Année: 1917

World War I: An armistice between Russia and the Central Powers is signed.

World War I

Année: 1914

World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.

Hōjō Coal Mine Disaster

Année: 1914

A gas explosion at Mitsubishi Hōjō coal mine, in Kyushu, Japan, kills 687.

NAISSANCES DU 15 DéCEMBRE

Billy Shaw

Année de naissance: 1938

Billy Shaw, American football player (died 2024)

Joe D'Amato

Année de naissance: 1936

Joe D'Amato, Italian director and producer (died 1999)

Bapu (director)

Année de naissance: 1933

Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (died 2014)

Tim Conway

Année de naissance: 1933

Tim Conway, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)

Dave Clark (musician)

Année de naissance: 1939

Dave Clark, English musician and songwriter

Cindy Birdsong

Année de naissance: 1939

Cindy Birdsong, American singer-songwriter

Chico Mendes

Année de naissance: 1944

Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (died 1988)

Lucien den Arend

Année de naissance: 1943

Lucien den Arend, Dutch sculptor

Kathleen Blanco

Année de naissance: 1942

Kathleen Blanco, American educator and politician, 54th Governor of Louisiana (died 2019)

Nick Buoniconti

Année de naissance: 1940

Nick Buoniconti, American football player and sportscaster (died 2019)

DéCèS DU 15 DéCEMBRE

Antonio Barrette

Année de décès: 1968

Antonio Barrette, Canadian politician, 18th Premier of Quebec (born 1899)

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Année de décès: 1673

Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, English noblewoman (born 1623)

Paul Lévy (mathematician)

Année de décès: 1971

Paul Lévy, French mathematician and theorist (born 1886)

Jess Willard

Année de décès: 1968

Jess Willard, American boxer and actor (born 1881)

Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott

Année de décès: 1966

Keith Arbuthnott, 15th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Indian-Scottish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (born 1897)

Charles Laughton

Année de décès: 1962

Charles Laughton, English-American actor, director, and producer (born 1899)

M. Balasundaram

Année de décès: 1965

M. Balasundaram, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (born 1903)

Walt Disney

Année de décès: 1966

Walt Disney, American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (born 1901)

Anatole Litvak

Année de décès: 1974

Anatole Litvak, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1902)

Wilfred Kitching

Année de décès: 1977

Wilfred Kitching, English 7th General of The Salvation Army (born 1893)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 15 DéCEMBRE

Zamenhof Day

Zamenhof Day (International Esperanto Community)

Virginia Centurione Bracelli

Christian feast day: Virginia Centurione Bracelli

December 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: December 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

German occupation of the Channel Islands

Homecoming Day (Alderney)

Mesmin

Christian feast day: Mesmin

Maria Crocifissa di Rosa

Christian feast day: Maria Crocifissa di Rosa

Blessed Martyrs of Drina

Christian feast day: Drina Martyrs

UNESCO

World Turkic Language Family Day (UNESCO)

John Horden

Christian feast day: John Horden and Robert McDonald (Episcopal Church (USA))

Koninkrijksdag

Kingdom Day (Netherlands), moves to December 16 if the 15th is on a Sunday

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