What Happened In December 1915 In History

Historical Events for December, 1915

• 12th » President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China.
• 20th » World War I: The last Australian troops are evacuated from Gallipoli Campaign named Gallipoli.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1915

• 2nd » Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan
• 4th » Eddie Heywood, American pianist (d. 1989)
• 7th » Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (d. 1978)
• 7th » Eli Wallach, American actor (d. 2014)
• 8th » Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 9th » Eloise Jarvis McGraw, American author (d. 2000)
• 9th » Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-Austrian soprano and actress (d. 2006)
• 12th » Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer (d. 1998)
• 13th » Curd Jürgens, German-Austrian actor and director (d. 1982)
• 13th » Ross Macdonald, American-Canadian author (d. 1983)
• 13th » B. J. Vorster, South African politician,4th State President of South Africa (d. 1983)
• 14th » Rashid Behbudov, Georgian-Russian singer an actor (d. 1989)
• 16th » Turk Murphy, American trombonist and singer (d. 1987)
• 17th » André Claveau, French singer (d. 2003)
• 19th » Édith Piaf, French singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1963)
• 20th » Aziz Nesin, Turkish author (d. 1995)
• 21st » Joe Mantell, American actor (d. 2010)
• 21st » Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (d. 2007)
• 22nd » Barbara Billingsley, American actress (d. 2010)
• 22nd » Phillip Glasier, English author and academic (d. 2000)
• 25th » Pete Rugolo, Italian-American composer and producer (d. 2011)
• 27th » Mary Kornman, American actress (d. 1973)
• 27th » William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (d. 2001)
• 27th » Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian footballer manager and (d. 1999)
• 28th » Pops Staples, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Staple Singers) (d. 2000)
• 29th » Bill Osmanski, American football player and coach (d. 1996)
• 29th » Robert Ruark, American hunter and author (d. 1965)
• 31st » Sam Ragan, American journalist, author, and poet (d. 1996)

Famous Deaths for December 1915

• 19th » Alois Alzheimer, German psychiatrist and neuropathologist (b. 1864)
• 20th » Upendrakishore Ray, Indian painter and composer (b. 1863)

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