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Who was born on December 15

160 notable people were born on December 15. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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Henri Becquerel — French physicist, born on December 15 1852.

L. L. Zamenhof — Creator of Esperanto, born on December 15 1859.

Niels Ryberg Finsen — Faroese physician and Nobel laureate, born on December 15 1860.

Charles Duryea — American automobile manufacturer, born on December 15 1861.

Pehr Evind Svinhufvud — Finnish politician, born on December 15 1861.

Arthur Dehon Little — American chemist, chemical engineer, and industrial researcher, born on December 15 1863.

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Who was born on December 15?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on December 15, including Henri Becquerel, L. L. Zamenhof, Niels Ryberg Finsen. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on December 15?

53 documented historical events happened on December 15, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Byzantines led by Belisarius defeated the Vandal King Gelimer at the Battle of Tricamarum, completing the "Reconquest of North Africa" under Byzantine Emperor Justinian I. On the same day, in another year: Sergius was elected pope, ending the last disputed period of sede vacante during the Byzantine Papacy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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