Who died on December 15

85 people with a Wikipedia article died on December 15, including Li Siyuan, Basil II, Alp Arslan. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

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.