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What happened in history on this day: December 15?
On December 15 in ...
- 1965 - D Heneker and J Taylor's musical "Charlie Girl" premieres in London.
- 1993 - John Williams' final appearance as conductor of Boston Pops.
Births on December 15
- 1924 - Birth of Ida Haendel; Polish violinist/author (Woman with Violin).
- 1933 - Birth of Jesse Belvin in Texarkana, Arkansas, USA; rock vocalist (Mr Easy).
- 1939 - Birth of Cindy Birdsong in Camden, New Jersey, USA; rock vocalist (Labelle - "Rainbow", Supremes).
- 1942 - Birth of Dave Clark in London, England; rock drummer (Dave Clark 5 - "Glad All Over").
- 1946 - Birth of Carmine Appice; musician ("Have You Heard", "Keep on Rolling").
- 1946 - Birth of Harry Ray in Hackensack, New Jersey, USA; rock vocalist (Ray, Goodman, Brown).
- 1951 - Birth of Ken Knox; rock vocalist (Chairmen of the Board).
- 1955 - Birth of Paul Simonon; English pop bassist (Clash - "Havana 3 AM").
- 1960 - Birth of Doug Phelps in Leachville, Arkansas, USA; singer (Kentucky Headhunters - "Davy Crockett").
Deaths on December 15
- 1943 - Death of Thomas (Fats) Waller at age 39 of natural causes while travelling aboard the Santa Fe Express train in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; pianist and songwriter ("Honeysuckle Rose", "Ain't Misbehavin'", "Blue Turning Grey Over You", "Hot Chocolate").
- 1944 - Death of bandleader/composer Glenn Miller ("Chattanooga Choo-Choo"), at age 40, in a plane crash between London and Paris.
- 1994 - Hans de Jong, musician/conductor (Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), dies at age 86.
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