Historical Events on December 15
1778
American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
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American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Union forces under George Thomas almost completely destroy the Army of Tennessee under John Hood.
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The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
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Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
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The Holocaust: German troops murder over 15,000 Jews at Drobytsky Yar, a ravine southeast of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union.
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan
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The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.
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The South Sudanese Civil War begins when opposition leaders Dr. Riek Machar, Pagan Amum and Rebecca Nyandeng vote to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council at Nyakuron.
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Famous Birthdays on December 15
- AD 37
Nero
- 1936
Joe D'Amato
- 1954
Mark Warner
Famous Deaths on December 15
- 1950
Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1966
Walt Disney
- 2010
Bob Feller
- 2011
Christopher Hitchens