December 15 in History

Historical Events on December 15

1778 American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.

1864 American Civil War: Battle of Nashville: Union forces under George Thomas almost completely destroy the Army of Tennessee under John Hood.

1906 The London Underground's Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.

1939 Gone with the Wind (highest inflation adjusted grossing film) receives its premiere at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

1941 The Holocaust: German troops murder over 15,000 Jews at Drobytsky Yar, a ravine southeast of the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Soviet Union.

1978 U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People's Republic of China and sever diplomatic relations with Taiwan

1993 The Troubles: The Downing Street Declaration is issued by British Prime Minister John Major and Irish Taoiseach Albert Reynolds.

2005 Introduction of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor into USAF active service.

2013 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

1936 Joe D'Amato

1954 Mark Warner

1979 Eric Young (wrestler)

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Famous Deaths on December 15

1950 Vallabhbhai Patel

1966 Walt Disney

2010 Bob Feller

2011 Christopher Hitchens

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