Page 8: Historical Events In December - 15
Monday, 15 December 2025
1978 Chill Wills, actor (Frontier Circus, Rounders), dies at 75 on this day in history. 

1979 On December - 15 deposed Shah of Iran leaves US for Panama 

1979 On this day in history world Court in Hague rules Iran should release all US hostages 

1979 Bern Hoffman, actor (Major Dell Conway), dies at 66 on December - 15. 

1981 On December - 15 nASA launches Intelsat V 

1982 On December - 15 reputed to be 'Robin Hoods' tree, the 'Major Oak' in Sherwood forest, is fitted with a fire alarm 

1982 On this day in history roy Williams, Teamsters pres, and 4 others convicted of bribery 

1982 On this day in history spain reopens border with Gibraltar 

1983 On this day in history columbia flies to Kennedy Space Center via El Paso, Kelly AFB 

1984 USSR launches Vega 1 for rendezvous with Halley's Comet on December - 15. 

1984 On this day in history avon Long, actor (Roots: Next Generation), dies at 74 

1985 Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielson wed on December - 15. 

1986 Carnegie Hall reopens after a $50 million facelift on this day in history. 

1986 On this day in history cIA director William Casey suffers a cerebral seizure 

1988 Lori Davis of Long Island sues Mike Tyson for grabbing her buttocks on December - 15. 

1989 On this day in history panama declares war on the United States 

1989 Arnold Moss, actor (Gambit), dies at 79 on this day in history. 

1990 On December - 15 rocker Rod Stewart marries super model Rachel Hunter 

1990 On December - 15 betty Warren actress (Passport to Pimlico), dies 

1991 Horatio Luro, US horse trainer (Northern Dancer), dies at 90 on December - 15. 

1993 On December - 15 downing Street Declaration on Northern Ireland issued 

1993 GATT Uruguay Round completed on December - 15. 

1993 Kakuei Tanaka, PM of Japan (1972-74), dies on this day in history. 

1994 Diane Modahl banned from Athletics for Drug Use, in the UK on December - 15. 

1994 On this day in history hans de Jong, musician/conductor (Amsterdams Vrouwenkoor), dies at 86 

1995 On December - 15 the New York Stock Exchange charged into the record books on this day. The Big Board posted a new mark for trading volume, as 652.8 million shares changed hands, topping the old mark of 608.2 million shares 

1995 James Geoffrey Cutcliffe Hepburn, tap-dancer/socialist, dies at 88 on December - 15. 

1996 On December - 15 gerald Moverley, priest, dies at 74 

1997 Lillian Disney, widow of Walt Disney, dies at 98 on this day in history. 

2005 On this day in history the first parliamentary elections under Iraq's new constitution. 

2006 On this day in history an alleged assassination attempt on the Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haniyeh sparks inter-Palestinian clashes. 

2006 On this day in history jigme Singye Wangchuck, the King of Bhutan, abdicates in favour of his son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck a year earlier than expected. 

2006 On December - 15 lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter successfully flies for the first time. 

2006 The Japanese government passes a bill to upgrade the Japan Defense Agency to a Ministry on December - 15. 

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