What are the important events that happened on December 15? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

December 15: Facts & Myths About This Day

December 15 is the 349^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 16 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is December 2, 2025 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,765,756,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectatetracontaenneagon’ day.

Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 64 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,742 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

December 15 Historical Events

• 533 –
  Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Ticameron.
• 1467 –
  Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia.
• 1864 –
  In the Battle of Nashville, Union forces under George H. Thomas almost completely destroy the Army of Tennessee under John B. Hood.
• 1906 –
  The London Underground’s Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway opens.
• 1914 –
  World War I: The Serbian Army recaptures Belgrade from the invading Austro-Hungarian Army.
• 1917 –
  World War I: An armistice is reached between the new Bolshevik government and the Central Powers.
• 1960 –
  King Mahendra of Nepal suspends the country’s constitution, dissolves parliament, dismisses the cabinet, and imposes direct rule.
• 1967 –
  The Silver Bridge collapses, killing 46 people.
• 1973 –
  John Paul Getty III, grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, after being kidnapped by an Italian gang on July 10, 1973.
• 1978 –
  U.S. President Jimmy Carter announces that the United States will recognize the People’s Republic of China and cut off all relations with Taiwan

Who were born on December 15?

• 1852 –
  Henri Becquerel, French physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1908)
• 1942 –
  Dave Clark, English musician (The Dave Clark Five)
• 1949 –
  Don Johnson, American actor
• 1952 –
  Allan Simonsen, Danish footballer
• 1952 –
  Rudi Protrudi, American musician (The Fuzztones)
• 1955 –
  Paul Simonon, English bassist (The Clash)
• 1963 –
  Andrew Luster, American rapist
• 1966 –
  Manos Papayiannis, Greek fashion model and actor
• 1980 –
  Sergio Pizzorno, English guitarist (Kasabian)
• 1981 –
  Brendan Fletcher, Canadian actor

Who died on December 15?

• 1263 –
  King Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)
• 1675 –
  Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter (b. 1632)
• 1688 –
  Gaspar Fagel, Dutch statesman (b. 1634)
• 1792 –
  Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (b. 1756)
• 1947 –
  Arthur Machen, Welsh author (b. 1863)
• 1968 –
  Jess Willard, American boxer (b. 1881)
• 1974 –
  Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian screenwriter and film producer (b. 1902)
• 1989 –
  Arnold Moss, American actor (b. 1910)
• 1993 –
  William Dale Phillips, American chemist (b. 1925)
• 2005 –
  Heinrich Gross, Austrian physician (b. 1914)