2017 Java earthquake
A 6.5Mw earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Java in the city of Tasikmalaya, resulting in four deaths.
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15
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2026
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Kayvon Thibodeaux
Kayvon Thibodeaux, American football player
On December 15, 2001, the first episode of 'The Office' aired in the UK, later inspiring numerous adaptations including the highly...
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude."
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Man Haron Monis
Gunman Man Haron Monis takes 18 hostages inside a café in Martin Place for 16 hours in Sydney. Monis and two hostages are killed when police raid...
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William James
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude."
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Koninkrijksdag
Kingdom Day (Netherlands), moves to December 16 if the 15th is on a Sunday
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December 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day:
December 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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John Horden
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John Horden and Robert McDonald (Episcopal Church (USA))
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William J. Bauer
William J. Bauer, senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, (born 1926)
