- Dec 1 Johnny Johnston, American singer (Make that Spare), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1996)
- Dec 2 Nico Richter, Dutch composer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1945)
- Dec 4 Eddie Heywood, American jazz pianist and composer ("Canadian Sunset", "Soft Summer Breeze"), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1989)
Frank Sinatra (1915-1998)
Dec 12 American singer (Strangers in the Night; My Way; The Summer Wind) and actor (From Here to Eternity; Guys and Dolls), known as the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", born in Hoboken, New Jersey
- Dec 14 Daniel "Dan" Dailey, American dancer and actor (You're My Everything, Governor & J.J.), born in New York City (d. 1978)
- Dec 14 Ruth Railton, British musical director (National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, 1948-65), born in Kent, England (d. 2001)
- Dec 16 Georgy Sviridov, Soviet Russian neo-romantic composer (The Blizzard; Time; Forward!), born in Fatezh, Kursk Governorate, Russian Empire (d. 1998)
- Dec 16 Melvin "Turk" Murphy, American Dixieland jazz trombonist, born in Palermo, California (d. 1987)
- Dec 17 André Claveau, French pop singer and actor (Dors, mon amour), born in Paris; (d. 2003)
Edith Piaf (1915-1963)
Dec 19 French chanteuse (Little Sparrow, Le Vie En Rose), born in Paris, France
- Dec 21 Werner von Trapp, Austrian singer (Trapp Family Singers), born in Zell am See, Austria (d. 2007)
- Dec 25 Pete Rugolo, American bandleader and arranger (Fugitive), born in San Piero Patti, Sicily (d. 2011)
- Dec 26 Una Mae Carlisle, American jazz pianist and singer ("Walkin' By The River"), born in Xenia, Ohio; (d. 1956)
- Dec 28 Roebuck "Pops" Staples, American gospel singer (The Staple Singers), born in Winona, Mississippi (d. 2000)
About December 1915
How Old? 108 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Signs: Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21), Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19)
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