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December 18th

205 Notable deaths

Wu Yonggang

Chinese film director (1907–1982).

Born November 1st, 1907 in Jiangsu.

Died December 18th, 1982 at 75 years old

Sergio Méndez

Salvadoran footballer (1943-1976).

Born February 14th, 1943 in Santa Elena.

Died December 18th, 1976 at 33 years old in El Salvador (traffic collision).

Ivan Rabuzin

Croatian naive painter (1921-2008).

Born March 27th, 1921 in Ključ, Una-Sana Canton.

Died December 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Varaždin. [ref]

Abderrahim Ouakili

Moroccan footballer.

Born December 12th, 1970 in Rabat.

Died December 18th, 2023 at 53 years old in Germany. [ref]

Boyan Radev

Bulgarian wrestler.

Born February 25th, 1942 in Pernik.

Died December 18th, 2025 at 83 years old in Sofia. [ref]

Klaus Wolfermann

German athlete (1946–2024).

Born March 31st, 1946 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg.

Died December 18th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]

Hugh Clifford

British colonial administrator (1866-1941).

Born March 5th, 1866 in Roehampton.

Died December 18th, 1941 at 75 years old

Altero Matteoli

Italian politician (1940-2017).

Born September 8th, 1940 in Cecina.

Died December 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Capalbio (traffic collision). [ref]

Georgi Kaloyanchev

Bulgarian actor (1925-2012).

Born January 13th, 1925 in Burgas.

Died December 18th, 2012 at 87 years old in Sofia.

Marc Boegner

Minister of the french protestant church.

Born February 21st, 1881 in Épinal. [ref]

Died December 18th, 1970 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Deaths 141 to 150 of 205

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