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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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