December 18th
205 Notable deaths
Willi Multhaup
German football manager (1903-1982).
Born July 19th, 1903 in Essen.
Died December 18th, 1982 at 79 years old in Essen.
John Bukovsky
Slovak priest (1924–2010).
Born January 18th, 1924 in Prague, Cerová. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2010 at 86 years old in Techny.
Helm Glöckler
German racing driver (1909–1993).
Born January 13th, 1909 in Frankfurt.
Died December 18th, 1993 at 84 years old in Frankfurt.
Yazid Zerhouni
Algerian minister (1937-2020).
Born September 5th, 1937 in Tunis.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 83 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital (terminal illness). [ref]
Anna Murray Vail
American botanist, botanical collector, librarian and editor (1863-1955).
Born January 7th, 1863 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 92 years old in Héricy.
Shinobu Sekine
Japanese judoka (1943-2018).
Born September 20th, 1943 in Oarai.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 75 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Sven Elvestad
Norwegian writer.
Born September 6th, 1884 in Halden. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1934 at 50 years old in Skien. [ref]
Mahmoud Fayad
Weightlifter (1925–2002).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2002 at 77 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Yelena Miroshina
Soviet diver.
Born June 5th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 1995 at 21 years old in Moscow (fall).
Betzy Akersloot-Berg
Norwegian-dutch painter (1850-1922).
Born December 16th, 1850 in Aurskog. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1922 at 72 years old in Vlieland. [ref]
Deaths 161 to 170 of 205
The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder