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December 18th
243 Notable deaths
Bernard Malivoire
French rower (1938–1982).
Born April 20th, 1938 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 18th, 1982 at 44 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (traffic collision).
Harvey Wood
English field hockey player (1885-1958).
Born April 10th, 1885 in Beverley.
Died December 18th, 1958 at 73 years old in Tynemouth.
Josef Klapuch
Czechoslovak wrestler (1906–1985).
Born February 10th, 1906 in Zbyslavice. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Marijan Žužej
Croatian water polo player (1934-2011).
Born February 8th, 1934 in Maribor.
Died December 18th, 2011 at 77 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Richard Wahlstrom
American rower (1931–2003).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Seattle.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 72 years old in Edmonds.
Walter Schneiter
Swiss footballer (1923-1975).
Born July 2nd, 1923 in Switzerland.
Died December 18th, 1975 at 52 years old in Switzerland.
Juan Miles
Polo player (1895–1981).
Born June 24th, 1895 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 18th, 1981 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Mikhail Grigorievich Popov
Russian (soviet) botanist (1893–1955).
Born April 29th, 1893 in Volsk.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Ladislav Falta
Czechoslovak sport shooter.
Born January 30th, 1936 in Opočno. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2021 at 85 years old [ref]
Christopher Jones
British water polo player (1886–1937).
Born June 23rd, 1886 in Pontypridd.
Died December 18th, 1937 at 51 years old in Penarth.
Charles-Gustave Kuhn
Swiss equestrian (1889-1952).
Born April 28th, 1889 in Zurich.
Died December 18th, 1952 at 63 years old in Zurich.
Ulrico Girardi
Italian bobsledder (1930-1986).
Born July 3rd, 1930 in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Died December 18th, 1986 at 56 years old in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Viktor Flessl
Austrian rower (1898–1943).
Born November 6th, 1898 in Braunau am Inn.
Died December 18th, 1943 at 45 years old in Breza.
Trygve Schjøtt
Sailor (1882-1960).
Born September 5th, 1882 in Bergen. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1960 at 78 years old
Alexandr Arkhangelsky
Soviet aeroplane designer and scientist in aeronautics.
Born December 29th, 1892 in Kazan.
Died December 18th, 1978 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Valentin Shurchanov
Russian politician (1947-2020).
Born January 19th, 1947.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 73 years old in Moscow (COVID-19).
Piatro Hliebka
Soviet belarusian playwright, translator and poet (1905-1969).
Born July 6th, 1905 in Vialіkaja Usa. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1969 at 64 years old in Minsk. [ref]
Lajos Grendel
(1948–2018) writer.
Born April 6th, 1948 in Levice.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 70 years old in Bratislava.
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I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner