December 18th
174 Notable deaths
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 (1863-1955).
Born January 7th, 1863 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 92 years old in Héricy.
Helm Glöckler
German racing driver.
Born January 13th, 1909 in Frankfurt am Main.
Died December 18th, 1993 at 84 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Mahmoud Fayad
Weightlifter.
Born March 9th, 1925 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2002 at 77 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Sven Elvestad
Norwegian writer.
Born September 6th, 1884 in Halden. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1934 at 50 years old in Skien. [ref]
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]
Yelena Miroshina
Soviet diver.
Born June 5th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 1995 at 21 years old in Moscow (fall).
Jimmy Bannister
English footballer (1880-1953).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Lancashire.
Died December 18th, 1953 at 73 years old in Lancashire.
Slobodan Čašule
Macedonian politician (1945–2015).
Born September 27th, 1945 in Skopje.
Died December 18th, 2015 at 70 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Greta Stevenson
New zealand mycologist (1911-1990).
Born June 10th, 1911 in Auckland.
Died December 18th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Deaths 141 to 150 of 174
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche