December 18th
174 Notable deaths
Lajos Dunai
Association football player (1942-2000).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Budapest.
Died December 18th, 2000 at 58 years old in Budapest.
Richard Wahlstrom
American rower.
Born November 8th, 1931 in Seattle.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 72 years old in Edmonds.
Josef Klapuch
Czechoslovak wrestler.
Born February 10th, 1906 in Zbyslavice. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Prague. [ref]
Harvey Wood
English field hockey player (1885-1958).
Born April 10th, 1885 in Beverley.
Died December 18th, 1958 at 73 years old in Tynemouth.
Bernard Malivoire
French rower.
Born April 20th, 1938 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1982 at 44 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (traffic collision). [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]
Charles-Gustave Kuhn
Swiss equestrian (1889-1952).
Born April 28th, 1889 in Zürich.
Died December 18th, 1952 at 63 years old in Zürich.
Juan Miles
Polo player.
Born June 24th, 1895 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 18th, 1981 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Christopher Jones
British water polo player.
Born June 23rd, 1886 in Pontypridd.
Died December 18th, 1937 at 51 years old in Penarth.
Mikhail Popov
Russian botanist (1893–1955).
Born April 29th, 1893 in Volsk.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 62 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Deaths 161 to 170 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