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December 18th
164 Notable deaths
Ronnie Biggs
English thief.
Born August 8th, 1929 in Lambeth.
Died December 18th, 2013 at 84 years old in Barnet (stroke). [ref]
Mandy Rice-Davies
British actress (1944-2014).
Born October 1st, 1944 in Mere.
Died December 18th, 2014 at 70 years old in London (cancer).
Sam Wanamaker
Actor.
Born June 14th, 1919 in Chicago. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1993 at 74 years old in London (prostate cancer). [ref]
Terry Hall
British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician (1959–2022).
Born March 19th, 1959 in Coventry.
Died December 18th, 2022 at 63 years old (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Claudine Auger
French actress (1941-2019).
Born April 26th, 1941 in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2019 at 78 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alexei Kosygin
Soviet politician (1904-1980).
Born February 21st, 1904 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Konrad Zuse
German computer scientist and engineer (1910-1995).
Born June 22nd, 1910 in Berlin, Wilmersdorf. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1995 at 85 years old in Hünfeld. [ref]
Robert Bresson
French film director (1901-1999).
Born September 25th, 1901 in Bromont-Lamothe. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1999 at 98 years old in Paris. [ref]
Steve James
American actor (1952-1993).
Born February 19th, 1952 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1993 at 41 years old in Burbank (cancer). [ref]
Richard Rogers
British architect (1933–2021).
Born July 23rd, 1933 in Florence. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2021 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy