December 18th
169 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]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 169
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving