December 18th
169 Notable deaths
Vijay Hazare
Indian cricket player. (1915-2004).
Born March 11th, 1915 in Sangli.
Died December 18th, 2004 at 89 years old in Vadodara (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Anne Revere
American actress (1903-1990).
Born June 25th, 1903 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 1990 at 87 years old in Locust Valley (pneumonia).
Theodosius Dobzhansky
Geneticist and evolutionary biologist (1900-1975).
Born January 25th, 1900 in Nemyriv. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1975 at 75 years old in San Jacinto (heart failure). [ref]
Dennis W. Sciama
British physicist.
Born November 18th, 1926 in Manchester.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 73 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Giovanni Messe
Italian general (1883-1968).
Born December 10th, 1883 in Mesagne. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1968 at 85 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lilia Skala
Austrian-american actress (1896-1994).
Born November 28th, 1896 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1994 at 98 years old in Long Island. [ref]
Conny Plank
German record producer and musician.
Born May 3rd, 1940 in Hütschenhausen.
Died December 18th, 1987 at 47 years old in Cologne (laryngeal cancer).
John Marsden
Australian writer (1950–2024).
Born September 27th, 1950 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2024 at 74 years old [ref]
Victor Turner
British cultural anthropologist (1920-1983).
Born May 28th, 1920 in Glasgow.
Died December 18th, 1983 at 63 years old in Charlottesville.
John Costelloe
American actor (1961-2008).
Born November 8th, 1961 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 47 years old in Sunset Park.
Deaths 31 to 40 of 169
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris