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December 18th
243 Notable deaths
Heywood Broun
American sportswriter, journalist, and newspaper columnist (1888-1939).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1939 at 51 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
American economist and banker (1890–1977).
Born September 9th, 1890 in Logan. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Harry Hooper
Baseball player.
Born August 24th, 1887 in Santa Clara County.
Died December 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Santa Cruz.
Dorothy Garrod
British archaeologist and first female professor at the university of cambridge (1892-1968).
Died December 18th, 1968 at 76 years old in Cambridge (stroke).
David C. H. Austin
British rose breeder and writer (1926-2018).
Born February 16th, 1926 in Albrighton. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2018 at 92 years old in Albrighton. [ref]
Warne Marsh
American tenor saxophonist (1927–1987).
Born October 26th, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died December 18th, 1987 at 60 years old in North Hollywood.
Alain Barrière
French singer (1935–2019).
Born November 18th, 1935 in La Trinité-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2019 at 84 years old in Arradon (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Segismundo Casado
Spanish army officer (1893–1968).
Born October 10th, 1893 in Segovia.
Died December 18th, 1968 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Leonardo Torres Quevedo
Spanish engineer and mathematician (1852-1936).
Born December 28th, 1852 in Santa Cruz.
Died December 18th, 1936 at 83 years old in Madrid.
Albert Margai
Sierra leonean prime minister (1910-1980).
Born October 10th, 1910 in Gbangbatoke.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 70 years old in Freetown.
Don Sharp
Australian-british film director.
Born April 19th, 1922 in Hobart.
Died December 18th, 2011 at 89 years old in Cornwall. [ref]
Bill Slater
English footballer (1927-2018).
Born April 29th, 1927 in Clitheroe.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 91 years old in Oxfordshire (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
John Alcock
British captain in the royal navy and the royal air force (1892-1919).
Born November 5th, 1892 in Stretford.
Died December 18th, 1919 at 27 years old in Rouen (aviation accident).
Carole Crawford
Jamaican model and beauty queen.
Born August 31st, 1943 in Kingston. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2024 at 81 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Ruth Bernhard
American photographer (1905-2006).
Born October 14th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died December 18th, 2006 at 101 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Irving Caesar
American composer and lyricist (1895–1996).
Born July 4th, 1895 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 1996 at 101 years old in New York City.
Surendranath Dasgupta
Bengali scholar of sanskrit and philosophy (1887-1952).
Born October 18th, 1887 in Kushtia.
Died December 18th, 1952 at 65 years old in Kolkata.
Gustav Simon
German politician (1900-1945).
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1945 at 45 years old in Paderborn (hanging to death). [ref]
Bruno Liljefors
Swedish artist (1860–1939).
Born May 14th, 1860 in Uppsala, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1939 at 79 years old in Stockholm, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly (renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Ernst Stromer
German paleontologist (1870–1952).
Born June 12th, 1871 in Nuremberg.
Died December 18th, 1952 at 81 years old in Erlangen.
Dmitry Lavrinenko
Soviet tank commander (1914–1941).
Born October 14th, 1914 in Krasnodar.
Died December 18th, 1941 at 27 years old in Volokolamsky District.
Paul Tortelier
French cellist and composer (1914–1990).
Born March 21st, 1914 in Paris.
Died December 18th, 1990 at 76 years old in Chaussy.
Geulah Cohen
Israeli politician (1925-2019).
Born December 18th, 1925 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2019 at 94 years old in Mevaseret Zion. [ref]
Hans Vaihinger
German philosopher (1852–1933).
Born September 25th, 1852 in Nehren.
Died December 18th, 1933 at 81 years old in Halle (Saale).
Peter Lamont
Art director (1929-2020).
Born November 12th, 1929 in London.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 91 years old in Slough. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 243
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams