December 18th
169 Notable deaths
Park Hon-young
Korean politician.
Born May 28th, 1900 in Yesan County.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 55 years old in Pyongyang (ballistic trauma).
Michael Jeffery
Australian governor-general and army officer (1937-2020).
Born December 12th, 1937 in Wiluna.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 83 years old [ref]
Martin Koeman
Dutch footballer (1938-2013).
Born July 26th, 1938 in Purmerend.
Died December 18th, 2013 at 75 years old in Leeuwarden (heart failure).
Camillo Castiglioni
Austrian financier and banker (1879-1957).
Born October 22nd, 1879 in Trieste.
Died December 18th, 1957 at 78 years old in Rome.
Nathan Rosen
Israeli physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1909 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1995 at 86 years old in Haifa.
Ray Hnatyshyn
Canadian politician of ukrainian descent (1934-2002).
Born March 16th, 1934 in Saskatoon.
Died December 18th, 2002 at 68 years old in Ottawa (pancreatitis).
Ralph MacDonald
Trinbagonian-american percussionist, songwriter, musical arranger, record producer, steelpan virtuoso and philanthropist.
Born March 15th, 1944 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2011 at 67 years old in Stamford (lung cancer). [ref]
Tim Severin
British explorer, historian, writer (1940-2020).
Born September 25th, 1940 in Jorhat, Assam. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2020 at 80 years old in County Cork. [ref]
Ludwig von Reuter
German admiral.
Born February 9th, 1869 in Guben.
Died December 18th, 1943 at 74 years old in Potsdam.
Benito Stefanelli
Itaian actor.
Born September 2nd, 1928 in Rome.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 71 years old in Rome.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson