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December 18th
243 Notable deaths
José Vicente Rangel
Venezuelan politician and journalist (1929–2020).
Born July 10th, 1929 in Caracas.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 91 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Anthony Sampson
British writer and journalist (1926–2004).
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Billingham.
Died December 18th, 2004 at 78 years old in Wiltshire (cardioplegia). [ref]
Samuel Karlin
American mathematician (1924–2007).
Died December 18th, 2007 at 83 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Horatio Greenough
American artist (1805-1852).
Born September 6th, 1805 in Boston.
Died December 18th, 1852 at 47 years old in Somerville.
Umberto Cassuto
Italian rabbi and scholar (1883-1951).
Born September 16th, 1883 in Florence.
Died December 18th, 1951 at 68 years old in Jerusalem.
Bo Larsson
Swedish footballer (1944–2023).
Born May 5th, 1944 in Malmö. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2023 at 79 years old in Husie. [ref]
Tulsi Giri
Nepalese politician (1926–2018).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Siraha District.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 92 years old in Kathmandu, Budhanilkantha (liver cancer).
Charles Sturm
Mathematician from geneva (1803-1855).
Born September 29th, 1803 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1855 at 52 years old in Paris.
Mimmo Paladino
Italian painter (born 1948).
Born December 18th, 1948 in Paduli. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1948 at 0 years old
Abbey Simon
American musician (1920–2019).
Born January 8th, 1920 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 2019 at 99 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Dhani Ram Chatrik
Punjabi poet (1876-1954).
Born October 4th, 1876 in Sheikhupura.
Died December 18th, 1954 at 78 years old in Amritsar.
Nandó dos Santos
Angolan politician.
Born March 5th, 1950 in Luanda. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2025 at 75 years old in Luanda. [ref]
Aleksandr Tvardovsky
Soviet poet (1910–1971).
Born June 21st, 1910 in Zagorye.
Died December 18th, 1971 at 61 years old in Vatutinki (lung cancer).
Paul Torday
British writer (1946–2013).
Born August 1st, 1946 in County Durham.
Died December 18th, 2013 at 67 years old in Northumberland.
Mamo Clark
American actress (1914-1986).
Born December 6th, 1914 in Honolulu.
Died December 18th, 1986 at 72 years old in Panorama City (cancer).
Horatio Parker
American composer and teacher (1863–1919).
Born September 15th, 1863 in Auburndale.
Died December 18th, 1919 at 56 years old in Cedarhurst.
Vilhelm Buhl
Danish politician (1881–1954).
Born October 16th, 1881 in Fredericia.
Died December 18th, 1954 at 73 years old in Copenhagen.
Viggo Johansen
Danish painter (1851-1935).
Born January 3rd, 1851 in Copenhagen.
Died December 18th, 1935 at 84 years old in Copenhagen.
Roger Apéry
Greek-french mathematician.
Born November 14th, 1916 in Rouen.
Died December 18th, 1994 at 78 years old in Caen (Parkinson's disease).
Ernest Lawson
American painter (1873-1939).
Born March 22nd, 1873 in Halifax.
Died December 18th, 1939 at 66 years old in Miami, Coral Gables.
George Abecassis
Racecar driver.
Born March 21st, 1913 in Walton-on-Thames.
Died December 18th, 1991 at 78 years old in Ibstone. [ref]
Jacqueline de Romilly
French philologist, classical scholar (1913–2010).
Born March 26th, 1913 in Chartres.
Died December 18th, 2010 at 97 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Louis Billot
Catholic cardinal (1846–1931).
Born January 12th, 1846 in Sierck-les-Bains.
Died December 18th, 1931 at 85 years old in Rome.
Òscar Ribas Reig
Prime minister of andorra.
Born October 26th, 1936 in Sant Julià de Lòria.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 84 years old in Sant Julià de Lòria. [ref]
Louise Blanchard Bethune
American architect (1856-1913).
Born July 21st, 1856 in Seneca County, Waterloo. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1913 at 57 years old in Buffalo.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche