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December 18th
243 Notable deaths
Max Jammer
Israeli physicist and philosopher of physics (1915-2010).
Born April 13th, 1915 in Berlin.
Died December 18th, 2010 at 95 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Peter M. Neumann
Mathematician (1940–2020).
Born December 28th, 1940 in Oxford.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 79 years old in Oxford (COVID-19). [ref]
Giovanni Anselmo
Italian sculptor (1934–2023).
Born August 5th, 1934 in Borgofranco d'Ivrea.
Died December 18th, 2023 at 89 years old in Turin. [ref]
Chana Orloff
Ukrainian-born french and israeli sculptor (1888–1968).
Born July 12th, 1888 in Kamianka.
Died December 18th, 1968 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv.
June Storey
Canadian-american actress (1918–1991).
Born April 20th, 1918 in Toronto.
Died December 18th, 1991 at 73 years old in Vista (cancer).
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
Italian banker and economist (1940-2010).
Born July 23rd, 1940 in Belluno.
Died December 18th, 2010 at 70 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
James Edwin Campbell
American politician (1843-1924).
Born July 7th, 1843 in Middletown.
Died December 18th, 1924 at 81 years old in Columbus.
Necip Hablemitoğlu
Turkish historian (1954–2002).
Born November 28th, 1954 in Ankara.
Died December 18th, 2002 at 48 years old in Ankara.
Joseph H. Ball
American politician (1905-1993).
Born November 3rd, 1905 in Crookston. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1993 at 88 years old in Chevy Chase. [ref]
Naotake Satō
Japanese politician (1882-1971).
Born October 30th, 1882 in Osaka.
Died December 18th, 1971 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Natalya Sats
Russian theatre director (1903–1993).
Born August 27th, 1903 in Irkutsk.
Died December 18th, 1993 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Dobriša Cesarić
Croatian poet and translator (1902-1980).
Born January 10th, 1902 in Požega.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 78 years old in Zagreb.
Branko Horvat
Croatian economist and politician (1928-2003).
Born July 24th, 1928 in Petrinja.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 75 years old in Zagreb.
Kazimierz Kutz
Polish film director, author, journalist and politician (1929-2018).
Born February 16th, 1929 in Szopienice.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 89 years old in Warsaw (respiratory failure). [ref]
Bertha Swirles
British mathematician & academic (1903-1999).
Born May 22nd, 1903 in Northampton.
Died December 18th, 1999 at 96 years old in Cambridge.
Oskar Danon
Yugoslav composer (1913–2009).
Born February 7th, 1913 in Sarajevo.
Died December 18th, 2009 at 96 years old in Belgrade.
Arseny Roginsky
Russian historian, soviet dissident and memorial founder (1946-2017).
Born March 30th, 1946 in Velsk.
Died December 18th, 2017 at 71 years old in Israel. [ref]
Paul Ferdinand Schilder
Austrian neurologist and pychiatrist (1886–1940).
Born February 15th, 1886 in Vienna.
Died December 18th, 1940 at 54 years old in New York City.
Vojin Bakić
Croatian sculptor (1915–1992).
Born June 5th, 1915 in Bjelovar.
Died December 18th, 1992 at 77 years old in Zagreb.
Léon Duguit
French legal scholar (1859–1928).
Born February 4th, 1859 in Libourne.
Died December 18th, 1928 at 69 years old in Bordeaux.
Yakov Flier
Russian musician (1912–1977).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Died December 18th, 1977 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Michel Quoist
French writer (1921–1997).
Born June 18th, 1921 in Le Havre.
Died December 18th, 1997 at 76 years old in Le Havre (pancreatic cancer).
Peter Takeo Okada
Catholic priest from japan.
Born October 24th, 1941 in Ichikawa.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 79 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Thomas Holley Chivers
American poet (1809-1858).
Born October 18th, 1809 in Washington.
Died December 18th, 1858 at 49 years old in Decatur.
Léo Marjane
French jazz singer and actor (1912-2016).
Born August 26th, 1912 in Boulogne-sur-Mer. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2016 at 104 years old in Barbizon. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 243
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson