December 18th
181 Notable deaths
Harry Hooper
Baseball player.
Born August 24th, 1887 in Santa Clara County.
Died December 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Santa Cruz.
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]
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]
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.
Dorothy Garrod
British archaeologist and first female professor at the university of cambridge (1892-1968).
Born May 5th, 1892 in London. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1968 at 76 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Albert Margai
Sierra leonean prime minister (1910-1980).
Born October 10th, 1910 in Gbangbatoke.
Died December 18th, 1980 at 70 years old in Freetown.
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]
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).
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]
Ruth Bernhard
American photographer (1905-2006).
Born October 14th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died December 18th, 2006 at 101 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 181
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. Mark Twain