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December 18th
169 Notable deaths
Alain Barrière
French singer.
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. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1987 at 60 years old in North Hollywood. [ref]
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]
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
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 (traffic collision).
Geulah Cohen
Israeli politician (1925-2019).
Born December 18th, 1925 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2019 at 94 years old [ref]
Ruth Bernhard
American photographer (1905-2006).
Born October 14th, 1905 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2006 at 101 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Dmitry Lavrinenko
Soviet tank commander.
Born October 14th, 1914 in Krasnodar.
Died December 18th, 1941 at 27 years old in Volokolamsky District.
Don Sharp
Australian-british film director.
Born April 19th, 1922 in Hobart. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2011 at 89 years old in Cornwall. [ref]
Segismundo Casado
Spanish army officer.
Born October 10th, 1893 in Segovia. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1968 at 75 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 169
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé