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December 18th
243 Notable deaths
Matthías Jochumsson
Icelandic poet (1835–1920).
Born November 11th, 1835 in Skógar.
Died December 18th, 1920 at 85 years old in Akureyri.
Emilie Högquist
Swedish actress (1812–1846).
Born April 29th, 1812 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1846 at 34 years old in Turin (tuberculosis).
Dietmar Constantini
Austrian association football player and manager (1955-2024).
Born May 30th, 1955 in Innsbruck.
Died December 18th, 2024 at 69 years old in Innsbruck. [ref]
Ricardo Miledi
Mexican neuroscientist (1927-2017).
Born September 15th, 1927 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2017 at 90 years old in Irvine.
Rudolf Platte
German actor (1904-1984).
Born February 12th, 1904 in Hörde.
Died December 18th, 1984 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Francesco Brioschi
Italian mathematician (1824-1897).
Born December 22nd, 1824 in Milan.
Died December 18th, 1897 at 72 years old in Milan.
Ante Žanetić
Yugoslavian footballer (1936-2014).
Born November 18th, 1936 in Blato, Korčula.
Died December 18th, 2014 at 78 years old in Wollongong.
Henry Banks
Racecar driver (1913-1994).
Born June 14th, 1913 in Surrey.
Died December 18th, 1994 at 81 years old in Indianapolis.
Charles Bennett
British athlete (1870–1948).
Born December 9th, 1871 in Dorset. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1948 at 77 years old in Bournemouth. [ref]
Wu Yonggang
Chinese film director (1907–1982).
Born November 1st, 1907 in Jiangsu.
Died December 18th, 1982 at 75 years old
Édouard Vaillant
Politician (1840-1915).
Born January 29th, 1840 in Vierzon.
Died December 18th, 1915 at 75 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Sergio Méndez
Salvadoran footballer (1943-1976).
Born February 14th, 1943 in Santa Elena.
Died December 18th, 1976 at 33 years old in El Salvador (traffic collision).
Cornelis Springer
Painter from the northern netherlands (1817-1891).
Born May 25th, 1817 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1891 at 74 years old in Hilversum. [ref]
Ivan Rabuzin
Croatian naive painter (1921-2008).
Born March 27th, 1921 in Ključ, Varaždin County.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Varaždin. [ref]
Abderrahim Ouakili
Moroccan footballer.
Born December 12th, 1970 in Rabat.
Died December 18th, 2023 at 53 years old in Germany. [ref]
Boyan Radev
Bulgarian wrestler.
Born February 25th, 1942 in Pernik.
Died December 18th, 2025 at 83 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Klaus Wolfermann
German athlete (1946–2024).
Born March 31st, 1946 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg.
Died December 18th, 2024 at 78 years old [ref]
Hugh Clifford
British colonial administrator (1866-1941).
Born March 5th, 1866 in Roehampton.
Died December 18th, 1941 at 75 years old in London, Greater London.
Altero Matteoli
Italian politician (1940-2017).
Born September 8th, 1940 in Cecina.
Died December 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Capalbio (traffic collision). [ref]
Georgi Kaloyanchev
Bulgarian actor (1925-2012).
Born January 13th, 1925 in Burgas.
Died December 18th, 2012 at 87 years old in Sofia.
Marc Boegner
Minister of the french protestant church.
Born February 21st, 1881 in Épinal. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1970 at 89 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Lev Dyomin
Soviet cosmonaut (1926–1998).
Born January 11th, 1926 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 1998 at 72 years old in Zvyozdny gorodok (cancer).
Harry Haddock
Scottish footballer (1925-1998).
Born July 28th, 1925 in Glasgow.
Died December 18th, 1998 at 73 years old in Rutherglen.
Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
Finnish academic (1963–2023).
Born February 26th, 1963 in Oulu.
Died December 18th, 2023 at 60 years old [ref]
Palladiy
Russian sinologist (1817–1878).
Born September 28th, 1817 in İske Çişmä.
Died December 18th, 1878 at 61 years old in Marseille (myocardial rupture).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 243
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman