December 18th
183 Notable deaths
Dmitry Lavrinenko
Soviet tank commander (1914–1941).
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 (1893–1968).
Born October 10th, 1893 in Segovia.
Died December 18th, 1968 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Irving Caesar
American composer and lyricist.
Born July 4th, 1895 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1996 at 101 years old in New York City.
Carole Crawford
Jamaican model and beauty queen.
Born August 31st, 1943 in Kingston. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2024 at 81 years old [ref]
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
American economist and banker (1890–1977).
Born September 9th, 1890 in Logan. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Hans Vaihinger
German philosopher (1852–1933).
Born September 25th, 1852 in Nehren.
Died December 18th, 1933 at 81 years old in Halle (Saale).
Bruno Liljefors
Swedish artist (1860–1939).
Born May 14th, 1860 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1939 at 79 years old in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Ernst Stromer
German paleontologist.
Born June 12th, 1871 in Nuremberg.
Died December 18th, 1952 at 81 years old in Germany.
Peter Lamont
Art director (1929-2020).
Born November 12th, 1929 in London.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 91 years old in Slough. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 183
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs