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December 18th
243 Notable deaths
Felipe Pascucci
Italian footballer (1907-1966).
Born June 24th, 1907 in Genoa.
Died December 18th, 1966 at 59 years old
Michele Dancelli
Cyclist.
Born May 8th, 1942 in Castenedolo.
Died December 18th, 2025 at 83 years old in Castenedolo.
Ergilio Hato
Netherlands antilles footballer (1926-2003).
Born November 7th, 1926 in Willemstad.
Died December 18th, 2003 at 77 years old in Willemstad.
Edward José
Belgian film director, actor (1865-1930).
Born July 5th, 1865 in Antwerp.
Died December 18th, 1930 at 65 years old in Nice.
Léon Mébiame
Prime minister of gabon (1934-2015).
Born September 1st, 1934 in Libreville.
Died December 18th, 2015 at 81 years old in Libreville. [ref]
Lucien Capet
French violinist, pedagogue and composer (1873-1928).
Born January 8th, 1873 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 18th, 1928 at 55 years old in Paris.
Henry Enfield Roscoe
English chemist (1833-1915).
Born January 7th, 1833 in London.
Died December 18th, 1915 at 82 years old in Woodcote. [ref]
Charles Dvorak
Us athletics competitor (1878–1969).
Born November 27th, 1878 in Chicago.
Died December 18th, 1969 at 91 years old in Seattle.
Francesco Florimo
Italian music historian and composer.
Born October 12th, 1800 in San Giorgio Morgeto.
Died December 18th, 1888 at 88 years old in Naples.
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
German entomologist and physician (1809–1848).
Born November 26th, 1809 in Stralsund.
Died December 18th, 1848 at 39 years old in Berlin.
Sem Benelli
Italian playwright, essayist and librettist (1877–1949).
Born August 10th, 1877 in Prato.
Died December 18th, 1949 at 72 years old in Zoagli.
Willi Multhaup
German football manager (1903–1982).
Born July 19th, 1903 in Essen.
Died December 18th, 1982 at 79 years old in Essen.
Grigory Danilevsky
Russian writer (1829-1890).
Born April 26th, 1829 in Danylivka. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1890 at 61 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
John Bukovsky
Slovak priest (1924–2010).
Born January 18th, 1924 in Prague, Cerová. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2010 at 86 years old in Techny.
Jacqueline Laurent
French actress (1918–2009).
Born August 6th, 1918 in Brienne-le-Château.
Died December 18th, 2009 at 91 years old in Grasse.
Helm Glöckler
German racing driver (1909–1993).
Born January 13th, 1909 in Frankfurt.
Died December 18th, 1993 at 84 years old in Frankfurt.
Yazid Zerhouni
Algerian minister (1937-2020).
Born September 5th, 1937 in Tunis.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 83 years old in Aïn Naadja Military Hospital (terminal illness). [ref]
Anna Murray Vail
American botanist, botanical collector, librarian and editor (1863-1955).
Born January 7th, 1863 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1955 at 92 years old in Héricy.
Shinobu Sekine
Japanese judoka (1943-2018).
Born September 20th, 1943 in Ōarai-machi.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 75 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Sven Elvestad
Norwegian writer (1884–1934).
Born September 6th, 1884 in Halden.
Died December 18th, 1934 at 50 years old in Skien.
Mahmoud Fayad
Weightlifter (1925–2002).
Born March 9th, 1925 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2002 at 77 years old in Alexandria. [ref]
Ingvar Kjellson
Swedish actor, director and theatre manager (1923–2014).
Died December 18th, 2014 at 91 years old in Danderyd Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Frieda Robscheit-Robbins
German-born american pathologist.
Born June 8th, 1888 in Euskirchen.
Died December 18th, 1973 at 85 years old in Tucson.
Yelena Miroshina
Soviet diver (1974–1995).
Born June 5th, 1974 in Moscow.
Died December 18th, 1995 at 21 years old in Moscow (falling from height).
Betzy Akersloot-Berg
Norwegian-dutch painter (1850-1922).
Born December 16th, 1850 in Aurskog.
Died December 18th, 1922 at 72 years old in Vlieland.
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson