December 18th
188 Notable deaths
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]
Paul Tortelier
French cellist and composer.
Born March 21st, 1914 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1990 at 76 years old in Chaussy. [ref]
José Vicente Rangel
Venezuelan politician and journalist.
Born July 10th, 1929 in Caracas.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 91 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Anthony Sampson
British writer and journalist.
Born August 3rd, 1926 in Billingham. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2004 at 78 years old in Wiltshire (cardioplegia). [ref]
Gustav Simon
German politician (1900-1945).
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Saarbrücken. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1945 at 45 years old in Paderborn (hanging). [ref]
Tulsi Giri
Nepalese politician (1926–2018).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Siraha District.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 92 years old in Kathmandu, Budhanilkantha (liver cancer).
Umberto Cassuto
Italian rabbi and scholar (1883-1951).
Born September 16th, 1883 in Florence.
Died December 18th, 1951 at 68 years old in Jerusalem.
Abbey Simon
American musician.
Born January 8th, 1920 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 2019 at 99 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 188
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