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December 18th
243 Notable deaths
Jimmy Bannister
English footballer (1880-1953).
Born September 20th, 1880 in Lancashire.
Died December 18th, 1953 at 73 years old in Lancashire.
Greta Stevenson
New zealand mycologist (1911-1990).
Born June 10th, 1911 in Auckland.
Died December 18th, 1990 at 79 years old in London.
Ana Enriqueta Teran
Venezuelan poet (1918–2017).
Died December 18th, 2017 at 99 years old in Valencia. [ref]
Virpi Niemelä
Finnish-argentine astronomer.
Born December 26th, 1936 in Helsinki.
Died December 18th, 2006 at 69 years old in Argentina (breast cancer).
Wilhelm von Giesebrecht
German historian (1814-1889).
Born March 5th, 1814 in Berlin.
Died December 18th, 1889 at 75 years old in Munich.
Nelly Roussel
French activist (1878–1922).
Born January 5th, 1878 in Paris.
Died December 18th, 1922 at 44 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Marron Curtis Fort
German linguist (1938–2019).
Born October 24th, 1938 in Boston.
Died December 18th, 2019 at 81 years old in Leer. [ref]
Sata Isobe
Japanese volleyball player (1944–2016).
Born December 19th, 1944 in Chiba.
Died December 18th, 2016 at 71 years old in Osaka. [ref]
Slobodan Čašule
Macedonian politician (1945–2015).
Born September 27th, 1945 in Skopje.
Died December 18th, 2015 at 70 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Friedrich Domin
German actor (1902–1961).
Died December 18th, 1961 at 59 years old in Munich (influenza).
Branko Kralj
Croatian footballer (1924-2012).
Born March 10th, 1924 in Zagreb.
Died December 18th, 2012 at 88 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Salvador Botella
Spanish racing cyclist (1929–2006).
Born March 27th, 1929 in Almussafes.
Died December 18th, 2006 at 77 years old in Riba-roja de Túria.
Stanislav Moskvin
Russian cyclist.
Born January 19th, 1939 in Lomonosov.
Died December 18th, 2025 at 86 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Gale Bruno van Albada
Dutch astronomer (1912–1972).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Amsterdam.
Died December 18th, 1972 at 60 years old in Amsterdam.
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet
French botanist (1828-1911).
Born June 2nd, 1828 in Guérigny.
Died December 18th, 1911 at 83 years old in Paris.
Heinz Ulzheimer
German middle distance runner and sprinter (1925–2016).
Born December 27th, 1925 in Höchst. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2016 at 90 years old in Bad Sooden-Allendorf. [ref]
Ella Negruzzi
Romanian lawyer (1876-1949).
Born September 11th, 1876 in Hermeziu. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1948 at 72 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
George Fissler
American swimmer (1906–1975).
Born October 13th, 1906 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 1975 at 69 years old in Martin.
Vittore Gottardi
Swiss footballer (1941-2015).
Born September 24th, 1941 in Caslano.
Died December 18th, 2015 at 74 years old in Gentilino. [ref]
Ottó Boros
Hungarian water polo player (1929–1988).
Born August 5th, 1929 in Békéscsaba.
Died December 18th, 1988 at 59 years old in Szolnok.
Jean Dybowski
Explorer and agronomist (1856-1928).
Born April 18th, 1856 in Charonne. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1928 at 72 years old in Mandres-les-Roses.
Cosmas Michael Angkur
Indonesian roman catholic bishop.
Born January 4th, 1937 in Lewur.
Died December 18th, 2024 at 87 years old [ref]
Enar Josefsson
Cross-country skier (1916-1989).
Born September 6th, 1916 in Åsele.
Died December 18th, 1989 at 73 years old in Stockholm.
Lajos Dunai
Association football player (1942–2000).
Born November 29th, 1942 in Budapest.
Died December 18th, 2000 at 58 years old in Budapest.
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