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History Deaths on December 18

By  Jose Luis Lopez  18 Dec   133 Views

History Deaths on December 18

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Kirsty MacColl, British singer-songwriter (b. 1959)

#Kirsty_MacColl

In 2000

Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (b. 1934)

#Ray_Hnatyshyn

In 2002

Michel Chasles, French mathematician and academic (b. 1793)

#Michel_Chasles

In 1880

Edith of Wessex (b. 1025)

#Edith_of_Wessex

In 1075

Eduard Bernstein, German theorist and politician (b. 1850)

#Eduard_Bernstein

In 1932

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Economy and Finances (b. 1940)

#Tommaso_Padoa-Schioppa

In 2010

Helge Solum Larsen, Norwegian businessman and politician (b. 1969)

#Helge_Solum_Larsen

In 2015

Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (b. 1896)

#Lilia_Skala

In 1994

Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (b. 1912)

#Robert_Simpson_(meteorologist)

In 2014

John Alcock, English captain and pilot (b. 1892)

#John_Alcock_(RAF_officer)

In 1919

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic (b. 1744)

#Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck

In 1829

Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (b. 1932)

#Majel_Barrett

In 2008

Soame Jenyns, English poet and politician (b. 1704)

#Soame_Jenyns

In 1787

Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1911)

#Joseph_Barbera

In 2006

Mark Felt, American FBI agent and informant (b. 1913)

#Mark_Felt

In 2008

Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress (b. 1944)

#Mandy_Rice-Davies

In 2014

Virna Lisi, Italian actress (b. 1936)

#Virna_Lisi

In 2014

Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (b. 1873)

#Ernest_Lawson

In 1939

Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician (b. 1626)

#Veit_Ludwig_von_Seckendorff

In 1692

Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)

#Bobby_Jones_(golfer)

In 1971

Graham Mackay, South African-English businessman (b. 1949)

#Graham_Mackay_(businessman)

In 2013

Bernard Bolzano, Bohemian priest and mathematician (b. 1781)

#Bernard_Bolzano

In 1848

Alfonso II of Naples (b. 1448)

#Alfonso_II_of_Naples

In 1495

Irving Caesar, American composer (b. 1895)

#Irving_Caesar

In 1996

Michio Nishizawa, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1921)

#Michio_Nishizawa

In 1977

Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (b. 1936)

#Václav_Havel

In 2011

Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (b. 1914)

#Paul_Tortelier

In 1990

Wayne Owens, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)

#Wayne_Owens

In 2002

Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

#Anatoliy_Zayaev

In 2012

Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician and historian (b. 1725)

#Jean-Étienne_Montucla

In 1799

Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist and composer (b. 1829)

#Louis_Moreau_Gottschalk

In 1869

Konrad Zuse, German engineer, designed the Z3 computer (b. 1910)

#Konrad_Zuse

In 1995

José Justo Corro, Mexican politician and president, (1836-1837) (b. 1794)

#José_Justo_Corro

In 1864

Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Scottish-English general and politician (b. 1748)

#Thomas_Graham,_1st_Baron_Lynedoch

In 1843

Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist (b. 1804)

#Richard_Owen

In 1892

Anne Revere, American actress (b. 1903)

#Anne_Revere

In 1990

Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)

#Pierre_Cauchon

In 1442

Nur Jahan, empress consort of the Mughal Empire (b. 1577)

#Nur_Jahan

In 1645

Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (b. 1851)

#Sir_Carl_Meyer,_1st_Baronet

In 1922

Magnus III, king of Sweden (b. 1240)

#Magnus_III_of_Sweden

In 1290

Al-Ghazali, Persian jurist, philosopher, theologian, and mystic (b. 1058)

#Al-Ghazali

In 1111

Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

#Hans-Ulrich_Rudel

In 1982

Hamo Thornycroft, English sculptor and academic (b. 1850)

#Hamo_Thornycroft

In 1925

Donald J. Albosta, American soldier and politician (b. 1925)

#Donald_J._Albosta

In 2014

Gilbert Bécaud, French singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1927)

#Gilbert_Bécaud

In 2001

Harry Hooper, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1887)

#Harry_Hooper

In 1974

Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (b. 1990)

#Kim_Jong-hyun_(singer)

In 2017

Antonio Stradivari, Italian instrument maker (b. 1644)

#Antonio_Stradivari

In 1737

Alexei Kosygin, Russian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1904)

#Alexei_Kosygin

In 1980

Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher, theologian, and poet (b. 1744)

#Johann_Gottfried_Herder

In 1803

Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)

#Phil_Cavarretta

In 2010

Louis Untermeyer American poet, anthologist, critic (b. 1885)

#Louis_Untermeyer

In 1977

Andrija Mohorovi?i?, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (b. 1857)

#Andrija_Mohorovi?i?

In 1936

Sam Wanamaker, American-English actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)

#Sam_Wanamaker

In 1993

Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (b. 1878)

#Charles_Dvorak

In 1969

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (b. 1917)

#Zsa_Zsa_Gabor

In 2016

Anna of Saxony, Princess consort of Orange (b. 1544)

#Anna_of_Saxony

In 1577

Ken Hutcherson, American football player (b. 1952)

#Ken_Hutcherson

In 2013

Gideon Ben-Yisrael, Israeli soldier and politician (b. 1923)

#Gideon_Ben-Yisrael

In 2014

Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)

#Diana_Lynn

In 1971

Luc Brewaeys, Belgian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1959)

In 2015

Larry Henley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)

In 2014

Jim Whalen, American football player (b. 1943)

In 2012

Mustafa Ould Salek, Mauritanian colonel and politician, President of Mauritania (b. 1936)

In 2012

Frank Macchiarola, American lawyer and academic (b. 1941)

In 2012

James Pickles, English judge and journalist (b. 1925)

In 2010

Jacqueline de Romilly, French philologist, author, and scholar (b. 1913)

In 2010

Alan Wagner, American businessman and critic (b. 1931)

In 2007

William Strauss, American author and playwright (b. 1947)

In 2007

Gerald Le Dain, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1924)

In 2007

Hans Billian, Polish-German actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1918)

In 2007

Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (b. 1923)

In 2006

Ruth Bernhard, German-American photographer (b. 1905)

In 2006

Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (b. 1922)

In 2005

Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (b. 1926)

In 2004

Lucy Grealy, Irish-American author (b. 1963)

In 2002

Necip Hablemito?lu, Turkish historian and academic (b. 1954)

In 2002

Marcel Mule, French saxophonist and educator (b. 1901)

In 2001

Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1914)

In 2001

Randolph Apperson Hearst, American businessman (b. 1915)

In 2000

Stan Fox, American race car driver (b. 1952)

In 2000

Robert Bresson, French director and screenwriter (b. 1901)

In 1999

Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1926)

In 1998

Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (b. 1964)

In 1997

Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1904)

In 1996

Ross Thomas, American author (b. 1926)

In 1995

Brian Brockless, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1926)

In 1995

Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (b. 1916)

In 1994

Helm Glöckler, German race car driver (b. 1909)

In 1993

Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud and The Price Is Right (b. 1915)

In 1992

George Abecassis, English race car driver (b. 1913)

In 1991

Joseph Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic (b. 1900)

In 1990

Niyazi Berkes, Turkish Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (b. 1908)

In 1988

Conny Plank, German keyboard player and producer (b. 1940)

In 1987

Xuân Di?u, Vietnamese poet and author (b. 1916)

In 1985

Dobriša Cesari?, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1902)

In 1980

Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist and biologist (b. 1900)

In 1975

Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (b. 1908)

In 1973

Leo Reisman, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1897)

In 1961

William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath, English lawyer and politician (b. 1580)

In 1651

Hildebert, French poet and scholar (b. 1055)

In 1133

Yaonian Yanmujin, Chinese empress dowager

In 933

Lady Wu, wife of Qian Liu (b. 858)

In 919

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