People who died on December 18 100
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Theodulf of Orléans
d. 821 (b. 750)
Theodulf of Orléans, Spanish bishop and poet (b. 750)
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Lady Wu (Qian Liu's wife)
d. 919 (b. 858)
Lady Wu, wife of Qian Liu (b. 858)
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Empress Dowager Yaonian Yanmujin
d. 933
Yaonian Yanmujin, Chinese empress dowager
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Edith of Wessex
d. 1075 (b. 1025)
Edith of Wessex (b. 1025)
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Al-Ghazali
d. 1111 (b. 1058)
Al-Ghazali, Iranian jurist, philosopher, and mystic (b. 1058)
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Hildebert
d. 1133 (b. 1055)
Hildebert, French poet and scholar (b. 1055)
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Magnus III of Sweden
d. 1290 (b. 1240)
Magnus III, king of Sweden (b. 1240)
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Pierre Cauchon
d. 1442 (b. 1371)
Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)
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Alfonso II of Naples
d. 1495 (b. 1448)
Alfonso II of Naples (b. 1448)
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Anna of Saxony
d. 1577 (b. 1544)
Anna of Saxony, only child and heiress of Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1577)
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William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath
d. 1651 (b. 1580)
William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath, English lawyer and politician (b. 1580)
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Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff
d. 1692 (b. 1626)
Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician (d. 1692)
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Antonio Stradivari
d. 1737 (b. 1644)
Antonio Stradivari, Italian instrument maker (b. 1644)
Soame Jenyns
d. 1787 (b. 1704)
Soame Jenyns, English poet and politician (b. 1704)
Jean-Étienne Montucla
d. 1799 (b. 1725)
Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician and historian (b. 1725)
Johann Gottfried Herder
d. 1803 (b. 1744)
Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher, theologian, and poet (b. 1744)
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
d. 1829 (b. 1744)
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic (b. 1744)
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Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch
d. 1843 (b. 1748)
Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Scottish-English general and politician (b. 1748)
Bernard Bolzano
d. 1848 (b. 1781)
Bernard Bolzano, Bohemian priest and mathematician (b. 1781)
Louis Moreau Gottschalk
d. 1869 (b. 1829)
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist and composer (b. 1829)
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Michel Chasles
d. 1880 (b. 1793)
Michel Chasles, French mathematician and academic (b. 1793)
Richard Owen
d. 1892 (b. 1804)
Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist (b. 1804)
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John Alcock (RAF officer)
d. 1919 (b. 1892)
John Alcock, English captain and pilot (b. 1892)
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Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet
d. 1922 (b. 1851)
Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (b. 1851)
Hamo Thornycroft
d. 1925 (b. 1850)
Hamo Thornycroft, English sculptor and academic (b. 1850)
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Eduard Bernstein
d. 1932 (b. 1850)
Eduard Bernstein, German theorist and politician (b. 1850)
Andrija Mohorovičić
d. 1936 (b. 1857)
Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (b. 1857)
Ernest Lawson
d. 1939 (b. 1873)
Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (b. 1873)
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Leo Reisman
d. 1961 (b. 1897)
Leo Reisman, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1897)
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Charles Dvorak
d. 1969 (b. 1878)
Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (b. 1878)
Bobby Jones (golfer)
d. 1971 (b. 1902)
Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)
Diana Lynn
d. 1971 (b. 1926)
Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)
Allamah Rasheed Turabi
d. 1973 (b. 1908)
Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (b. 1908)
Harry Hooper
d. 1974 (b. 1887)
Harry Hooper, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1887)
Theodosius Dobzhansky
d. 1975 (b. 1900)
Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist and biologist (b. 1900)
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Michio Nishizawa
d. 1977 (b. 1921)
Michio Nishizawa, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1921)
Louis Untermeyer
d. 1977 (b. 1885)
Louis Untermeyer American poet, anthologist, critic (b. 1885)
Dobriša Cesarić
d. 1980 (b. 1902)
Dobriša Cesarić, Croatian poet and translator (b. 1902)
Alexei Kosygin
d. 1980 (b. 1904)
Alexei Kosygin, Russian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
d. 1982 (b. 1916)
Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
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Xuân Diệu
d. 1985 (b. 1916)
Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet and author (b. 1916)
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Conny Plank
d. 1987 (b. 1940)
Conny Plank, German keyboard player and producer (b. 1940)
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Niyazi Berkes
d. 1988 (b. 1908)
Niyazi Berkes, Turkish Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (b. 1908)
Anne Revere
d. 1990 (b. 1903)
Anne Revere, American actress (b. 1903)
Paul Tortelier
d. 1990 (b. 1914)
Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (b. 1914)
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Joseph Zubin
d. 1990 (b. 1900)
Joseph Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic (b. 1900)
George Abecassis
d. 1991 (b. 1913)
George Abecassis, English race car driver (b. 1913)
Mark Goodson
d. 1992 (b. 1915)
Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud and The Price Is Right (b. 1915)
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Helm Glöckler
d. 1993 (b. 1909)
Helm Glöckler, German race car driver (b. 1909)
Sam Wanamaker
d. 1993 (b. 1919)
Sam Wanamaker, American-English actor, director, and producer (b. 1919)
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Roger Apéry
d. 1994 (b. 1916)
Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (b. 1916)
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Lilia Skala
d. 1994 (b. 1896)
Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (b. 1896)
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Brian Brockless
d. 1995 (b. 1926)
Brian Brockless, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1926)
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Ross Thomas (author)
d. 1995 (b. 1926)
Ross Thomas, American author (b. 1926)
Konrad Zuse
d. 1995 (b. 1910)
Konrad Zuse, German engineer, designed the Z3 computer (b. 1910)
Yulii Borisovich Khariton
d. 1996 (b. 1904)
Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1904)
Irving Caesar
d. 1996 (b. 1895)
Irving Caesar, American composer (b. 1895)
Chris Farley
d. 1997 (b. 1964)
Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (b. 1964)
Lev Dyomin
d. 1998 (b. 1926)
Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1926)
Robert Bresson
d. 1999 (b. 1901)
Robert Bresson, French director and screenwriter (b. 1901)
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Stan Fox
d. 2000 (b. 1952)
Stan Fox, American race car driver (b. 1952)
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Randolph Apperson Hearst
d. 2000 (b. 1915)
Randolph Apperson Hearst, American businessman (b. 1915)
Kirsty MacColl
d. 2000 (b. 1959)
Kirsty MacColl, British singer-songwriter (b. 1959)
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Gilbert Bécaud
d. 2001 (b. 1927)
Gilbert Bécaud, French singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (b. 1927)
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Dimitris Dragatakis
d. 2001 (b. 1914)
Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1914)
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Marcel Mule
d. 2001 (b. 1901)
Marcel Mule, French saxophonist (d. 2001)
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Necip Hablemitoğlu
d. 2002 (b. 1954)
Necip Hablemitoğlu, Turkish historian and academic (b. 1954)
Ray Hnatyshyn
d. 2002 (b. 1934)
Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (b. 1934)
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Wayne Owens
d. 2002 (b. 1937)
Wayne Owens, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
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Anthony Sampson
d. 2004 (b. 1926)
Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (b. 1926)
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Alan Voorhees
d. 2005 (b. 1922)
Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (b. 1922)
Joseph Barbera
d. 2006 (b. 1911)
Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (b. 1911)
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Ruth Bernhard
d. 2006 (b. 1905)
Ruth Bernhard, German-American photographer (b. 1905)
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Shaukat Siddiqui
d. 2006 (b. 1923)
Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (b. 1923)
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Hans Billian
d. 2007 (b. 1918)
Hans Billian, Polish-German actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
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Gerald Le Dain
d. 2007 (b. 1924)
Gerald Le Dain, Canadian lawyer and judge (b. 1924)
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William Strauss
d. 2007 (b. 1947)
William Strauss, American author and playwright (b. 1947)
Alan Wagner
d. 2007 (b. 1931)
Alan Wagner, American businessman and critic (b. 1931)
Majel Barrett
d. 2008 (b. 1932)
Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (b. 1932)
Mark Felt
d. 2008 (b. 1913)
Mark Felt, American FBI agent and informant (b. 1913)
Phil Cavarretta
d. 2010 (b. 1916)
Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (b. 1916)
Jacqueline de Romilly
d. 2010 (b. 1913)
Jacqueline de Romilly, French philologist, author, and scholar (b. 1913)
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
d. 2010 (b. 1940)
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Economy and Finances (b. 1940)
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James Pickles
d. 2010 (b. 1925)
James Pickles, English judge and journalist (b. 1925)
Václav Havel
d. 2011 (b. 1936)
Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (b. 1936)
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Frank Macchiarola
d. 2012 (b. 1941)
Frank Macchiarola, American lawyer and academic (b. 1941)
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Mustafa Ould Salek
d. 2012 (b. 1936)
Mustafa Ould Salek, Mauritanian colonel and politician, President of Mauritania (b. 1936)
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Jim Whalen
d. 2012 (b. 1943)
Jim Whalen, American football player (b. 1943)
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Anatoliy Zayaev
d. 2012 (b. 1931)
Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1931)
Ken Hutcherson
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
Ken Hutcherson, American football player (b. 1952)
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Graham Mackay (businessman)
d. 2013 (b. 1949)
Graham Mackay, South African-English businessman (b. 1949)
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Donald J. Albosta
d. 2014 (b. 1925)
Donald J. Albosta, American soldier and politician (b. 1925)
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Gideon Ben-Yisrael
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Gideon Ben-Yisrael, Israeli soldier and politician (b. 1923)
Larry Henley
d. 2014 (b. 1937)
Larry Henley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
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Virna Lisi
d. 2014 (b. 1936)
Virna Lisi, Italian actress (b. 1936)
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Mandy Rice-Davies
d. 2014 (b. 1944)
Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress (b. 1944)
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Robert Simpson (meteorologist)
d. 2014 (b. 1912)
Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (b. 1912)
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Luc Brewaeys
d. 2015 (b. 1959)
Luc Brewaeys, Belgian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1959)
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Helge Solum Larsen
d. 2015 (b. 1969)
Helge Solum Larsen, Norwegian businessman and politician (b. 1969)
Zsa Zsa Gabor
d. 2016 (b. 1917)
Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (b. 1917)