History Deaths on December 18

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

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

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

Edith of Wessex (b. 1025)
#Edith_of_Wessex

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

Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Economy and Finances (b. 1940)
#Tommaso_Padoa-Schioppa
Helge Solum Larsen, Norwegian businessman and politician (b. 1969)
#Helge_Solum_Larsen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Virna Lisi, Italian actress (b. 1936)
#Virna_Lisi

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

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

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

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

Bernard Bolzano, Bohemian priest and mathematician (b. 1781)
#Bernard_Bolzano
Alfonso II of Naples (b. 1448)
#Alfonso_II_of_Naples

Irving Caesar, American composer (b. 1895)
#Irving_Caesar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Konrad Zuse, German engineer, designed the Z3 computer (b. 1910)
#Konrad_Zuse
José Justo Corro, Mexican politician and president, (1836-1837) (b. 1794)
#José_Justo_Corro

Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Scottish-English general and politician (b. 1748)
#Thomas_Graham,_1st_Baron_Lynedoch

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

Anne Revere, American actress (b. 1903)
#Anne_Revere

Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (b. 1371)
#Pierre_Cauchon

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

Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (b. 1851)
#Sir_Carl_Meyer,_1st_Baronet

Magnus III, king of Sweden (b. 1240)
#Magnus_III_of_Sweden

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Antonio Stradivari, Italian instrument maker (b. 1644)
#Antonio_Stradivari

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ken Hutcherson, American football player (b. 1952)
#Ken_Hutcherson

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

Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)
#Diana_Lynn