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December 18 Birthdays in History - December 18 Deaths - December 18 Events
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December 18, 1980 Christina Aguilera, American Musician December 18, 1978 Naomi Lang, born in Arcata, California, dance skater, & Peter Tchernyshev December 18, 1978 Katie Holmes, American Actress December 18, 1975 Michael Barry, Toronto, Ontario, cyclist 1996 Olympics December 18, 1974 Peter Boulware, linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens December 18, 1973 Jason Williams, Gonzales, Louisiana, baseball infielder 1996 Olympics bronze December 18, 1973 Keith Washington, NFL defensive end, Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens December 18, 1972 Eric Unverzagt, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Sea Seahawks, Scotland Claymores December 18, 1972 Jeff Nelson, Prince Albert, NHL center for the Washington Capitals December 18, 1972 Marcos Ondruska, South Africa, tennis star December 18, 1971 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Barcelona, tennis star, Oly-silv/bronze-92 December 18, 1971 Frank Pimiskern, CFL safety for the BC Lions December 18, 1971 Joe Dziedzic, Minneapolis, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins December 18, 1971 Markus Finke, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire December 18, 1971 Neil Little, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers December 18, 1970 Lucious Harris, NBA guard, New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks December 18, 1969 Andrew Murphy, Australian long jumper/triple jumper 1996 Olympics December 18, 1969 Chris Dausin, WLAF corner/guard for the Scottish Claymores December 18, 1969 Joanne Mills, Sydney Aust, golfer, T25 Holden 1994 Women's Aust Open December 18, 1969 Joe Randa, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, infielder for the Kansas City Royals December 18, 1969 Keith Piper, cricketer, Warwickshire and England A wicketkeeper December 18, 1969 Marco Coleman, NFL defensive end, Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers December 18, 1969 T C Wright, WLAF running back for the Amsterdam Admirals December 18, 1968 Aaron Craver, NFL running back, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers December 18, 1968 Casper Van Dien, actor, Starship Troopers December 18, 1967 Bob Corkum, Salisbury, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers December 18, 1967 Charles Christopher Rymer, Cleveland, Tennessee, PGA golfer, 1995 Shell-3rd December 18, 1967 Dan McGwire, NFL quarterback for the Miami Dolphins December 18, 1967 Tracy Hayworth, NFL linebacker, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons December 21, 1966 Kiefer Sutherland, actor, Young Guns, Stand by Me, Lost Boys December 18, 1966 Aaron Jones, NFL defensive end for the New England Patriots December 18, 1966 Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian actress, Ugly Dirty and Bad December 18, 1966 Patricia Neder, Wauykesha WI, team handball right wing, Olymp-92, 96 December 18, 1966 Steve Dullaghan, rocker, Primitives-Lovely, Lump of Coal December 18, 1966 Terry Phelps, Larchmont, New York, tennis star December 18, 1966 Tracy Byrd, country singer December 18, 1965 Angeliki Kaneltopoutous, Greece, tennis star December 18, 1965 Brad Pitt, actor, Cutting Class December 18, 1965 Brian Walton, Ottawa Ontario, points race cyclist, 1996 Olympics silver December 18, 1965 Fawna Maclaren, born in Santa Monica, California, playmate, Jan, 1989 December 18, 1965 Willie Blair, Paintsville, Kentucky, pitcher for the San Diego Padres December 18, 1964 Don Beebe, NFL wide reciever, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 December 18, 1963 Charles Oakley, NBA forward for the New York Knicks December 18, 1963 Lori McNeil, born in San Diego, California, tennis star, 1995 Oakland doubles December 18, 1961 Brian Orser, Canada, figure skater, Olympics-Silver-88 December 18, 1961 Ken Foreman, rocker, Thrashing Doves-Reprobate's Hymm December 18, 1961 Lalchand Rajput, cricketer, Indian Test opening batsman 1985-86 December 18, 1961 Thomas Strittmatter, writer December 18, 1959 Barrie Chase, actress, Mardi Gras, Cape Fear December 18, 1957 John Webster, rocker, Red Ryder-Light in the Tunnel December 18, 1956 Reinhold Ewald, Germany, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-25 December 18, 1954 Ray Liotta, born in Newark, New Jersey, actor, Sacha-Casablanca, Goodfellas December 18, 1953 Elliot Easton, [Elliot Shapiro], born in Brooklyn, New York, rock guitarist, Cars December 18, 1951 Andrew S Thomas, Adelaide Australia, PhD/astronaut, STS 77, STS 89/91 December 18, 1951 Candice Rialson, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Chatterbox December 18, 1950 Gillian Armstrong, Melbourne Aust, director, High Tide, Mrs. Soffel December 18, 1950 Leonard Maltin, born in New York City, movie critic, Entertainment Tonight December 18, 1950 Martha Johnson, born in Toronto, Canada, rocker, M+M December 18, 1949 Joni Flynn, Assam India, actress, Octopussy December 18, 1948 Bryan "Chas" Changler, Newcastle, rock bassist, Animals December 18, 1947 Eddie Antar, founder/CEO, Crazy Eddie Electronics Store December 18, 1947 Steven Spielberg, born in Cincinnati, director, ET, Close Encounters, Jaws December 18, 1946 Hubie Green, Birmingham, Alabama, PGA golfer, U.S. Open 1977 December 18, 1946 Stephen, Steve, Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist December 18, 1945 Birenda Bir Bikram, King of Nepal, 1972- December 18, 1945 Carolyn Wood, U.S., 4 x 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics gold December 18, 1943 Alan Rudolph, actor, Endangers Species, Love at Large, Made in Heaven December 18, 1943 Bobby Keyes, rocker December 18, 1943 Keith Richards, born in England, rock guitarist, Rolling Stones-Brown Sugar December 18, 1942 William HAF, English prince/grandson of George V December 18, 1941 Sam Andrew, rocker, Big Brother and Holding Company-Cheap Thrills December 18, 1940 Arnold Long, cricketer, prolific wicketkeeper for Surrey and Sussex December 18, 1939 Christoffel "Stoffel" van de Merwe, South Africa minister of Education December 18, 1939 Henrica M L "Wiesje" Backer, Dutch dancer/actress/playwright December 18, 1939 Michael J Moorcock, England, sci-fi author, Alien Heat, Bull and Spear December 18, 1939 Sandro Lopopolia, Italy, lightweight boxer, Olympic-Silver-1960 December 18, 1938 [Bryan] Chas Chandler, rocker, The Animals-House of the Rising Sun December 18, 1934 Boris Valentinovich Volynov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 5, 21 December 18, 1932 Roger Smith, South Gate California, actor, 77 Sunset Strip December 18, 1931 Gunnel Lindblom, Goeteborg Sweden, actor, Hunger, Virgin Spring December 18, 1931 Noel McGregor, cricketer, batted in 25 Tests for NZ 1955-65 December 18, 1927 Ramsey Clark, U.S. attorney General, 1967-69 December 18, 1927 Sterling Lanier, U.S., writer, Hiero's Journey December 18, 1926 Peggy Cummins, North Wales, actress, Curse of the Demon December 18, 1923 Lotti [Charlotte] van der Gaag, Dutch sculptor/painter December 18, 1922 Larry D Mann, born in Toronto, Canada, actor, Marty-Accidental Family December 18, 1920 Rita Streich, German singer December 18, 1920 Willis Conover, broadcaster December 18, 1919 Anita O'Day, Chicago, big band jazz singer, Gene Krupa, Stan Kanton December 18, 1917 Ossie Davis, born in Cogdell, Georgia, actor and playwright, Hot Stuff, Man Called Adam December 18, 1916 Betty Grable, St. Louis, great legs/actress, Gay Divorcee December 18, 1915 Dario Mangiarotti, Italy, fencing, gold, 2 silver, Olympic-1948, 52 December 18, 1914 Jerry Zipkin, socialite December 18, 1913 Alfred Bester, U.S., science fiction author, Decievers, Starlight December 18, 1913 Donald Phillips, pianist/composer December 18, 1913 Lynn Bari, Roanoke, Virginia, actress, Connie-Detective Wife, Earthbound December 18, 1913 Saburo Takata, composer December 18, 1913 Willy Brandt, [Herbert Frahm], German chancellor, 1969-74, Nobel 1971 December 18, 1911 Helen Vlachos, journalist December 18, 1911 Jules Dassin, Middletown CT, director, Circle of Two, Never on Sunday December 18, 1910 Abe Burrows, born in Brooklyn, New York, Broadway composer, Guys and Dolls 1951 TONY December 18, 1910 Eric Tindall, cricketer, All Black rep who kept wicket in 5 Tests December 18, 1909 Mona Barrie, [Smith], born in London, England, actress, Dawn on Great Divide December 18, 1908 Celia Johnson, England, actress, Happy Breed, Brief encounter December 18, 1907 Christopher Fry, Bristol England, playwright, Ring Around the Moon December 18, 1906 Edwin H "Buddy" Morris, music publisher December 18, 1906 Kam Tong, actor, Across the Pacific, Flower Drum Song December 18, 1905 Richard Sturzenegger, composer December 18, 1904 George Stevens, U.S. director, Alice Adams, Penny Serenade December 18, 1904 Wilf Carter, country singer December 18, 1898 Jacob Kruijt, Dutch sociologist December 18, 1897 Fernand J Collin, Belgian economist/banker December 18, 1890 Edwin Howard Armstrong, New York City, radio pioneer inventor, FM December 18, 1888 Gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress, My Fair Lady December 18, 1888 Robert Moses, power broker, built Long Island and New York City parks and roads December 18, 1886 Ty Cobb, batted .367, stole 892 bases, Det Tigers December 18, 1884 Philippe van Isacker, Belgian minister December 18, 1879 Paul Klee, born in Switzerland, abstract painter, Twittering Machine, December 18, 1877 Max Pallenberg, Austria, actor, Brave Suender, /husb of Fritzi Massary December 18, 1873 Adolf Vogl, composer December 18, 1870 Andres Randolf, Denmark, actor, The Kiss December 18, 1870 D T Suzuki, Kanazawa Japan, Zen Buddhist scholar December 18, 1870 Saki, [Hector Hugo Munro], Burma, author, Reginald, When William Came December 18, 1867 Antoon van Welie, Dutch painter December 18, 1863 French Ferdinand, archduke of Austria, Sarajevo/WW I December 18, 1861 Lionel Monckton, composer December 18, 1860 Edward Alexander MacDowell, U.S., composer, Indian Suite December 18, 1859 Francis Thompson, English Poet December 18, 1856 Joseph John Thomson, Eng, physicist discovered electron, Nobel 1906 December 18, 1852 Gaetano Coronaro, composer December 18, 1848 Karl Schroder, composer December 18, 1844 Lujo [Ludwig J von] Brentano, German economist December 18, 1837 A Adolf Daens, Belgian priest/Dutch party founder, CVP December 18, 1835 George Dashiell Bayard, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1862 December 18, 1835 Lyman Abbott, American Author December 18, 1826 Charles-A Chatrian, [Erckmann-C], French writer, L'ami Fritz December 18, 1826 Mercer Brooke John, Confederate Navy, died in 1906 December 18, 1825 Charles Griffin, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1867 December 18, 1819 Jakov P Polonski, Russian poet, Stichotvorenija December 18, 1816 Alfred Elzey Jones, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1871 December 18, 1812 Wiktor Kazynski, composer December 18, 1811 Alexander Sandor Asboth, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1868 December 18, 1803 William Allen, Rep/Gov-Oh December 18, 1788 Camille Pleyel, Austria, piano builder/composer December 18, 1786 Carl Maria von Weber, Germany, romantic composer, Der Freischutz December 18, 1779 Joseph Grimaldi, England, pantomimist, "greatest clown in history" December 18, 1760 Knud L Rahbek, Danish literary, Om sku skuespillerkunsten December 18, 1734 Jean-Baptiste Rey, composer December 18, 1709 Elizabeth, empress of Russia, to Peter the Great and Catherine I December 18, 1707 Charles Wesley, co-founder, Methodist movement December 18, 1667 Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer December 18, 1635 Antonius Matthaeus, Dutch lawyer/historian December 18, 1633 Adriaen Melar, Flemish engraver, baptised December 18, 1633 Willem van de Velde the Young, Dutch seascape painter, baptised December 18, 1610 Charles Du Fresne Du Cange, French scholar/philologist December 18, 1569 Jakob Hassler, composer December 18, 1562 Philipp Dulichius, composer |