Rita Streich

Russian-german soprano and opera singer (1920-1987).

Born December 18th, 1920 in Barnaul.

Died March 20th, 1987 at 66 years old in Vienna.

Marcelo Lomba

Brazilian footballer.

Born December 18th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Kenichiro Fumita

Japanese wrestler (1995-).

Born December 18th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Yamanashi Prefecture. ^[ref]

Adenízia da Silva

Female volleyball player from brazil.

Born December 18th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Ibiaí.

Holger Nielsen

Danish sportsman (1866–1955).

Born December 18th, 1866 in Copenhagen.

Died January 26th, 1955 at 88 years old in Hellerup.

Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

German author.

Born December 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Reinbek.

Ira Gitler

American sports journalist and music critic (1928-2019).

Born December 18th, 1928 in Brooklyn.

Died February 23rd, 2019 at 90 years old in New York City.

Stephan Ambrosius

German footballer.

Born December 18th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Hamburg.

Igor Milanović

Serbian water polo player and coach.

Born December 18th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Belgrade.

Piotr Nowakowski

Polish volleyball player.

Born December 18th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Żyrardów.

Bill Holland

American racecar driver (1907-1984).

Born December 18th, 1907 in Philadelphia.

Died May 20th, 1984 at 76 years old in Tucson.

Rosella Sensi

Italian businesswoman.

Born December 18th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Rome.

Reinhold Ewald

German astronaut.

Born December 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Mönchengladbach.

Aio Fukuda

Japanese association football player.

Born December 18th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Michael Barry

Canadian cyclist.

Born December 18th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Toronto.

Mariya Dolina

Soviet wwii dive bomber pilot and heroine of the soviet union (1922–2010).

Born December 18th, 1922 in Omsk Oblast.

Died March 3rd, 2010 at 87 years old in Kyiv.

Janusz Onyszkiewicz

Polish politician.

Born December 18th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Lviv. ^[ref]

Eugène Canseliet

French writer and alchemist (1899–1982).

Born December 18th, 1899 in Sarcelles.

Died April 17th, 1982 at 82 years old in Savignies.

Karol Dobiaš

Slovak football player and coach.

Born December 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Handlová.

Saori Sakoda

Japanese volleyball player.

Born December 18th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Kagoshima.

Karim Benyamina

German footballer.

Born December 18th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Dresden.

Bent Hamer

Norwegian film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1956).

Born December 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Sandefjord.

Adolf Daens

Belgian priest (1839–1907).

Born December 18th, 1839 in Aalst.

Died June 14th, 1907 at 67 years old in Aalst.

Pontus Carlsson

Swedish chess grandmaster.

Born December 18th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Cali.

Liliane Saint-Pierre

Belgian singer.

Born December 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Diest.