Famous Deaths for 18th December 2023

1751 – Kilian Ignaz von Dientzenhofer, Bohemian Baroque architect (Nepomukkerk, Prague), dies at 62
1832 – Philip Freneau, American poet of the American Revolution (The American Village), dies at 80
1881 – George Edmund Street, English architect, dies at 57
1919 – Horatio Parker, American organist and composer, dies at 56
1930 – Clarence Kummer, American Racing HOF jockey (Preakness Stakes 1920, 25; Belmont Stakes 1920, 28; US Champion Jockey by earnings 1920), dies from pneumonia at 31
1974 – Harry Hooper, American Baseball HOF right fielder (World Series 1912, 15, 16, 18 Boston Red Sox), dies at 87
1982 – Ray Emery, New Zealand cricket all-rounder (2 Tests, 2 wickets, BB 2/52; Auckland, Canterbury), dies at 67
1990 – Paul Tortelier, French concert cellist, composer, and teacher, dies at 76
2000 – James Mitchell, American session baritone saxophonist (The Memphis Horns; Stax Records), dies at 69
2018 – David Austin, English rose breeder (Austin roses), dies at 92

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