December 18
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| *[[1870]] - [[Saki]], British writer (d. [[1916]]) | *[[1870]] - [[Saki]], British writer (d. [[1916]]) | ||
| + | *[[1878]] - [[Josef Stalin]], leader of the Soviet Union (d. [[1953]]) | ||
| *[[1879]] - [[Paul Klee]], Swiss-born painter (d. [[1940]]) | *[[1879]] - [[Paul Klee]], Swiss-born painter (d. [[1940]]) | ||
| *[[1916]] - [[Betty Grable]], American actress (d. [[1973]]) | *[[1916]] - [[Betty Grable]], American actress (d. [[1973]]) | ||
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Art and culture
- 1892 - The first performance of Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is held at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg.
Births
- 1870 - Saki, British writer (d. 1916)
- 1878 - Josef Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union (d. 1953)
- 1879 - Paul Klee, Swiss-born painter (d. 1940)
- 1916 - Betty Grable, American actress (d. 1973)
- 1931 - Allen Klein, American rock and roll business manager
- 1939 - Michael Moorcock, British author
- 1943 - Keith Richards, English guitarist (The Rolling Stones)
- 1946 - Steven Spielberg, American film director
- 1955 - Ray Liotta, American actor
- 1963 - Brad Pitt, American actor
Deaths
- 1803 - Johann Gottfried Herder, German writer (b. 1744)
- 1869 - Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American composer and pianist (b. 1829)
- 1987 - Konrad "Conny" Plank, German record producer and musician (b. 1940)
- 1999 - Robert Bresson, French film director (b. 1907)
Notes
- 1963 - Bettina Rheims
- 1963 - André S. Labarthe
- 1963 - Joseph Stalin
- 1963 - Frankie Crocker
- 1963 - Saki
- 1963 - Adolf Daens
- 1963 - Walter Lassally
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