Birthdays occurring on December, 18

1802

George Dennison Prentice was born on December 18, 1802 American newspaper editor, journalist and writer, 1802-1870 When a young man complains that a young lady has no heart, it's pretty certain that she has his More quotations from George Dennison Prentice

1859

Francis Thompson was born on December 18, 1859 English poet and writer, 1859-1907 Know you what it is to be a child? It is to be something very different from the man of to-day. It is to have a spirit yet streaming from the waters of baptism; it is to believe in love, to believe in loveliness, to believe in belief; it is to be so little that the elves can reach to whisper in your ear; it is to turn pumpkins into coaches, and mice into horses, lowness into loftiness, and nothing into everything, for each child has its fairy godmother in its own soul. More quotations from Francis Thompson

Deaths occurring on December, 18

1803

Johann Gottfried Von Herder died on December 18, 1803 German poet, critic, theologian and philosopher, 1744-1803 Say oh wise man how you have come to such knowledge? Because I was never ashamed to confess my ignorance and ask others. More quotations from Johann Gottfried Von Herder

1855

Samuel Rogers died on December 18, 1855 English poet and wit, 1763-1855 To know her was to love her More quotations from Samuel Rogers

1892

Richard Owen died on December 18, 1892 English comparative anatomist and zoologist. 1804-1892 The relationship between a Russian and a bottle of vodka is almost mystical. More quotations from Richard Owen

1939

Heywood C. Broun died on December 18, 1939 American writer, 1888-1939 The great threat to the young and pure in heart is not what they read but what they don't read. More quotations from Heywood C. Broun

1971

Bobby Jones died on December 18, 1971 American Amateur golfer, 1902-1971 If ever I needed an eight foot putt, and everything I owned depended on it, I would want Arnold Palmer to putt for me. More quotations from Bobby Jones