December 18 is the 352nd day of the year. 13 days remain until the end of the year.
"A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic."
Joseph Stalin
Born today
Joseph Stalin, 1878, (real name Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili) leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953
Observances
National Day (Qatar)
Bake Cookies Day (US)
Some people argue that Stalin never said it. No one heard him saying it, apparently, nor did he write it anywhere.
.
Nevertheless, it fits the character 1000%.
The huge death toll that Stalin left in his wake makes Hitler an amateur.