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April 18th
163 Notable deaths
Will Hay
English comedian, actor, film director (1888-1949).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 60 years old in London (stroke).
Maurice Gamelin
French military commander in world war i and world war ii (1872-1958).
Born October 20th, 1872 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1958 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
German world war ii u-boat captain (1911-1986).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Bremen.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 74 years old in Bremen.
Marcel Pagnol
Novelist, playwright and filmmaker from france (1895-1974).
Born February 28th, 1895 in Aubagne. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 79 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Guillermo González Camaren
Mexican engineer.
Born February 17th, 1917 in Guadalajara.
Died April 18th, 1965 at 48 years old in Las Lajas (traffic collision).
Marcel Dassault
French aircraft industrialist (1892-1986).
Born January 22nd, 1892 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1986 at 94 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Dylan Tombides
Australian association football player (1994-2014).
Born March 8th, 1994 in Perth.
Died April 18th, 2014 at 20 years old in London (testicular cancer).
Leonard Bloomfield
American linguist.
Born April 1st, 1887 in Chicago.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 62 years old in New Haven.
Terry Sanford
65th governor of north carolina.
Born August 20th, 1917 in Laurinburg.
Died April 18th, 1998 at 80 years old in Durham (esophageal cancer).
Paul H. O'Neill
American politician.
Born December 4th, 1935 in St. Louis.
Died April 18th, 2020 at 84 years old in Pittsburgh (lung cancer). [ref]
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Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there’s a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see. Helen Keller (Remember that Helen Keller was blind)