Dead at age 18
42 Notable deaths
Archduchess Mathilda of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1849–1867).
Born January 25th, 1849 in Vienna.
Died June 6th, 1867 at 18 years old in Schloss Hetzendorf.
Mark Slavin
Israeli wrestler and munich massacre victim (1954–1972).
Born January 31st, 1954 in Minsk.
Died September 6th, 1972 at 18 years old in Fürstenfeldbruck.
Grand Duchess Elizabeth Mikhailovna of Russia
Russian grand duchess (1826-1845).
Born May 26th, 1826 in Moscow.
Died January 28th, 1845 at 18 years old in Wiesbaden (puerperal disorders).
Jan Zajíc
Czechoslovak protester (1950–1969).
Born July 3rd, 1950 in Vítkov. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1969 at 18 years old in Prague (self-immolation). [ref]
Lord Francis Douglas
British novice mountain climber (1847-1865).
Born February 8th, 1847 in Dumfries.
Died July 14th, 1865 at 18 years old in Matterhorn.
Helga Deen
Author of a diary, discovered in 2004.
Born April 6th, 1925 in Szczecin.
Died July 16th, 1943 at 18 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
Ceferino Namuncurá
Beatified argentine (1886-1905).
Born August 26th, 1886 in Chimpay.
Died May 11th, 1905 at 18 years old in Frascati (tuberculosis).
Muriel Furrer
Swiss cyclist (2006–2024).
Died September 27th, 2024 at 18 years old in University Hospital Zurich (bicycle accident, traumatic brain injury). [ref]
Yun Hyon-seok
South korean poet, writer and lgbt activist.
Born August 7th, 1984 in Incheon.
Died April 26th, 2003 at 18 years old in Dongdaemun District (hanging to death).
Nada Dimić
Yugoslav partisan (1923–1942).
Born September 6th, 1923 in Divoselo.
Died March 17th, 1942 at 18 years old in Stara Gradiška concentration camp (typhoid fever).
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We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk