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January 18th
196 Notable deaths
Grigore Vieru
Moldovan poet.
Born February 14th, 1935 in Pererîta.
Died January 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Chișinău (traffic collision).
Ivan Mozzhukhin
Russian-born actor.
Born October 8th, 1889 in Kondol. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1939 at 49 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (tuberculosis). [ref]
Matthew M. Neely
American politician (1874–1958).
Born November 9th, 1874 in Doddridge County.
Died January 18th, 1958 at 83 years old in Washington, D.C..
Daisy Ashford
English writer (1881–1972).
Born April 7th, 1881 in Petersham.
Died January 18th, 1972 at 90 years old in Norwich.
Lubomír Kaválek
Czech-american chess player.
Born August 9th, 1943 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2021 at 77 years old in Reston (cancer). [ref]
Antonia Maury
American astronomer (1866–1952).
Born March 21st, 1866 in Cold Spring.
Died January 18th, 1952 at 85 years old in Dobbs Ferry.
Else Marie Pade
Danish composer.
Born December 2nd, 1924 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2016 at 91 years old in Gentofte. [ref]
Waldemar Klingelhöfer
German opera singer (1900–1977).
Born April 4th, 1900 in Moscow. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1977 at 76 years old in Villingen-Schwenningen.
Otakar Ševčík
Czech violinist (1852–1934).
Born March 23rd, 1852 in Horažďovice.
Died January 18th, 1934 at 81 years old in Písek. [ref]
Amnon Rubinstein
Israeli politician.
Born September 5th, 1931 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2024 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
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