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January 18th
250 Notable deaths
Erik Almlöf
Swedish triple jumper (1891-1971).
Born December 20th, 1891 in Stockholm.
Died January 18th, 1971 at 79 years old in Jenkintown.
Cees Haast
Dutch cyclist (1938–2019).
Born November 19th, 1938 in Rijsbergen.
Died January 18th, 2019 at 80 years old in Rucphen (lung cancer).
Alfredo Bovet
Swiss road bicycle racer (1909–1993).
Died January 18th, 1993 at 83 years old in Renens. [ref]
Georg Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus
German botanist (1846–1921).
Born February 15th, 1846 in Proszków. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1921 at 74 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
Milan Kajkl
Czech ice hockey player (1950–2014).
Born May 14th, 1950 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2014 at 63 years old in Plzeň. [ref]
Anna Abrahams
Dutch painter (1849–1930).
Born June 16th, 1849 in Middelburg.
Died January 18th, 1930 at 80 years old in The Hague.
Josip Uhač
Apostolic nuncio (1924–1998).
Born July 20th, 1924 in Brseč.
Died January 18th, 1998 at 73 years old in Rome.
Arthur Nash
Ice hockey player (1914-2000).
Born May 5th, 1914 in Thunder Bay. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2000 at 85 years old in Thunder Bay.
Kurt Hornfischer
Olympic medalist in wrestling.
Born February 1st, 1910 in Gera. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1958 at 47 years old in Nuremberg.
Gaston Heuet
French long-distance runner.
Born November 11th, 1892 in Buenos Aires.
Died January 18th, 1979 at 86 years old in Grandvilliers.
Kim Chang-Hee
South korean weightlifter.
Born February 14th, 1921.
Died January 18th, 1990 at 68 years old
Donato Maria dell’Olio
Italian cardinal (1847-1902).
Born December 27th, 1847 in Bisceglie.
Died January 18th, 1902 at 54 years old in Benevento.
Fritz Landertinger
Canoe racer (1914–1943).
Born February 26th, 1914 in Krems.
Died January 18th, 1943 at 28 years old in Shlisselburg.
Hnat Yura
Ukrainian actor (1888-1966).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Pidlisne.
Died January 18th, 1966 at 78 years old in Kyiv.
Renato Traiola
Italian water polo player (1924–1988).
Born December 19th, 1924 in Savigliano.
Died January 18th, 1988 at 63 years old in Latina.
Henry Hermansen
Norwegian cross-country skier.
Born April 13th, 1921 in Lunner.
Died January 18th, 1997 at 75 years old in Oslo.
Hermannus Höfte
Dutch rower (1884–1961).
Born August 5th, 1884 in Amsterdam.
Died January 18th, 1961 at 76 years old in Amsterdam.
Jaime González
Colombian footballer (1938-1979).
Born April 1st, 1938 in Colombia.
Died January 18th, 1985 at 46 years old
Giovanni Giudici
Bishop of pavia.
Born March 6th, 1940 in Varese.
Died January 18th, 2024 at 83 years old in Varese. [ref]
Wilhelm Törsleff
Sailor (1906-1998).
Born November 26th, 1906 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1998 at 91 years old
Hermann Müller
Swiss botanist, oenologist and grape breeder (1850–1927).
Born October 21st, 1850 in House Müller-Thurgau.
Died January 18th, 1927 at 76 years old in Wädenswil.
Rolf Graf
Swiss road bicycle racer (1932–2019).
Born August 19th, 1932 in Unterentfelden.
Died January 18th, 2019 at 86 years old in Baden.
Poul Mark
Gymnast (1889-1957).
Born June 19th, 1889 in Erslev.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 67 years old in Odense.
Ken Jones
Welsh footballer (1936-2013).
Born January 2nd, 1936 in Aberdare.
Died January 18th, 2013 at 77 years old in Stoke-on-Trent. [ref]
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