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January 18th
189 Notable deaths
Tomitarô Makino
Japanese botanist (1862-1957).
Born April 24th, 1862 in Sakawa.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 94 years old in Tokyo.
Günter Strack
German actor (1929-1999).
Born June 4th, 1929 in Darmstadt.
Died January 18th, 1999 at 69 years old in Münchsteinach.
Rolf Singer
German mycologist (1906-1994).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Schliersee.
Died January 18th, 1994 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Ivan Vutsov
Bulgarian footballer and manager (1939-2019).
Born December 14th, 1939 in Gabrovo.
Died January 18th, 2019 at 79 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
Polish writer (1865–1940).
Born February 12th, 1865 in Ludźmierz.
Died January 18th, 1940 at 74 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ion Besoiu
Romanian actor.
Born March 11th, 1931 in Sibiu.
Died January 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
John Lyng
24th prime minister of norway.
Born August 22nd, 1905 in Trondheim.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 72 years old in Bærum.
Huang Xianfan
Chinese historian, ethnologist and educator (1899-1982).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Fusui County.
Died January 18th, 1982 at 82 years old in Guilin.
Max Reimann
German politician (1898-1977).
Born October 31st, 1898 in Elbląg.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 78 years old in Düsseldorf.
Vladimir Karpov
Russian-soviet writer and soldier.
Born July 28th, 1922 in Orenburg.
Died January 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Moscow.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson