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January 18th
179 Notable deaths
Brian Stowell
Manx writer.
Born September 6th, 1936 in Douglas.
Died January 18th, 2019 at 82 years old in Douglas.
Shi Jiuyong
Chinese judge (1926–2022).
Born October 9th, 1926 in Zhejiang.
Died January 18th, 2022 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Israel Albert Horowitz
American chess player (1907–1973).
Born November 15th, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died January 18th, 1973 at 65 years old in New York City.
Juan Carlos Tabío
Cuban film director and screenwriter (1943-2021).
Born September 3rd, 1943 in Havana.
Died January 18th, 2021 at 77 years old in Havana. [ref]
Max Reimann
German politician (1898-1977).
Born October 31st, 1898 in Elbląg.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 78 years old in Düsseldorf.
Julie Winnefred Bertrand
Canadian supercentenarian (1891–2007).
Born September 16th, 1891 in Coaticook.
Died January 18th, 2007 at 115 years old in Montreal. [ref]
Cyril Mar Baselios
Archbishop.
Born August 16th, 1935 in Pandalam.
Died January 18th, 2007 at 71 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Tomitarô Makino
Japanese botanist (1862-1957).
Born April 24th, 1862 in Sakawa.
Died January 18th, 1957 at 94 years old in Tokyo.
Mordechai Bentov
Israeli politician.
Born March 28th, 1900 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1985 at 84 years old in Mishmar HaEmek.
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.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 179
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel