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January 18th
189 Notable deaths
Jan Twardowski
Polish writer, catholic priest.
Born June 1st, 1915 in Warsaw.
Died January 18th, 2006 at 90 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Jaime Hilario
Spanish christian brother, martyr and saint (1889–1937).
Born January 2nd, 1889 in Sort. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1937 at 48 years old in Tarragona (gunshot wound).
Giovanni Capurro
Lyricist and poet from italy (1859-1920).
Born February 5th, 1859 in Naples.
Died January 18th, 1920 at 60 years old in Naples.
Yosl Bergner
Israeli/australian artist (1920-2017).
Born October 13th, 1920 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Östen Warnerbring
Swedish schlager singer.
Born November 22nd, 1934 in Västra Skrävlinge församling.
Died January 18th, 2006 at 71 years old in San Bartolomé de Tirajana.
Shi Jiuyong
Chinese judge (1926–2022).
Born October 9th, 1926 in Zhejiang.
Died January 18th, 2022 at 95 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Cyril Mar Baselios
Archbishop.
Born August 16th, 1935 in Pandalam.
Died January 18th, 2007 at 71 years old in Thiruvananthapuram.
Etienne Vermeersch
Belgian debater, philosopher and skeptic.
Born May 2nd, 1934 in Sint-Michiels. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2019 at 84 years old in Ghent (euthanasia). [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.
Mordechai Bentov
Israeli politician.
Born March 28th, 1900 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1985 at 84 years old in Mishmar HaEmek.
Deaths 121 to 130 of 189
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