January 18th
250 Notable deaths
Carl Zuckmayer
German writer and playwright (1896-1977).
Born December 27th, 1896 in Nackenheim.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 80 years old in Visp.
Anatoly Stessel
Russian general of german origin (1848–1915).
Born July 10th, 1848 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 18th, 1915 at 66 years old in Khmilnyk.
Vasilis Tsitsanis
Greek songwriter and bouzouki player (1915–1984).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Trikala.
Died January 18th, 1984 at 69 years old in Royal Brompton Hospital (cancer).
Johnny Bach
American basketball player and coach, college athletics administrator (1924-2016).
Born July 10th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 18th, 2016 at 91 years old in Chicago.
Bert Wheeler
American comedian (1895-1968).
Born April 7th, 1895 in Paterson.
Died January 18th, 1968 at 72 years old in New York City (kidney failure).
Kathleen Norris
American writer (1880-1966).
Born July 16th, 1880 in San Francisco.
Died January 18th, 1966 at 85 years old in San Francisco.
Tennessee Claflin
American suffragist (1844-1923).
Born October 26th, 1844 in Homer.
Died January 18th, 1923 at 78 years old in England.
Dick Halligan
American musician and composer (1943–2022).
Born August 29th, 1943 in Troy.
Died January 18th, 2022 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Bhim Sen Sachar
Indian politician (1894-1978).
Born December 1st, 1894 in Peshawar.
Died January 18th, 1978 at 83 years old
Grigore Vieru
Moldovan poet (1935–2009).
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..
Giuliano Gozi
Former captain regent of san marino (1894-1955).
Born August 7th, 1894 in San Marino.
Died January 18th, 1955 at 60 years old in San Marino.
Daisy Ashford
English writer (1881–1972).
Born April 7th, 1881 in Petersham.
Died January 18th, 1972 at 90 years old in Norwich.
Hermann Snellen
Dutch ophthalmologist (1834-1908).
Born February 19th, 1834 in Zeist.
Died January 18th, 1908 at 73 years old in Utrecht.
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]
Amalie Materna
Austrian operatic soprano (1844-1918).
Born July 10th, 1844 in Sankt Georgen an der Stiefing.
Died January 18th, 1918 at 73 years old in Vienna.
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 22nd, 1852 in Horažďovice.
Died January 18th, 1934 at 81 years old in Písek. [ref]
Amnon Rubinstein
Israeli politician (1931–2024).
Born September 5th, 1931 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2024 at 92 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Yevhen Yenin
Ukrainian diplomat.
Born November 19th, 1980 in Dnipro.
Died January 18th, 2023 at 42 years old in Brovary (helicopter crash).
Leila Alaoui
Moroccan-french photographer & video artist (1982-2016).
Born July 10th, 1982 in 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2016 at 33 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Nora Stanton Blatch Barney
American civil engineer, architect and suffragist (1883–1971).
Born September 30th, 1883 in Basingstoke.
Died January 18th, 1971 at 87 years old in Greenwich.
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