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January 18th
166 Notable deaths
Daisy Ashford
English writer.
Born April 7th, 1881 in Petersham.
Died January 18th, 1972 at 90 years old in Norwich. [ref]
Leila Alaoui
Moroccan-french photographer & video artist (1982-2016).
Born July 10th, 1982 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2016 at 33 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Waldemar Klingelhöfer
German opera singer.
Born April 4th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 76 years old in Villingen-Schwenningen.
Denys Monastyrskyi
Ukrainian lawyer and politician (1980–2023).
Born June 12th, 1980 in Khmelnytskyi.
Died January 18th, 2023 at 42 years old in Brovary (helicopter crash).
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.
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]
Otakar Ševčík
Czech violinist.
Born March 22nd, 1852 in Horažďovice. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1934 at 81 years old in Písek. [ref]
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian musician.
Born May 28th, 1946 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 18th, 2020 at 73 years old in New Jersey (cancer). [ref]
Luciano Re Cecconi
Italian footballer (1948-1977).
Born December 1st, 1948 in Nerviano.
Died January 18th, 1977 at 28 years old in Rome.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 166
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