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October 18th
181 Notable deaths
Franklin April
Namibian footballer.
Born April 18th, 1984 in Windhoek.
Died October 18th, 2015 at 31 years old in Windhoek (asthma). [ref]
Filippo Bottino
Italian weightlifter (1888–1969).
Born December 9th, 1888 in Genoa.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 80 years old in Sestri Ponente.
Jan Studnicka
Austrian association footballer (1883-1967).
Born October 12th, 1883 in Vienna.
Died October 18th, 1967 at 84 years old
Rodolphe Rubattel
Member of the swiss federal council (1896-1961).
Born September 4th, 1896 in Villarzel.
Died October 18th, 1961 at 65 years old in Pully.
Vitorino Guimarães
Portuguese politician (1876-1957).
Born November 13th, 1876 in Penafiel.
Died October 18th, 1957 at 80 years old in Lisbon.
José da Conceição
Athletics competitor (1931-1974).
Born May 23rd, 1931 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 18th, 1974 at 43 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Judit Magos-Havas
Hungarian table tennis player (1954-2018).
Born February 19th, 1954 in Budapest.
Died October 18th, 2018 at 64 years old in Germany.
Willy Kemp
Luxembourgian road bicycle racer (1925–2021).
Born December 28th, 1925 in Kopstal.
Died October 18th, 2021 at 95 years old in Bertrange. [ref]
Thomas Gillespie
Scottish rower (1892-1914).
Born December 14th, 1892 in Alvington.
Died October 18th, 1914 at 21 years old in La Bassée.
Makoto Fukui
Japanese swimmer (1940–1992).
Born February 28th, 1940 in Shimane Prefecture.
Died October 18th, 1992 at 52 years old
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