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October 18th
177 Notable deaths
Crane Wilbur
American actor, film writer, director (1886-1973).
Born November 17th, 1886 in Athens.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 86 years old in Toluca Lake (stroke).
Manuel Teixeira Gomes
President of portugal (1860-1941).
Born May 27th, 1860 in Portimão.
Died October 18th, 1941 at 81 years old in Béjaïa.
Iván Petrovich
Serbian actor (1894–1962).
Born January 1st, 1896 in Novi Sad. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1962 at 66 years old in Munich.
Boughera El Ouafi
French algerian marathon runner.
Born October 18th, 1898 in Ouled Djellal. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1959 at 61 years old in Saint-Denis.
Sergey Kara-Murza
Soviet and russian chemist.
Born January 23rd, 1939 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2025 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans Ferdinand Mayer
German physicist and mathematician.
Born October 23rd, 1895 in Pforzheim.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Munich.
James A. Noe
American politician (1890-1976).
Born December 21st, 1890 in Evans Landing.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 85 years old in Houston.
Nathan Levinson
Sound engineer (1888-1952).
Born July 15th, 1888 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1952 at 64 years old in Toluca Lake.
Meir Shamgar
Israeli judge and former attorney general of israel.
Born August 13th, 1925 in Gdańsk.
Died October 18th, 2019 at 94 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Hans Ehard
German politician (1887–1980).
Born November 10th, 1887 in Bamberg.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 92 years old in Munich.
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