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October 18th
177 Notable deaths
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.
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
Olympic swimmer.
Born February 28th, 1940 in Shimane Prefecture.
Died October 18th, 1992 at 52 years old
Countess Georgina von Wilczek
Princess consort of liechtenstein.
Born October 24th, 1921 in Graz.
Died October 18th, 1989 at 67 years old in Grabs.
François Gonnessiat
French astronomer.
Born May 22nd, 1856 in Mornay.
Died October 18th, 1934 at 78 years old in Algiers.
Horst Arndt
West german rower (1934-2014).
Born September 19th, 1934 in Königsberg.
Died October 18th, 2014 at 80 years old in Taunusstein. [ref]
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