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October 18th
223 Notable deaths
N. D. Tiwari
Indian politician (1925–2018).
Born October 18th, 1925 in Nainital district.
Died October 18th, 2018 at 93 years old in Delhi (disease).
José Ortega y Gasset
Spanish liberal philosopher and essayist (1883–1955).
Born May 9th, 1883 in Madrid. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1955 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Alfred Binet
French psychologist and inventor of the first usable intelligence test (1857–1911).
Died October 18th, 1911 at 54 years old in Paris.
Charles Gounod
French composer (1818–1893).
Born June 17th, 1818 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1893 at 75 years old in Saint-Cloud (stroke). [ref]
Jason Bernard
American actor (1938–1996).
Born May 17th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died October 18th, 1996 at 58 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor
American politician (1848-1919).
Born March 31st, 1848 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1919 at 71 years old in Brighton (heart failure).
Chen-ning Yang
Chinese physicist (1922–2025).
Born October 1st, 1922 in Hefei. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2025 at 103 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Gudrun Ensslin
German far-left militant (1940–1977).
Born August 15th, 1940 in Bartholomä.
Died October 18th, 1977 at 37 years old in Stuttgart (hanging to death).
Brent Briscoe
American actor and screenwriter (1961–2017).
Born May 21st, 1961 in Moberly.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Dick Slater
American professional wrestler (1951-2018).
Born May 19th, 1951 in Albany, Tampa.
Died October 18th, 2018 at 67 years old in Largo. [ref]
Val Bisoglio
American character actor (1926–2021).
Born May 7th, 1926 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 2021 at 95 years old in Los Olivos. [ref]
Hanns Martin Schleyer
German manager and president of industry association, former ss officer and nazi party member; kidnapped by terrorist group raf in 1977 to force release of imprisoned terrorists, subsequently murdered.
Born May 1st, 1915 in Offenburg.
Died October 18th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mulhouse.
Johnny Haynes
English footballer (1934-2005).
Born October 17th, 1934 in London.
Died October 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Edinburgh (traffic collision). [ref]
Vince Gironda
American bodybuilder (1917-1997).
Born November 9th, 1917 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1997 at 79 years old in Ventura County. [ref]
Issam Zahr ad-Din
Syrian terrorist.
Born September 9th, 1961 in Suwayda.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Deir ez-Zor (explosive device). [ref]
Pierre Mendès France
French politician (1907-1982).
Born January 11th, 1907 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 18th, 1982 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Walt Kelly
American cartoonist (1913-1973).
Born August 25th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
William J. Crowe
United states admiral (1925–2007).
Born January 2nd, 1925 in La Grange.
Died October 18th, 2007 at 82 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Soong Ai-ling
Wife of h. h. kung (1889-1973).
Born July 15th, 1889 in Shanghai, Kunshan.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 84 years old in New York City.
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Jnanpith award winning telugu writer.
Born September 10th, 1895 in Krishna district.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 81 years old in Guntur. [ref]
Frederick Ashton
British dancer and choreographer (1904–1988).
Born September 17th, 1904 in Guayaquil.
Died October 18th, 1988 at 84 years old in Suffolk.
Lee Tracy
American actor (1898-1968).
Born April 14th, 1898 in Atlanta.
Died October 18th, 1968 at 70 years old in Santa Monica (liver cancer).
Tsuru Aoki
Japanese actress (1892–1961).
Born September 9th, 1892 in Fukuoka, Tokyo.
Died October 18th, 1961 at 69 years old in Tokyo (peritonitis).
Frank Watkins
American musician (1968-2015).
Born February 19th, 1968 in Tampa.
Died October 18th, 2015 at 47 years old (cancer). [ref]
Cornelius Rost
German soldier (1919–1983).
Born March 27th, 1919 in Kufstein.
Died October 18th, 1983 at 64 years old in Munich.
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