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October 18th
223 Notable deaths
Yehuda Bauer
Holocaust survivor and israeli historian (1926–2024).
Born April 6th, 1926 in Prague.
Died October 18th, 2024 at 98 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Roman Tam
Hong kong singer (1945-2002).
Born February 12th, 1945 in Baise.
Died October 18th, 2002 at 57 years old in Queen Mary Hospital (liver cancer).
Gary Sprake
Welsh footballer (1945-2016).
Born April 3rd, 1945 in Swansea.
Died October 18th, 2016 at 71 years old in Solihull.
Koloman Moser
Austrian artist and designer (1868–1918).
Born March 30th, 1868 in Vienna.
Died October 18th, 1918 at 50 years old in Vienna (prostate cancer).
Eamonn Campbell
Irish musician (1946–2017).
Born November 29th, 1946 in Drogheda.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 70 years old in Dublin (heart failure).
Slater Martin
American basketball player and coach (1925-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1925 in Walker County.
Died October 18th, 2012 at 86 years old in Houston. [ref]
Lisbet Palme
Swedish children's psychologist, married to olof palme between 1956–1986 (1931–2018).
Born March 14th, 1931 in Stockholm.
Died October 18th, 2018 at 87 years old in Vällingby. [ref]
John P. Meier
American priest (1942–2022).
Born August 8th, 1942 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 2022 at 80 years old in South Bend. [ref]
Jill Paton Walsh
Novelist and children's writer from england.
Born April 29th, 1937 in London.
Died October 18th, 2020 at 83 years old in Huntingdon. [ref]
Edita Gruberová
(1946–2021) slovakia-born austrian opera singer.
Born December 23rd, 1946 in Bratislava, Rača.
Died October 18th, 2021 at 74 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Preston Smith
Governor of texas (1912-2003).
Born March 8th, 1912 in Williamson County.
Died October 18th, 2003 at 91 years old in Lubbock.
Alvin M. Weinberg
American nuclear physicist (1915–2006).
Born April 20th, 1915 in Chicago.
Died October 18th, 2006 at 91 years old in Oak Ridge. [ref]
James B. McCreary
Governor of kentucky (1838–1918).
Born July 8th, 1838 in Richmond.
Died October 18th, 1918 at 80 years old in Richmond.
Manuel Vázquez Montalbán
Spanish writer (1939-2003).
Born July 27th, 1939 in Barcelona.
Died October 18th, 2003 at 64 years old in Bangkok.
Constance Worth
Australian actress (1911-1963).
Born August 19th, 1911 in Sydney.
Died October 18th, 1963 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (anemia).
Claudio Brook
Mexican actor (1927–1995).
Born August 28th, 1927 in Mexico City.
Died October 18th, 1995 at 68 years old in Mexico City (stomach cancer).
Anthea Bell
English translator (1936-2018).
Born May 10th, 1936 in Sudbury.
Died October 18th, 2018 at 82 years old in Cambridge (Alzheimer's disease).
Friedrich Kittler
Literary scholar and media theorist (1943–2011).
Born June 12th, 1943 in Rochlitz.
Died October 18th, 2011 at 68 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Norman Corwin
American radio producer and screenwriter (1910-2011).
Died October 18th, 2011 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
José Padilla
Spanish disc jockey and record producer (1955–2020).
Born December 4th, 1955 in Girona.
Died October 18th, 2020 at 64 years old in Ibiza (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Viktor Ullmann
Austrian composer (1898–1944).
Born January 1st, 1898 in Český Těšín, Cieszyn.
Died October 18th, 1944 at 46 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (asphyxia).
Nancy Spero
American artist (1926-2009).
Born August 24th, 1926 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Ricardo Vidal
Catholic cardinal (1931-2017).
Born February 6th, 1931 in Philippines.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 86 years old in Cebu City (sepsis).
Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev
Soviet diplomat (1923-2005).
Born December 2nd, 1923 in Korolevo.
Died October 18th, 2005 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke).
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte