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October 18th
177 Notable deaths
Andreas Baader
German left-wing militant.
Died October 18th, 1977 at 34 years old in Stammheim Prison.
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.
Died October 18th, 1911 at 54 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jason Bernard
American actor.
Born May 17th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died October 18th, 1996 at 58 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Chen-ning Yang
Nobel prize winning chinese physicist (1922–2025).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Hefei. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2025 at 103 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Gudrun Ensslin
German terrorist (1940-1977).
Born August 15th, 1940 in Bartholomä.
Died October 18th, 1977 at 37 years old in Stammheim Prison (hanging).
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).
Died October 18th, 2018 at 67 years old [ref]
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]
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