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October 18th
155 Notable deaths
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]
Tom Foley
American politician from washington (1929–2013).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Spokane.
Died October 18th, 2013 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).
Andreas Baader
German left-wing militant.
Died October 18th, 1977 at 34 years old in Stammheim Prison.
Jason Bernard
American actor.
Born May 17th, 1938 in Chicago.
Died October 18th, 1996 at 58 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Dick Slater
American professional wrestler (1951-2018).
Died October 18th, 2018 at 67 years old [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]
Issam Zahreddine
Major general of the syrian republican guard.
Born September 9th, 1961 in Al-Suwayda.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 56 years old in Deir ez-Zor (explosive device). [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]
Walt Kelly
American cartoonist (1913-1973).
Born August 25th, 1913 in Philadelphia.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 60 years old in Los Angeles.
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