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October 18th
171 Notable deaths
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]
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.
Pierre Mendès France
French politician (1907-1982).
Born January 11th, 1907 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1982 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Viswanatha Satyanarayana
Telugu writer, poet, novelist (1895–1976).
Born September 10th, 1895 in Krishna district.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 81 years old in Guntur. [ref]
Soong Ai-ling
Wife of h. h. kung (1889-1973).
Born July 15th, 1889 in Kunshan.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 84 years old in New York City.
Danny Leiner
American film and television director (1961-2018).
Born May 13th, 1961 in Manhattan.
Died October 18th, 2018 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [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.
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.
Born March 27th, 1919 in Kufstein.
Died October 18th, 1983 at 64 years old in Munich.
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