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October 18th
223 Notable deaths
John Robarts
Canadian politician, premier of ontario (1917-1982).
Born January 11th, 1917 in Banff.
Died October 18th, 1982 at 65 years old in Toronto (cerebrovascular disease).
Jan-Carl Raspe
German left-wing militant (1944–1977).
Born July 24th, 1944 in Seefeld in Tirol.
Died October 18th, 1977 at 33 years old in Stammheim Prison.
Rui Jordão
Portuguese footballer (1952-2019).
Born August 9th, 1952 in Benguela.
Died October 18th, 2019 at 67 years old in Cascais (heart disease). [ref]
Elsie Bowerman
British lawyer and suffragette.
Born December 18th, 1889 in Royal Tunbridge Wells.
Died October 18th, 1973 at 83 years old in Hailsham (myocardial infarction).
János Kornai
Hungarian economist (1928-2021).
Born January 21st, 1928 in Budapest.
Died October 18th, 2021 at 93 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Marion Brown
American saxophonist (1931–2010).
Born September 8th, 1931 in Atlanta.
Died October 18th, 2010 at 79 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Lev Lvovich Tolstoy
Russian writer (1869-1945).
Born June 1st, 1869 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died October 18th, 1945 at 76 years old in Helsingborg.
Danièle Delorme
French actress and producer (1926–2015).
Born October 9th, 1926 in Levallois-Perret.
Died October 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Princess Marie Amelie of Baden
Duchess of hamilton and brandon (1817–1888).
Born October 11th, 1817 in Karlsruhe.
Died October 18th, 1888 at 71 years old in Baden-Baden.
Richard McCreery
British army general (1898–1967).
Born February 1st, 1898 in Market Harborough.
Died October 18th, 1967 at 69 years old in Templecombe.
Karim Bil Qassem
Algerian revolutionary fighter and politician.
Born September 14th, 1922 in Aït Yahia Moussa.
Died October 18th, 1970 at 48 years old in Frankfurt.
Diego Abad de Santillán
Spanish anarchist, author, economist (1897-1983).
Born May 20th, 1897 in Reyero.
Died October 18th, 1983 at 86 years old in Barcelona.
Robert Gordon
American musician (1947–2022).
Born March 29th, 1947 in Bethesda.
Died October 18th, 2022 at 75 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
William, Duke of Brunswick
Duke of brunswick (1806–1884).
Born April 25th, 1806 in Brunswick.
Died October 18th, 1884 at 78 years old in Szczodre, Wrocław County.
Jacques-Victor Henry, Prince Royal of Haiti
Prince royal, the heir apparent to the throne of the kingdom of haiti (1804–1820).
Born March 3rd, 1804 in Cap-Haïtien.
Died October 18th, 1820 at 16 years old in Milot.
Máirtín Ó Cadhain
Irish writer.
Born January 4th, 1906 in An Spidéal.
Died October 18th, 1970 at 64 years old in Mater Misericordiae University Hospital.
Laleh Bakhtiar
Iranian academic (1938-2020).
Born July 29th, 1938 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 2020 at 82 years old in Chicago (leukemia). [ref]
Martine Brochard
French actress.
Born April 2nd, 1944 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died October 18th, 2025 at 81 years old in Morlupo. [ref]
Phil Miller
English progressive rock/jazz guitarist (1949–2017).
Born January 22nd, 1949 in London Borough of Barnet.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 68 years old [ref]
Xie Jin
Chinese film director (1923–2008).
Born November 21st, 1923 in Shangyu District.
Died October 18th, 2008 at 84 years old in Shangyu District. [ref]
Ravuri Bharadhwaja
Indian writer who won jnanpith award in 2012.
Born July 5th, 1927 in Moguluru.
Died October 18th, 2013 at 86 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]
August Malmström
Swedish artist (1829-1901).
Born October 14th, 1829 in Västra Ny församling. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1901 at 72 years old in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
British politician (1811-1864).
Died October 18th, 1864 at 53 years old
Monroe Beardsley
American philosopher.
Born December 10th, 1915 in Bridgeport.
Died October 18th, 1985 at 69 years old in Philadelphia.
Einar Jónsson
Icelandic sculptor (1874–1954).
Born May 11th, 1874 in Southern Region.
Died October 18th, 1954 at 80 years old in Reykjavík.
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I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather