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October 18th
177 Notable deaths
Tsuru Aoki
Japanese actress (1892–1961).
Born September 9th, 1892 in Fukuoka, Tokyo.
Died October 18th, 1961 at 69 years old in Tokyo (peritonitis).
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.
Yehuda Bauer
Israeli historian of the holocaust (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.
Mikhail Nesterov
Russian artist (1862-1942).
Born May 31st, 1862 in Ufa. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1942 at 80 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Koloman Moser
Austrian painter (1868-1918).
Born March 30th, 1868 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1918 at 50 years old in Vienna (prostate cancer). [ref]
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]
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