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October 18th
223 Notable deaths
Sergey Kara-Murza
Soviet and russian chemist.
Born January 23rd, 1939 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2025 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hans Ferdinand Mayer
German physicist and mathematician.
Born October 23rd, 1895 in Pforzheim.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Munich.
James A. Noe
American politician (1890-1976).
Born December 21st, 1890 in Evans Landing.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 85 years old in Houston.
Nathan Levinson
Sound engineer (1888-1952).
Born July 15th, 1888 in New York City.
Died October 18th, 1952 at 64 years old in Toluca Lake.
Meir Shamgar
Israeli judge and former attorney general of israel (1925–2019).
Born August 13th, 1925 in Gdańsk.
Died October 18th, 2019 at 94 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Hans Ehard
German politician (1887–1980).
Born November 10th, 1887 in Bamberg.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 92 years old in Munich.
Jun Tazaki
Japanese actor (1913-1985).
Born August 28th, 1913 in Aomori. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1985 at 72 years old in Tokyo (lung cancer).
Bill Young
American politician (1930–2013).
Born December 16th, 1930 in Harmarville.
Died October 18th, 2013 at 82 years old in Bethesda (multiple myeloma).
Josef Maria Eder
Austrian chemist and photographer (1855-1944).
Born March 16th, 1855 in Krems. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1944 at 89 years old in Kitzbühel. [ref]
Ramiro Castillo
Bolivian footballer (1966-1997).
Born March 27th, 1966 in Coripata Municipality.
Died October 18th, 1997 at 31 years old in La Paz (hanging to death).
Alan Stephenson Boyd
American politician (1922-2020).
Born July 20th, 1922 in Jacksonville.
Died October 18th, 2020 at 98 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Giacomo Lercaro
Italian cardinal (1891-1976).
Born October 28th, 1891 in Italy.
Died October 18th, 1976 at 84 years old in Bologna (heart failure).
Inga Gill
Swedish actress (1925–2000).
Born May 2nd, 1925 in Stockholm.
Died October 18th, 2000 at 75 years old in Stockholm (thrombosis).
Martin Gusinde
German-austrian priest and ethnologist (1886-1969).
Born October 29th, 1886 in Wrocław.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 82 years old in Mödling.
Vladimir Voronin
Soviet naval explorer (1890–1952).
Born October 17th, 1890 in Sumsky Posad.
Died October 18th, 1952 at 62 years old in Dikson (stroke).
Rick Sanders
Olympic wrestler from the united states.
Born January 20th, 1945 in Lakeview.
Died October 18th, 1972 at 27 years old in Skopje (traffic collision).
Marc Hodler
Swiss ioc member (1918–2006).
Born October 26th, 1918 in Bern. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2006 at 87 years old in Bern (stroke).
Saint-Pol-Roux
French poet (1861–1940).
Born January 15th, 1861 in Marseille.
Died October 18th, 1940 at 79 years old in Brest.
Gyula Mándi
Hungarian association football player (1899–1969).
Born July 14th, 1899 in Budapest.
Died October 18th, 1969 at 70 years old in Budapest.
Andrea Zanzotto
Italian poet (1921-2011).
Born October 10th, 1921 in Pieve di Soligo.
Died October 18th, 2011 at 90 years old in Conegliano. [ref]
Mel Hopkins
Welsh footballer (1934-2010).
Born November 7th, 1934 in Ystrad.
Died October 18th, 2010 at 75 years old in Worthing. [ref]
Ole Ellefsæter
Norwegian sportsman and singer.
Born February 15th, 1939 in Furnes.
Died October 18th, 2022 at 83 years old in Ringsaker Municipality. [ref]
Song Yo-chan
Prime minister of south korea, former japanese soldier (1918-1980).
Born February 13th, 1918 in Cheongyang County.
Died October 18th, 1980 at 62 years old in Chicago (disease).
Marino Perani
Italian footballer and manager (1939-2017).
Born October 27th, 1939 in Ponte Nossa.
Died October 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Bologna (stroke). [ref]
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