October 18th

177 Notable deaths

Norman Corwin

American radio producer and screenwriter (1910-2011).

Born May 3rd, 1910 in Boston. [ref]

Died October 18th, 2011 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

José Padilla

Spanish disc jockey and record producer (1955–2020).

Born December 4th, 1955 in Girona.

Died October 18th, 2020 at 64 years old in Ibiza (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Viktor Ullmann

Austrian composer (1898–1944).

Born January 1st, 1898 in Český Těšín, Cieszyn.

Died October 18th, 1944 at 46 years old in Oświęcim, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (asphyxia).

Nancy Spero

American artist (1926-2009).

Born August 24th, 1926 in Cleveland. [ref]

Died October 18th, 2009 at 83 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Ricardo Vidal

Catholic cardinal (1931-2017).

Born February 6th, 1931 in Philippines.

Died October 18th, 2017 at 86 years old in Cebu City (sepsis).

Alexander Nikolaevich Yakovlev

Soviet diplomat (1923-2005).

Born December 2nd, 1923 in Korolevo.

Died October 18th, 2005 at 81 years old in Moscow (stroke).

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 terrorist.

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).

Deaths 61 to 70 of 177

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