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October 18th
177 Notable deaths
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.
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]
Richard McCreery
British army general (1898–1967).
Born February 1st, 1898 in Market Harborough.
Died October 18th, 1967 at 69 years old in Templecombe.
Krim Belkacem
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.
Born March 29th, 1947 in Bethesda.
Died October 18th, 2022 at 75 years old (leukemia). [ref]
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.
Martine Brochard
French actress.
Born April 2nd, 1944 in Paris.
Died October 18th, 2025 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
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