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October 18th
158 Notable deaths
Marion Brown
American saxophonist.
Born September 8th, 1931 in Atlanta.
Died October 18th, 2010 at 79 years old in Hollywood (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).
Lev Lvovich Tolstoy
Russian writer (1869-1945).
Born June 1st, 1869 in Yasnaya Polyana.
Died October 18th, 1945 at 76 years old in Helsingborg.
Phil Miller
British musician.
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. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2008 at 84 years old in Shangyu. [ref]
Richard McCreery
British army general.
Born February 1st, 1898 in Market Harborough.
Died October 18th, 1967 at 69 years old in Templecombe.
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]
Krim Belkacem
Algerian revolutionary fighter and politician.
Born September 14th, 1922 in Tizi Ouzou Province.
Died October 18th, 1970 at 48 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Monroe Beardsley
American philosopher.
Born December 10th, 1915 in Bridgeport. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1985 at 69 years old in Philadelphia. [ref]
Lesser Ury
German artist (1861-1931).
Born November 7th, 1861 in Międzychód. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1931 at 69 years old in Berlin. [ref]
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