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November 18th
230 Notable deaths
Renée Vivien
British poet who wrote in french.
Born June 11th, 1877 in London.
Died November 18th, 1909 at 32 years old in Paris (pneumonia).
Lennie Tristano
American jazz pianist and composer (1919–1978).
Born March 19th, 1919 in Chicago.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 59 years old in New York City.
Walt Hazzard
American basketball player (1942-2011).
Born April 15th, 1942 in Wilmington.
Died November 18th, 2011 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications). [ref]
Donald Meek
British actor (1878-1946).
Born July 14th, 1878 in Glasgow.
Died November 18th, 1946 at 68 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Beatrice Shilling
British aeronautical engineer.
Born March 8th, 1909 in Waterlooville. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1990 at 81 years old (breast cancer, bronchopneumonia).
Fritz Feld
German-american actor (1900-1993).
Born October 15th, 1900 in Berlin.
Died November 18th, 1993 at 93 years old in Los Angeles.
Mridula Sinha
Indian writer and politician.
Born November 27th, 1942 in Muzaffarpur.
Died November 18th, 2020 at 77 years old in Goa (COVID-19).
Hong Tianguifu
Young king of taiping executed by ling chi (1849–1864).
Born November 23rd, 1849 in Huadu District.
Died November 18th, 1864 at 14 years old in Nanchang (slow slicing).
Junior Parker
American blues singer (1932–1971).
Born May 27th, 1932 in Clarksdale.
Died November 18th, 1971 at 39 years old in Blue Island (brain cancer).
Ruth Crawford Seeger
American composer (1901-1953).
Born July 3rd, 1901 in East Liverpool.
Died November 18th, 1953 at 52 years old in Chevy Chase (cancer).
Carl Akeley
American taxidermist, sculptor, biologist, conservationist, inventor, nature photographer (1864–1926).
Born May 19th, 1864 in Clarendon.
Died November 18th, 1926 at 62 years old in Mount Mikeno.
Horst P. Horst
German-american photographer (1906–1999).
Born August 14th, 1906 in Weißenfels.
Died November 18th, 1999 at 93 years old in Palm Beach Gardens.
Ted Heath
British musician (1900–1969).
Born March 30th, 1902 in London. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1969 at 67 years old in Virginia Water.
Norodom Buppha Devi
Princess of cambodia (1943-2019).
Born January 8th, 1943 in Phnom Penh.
Died November 18th, 2019 at 76 years old in Bangkok. [ref]
Ivan Albright
American artist (1897-1983).
Born February 20th, 1897 in Harvey.
Died November 18th, 1983 at 86 years old in Woodstock.
Mauritz Stiller
Swedish film director (1883–1928).
Born July 17th, 1883 in Helsinki.
Died November 18th, 1928 at 45 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Sidney Coleman
American physicist (1937–2007).
Born March 7th, 1937 in Chicago.
Died November 18th, 2007 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Joseph Déjacque
French writer (1821–1864).
Born December 27th, 1821 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1865 at 43 years old in Gentilly. [ref]
Wilhelm Hauff
German poet and novelist (1802–1827).
Born November 29th, 1802 in Stuttgart.
Died November 18th, 1827 at 24 years old in Stuttgart (typhus).
Émile Nelligan
Canadian poet (1879-1941).
Born December 24th, 1879 in Montreal.
Died November 18th, 1941 at 61 years old in Montreal.
Evelyn Hooker
American psychologist (1907-1996).
Born September 2nd, 1907 in North Platte.
Died November 18th, 1996 at 89 years old in Santa Monica.
Ruud Geels
Dutch footballer (1948-2023).
Born July 28th, 1948 in Haarlem.
Died November 18th, 2023 at 75 years old in Haarlem. [ref]
Ivan Panfilov
Soviet general (1892–1941).
Born January 1st, 1893 in Petrovsk.
Died November 18th, 1941 at 48 years old in Gusenevo.
Slide Hampton
American trombonist (1932–2021).
Born April 21st, 1932 in Jeannette. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2021 at 89 years old in Orange. [ref]
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