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November 18th
230 Notable deaths
Bert Olmstead
Canadian ice hockey player (1926–2015).
Born September 4th, 1926 in Sceptre.
Died November 18th, 2015 at 89 years old in High River (stroke). [ref]
Anselm Franz
Austrian engineer (1900–1994).
Born January 21st, 1900 in Schladming.
Died November 18th, 1994 at 94 years old in Bridgeport.
Abraham Serfaty
Moroccan activist (1926-2010).
Born January 16th, 1926 in Casablanca.
Died November 18th, 2010 at 84 years old in Marrakesh. [ref]
Kim Gallagher
Athletics competitor (1964–2002).
Born June 11th, 1964 in Philadelphia.
Died November 18th, 2002 at 38 years old in Oreland (cancer).
Narcisse Virgilio Díaz
French painter (1807-1876).
Born August 21st, 1807 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1876 at 69 years old in Menton (tuberculosis).
Draga Olteanu Matei
Romanian actress.
Born October 24th, 1933 in Bucharest.
Died November 18th, 2020 at 87 years old in Iași. [ref]
Gillian Rolton
Australian equestrian (1956-2017).
Born May 3rd, 1956 in Adelaide.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 61 years old in Adelaide (endometrial cancer). [ref]
Ivane Javakhishvili
Georgian historian and linguist (1876-1940).
Born April 23rd, 1876 in Tbilisi.
Died November 18th, 1940 at 64 years old in Tbilisi.
August Beer
German scientist (1825-1863).
Born July 31st, 1825 in Trier.
Died November 18th, 1863 at 38 years old in Bonn.
Frederick Stanley Maude
British army general (1864–1917).
Born June 24th, 1864 in Gibraltar.
Died November 18th, 1917 at 53 years old in Baghdad (cholera).
Robert C. Prim
American mathematician and computer scientist (1921-2021).
Born September 25th, 1921 in Sweetwater.
Died November 18th, 2021 at 100 years old in San Clemente. [ref]
Dhirendra Nath Ganguly
Indian actor (1893-1978).
Born March 26th, 1893 in Kolkata.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 85 years old in Kolkata.
Karolina Kózka
Polish martyr (1898–1914).
Born August 2nd, 1898 in Wał-Ruda.
Died November 18th, 1914 at 16 years old in Wał-Ruda.
Giorgio Antonucci
Italian physician (1933–2017).
Born February 24th, 1933 in Lucca.
Died November 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Florence. [ref]
Ion Inculeț
President of moldova (1884-1940).
Born April 5th, 1884 in Răzeni.
Died November 18th, 1940 at 56 years old in Bucharest.
Georg John
German stage and film actor (1879-1941).
Born July 23rd, 1879 in Śmigiel.
Died November 18th, 1941 at 62 years old in Łódź Ghetto.
György Pauk
Hungarian classical violinist (1936–2024).
Born October 26th, 1936 in Budapest.
Died November 18th, 2024 at 88 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Mathilde Marchesi
German mezzo-soprano and singing teacher (1821-1913).
Born March 28th, 1826 in Frankfurt.
Died November 18th, 1913 at 87 years old in London.
Junko Hori
Japanese voice actress (1935-2024).
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Tokyo, Shenyang. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2024 at 89 years old in Tokyo.
Brian G. Marsden
British astronomer (1937–2010).
Born August 5th, 1937 in Cambridge.
Died November 18th, 2010 at 73 years old in Burlington (leukemia). [ref]
Don Dillaway
American actor (1903-1982).
Born March 17th, 1903 in New York City.
Died November 18th, 1982 at 79 years old in California (disease).
Pablo Dorado
Uruguayan footballer (1908-1978).
Born June 22nd, 1908 in Montevideo.
Died November 18th, 1978 at 70 years old in Montevideo.
Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis
Netherlands' first prominent socialist (1846-1919).
Born December 31st, 1846 in Amsterdam.
Died November 18th, 1919 at 72 years old in Hilversum.
Micha Josef Berdyczewski
Ukrainian jewish writer (1865–1921).
Born August 19th, 1865 in Medzhybizh. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1921 at 56 years old in Berlin.
Gladys Yang
British translator of chinese literature (1919–1999).
Born January 19th, 1919 in Beijing. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1999 at 80 years old in Beijing. [ref]
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø