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February 18th
176 Notable deaths
Robert Oppenheimer
American theoretical physicist, known as "father of the atomic bomb".
Born April 22nd, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1967 at 62 years old in Princeton (lung cancer). [ref]
Gene Hackman
American actor (1930–2025).
Born January 30th, 1930 in San Bernardino.
Died February 18th, 2025 at 95 years old in Santa Fe (hypertensive heart disease, coronary artery disease). [ref]
Dale Earnhardt
American racing driver (1951-2001).
Born April 29th, 1951 in Kannapolis.
Died February 18th, 2001 at 49 years old in Daytona International Speedway (basilar skull fracture).
Kerry Von Erich
American professional wrestler (1960-1993).
Born February 3rd, 1960 in Niagara Falls.
Died February 18th, 1993 at 33 years old in Denton (ballistic trauma).
Jerry Buss
American businessman and real estate investor (1933–2013).
Born January 27th, 1933 in Salt Lake City.
Died February 18th, 2013 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer, kidney failure).
Frank Costello
American mobster (1891–1973).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Cassano allo Ionio.
Died February 18th, 1973 at 82 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Norma McCorvey
Plaintiff in roe v. wade (1947–2017).
Born September 22nd, 1947 in Simmesport.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 69 years old in Katy (heart failure).
Viscera
American professional wrestler.
Born February 14th, 1971 in Goldsboro.
Died February 18th, 2014 at 43 years old in Memphis (myocardial infarction).
Christian Atsu
Ghanaian association football player (1992–2023).
Born January 10th, 1992 in Ada Foah.
Died February 18th, 2023 at 31 years old in Antakya (2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes). [ref]
D. Ramanaidu
Multilingual indian film producer.
Born June 6th, 1936 in Karamchedu.
Died February 18th, 2015 at 78 years old in Hyderabad.
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. J.K. Rowling