February 18th
172 Notable deaths
Stanisław Mackiewicz
Polish writer (1896-1966).
Born December 18th, 1896 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 18th, 1966 at 69 years old in Warsaw.
Erland Kops
Danish badminton player (1937-2017).
Born January 14th, 1937 in Copenhagen.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 80 years old [ref]
Axel Olrik
Danish folklorist and scholar of mediaeval historiography.
Born July 3rd, 1864 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1917 at 52 years old in Øverød (pneumonia). [ref]
Idrissa Ouédraogo
Burkinabe film director, screenwriter and producer.
Born January 21st, 1954 in Banfora.
Died February 18th, 2018 at 64 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Claus Roxin
German jurist (1931–2025).
Born May 15th, 1931 in Hamburg.
Died February 18th, 2025 at 93 years old [ref]
Matvei Petrovich Bronstein
Soviet physicist (1906-1938).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Vinnytsia.
Died February 18th, 1938 at 31 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound).
Catherine Jourdan
French actress (1948-2011).
Born October 12th, 1948 in Azay-le-Rideau.
Died February 18th, 2011 at 62 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Youssef El Sebai
Egyptian journalist.
Born June 10th, 1917 in Cairo.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 60 years old in Nicosia.
Kanoko Okamoto
Japanese writer.
Born March 1st, 1889 in Akasaka.
Died February 18th, 1939 at 49 years old in Yokosuka (cerebral hemorrhage).
Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
Portuguese aviator (1869-1959).
Born February 17th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died February 18th, 1959 at 90 years old in Lisbon.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 172
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull