February 18th
242 Notable deaths
Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi
German mathematician (1804–1851).
Born December 10th, 1805 in Potsdam.
Died February 18th, 1851 at 45 years old in Berlin (smallpox).
Tony Ganios
American actor (1959–2024).
Born October 21st, 1959 in Brooklyn.
Died February 18th, 2024 at 64 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eddie Mathews
American baseball player and coach (1931–2001).
Born October 13th, 1931 in Texarkana.
Died February 18th, 2001 at 69 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia).
Charles Lewis Tiffany
American jewelry businessman (1812–1902).
Born February 15th, 1812 in Killingly.
Died February 18th, 1902 at 90 years old in Yonkers.
Dedan Kimathi
Kenyan leader during the mau mau uprising (1920–1957).
Born October 31st, 1920 in Nyeri County.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 36 years old in Nairobi (hanging to death).
Vidyasagar
Indian jain monk (1946–2024).
Born October 10th, 1946 in Sadalga. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2024 at 77 years old in Dongargarh. [ref]
Friedrich August III of Saxony
King of saxony (1865-1932).
Born May 25th, 1865 in Dresden.
Died February 18th, 1932 at 66 years old in Szczodre, Wrocław County.
Maggie McNamara
American actress (1928-1978).
Born June 18th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1978 at 48 years old in New York City (drug overdose).
Vasil Levski
Bulgarian revolutionary (1837–1873).
Born July 18th, 1837 in Karlovo.
Died February 18th, 1873 at 35 years old in Sofia (hanging to death).
Kathleen Lockhart
English actress (1894-1978).
Born August 9th, 1894 in Southsea.
Died February 18th, 1978 at 83 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Gyula Andrássy
Hungarian statesman (1823–1890).
Born March 8th, 1823 in Zemun, Vlachovo.
Died February 18th, 1890 at 66 years old in Volosko.
Jerome Kersey
American basketball player (1962-2015).
Born June 26th, 1962 in Clarksville.
Died February 18th, 2015 at 52 years old in Portland (cardiovascular disease).
Alain Robbe-Grillet
French author and film director (1922–2008).
Born August 18th, 1922 in Saint-Pierre-Quilbignon.
Died February 18th, 2008 at 85 years old in Caen (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Sergo Ordzhonikidze
Soviet politician (1886-1937).
Born October 24th, 1886 in Ghoresha.
Died February 18th, 1937 at 50 years old in Moscow.
Jack Northrop
American aircraft industrialist and designer, founder of northrop corporation (1895–1981).
Born November 10th, 1895 in Newark.
Died February 18th, 1981 at 85 years old in Glendale.
Lindsey Pearlman
American actress (1978-2022).
Born October 5th, 1978 in Chicago.
Died February 18th, 2022 at 43 years old in Hollywood.
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
Spanish lawyer and politician (1877-1949).
Born July 6th, 1877 in Priego de Córdoba. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1949 at 71 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Pantelis Pantelidis
Greek singer (1983–2016).
Born November 23rd, 1983 in Athens.
Died February 18th, 2016 at 32 years old in Athens (traffic collision). [ref]
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Canadian inventor and businessman (1907–1964).
Born April 16th, 1907 in Valcourt.
Died February 18th, 1964 at 56 years old in Sherbrooke.
Pasquale Squitieri
Italian film director (1938-2017).
Born November 27th, 1938 in Naples.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
Sophus Lie
Norwegian mathematician (1842–1899).
Born December 17th, 1842 in Nordfjordeid.
Died February 18th, 1899 at 56 years old in Christiania.
Jacqueline Hill
English actress (1929–1993).
Born December 17th, 1929 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1993 at 63 years old in London (breast cancer). [ref]
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Soviet-russian composer (1904-1986).
Born December 30th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1987 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Charles Benedict Davenport
American botanist, zoologist and eugenicist (1866 – 1944).
Born June 1st, 1866 in Stamford.
Died February 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (pneumonia).
Robert Rossen
American screenwriter, film director, and producer (1908-1966).
Born March 16th, 1908 in New York City.
Died February 18th, 1966 at 57 years old in Hollywood (disease).
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It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young