February 18th
242 Notable deaths
Monte Blue
American actor (1887–1963).
Born January 11th, 1887 in Indianapolis.
Died February 18th, 1963 at 76 years old in Milwaukee (myocardial infarction).
Richard Schickel
American film scholar (1933–2017).
Born February 10th, 1933 in Milwaukee.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
Jean Rouch
French film director and ethnologist (1917–2004).
Died February 18th, 2004 at 86 years old in Birni-N'Konni (traffic collision).
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
Soviet general (1906–1945).
Born June 29th, 1906 in Oksanyna.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 38 years old in Pieniężno.
Gale Robbins
American singer, and actress (1921-1980).
Born May 7th, 1921 in Indiana.
Died February 18th, 1980 at 58 years old in Tarzana (lung cancer).
Yūko Tsushima
Japanese author (1947–2016).
Born March 30th, 1947 in Mitaka.
Died February 18th, 2016 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
George T. Miller
Scottish-born australian film director (1943–2023).
Born November 28th, 1943 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2023 at 79 years old in Melbourne (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Barbara Gittings
American librarian, lgbt rights activist (1932–2007).
Born July 31st, 1932 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 2007 at 74 years old in Kennett Square (breast cancer). [ref]
Mavis Gallant
Canadian writer (1922–2014).
Born August 11th, 1922 in Montreal. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2014 at 91 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
John Babcock
Canadian world war i veteran (1900–2010).
Born July 23rd, 1900 in Holleford Crater.
Died February 18th, 2010 at 109 years old in Spokane. [ref]
Charlotte Cushman
American actress (1816–1876).
Born July 23rd, 1816 in Boston. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1876 at 59 years old in Boston (pneumonia).
Louis Wolheim
American character actor (1880-1931).
Born March 28th, 1880 in New York City.
Died February 18th, 1931 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer).
Oliver Wood
British cinematographer (1942–2023).
Born February 21st, 1942 in London.
Died February 18th, 2023 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
Austrian officer (1817–1895).
Born August 3rd, 1817 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 1895 at 77 years old in Arco.
Fanny Stevenson
American author, wife of robert louis stevenson (1840-1914).
Born March 10th, 1840 in Indianapolis.
Died February 18th, 1914 at 73 years old in Santa Barbara.
Duke Joachim Ernst I, Duke of Anhalt
Monarch of anhalt (1918–1918).
Born January 11th, 1901 in Dessau.
Died February 18th, 1947 at 46 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 2.
Carolus-Duran
French portrait painter (1837-1917).
Died February 18th, 1917 at 79 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Georges Valois
French politician (1878-1945).
Born October 7th, 1878 in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 66 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus). [ref]
Sakallı Nureddin Paşa
Turkish general and statesperson (1873–1932).
Born July 17th, 1873 in Bursa. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1932 at 58 years old in Istanbul.
Günter Blobel
German american biologist (1999 nobel prize).
Born May 21st, 1936 in Niegosławice. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2018 at 81 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Andrey Myagkov
Soviet and russian actor (1938-2021).
Born July 8th, 1938 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 18th, 2021 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jan Timman
Dutch chess grandmaster (1951–2026).
Born December 14th, 1951 in Amsterdam.
Died February 18th, 2026 at 74 years old in Arnhem. [ref]
Sepp Piontek
German association football player and manager.
Born March 5th, 1940 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2026 at 85 years old in Odense. [ref]
Prince Komatsu Akihito
Japanese prince.
Born February 11th, 1846 in Kyoto.
Died February 18th, 1903 at 57 years old in Tokyo.
Henry Norris Russell
American astronomer (1877–1957).
Born October 25th, 1877 in Oyster Bay.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 79 years old in Princeton.
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes