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February 18th
162 Notable deaths
Jack Northrop
American aircraft industrialist and designer, founder of northrop corporation.
Born November 10th, 1895 in Newark.
Died February 18th, 1981 at 85 years old in Glendale.
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Russian composer.
Born December 30th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1987 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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]
Maurice Garin
French cyclist (1871-1957).
Born March 3rd, 1871 in Arvier.
Died February 18th, 1957 at 85 years old in Lens.
Charles Davenport
American biologist.
Born June 1st, 1866 in Stamford.
Died February 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (pneumonia). [ref]
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]
Lindsey Pearlman
American actress.
Born October 5th, 1978 in Chicago.
Died February 18th, 2022 at 43 years old in Hollywood.
Jean Rouch
French film director.
Born May 31st, 1917 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2004 at 86 years old in Birni-N'Konni (traffic collision).
Robert Rossen
American screenwriter, film director, and producer (1908-1966).
Born March 16th, 1908 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1966 at 57 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Richard Schickel
American film scholar.
Born February 10th, 1933 in Milwaukee.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (stroke). [ref]
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