February 18th
172 Notable deaths
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]
Monte Blue
American actor (1887–1963).
Born January 11th, 1887 in Indianapolis.
Died February 18th, 1963 at 76 years old in Milwaukee (myocardial infarction).
Pasquale Squitieri
Italian film director (1938-2017).
Born November 27th, 1938 in Naples.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 78 years old in Rome. [ref]
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).
Barbara Gittings
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]
John Babcock
Canadian world war i veteran.
Born July 23rd, 1900 in Holleford crater.
Died February 18th, 2010 at 109 years old in Spokane. [ref]
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
Soviet military commander (1907-1945).
Born June 29th, 1906 in Oksanyna.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 38 years old in Pieniężno.
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]
Günter Blobel
German american biologist (1999 nobel prize).
Born May 21st, 1936 in Niegosławice, Lubusz Voivodeship. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2018 at 81 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 172
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi