February 18th
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242 Notable deaths
Louis Wigfall
American politician (1816–1874).
Born April 21st, 1816 in Edgefield.
Died February 18th, 1874 at 57 years old in Galveston.
Blinky Palermo
Artist (1943-1977).
Born June 2nd, 1943 in Leipzig.
Died February 18th, 1977 at 33 years old in Vihamanaafushi.
Harald Szeemann
Swiss artist, curator and art historian (1933–2005).
Died February 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Locarno.
Princess Helene of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Hereditary grand duchess of oldenburg (1899–1948).
Born December 22nd, 1899 in Bad Arolsen.
Died February 18th, 1948 at 48 years old in Rastede.
Nadezhda Olizarenko
Soviet-ukrainian middle-distance runner.
Born November 28th, 1953 in Bryansk.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 63 years old in Odesa (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Dragiša Cvetković
Yugoslav politician (1893-1969).
Born January 15th, 1893 in Niš.
Died February 18th, 1969 at 76 years old in Paris.
Eugenio Beltrami
Italian mathematician (1835–1900).
Born November 16th, 1835 in Cremona.
Died February 18th, 1900 at 64 years old in Rome.
Gustave Charpentier
French composer (1860-1956).
Born June 25th, 1860 in Dieuze.
Died February 18th, 1956 at 95 years old in Paris.
Milan Šufflay
Croatian historian, albanologist, and politician (1879-1931).
Born November 9th, 1879 in Lepoglava.
Died February 18th, 1931 at 51 years old in Zagreb.
Otto Beisheim
Businessman (1924-2013).
Born January 3rd, 1924 in Velbert. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2013 at 89 years old in Rottach-Egern (gunshot wound). [ref]
Petar Zhekov
Bulgarian footballer (1944–2023).
Born October 10th, 1944 in Knizhovnik.
Died February 18th, 2023 at 78 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Michael Ogio
Governor-general of papua new guinea (1942-2017).
Born July 7th, 1942 in North Bougainville District.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 74 years old in Port Moresby. [ref]
Ōyama Sutematsu
Japanese socialite, first japanese female college student studied in the us, advocate of education for licensed medical nurse and higher education for girls in 1900s japan.
Born March 16th, 1860 in Aizuwakamatsu. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1919 at 58 years old in Tokyo City (influenza). [ref]
Wilhelm Stemmermann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1888–1944).
Born October 23rd, 1888 in Rastatt.
Died February 18th, 1944 at 55 years old in Cherkasy.
Raymond Moley
American presidential advisor.
Born September 27th, 1886 in Berea.
Died February 18th, 1975 at 88 years old in Phoenix.
Robert Ranulph Marett
British ethnologist (1866–1943).
Born June 13th, 1866 in Jersey.
Died February 18th, 1943 at 76 years old in Oxford.
Enrique Peralta Azurdia
President of guatemala (1908-1997).
Born June 17th, 1908 in Guatemala City.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 88 years old in Miami.
Rafael Reyes
President of colombia, 1904-1909.
Born December 5th, 1849 in Santa Rosa de Viterbo. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1921 at 71 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Josef Meinrad
Austrian actor (1913-1996).
Born April 21st, 1913 in Vienna.
Died February 18th, 1996 at 82 years old in Großgmain (cancer).
Ralph Graves
American screenwriter and actor (1900–1977).
Born January 23rd, 1900 in Cleveland.
Died February 18th, 1977 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara.
Chieko Honda
Japanese actress and voice actress (1963–2013).
Born March 28th, 1963 in Tokyo.
Died February 18th, 2013 at 49 years old in Nagano (colon cancer).
Billy Murdoch
Australian cricketer (1854-1911).
Born October 18th, 1854 in Bendigo.
Died February 18th, 1911 at 56 years old in Melbourne (stroke).
Enrique Olaya Herrera
President of colombia (1880-1937).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Guateque. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1937 at 56 years old in Rome (stroke).
Bozorg Alavi
Writer, novelist and activist (1904-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1904 in Tehran.
Died February 18th, 1997 at 93 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi