February 18th
172 Notable deaths
Louis Wolheim
American character actor (1880-1931).
Born March 28th, 1880 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1931 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (stomach cancer). [ref]
Mavis Gallant
Canadian writer.
Born August 11th, 1922 in Montreal. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2014 at 91 years old in Paris. [ref]
Oliver Wood
English cinematographer.
Born February 21st, 1942 in London.
Died February 18th, 2023 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Wallace Broecker
American geochronologist and oceanographer (1931–2019).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2019 at 87 years old in Manhattan (congestive heart failure). [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]
Nureddin Pasha
Ottoman army general (1873-1932).
Born July 17th, 1873 in Bursa. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1932 at 58 years old in Istanbul.
Joachim Ernst, Duke of Anhalt
German nobleman.
Born January 11th, 1901 in Dessau.
Died February 18th, 1947 at 46 years old in NKVD special camp Nr. 2.
Yūko Tsushima
Japanese author (1947-2016).
Born March 30th, 1947 in Mitaka. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2016 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cancer). [ref]
Alessandro Mendini
Italian.
Born August 16th, 1931 in Milan. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2019 at 87 years old in Milan. [ref]
Franz Hofer
Austrian politician (1902-1975).
Born December 13th, 1902 in Bad Hofgastein. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1975 at 72 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 172
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