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242 Notable deaths
Allen Montgomery Lewis
Saint lucian judge (1909-1993).
Born October 26th, 1909 in Castries.
Died February 18th, 1993 at 83 years old
Kenneth Setton
American medieval historian (1914-1995).
Born June 17th, 1914 in New Bedford.
Died February 18th, 1995 at 80 years old in Princeton.
Turhan Përmeti
Prime minister of albania (1846-1927).
Born December 19th, 1846 in Përmet.
Died February 18th, 1927 at 80 years old in Paris. [ref]
Yicong
Qing dynasty prince (1831-1889).
Born July 23rd, 1831 in Beijing.
Died February 18th, 1889 at 57 years old in Beijing.
Fagundes Varela
Brazilian poet (1841–1875).
Born August 17th, 1841 in São João Marcos.
Died February 18th, 1875 at 33 years old in Niterói.
Kanoko Okamoto
Japanese writer (1889–1939).
Born March 1st, 1889 in Akasaka.
Died February 18th, 1939 at 49 years old in Yokosuka (stroke, cerebral hemorrhage).
Prežihov Voranc
Slovenian writer (1893-1950).
Born August 10th, 1893 in Ravne na Koroškem.
Died February 18th, 1950 at 56 years old in Maribor. [ref]
Erland Kops
Danish badminton player (1937–2017).
Born January 14th, 1937 in Copenhagen.
Died February 18th, 2017 at 80 years old [ref]
Francisco Giner de los Ríos
Spanish philosopher (1839-1915).
Born October 10th, 1839 in Ronda.
Died February 18th, 1915 at 75 years old in Madrid.
Nikolay Zinin
Russian chemist (1812-1880).
Born August 25th, 1812 in Shusha.
Died February 18th, 1880 at 67 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Elizabeth Connell
South african-born operatic soprano (1946-2012).
Born October 22nd, 1946 in Gqeberha.
Died February 18th, 2012 at 65 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Ratmir Kholmov
Russian chess player (1925–2006).
Born May 13th, 1925 in Shenkursk.
Died February 18th, 2006 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Boris Nevzorov
Soviet and russian actor (1950-2022).
Born January 18th, 1950 in Starominskaya.
Died February 18th, 2022 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Axel Olrik
Danish folklorist and scholar of mediaeval historiography (1864–1917).
Born July 3rd, 1864 in Copenhagen.
Died February 18th, 1917 at 52 years old in Øverød (pneumonia).
Grigori Nelyubov
Ukrainian soviet pilot & cosmonaut (1934–1966).
Born March 31st, 1934 in Porfirivka.
Died February 18th, 1966 at 31 years old in Mikhaylovsky District, Primorsky Krai (railway accident).
Pavel Panov
Bulgarian footballer (1950-2018).
Born September 16th, 1950 in Sofia.
Died February 18th, 2018 at 67 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Karl Grün
German journalist, political theorist and socialist politician (1817–1887).
Born September 30th, 1817 in Lüdenscheid.
Died February 18th, 1887 at 69 years old in Vienna.
Louis de La Vallée-Poussin
Indologist, scholar (1869–1938).
Born January 1st, 1869 in Liège.
Died February 18th, 1938 at 69 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.
Max von Boehn
Prussian officer involved in the franco-prussian war and world war i.
Born August 16th, 1850 in Bydgoszcz.
Died February 18th, 1921 at 70 years old in Lubsko.
Jon Christensen
Norwegian jazz musician (1943–2020).
Born March 20th, 1943 in Oslo.
Died February 18th, 2020 at 76 years old in Sagene. [ref]
Matvei Petrovich Bronstein
Soviet physicist (1906-1938).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Vinnytsia.
Died February 18th, 1938 at 31 years old in Saint Petersburg (gunshot wound).
Geltrude Comensoli
Italian saint (1847-1903).
Born January 18th, 1847 in Bienno.
Died February 18th, 1903 at 56 years old in Bergamo.
Marcellin Desboutin
French painter (1823-1902).
Born August 26th, 1823 in Cérilly.
Died February 18th, 1902 at 78 years old in Nice.
Céleste Mogador
French dancer, playwright and novelist (1824-1909).
Born December 27th, 1824 in Paris.
Died February 18th, 1909 at 84 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Ilario Castagner
Italian footballer and manager (1940–2023).
Born December 18th, 1940 in Vittorio Veneto.
Died February 18th, 2023 at 82 years old in Perugia. [ref]
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