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February 18th
162 Notable deaths
Henry Norris Russell
American astronomer.
Born October 25th, 1877 in Oyster Bay. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1957 at 79 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Kamila Skolimowska
Polish hammer thrower.
Born November 4th, 1982 in Warsaw.
Died February 18th, 2009 at 26 years old in Vila Real de Santo António (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Andreas Feininger
American photographer.
Born December 27th, 1906 in Paris. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1999 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Leopoldo Lugones
Argentinian lyricist and storyteller.
Born June 13th, 1874 in Villa de María del Río Seco. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1938 at 63 years old in Tigre (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Otfried Preußler
German children's books author.
Born October 20th, 1923 in Liberec. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2013 at 89 years old in Prien am Chiemsee. [ref]
José Bonaparte
Argentine paleontologist (1928-2020).
Born June 14th, 1928 in Rosario.
Died February 18th, 2020 at 91 years old in Mercedes. [ref]
Dmitry Karbyshev
Officer of the russian imperial army, red army general and hero of the soviet union.
Born October 26th, 1880 in Omsk.
Died February 18th, 1945 at 64 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp (hypothermia).
Harald Szeemann
Swiss art historian (1933-2005).
Born June 11th, 1933 in Bern. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2005 at 71 years old in Tegna. [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]
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
Austrian architect (1897-2000).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2000 at 103 years old in Vienna. [ref]
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