March 18th
183 Notable deaths
Don Young
American politician (1933-2022).
Born June 9th, 1933 in Meridian.
Died March 18th, 2022 at 88 years old in SeaTac. [ref]
Tamara de Lempicka
Polish painter (1898-1980).
Born May 16th, 1898 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1980 at 81 years old in Cuernavaca. [ref]
Norbert Wiener
American mathematician, scientist in cybernetics and artificial intelligence.
Born November 26th, 1894 in Columbia. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1964 at 69 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Bernie Wrightson
American illustrator (1948–2017).
Born October 27th, 1948 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2017 at 68 years old in Austin (brain tumor). [ref]
William Crapo Durant
American automotive businessman (1861–1947).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Boston.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 85 years old in New York City.
Peggy Wood
American actress of stage, film and television (1892-1978).
Born February 9th, 1892 in Brooklyn.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 86 years old in Stamford (stroke).
Geraldyn M. Cobb
American aviator (1931-2019).
Born March 5th, 1931 in Norman.
Died March 18th, 2019 at 88 years old in Florida. [ref]
Vasily Chuikov
Soviet marshal (1900–1982).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Serebryanye Prudy.
Died March 18th, 1982 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Eleftherios Venizelos
Greek politician; prime minister 1910–20 and 1928–33.
Born August 23rd, 1864 in Mournies. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1936 at 71 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Thomas P. Stafford
American astronaut (1930–2024).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Weatherford.
Died March 18th, 2024 at 93 years old in Satellite Beach. [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs