March 18th
166 Notable deaths
Piet Kruiver
Dutch footballer (1938-1989).
Born January 5th, 1938 in Koog aan de Zaan.
Died March 18th, 1989 at 51 years old in Amsterdam.
Cahide Sonku
Turkish film actress and director.
Born December 27th, 1919 in Sanaa.
Died March 18th, 1981 at 61 years old in Istanbul (disease).
Kanstantsin Kaltsou
Belarusian ice hockey player.
Born April 17th, 1981 in Minsk.
Died March 18th, 2024 at 42 years old in Miami.
Erick-Oskar Hansen
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born May 27th, 1889 in Hamburg.
Died March 18th, 1967 at 77 years old in Hamburg.
Cyril Rootham
English composer, educator and organist.
Born October 5th, 1875 in Redland.
Died March 18th, 1938 at 62 years old in Cambridge.
Roland Dorgelès
French writer.
Born June 15th, 1885 in Amiens. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1973 at 87 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Pedro Solbes
Spanish politician.
Born August 31st, 1942 in Pinoso.
Died March 18th, 2023 at 80 years old in Madrid (liver cancer). [ref]
António Nobre
Portuguese poet, writer.
Born August 16th, 1867 in Porto. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1900 at 32 years old in Porto (tuberculosis). [ref]
Bruno Heim
Swiss archbishop (1911-2003).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Olten. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2003 at 92 years old in Olten. [ref]
Paul Cremona
Catholic archbishop (1946–2025).
Born January 25th, 1946 in Valletta.
Died March 18th, 2025 at 79 years old in Birkirkara. [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan