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March 18th
162 Notable deaths
Eddie Aikau
Hawaiian surfer and lifeguard.
Born May 5th, 1946 in Kahului.
Died March 18th, 1978 at 31 years old in Maui County.
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]
Bernie Wrightson
American illustrator.
Born October 27th, 1948 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2017 at 68 years old in Austin (brain tumor). [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]
William C. Durant
American automotive businessman (1861–1947).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Boston.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 85 years old in New York City.
Ludwig Guttmann
German-british neurologist who created the paralympic games (1899-1980).
Born July 3rd, 1899 in Toszek.
Died March 18th, 1980 at 80 years old in Aylesbury.
Vasily Chuikov
Soviet military officer, marshal of the soviet union (1900-1982).
Born February 12th, 1900 in Serebryanye Prudy. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1982 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Warren Christopher
U.s. secretary of state (1925-2011).
Born October 17th, 1925 in Scranton.
Died March 18th, 2011 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer, kidney cancer). [ref]
Peggy Wood
American actress of stage, film and television (1892-1978).
Born February 9th, 1892 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1978 at 86 years old in Stamford (stroke).
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