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March 18th
234 Notable deaths
Adam Osborne
American writer and software publisher (1939-2003).
Born March 6th, 1939 in Bangkok.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 64 years old in Kodaikanal.
Carlos Pace
Brazilian racing driver (1944-1977).
Born October 6th, 1944 in São Paulo.
Died March 18th, 1977 at 32 years old in Mairiporã.
Bernabé Martí
Spanish operatic tenor (1928–2022).
Born November 14th, 1928 in Villarroya de la Sierra.
Died March 18th, 2022 at 93 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Vilma Bánky
Hungarian-american film actress (1901–1991).
Born January 9th, 1901 in Nagydorog.
Died March 18th, 1991 at 90 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).
Nikolaj Velimirović
Serbian bishop and saint (1880–1956).
Born January 4th, 1881 in Lelić.
Died March 18th, 1956 at 75 years old in South Canaan Township (disease).
Nadia Cassini
American actress (1949–2025).
Born January 2nd, 1949 in Woodstock.
Died March 18th, 2025 at 76 years old in Reggio Calabria. [ref]
Marcellin Berthelot
French chemist and politician (1827-1907).
Born October 25th, 1827 in former 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1907 at 79 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Mary Ann Brown Patten
American sailor.
Born April 6th, 1837 in Chelsea.
Died March 18th, 1861 at 23 years old in Boston.
William Grover-Williams
Racecar driver (1903–1945).
Born January 16th, 1903 in Montrouge.
Died March 18th, 1945 at 42 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
American painter (1863–1930).
Born August 8th, 1863 in Philadelphia.
Died March 18th, 1930 at 66 years old in Philadelphia.
Gerard Adriaan Heineken
Founder of beer company heineken international (1841–1893).
Born September 28th, 1841 in Amsterdam.
Died March 18th, 1893 at 51 years old in Amsterdam.
R. A. Lafferty
American writer (1914–2002).
Born November 7th, 1914 in Neola.
Died March 18th, 2002 at 87 years old in Broken Arrow.
Heisuke Hironaka
Japanese mathematician.
Born April 9th, 1931 in Yamaguchi.
Died March 18th, 2026 at 94 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Catherine Hamlin
Australian obstetrician and gynaecologist (1924-2020).
Born January 24th, 1924 in Sydney.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 96 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Saba Mahmood
American anthropologist, professor, university of california, berkeley.
Born February 3rd, 1961 in Quetta.
Died March 18th, 2018 at 57 years old in Berkeley (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Trisha Brown
Artist, dancer, and choreographer (1936-2017).
Born November 25th, 1936 in Aberdeen. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2017 at 80 years old in San Antonio. [ref]
Lauritz Melchior
Danish opera singer (1890-1973).
Born March 20th, 1890 in Copenhagen.
Died March 18th, 1973 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Marien Ngouabi
President of congo-brazzaville from 1969 to 1977.
Born December 31st, 1938 in Owando.
Died March 18th, 1977 at 38 years old in Brazzaville.
Harold Jeffreys
British geophysicist and statistician (1891–1989).
Born April 22nd, 1891 in England, Fatfield.
Died March 18th, 1989 at 97 years old in Cambridge.
Li Ao
Taiwanese writer (1935-2018).
Born April 25th, 1935 in Harbin.
Died March 18th, 2018 at 82 years old in Taipei Veterans General Hospital (brain cancer).
William Beaudine
American film actor and director (1892–1970).
Born January 15th, 1892 in New York City.
Died March 18th, 1970 at 78 years old in Canoga Park (kidney failure).
Kenneth To
Australian swimmer.
Born July 7th, 1992 in Hong Kong.
Died March 18th, 2019 at 26 years old in Gainesville (infarction). [ref]
John Urry
British sociologist (1946-2016).
Born January 6th, 1946 in London.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 70 years old in Lancaster.
Enzo Cannavale
Italian actor (1928–2011).
Born April 5th, 1928 in Castellammare di Stabia. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2011 at 82 years old in Naples (disease). [ref]
Grace Emily Akinyi Ogot
Kenyan politician and writer (1930-2015).
Born May 15th, 1930 in Kisumu. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2015 at 84 years old in Nairobi Hospital.
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