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March 18th
234 Notable deaths
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu
Nigerian writer (1951-2014).
Born October 26th, 1951 in Orlu.
Died March 18th, 2014 at 62 years old in Imo State (kidney failure).
Friedrich August Stüler
Prussian architect and builder (1800-1865).
Born January 28th, 1800 in Mühlhausen/Thuringia. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1865 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Hertta Kuusinen
Finnish politician (1904–1974).
Born February 14th, 1904 in Luhanka. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1974 at 70 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hermann Oldenberg
German indologist (1854–1920).
Born October 31st, 1854 in Hamburg.
Died March 18th, 1920 at 65 years old in Göttingen.
Siddheshwari Devi
Indian singer (1908–1977).
Born August 8th, 1908 in Varanasi.
Died March 18th, 1977 at 68 years old in New Delhi.
Philip Henry Wicksteed
English economist (1844–1927).
Born October 25th, 1844 in Leeds.
Died March 18th, 1927 at 82 years old in Berkshire. [ref]
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
Uzbek screenwriter and poet (1889-1929).
Born March 6th, 1889 in Kokand.
Died March 18th, 1929 at 40 years old in Shohimardon (stoning).
Ibō Takahashi
Japanese admiral (1888–1947).
Born April 20th, 1888 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 58 years old
Fyodor Shcherbatskoy
Russian academic and indologist (1866–1942).
Born September 11th, 1866 in Kielce. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1942 at 75 years old in Burabay.
Benjamin Glazer
Screenwriter, producer, foley artist, and director of american films (1887-1956).
Born May 7th, 1887 in Belfast.
Died March 18th, 1956 at 68 years old in Hollywood.
Karl Maria Demelhuber
German general (1896–1988).
Born May 26th, 1896 in Freising.
Died March 18th, 1988 at 91 years old in Seeshaupt.
Kenjirō Shinozuka
Japanese rally driver (1948–2024).
Born November 20th, 1948 in Ota. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2024 at 75 years old in Suwa (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Esmaeil Khatib
Iranian cleric.
Born July 1st, 1961 in Qaen. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2026 at 64 years old in Tehran (airstrike).
Felix Graf von Bothmer
German general (1852–1937).
Born December 10th, 1852 in Munich.
Died March 18th, 1937 at 84 years old in Munich.
Ferdinand Freiligrath
German poet.
Born June 17th, 1810 in Detmold.
Died March 18th, 1876 at 65 years old in Bad Cannstatt (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Powathil
Metropolitan archbishop.
Born August 14th, 1930 in Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor.
Died March 18th, 2023 at 92 years old in Changanassery. [ref]
William Henry Bissell
American politician (1811–1860).
Born April 25th, 1811 in Hartwick.
Died March 18th, 1860 at 48 years old in Springfield.
Miloslav Vlk
Czech catholic cardinal (1932–2017).
Born May 17th, 1932 in Líšnice. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2017 at 84 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
Louise Lovely
Australian actress (1895-1980).
Born February 28th, 1895 in Paddington.
Died March 18th, 1980 at 85 years old in Hobart.
Emil Karewicz
Polish actor (1923–2020).
Born March 13th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Johannes Aavik
Estonian philologist and fennophile (1880–1973).
Born December 8th, 1880 in Randvere.
Died March 18th, 1973 at 92 years old in Stockholm.
Johann Georg Halske
German master mechanic (1814-1890).
Born July 30th, 1814 in Hamburg.
Died March 18th, 1890 at 75 years old in Berlin.
Vasily Abaev
Ossetian soviet linguist (1900-2001).
Born December 15th, 1900 in Kobi.
Died March 18th, 2001 at 100 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Wlamir Marques
Brazilian basketball player (1937–2025).
Born July 16th, 1937 in São Vicente.
Died March 18th, 2025 at 87 years old in São Paulo. [ref]
Egon Balas
American mathematician (1922–2019).
Born June 7th, 1922 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died March 18th, 2019 at 96 years old [ref]
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You needn’t die happy when your time comes, but you must die satisfied, for you have lived your life from the beginning to the end. Stephen King