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March 18th
234 Notable deaths
Paul van Ostaijen
Belgian poet, writer (1896–1928).
Born February 22nd, 1896 in Antwerp.
Died March 18th, 1928 at 32 years old in Belgium, Miavoye (tuberculosis).
Wanda Hawley
American actress (1895-1963).
Born July 30th, 1895 in Scranton.
Died March 18th, 1963 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Roland Dorgelès
French writer (1885–1973).
Born June 15th, 1885 in Amiens. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1973 at 87 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Károly Ferenczy
Hungarian painter (1862-1917).
Born February 8th, 1862 in Vienna.
Died March 18th, 1917 at 55 years old in Budapest.
Milorad Arsenijević
Serbian footballer (1906-1987).
Born June 6th, 1906 in Smederevo.
Died March 18th, 1987 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Niní Marshall
Argentine comedian (1903-1996).
Born June 1st, 1903 in Buenos Aires.
Died March 18th, 1996 at 92 years old in Buenos Aires.
Abu Hamza
Official spokesman for al-quds brigades.
Born April 10th, 1995 in Al-Shati refugee camp. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2025 at 29 years old (airstrike). [ref]
Jean-Eugène Buland
French painter (1852-1926).
Born October 26th, 1852 in former 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1926 at 73 years old in Charly-sur-Marne.
Willem Pijper
Dutch composer, music critic and teacher (1894-1947).
Born September 8th, 1894 in Zeist.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 52 years old in Leidschendam.
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
Former prime minister of djibouti (1930–2018).
Born January 1st, 1930 in Dikhil Region.
Died March 18th, 2018 at 88 years old in Clamart (cardiovascular disease).
Warder Clyde Allee
American zoologist and ecologist (1885–1955).
Born June 5th, 1885 in Bloomingdale.
Died March 18th, 1955 at 69 years old in Gainesville.
Mélanie Bonis
French composer (1858-1937).
Born January 21st, 1858 in Paris.
Died March 18th, 1937 at 79 years old in Sarcelles.
Lothar Späth
German politician of the cdu (1937-2016).
Born November 16th, 1937 in Sigmaringen.
Died March 18th, 2016 at 78 years old in Stuttgart (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Isaak Mazepa
Ukrainian politician (1884-1952).
Born August 16th, 1884 in Kostobobriv.
Died March 18th, 1952 at 67 years old in Augsburg.
Luis Bedoya Reyes
Peruvian politician (1919–2021).
Born February 20th, 1919 in La Punta. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2021 at 102 years old in Lima. [ref]
Günter Mittag
German politician (1926-1994).
Born October 8th, 1926 in Szczecin.
Died March 18th, 1994 at 67 years old in Berlin.
Cahide Sonku
Turkish actor and director (1911–1981).
Born December 27th, 1919 in Sanaa.
Died March 18th, 1981 at 61 years old in Istanbul (disease).
Adrienne Bolland
French aviator (1895-1975).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Arcueil.
Died March 18th, 1975 at 79 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Pedro Solbes
Spanish politician (1942–2023).
Born August 31st, 1942 in El Pinós.
Died March 18th, 2023 at 80 years old in Madrid (liver cancer). [ref]
Emory Washburn
American politician; harvard law professor (1800–1877).
Born February 14th, 1800 in Leicester.
Died March 18th, 1877 at 77 years old in Cambridge.
Georg Gottfried Gervinus
German historian and politician (national liberalism), (1805-1871).
Born May 20th, 1805 in Darmstadt.
Died March 18th, 1871 at 65 years old in Heidelberg.
Borys Romanchenko
Holocaust survivor who was killed during the 2022 russian invasion of ukraine.
Born January 20th, 1926 in Bondari. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2022 at 96 years old in Kharkiv (conflagration). [ref]
Kuzman Shapkarev
Bulgarian folklorist and ethnographer (1834–1909).
Born February 1st, 1834 in Ohrid.
Died March 18th, 1909 at 75 years old in Sofia.
Paul Cremona
Catholic archbishop (1946–2025).
Born January 25th, 1946 in Valletta.
Died March 18th, 2025 at 79 years old in Birkirkara. [ref]
Aleksei Bakharev
Ukrainian footballer (1976–2022).
Born October 12th, 1976 in Petrov Val.
Died March 18th, 2022 at 45 years old in Donetsk.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran