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March 18th
234 Notable deaths
Myrtle Cook
Canadian athletics competitor (1902-1985).
Born January 5th, 1902 in Toronto.
Died March 18th, 1985 at 83 years old
Gösta Winbergh
Swedish operatic tenor (1943–2002).
Born December 30th, 1943 in Sankt Matteus.
Died March 18th, 2002 at 58 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Walther Lucht
German general (1882–1949).
Born February 26th, 1882 in Berlin.
Died March 18th, 1949 at 67 years old in Heilbronn (traffic collision, car collision).
Cyril Rootham
English organist, teacher, conductor and composer.
Born October 5th, 1875 in Redland.
Died March 18th, 1938 at 62 years old in Cambridge.
António Nobre
Portuguese poet (1867–1900).
Born August 16th, 1867 in Porto.
Died March 18th, 1900 at 32 years old in Porto (tuberculosis).
William Benton
American politician (1900–1973).
Born April 1st, 1900 in Minneapolis. [ref]
Died March 18th, 1973 at 72 years old in New York City. [ref]
Franz Theodor Kugler
German art historian and artist (1808–1858).
Born January 18th, 1808 in Szczecin.
Died March 18th, 1858 at 50 years old in Berlin.
Bruno Heim
Diplomat, catholic priest, catholic bishop (1911-2003).
Born March 5th, 1911 in Olten.
Died March 18th, 2003 at 92 years old in Olten.
Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa
Prime minister of tonga from 2019 to 2021.
Born June 30th, 1951 in Tonga.
Died March 18th, 2023 at 71 years old in United States. [ref]
Robert F. Hill
Canadian-american film director and screenwriter (1886–1966).
Born April 14th, 1886 in Port Rowan.
Died March 18th, 1966 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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.
Ivor Richard, Baron Richard
British politician (1932-2018).
Born May 30th, 1932 in Cardiff.
Died March 18th, 2018 at 85 years old in Lambeth. [ref]
Enrique Jordá
American conductor (1911–1996).
Born March 24th, 1911 in San Sebastián.
Died March 18th, 1996 at 84 years old in Brussels.
Konstantin Yeryomenko
Russian footballer (1970-2010).
Born August 5th, 1970 in Dnipro.
Died March 18th, 2010 at 39 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yrjö Sirola
Finnish politician and writer (1876–1936).
Born November 6th, 1876 in Piikkiö.
Died March 18th, 1936 at 59 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Lidia Charskaya
Russian and soviet writer (1875–1937).
Born March 31st, 1875 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 18th, 1937 at 61 years old in Adler Microdistrict.
Julio Herrera y Reissig
Uruguayan poet and writer (1875-1910).
Born January 9th, 1875 in Montevideo.
Died March 18th, 1910 at 35 years old in Montevideo.
Ze'ev Boim
Israeli politician (1943-2011).
Born April 30th, 1943 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2011 at 67 years old in Milwaukee (cancer). [ref]
Franz Büchner
German flying ace (1898–1920).
Born January 2nd, 1898 in Leipzig.
Died March 18th, 1920 at 22 years old in Leipzig.
Sakuzō Yoshino
Japanese academic (1878-1933).
Born January 29th, 1878 in Furukawa.
Died March 18th, 1933 at 55 years old in Zushi.
Louis André
French politician (1838-1913).
Born March 29th, 1838 in Nuits-Saint-Georges.
Died March 18th, 1913 at 74 years old in Dijon.
Joseph Roswell Hawley
Union army general, politician (1826–1905).
Born October 31st, 1826 in Laurinburg.
Died March 18th, 1905 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C..
Angel Marin
Bulgarian politician and general (1942–2024).
Born January 8th, 1942 in Batak.
Died March 18th, 2024 at 82 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Jacob Edery
Israeli politician.
Born November 25th, 1950 in Morocco. [ref]
Died March 18th, 2026 at 75 years old in Or Akiva. [ref]
Ara Shiraz
Armenian sculptor (1941-2014).
Born June 8th, 1941 in Yerevan.
Died March 18th, 2014 at 72 years old in Yerevan (stroke).
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Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé