April 18th
179 Notable deaths
Bob Drake
American racing driver (1919–1990).
Born December 14th, 1919 in San Francisco.
Died April 18th, 1990 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.
Hans-Joachim Walde
Athletics competitor.
Born June 28th, 1942 in Gmina Lubin.
Died April 18th, 2013 at 70 years old in Jever.
Henk Schouten
Dutch footballer (1932–2018).
Born April 16th, 1932 in Rotterdam.
Died April 18th, 2018 at 86 years old in Rotterdam (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Viktor Shuvalov
Russian ice hockey player (1923–2021).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Nabornyje Syresi.
Died April 18th, 2021 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Alfred Harrison Joy
American astronomer (1882-1973).
Born September 23rd, 1882 in Greenville.
Died April 18th, 1973 at 90 years old in Pasadena.
Sabit Mukanov
Kazakhstani academic and poet.
Born April 26th, 1900 in Zhambyl District.
Died April 18th, 1973 at 72 years old in Almaty.
Ural Tansykbayev
Soviet painter (1904-1974).
Born January 14th, 1904 in Tashkent. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 70 years old in Nukus. [ref]
Archie Robertson
British long-distance runner.
Born April 19th, 1879 in Sheffield.
Died April 18th, 1957 at 77 years old in Peterborough.
Fumio Asakura
Japanese sculptor (1883-1964).
Died April 18th, 1964 at 81 years old in Taitō-ku (acute myeloid leukemia).
Diego Ronchini
Italian racing cyclist (1935–2003).
Born December 9th, 1935 in Imola.
Died April 18th, 2003 at 67 years old in Imola.
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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams