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April 18th
175 Notable deaths
Ottorino Respighi
Italian composer, musicologist and conductor.
Born July 9th, 1879 in Bologna. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1936 at 56 years old in Rome (heart failure). [ref]
Lyra McKee
Northern irish journalist (1990-2019).
Born March 31st, 1990 in Belfast.
Died April 18th, 2019 at 29 years old in Derry (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Maurice Gamelin
French military officer (1872–1958).
Born September 20th, 1872 in Paris.
Died April 18th, 1958 at 85 years old in Paris.
Will Hay
English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 60 years old in London (stroke).
Dylan Tombides
Australian association football player (1994-2014).
Born March 8th, 1994 in Perth.
Died April 18th, 2014 at 20 years old in London (testicular cancer).
Marcel Pagnol
Novelist, playwright and filmmaker from france (1895-1974).
Born February 28th, 1895 in Aubagne. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 79 years old in Paris (cancer). [ref]
Guillermo González Camaren
Mexican engineer.
Born February 17th, 1917 in Guadalajara.
Died April 18th, 1965 at 48 years old in Las Lajas (traffic collision).
Marcel Dassault
French aircraft industrialist (1892-1986).
Born January 22nd, 1892 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1986 at 94 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
German world war ii u-boat captain (1911-1986).
Born December 11th, 1911 in Bremen.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 74 years old in Bremen.
Terry Sanford
65th governor of north carolina.
Born August 20th, 1917 in Laurinburg.
Died April 18th, 1998 at 80 years old in Durham (esophageal cancer).
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