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April 18th
230 Notable deaths
Óscar Carmona
11th portuguese president (1926-1951).
Born November 24th, 1869 in Lisbon.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Arturo Frondizi
President of argentina (1908–1995).
Born October 28th, 1908 in Paso de los Libres.
Died April 18th, 1995 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.
Betty Compson
American actress (1897–1974).
Born March 19th, 1897 in Beaver.
Died April 18th, 1974 at 77 years old in Glendale (myocardial infarction).
John Seymour
United states senator from california (born 1937).
Born December 3rd, 1937 in Chicago.
Died April 18th, 2026 at 88 years old in Carlsbad. [ref]
Kamisese Mara
President of fiji (1920-2004).
Died April 18th, 2004 at 83 years old in Suva (stroke).
Max von Gallwitz
German general (1852-1937).
Born May 2nd, 1852 in Wrocław.
Died April 18th, 1937 at 84 years old in Naples (myocardial infarction).
Carlo Carrà
Italian painter (1881-1966).
Born February 11th, 1881 in Quargnento. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1966 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Olin D. Johnston
American politician (1896-1965).
Born November 18th, 1896 in Honea Path.
Died April 18th, 1965 at 68 years old in Columbia.
Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Indian revolutionary and journalist.
Born January 5th, 1880 in Croydon.
Died April 18th, 1959 at 79 years old in Kolkata.
Piet Hein
20th-century danish mathematician, inventor, designer, writer and poet (1905–1996).
Born December 16th, 1905 in Copenhagen.
Died April 18th, 1996 at 90 years old in Middelfart.
Princess Louise of Orléans
French princess (1882-1958).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Cannes.
Died April 18th, 1958 at 76 years old in Seville.
Elisabeth Frink
English sculptor and printmaker (1930-1993).
Born November 14th, 1930 in Suffolk. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1993 at 62 years old in Dorset (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Lester Frank Ward
American sociologist and paleontologist (1841-1913).
Born June 18th, 1841 in Joliet.
Died April 18th, 1913 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C..
Arthur Vandenberg
American politician (1884–1951).
Born March 22nd, 1884 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 67 years old in Grand Rapids (lung cancer).
William, Prince of Albania
Prince of albania (1876–1945).
Born March 26th, 1876 in Neuwied.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 69 years old in Predeal.
Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche
Swiss businessman (1868-1920).
Born October 24th, 1868 in Basel.
Died April 18th, 1920 at 51 years old in Basel.
Pandurang Vaman Kane
Indian indologist and sanskrit scholar (1880–1972).
Born May 7th, 1880 in Ratnagiri district.
Died April 18th, 1972 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
Gian-Carlo Rota
American mathematician and philosopher (1932-1999).
Born April 27th, 1932 in Vigevano.
Died April 18th, 1999 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
Ferenc Deák
Hungarian association football player (b. 1922).
Born January 16th, 1922 in Budapest.
Died April 18th, 1998 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Yvonne Monlaur
French actress (1935-2017).
Born December 15th, 1935 in Pau.
Died April 18th, 2017 at 81 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Iccho Itoh
Japanese politician (1945-2007).
Born August 23rd, 1945 in Nagasaki.
Died April 18th, 2007 at 61 years old in Nagasaki (hypovolemic shock). [ref]
Albert del Rosario
Philippine diplomat (1939–2023).
Born November 14th, 1939 in Manila.
Died April 18th, 2023 at 83 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Austin Bradford Hill
English epidemiologist and statistician (1897–1991).
Born July 8th, 1897 in London.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 93 years old in Ulverston.
Raffaele Garofalo
Italian criminologist and jurist (1851-1934).
Born November 18th, 1851 in Naples.
Died April 18th, 1934 at 82 years old in Naples.
Nikola Pokrivač
Croatian footballer.
Born November 26th, 1985 in Čakovec.
Died April 18th, 2025 at 39 years old in Karlovac (traffic collision). [ref]
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Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz