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April 18th
230 Notable deaths
Kid McCoy
American boxer (1872-1940).
Born October 13th, 1873 in Rush County.
Died April 18th, 1940 at 66 years old in Detroit.
Khursheed Bano
Pakistani singer (1914-2001).
Born April 14th, 1914 in Kasur District.
Died April 18th, 2001 at 87 years old in Karachi.
Walter Clopton Wingfield
Welsh sportsman and military officer (1833–1912); inventor of modern tennis.
Born October 16th, 1833 in Ruabon.
Died April 18th, 1912 at 78 years old in London.
Hubert Opperman
Australian racing cyclist (1904-1996).
Born May 29th, 1904 in Rochester.
Died April 18th, 1996 at 91 years old in City of Knox.
Matthew Nathan
British colonial administrator (1862–1939).
Born January 3rd, 1862 in Paddington.
Died April 18th, 1939 at 77 years old in West Coker.
Daisy Bates
Irish australian journalist known for her work with aboriginal people (1859–1951).
Born October 16th, 1856 in Roscrea.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 94 years old in Adelaide.
William Campbell
American businessman and chairman (1940–2016).
Born August 31st, 1940 in Homestead.
Died April 18th, 2016 at 75 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). [ref]
Nikola Pokrivač
Croatian footballer.
Born November 26th, 1985 in Čakovec.
Died April 18th, 2025 at 39 years old in Karlovac (traffic collision). [ref]
Antonio Lauro
Venezuelan composer (1917-1986).
Born August 3rd, 1917 in Ciudad Bolívar.
Died April 18th, 1986 at 68 years old in Caracas.
Nicholas Angelich
American pianist (1970–2022).
Born December 14th, 1970 in Cincinnati.
Died April 18th, 2022 at 51 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Shahan Natalie
Armenian writer (1884–1983).
Born July 14th, 1884 in Huseinig.
Died April 18th, 1983 at 98 years old in Watertown.
Herbert Fisher
British politician (1865-1940).
Born March 21st, 1865 in London.
Died April 18th, 1940 at 75 years old in London.
Irving Cummings
Actor, film director (1888–1959).
Born October 9th, 1888 in New York City.
Died April 18th, 1959 at 70 years old in Los Angeles.
Pierre Desproges
French humorist (1939–1988).
Died April 18th, 1988 at 48 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer).
Jan Szczepanik
Polish inventor (1872-1926).
Born June 13th, 1872 in Mostyska.
Died April 18th, 1926 at 53 years old in Tarnów (liver cancer).
Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
British author, philanthropist and advocate of woman's interests (1857–1939).
Born March 14th, 1857 in London. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1939 at 82 years old in Rubislaw Den Nursing Home Including Gatepiers And Walls, 27 Rubislaw Den North, Aberdeen. [ref]
Olubayo Adefemi
Nigerian association football player (1985-2011).
Born August 13th, 1985 in Lagos.
Died April 18th, 2011 at 25 years old (car collision). [ref]
Franz Hanfstaengl
German painter (1804–1877).
Born March 1st, 1804 in Dietramszell.
Died April 18th, 1877 at 73 years old in Munich.
Kenneth Cook
Australian film director (1929–1987).
Died April 18th, 1987 at 57 years old in Narromine (myocardial infarction).
Antonín Puč
Czech footballer (1907–1988).
Born May 16th, 1907 in Jinonice.
Died April 18th, 1988 at 80 years old in Prague.
Hugh Low
British naturalist (1824-1905).
Born May 10th, 1824 in Upper Clapton.
Died April 18th, 1905 at 80 years old in Alassio.
Hilde Benjamin
German politician (1902-1989).
Born February 5th, 1902 in Bernburg.
Died April 18th, 1989 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Sergei Khudyakov
Soviet marshal of aviation (1902-1950).
Born December 26th, 1901 in Böyük Tağlar.
Died April 18th, 1950 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Emil Loteanu
Moldovan filmmaker (1936–2003).
Born November 6th, 1936 in Clocușna.
Died April 18th, 2003 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Kurt von der Chevallerie
German general and knight's cross recipients (1891-1945).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Berlin.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 53 years old in Kołobrzeg.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche