April 18th
230 Notable deaths
Vasiliy Grabin
Soviet artillery designer (1900-1980).
Born January 9th, 1900 in Staronizhestebliyevskaya.
Died April 18th, 1980 at 80 years old in Korolyov.
Henry Cole
English civil servant and inventor (1808–1882).
Died April 18th, 1882 at 73 years old in London.
Hang Thun Hak
Prime minister of the khmer republic.
Born August 2nd, 1924 in Stung Treng.
Died April 18th, 1975 at 50 years old in Phnom Penh.
Andrej Kvašňák
Slovak footballer (1936-2007).
Born May 19th, 1936 in Košice.
Died April 18th, 2007 at 70 years old in Prague (lung cancer). [ref]
Ivan Hribar
Slovenian politician and banker (1851-1941).
Born September 19th, 1851 in Trzin.
Died April 18th, 1941 at 89 years old in Ljubljana (drowning).
Georg Alexander von Müller
German admiral (1854–1940).
Born March 24th, 1854 in Chemnitz.
Died April 18th, 1940 at 86 years old in Hangelsberg.
Semen Hulak-Artemovsky
Ukrainian opera singer, composer, writer and musician (1813-1873).
Born February 16th, 1813 in Horodyshche. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1873 at 60 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Eva Henning
Swedish actress (1920-2016).
Born May 10th, 1920 in Newark.
Died April 18th, 2016 at 95 years old in Oslo.
Willie "The Lion" Smith
American musician (1897–1973).
Born November 25th, 1897 in Goshen. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1973 at 75 years old in New York City (disease).
Helen Crawfurd
Scottish suffragette and communist (1877-1954).
Born November 9th, 1877 in Glasgow.
Died April 18th, 1954 at 76 years old in Dunoon.
Alan M. Lovelace
Nasa administrator (1929-2018).
Born September 4th, 1929 in St. Petersburg.
Died April 18th, 2018 at 88 years old in Melbourne.
Friedrich Heiler
German theologian (1892–1967).
Born January 30th, 1892 in Munich.
Died April 18th, 1967 at 75 years old in Munich.
Sumner Paine
American sport shooter (1868–1904).
Born May 13th, 1868 in Boston.
Died April 18th, 1904 at 35 years old in Boston.
Bertha Kalich
Actress in american yiddish theatre (1874-1939).
Died April 18th, 1939 at 64 years old in Queens (disease).
Hans Källner
German general (1898–1945).
Born October 9th, 1898 in Katowice.
Died April 18th, 1945 at 46 years old in Sokolnice.
Jerry Heidenreich
American swimmer (1950–2002).
Born February 4th, 1950 in Tulsa.
Died April 18th, 2002 at 52 years old in Paris.
Pierre Frank
French politician (1905–1984).
Born October 24th, 1905 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 18th, 1984 at 78 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Emory Johnson
American actor, director, producer, and writer (1894-1960).
Born March 16th, 1894 in San Francisco.
Died April 18th, 1960 at 66 years old in San Mateo (burn).
Luis Martín
Spanish author (1846-1906).
Born August 19th, 1846 in Melgar de Fernamental.
Died April 18th, 1906 at 59 years old in Rome.
Nadya Nozharova
Bulgarian operetta actress and businesswoman (1916-2014).
Born November 12th, 1916 in Pleven.
Died April 18th, 2014 at 97 years old in Long Island.
Enrique Hormazábal
Chilean footballer (1931-1999).
Born January 6th, 1931 in Santiago.
Died April 18th, 1999 at 68 years old in Santiago.
Ken Jones
Welsh sprinter and rugby union footballer (1921-2006).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Blaenavon.
Died April 18th, 2006 at 84 years old in Newport. [ref]
Christiane Brunner
Swiss politician.
Born March 23rd, 1947 in Geneva. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2025 at 78 years old [ref]
Rudolf Brunnenmeier
German footballer (1941-2003).
Born February 11th, 1941 in Munich, Olching.
Died April 18th, 2003 at 62 years old in Olching.
Leopold Lindtberg
Austrian swiss film and theatre director (1902–1984).
Born June 1st, 1902 in Vienna.
Died April 18th, 1984 at 81 years old in Sils im Engadin/Segl.
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Death? Be as proud as you want: bore me later, because Love is sovereign here. Life never ends. Joy comes in the morning. Glory hallelujah. And let it be so. Anne Lamott