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April 18th
166 Notable deaths
Pandurang Vaman Kane
Indian indologist and sanskrit scholar.
Born May 7th, 1880 in Ratnagiri district. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1972 at 91 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Willie "The Lion" Smith
American musician.
Born November 25th, 1897 in Goshen. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1973 at 75 years old in New York City (disease). [ref]
Princess Louise of Orléans
French princess (1882-1958).
Born February 24th, 1882 in Cannes.
Died April 18th, 1958 at 76 years old in Seville.
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.
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]
Yvonne Monlaur
French actress (1935-2017).
Born December 15th, 1935 in Pau. [ref]
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. [ref]
Austin Bradford Hill
English epidemiologist and statistician.
Born July 8th, 1897 in London.
Died April 18th, 1991 at 93 years old in Ulverston.
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg
American politician.
Born March 22nd, 1884 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 18th, 1951 at 67 years old in Grand Rapids (lung cancer).
Raffaele Garofalo
Italian criminologist and jurist (1851-1934).
Born November 18th, 1851 in Naples. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1934 at 82 years old in Naples. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 166
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson