April 18th
230 Notable deaths
Friedrich von Bodenstedt
German writer (1819–1892).
Born April 22nd, 1819 in Peine. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1892 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Ze'ev Sherf
Israeli politician (1906-1984).
Born April 21st, 1906 in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1984 at 77 years old in Jerusalem.
Fritz Herkenrath
German footballer (1928-2016).
Born September 9th, 1928 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2016 at 87 years old in Aachen. [ref]
Irene Steer
British swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Born August 10th, 1889 in Cardiff.
Died April 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cardiff.
Cox Habbema
Dutch television actor, film actor, theatre director and actor (1944–2016).
Born March 21st, 1944 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2016 at 72 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Juris Alunāns
Latvian poet, publicist and linguist (1832–1864).
Born May 13th, 1832 in Jaunkalsnava.
Died April 18th, 1864 at 31 years old in Sesava Parish.
Norberto Höfling
Romanian footballer (1924-2005).
Born June 20th, 1924 in Chernivtsi.
Died April 18th, 2005 at 80 years old in Bruges.
George Kay
Footballer and football manager (1891-1954).
Born September 21st, 1891 in Manchester.
Died April 18th, 1954 at 62 years old in Liverpool. [ref]
Antal Szabó
Hungarian footballer (1910-1972).
Born September 4th, 1910 in Budapest District XXIII.
Died April 18th, 1972 at 61 years old in Nürtingen. [ref]
Leonid Kubbel
Russian chess player (1891-1942).
Born December 25th, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 18th, 1942 at 50 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Thomas Thomson
Scottish doctor and botanist (1817-1878).
Born December 4th, 1817 in Glasgow.
Died April 18th, 1878 at 60 years old in London.
Rudolf Eitelberger
Austrian art historian (1817–1885).
Born April 14th, 1817 in Olomouc. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1885 at 68 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Guilherme Paraense
Brazilian sport shooter (1884-1968).
Born June 25th, 1884 in Belém.
Died April 18th, 1968 at 83 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Siegmar Wätzlich
East german footballer (1947-2019).
Born November 16th, 1947 in Rammenau.
Died April 18th, 2019 at 71 years old [ref]
Frank McCabe
American basketball player (1927–2021).
Born June 30th, 1927 in Grand Rapids.
Died April 18th, 2021 at 93 years old in Peoria. [ref]
Max Maria von Weber
German civil engineer (1822-1881).
Born April 25th, 1822 in Dresden.
Died April 18th, 1881 at 58 years old in Berlin.
Francis Johnson
Basketball player (1910–1997).
Born August 5th, 1910 in Hartford.
Died April 18th, 1997 at 86 years old in Chesterfield.
Józef Łobodowski
Polish poet (1909–1988).
Born March 19th, 1909 in Purviškė.
Died April 18th, 1988 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Habib Boularès
Tunisian journalist, writer and politician (1933–2014).
Born July 29th, 1933 in Tunis.
Died April 18th, 2014 at 80 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Allie Morrison
Olympic wrestler (1904–1966).
Born June 29th, 1904 in Marshalltown.
Died April 18th, 1966 at 61 years old in Omaha.
Herbert William Conn
American bacteriologist and educator (1859-1917).
Born January 10th, 1859 in Fitchburg.
Died April 18th, 1917 at 58 years old in Middletown (myocardial infarction).
Augustin Bubník
Czech ice hockey player, ice hockey coach politician (1928-2017).
Born November 21st, 1928 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2017 at 88 years old [ref]
Oscar Paul
German musicologist (1836-1898).
Born April 8th, 1836 in Gozdnica.
Died April 18th, 1898 at 62 years old in Leipzig.
Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński
Polish musician (1869–1928).
Born September 21st, 1869 in Kalisz, Marcelin.
Died April 18th, 1928 at 58 years old in Warsaw.
Marc Monnier
French writer (1827-1885).
Born December 7th, 1827 in Florence.
Died April 18th, 1885 at 57 years old in Geneva.
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen