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April 18th
230 Notable deaths
Bob Drake
American racing driver (1919–1990).
Born December 14th, 1919 in San Francisco.
Died April 18th, 1990 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.
Hans-Joachim Walde
Athletics competitor (1942–2013).
Born June 28th, 1942 in Gmina Lubin.
Died April 18th, 2013 at 70 years old in Jever.
Henk Schouten
Dutch footballer (1932–2018).
Born April 16th, 1932 in Rotterdam.
Died April 18th, 2018 at 86 years old in Rotterdam (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Viktor Shuvalov
Russian ice hockey player (1923–2021).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Nabornyje Syresi.
Died April 18th, 2021 at 97 years old in Moscow.
Yvon Bourges
French politician (1921–2009).
Died April 18th, 2009 at 87 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Alfred Harrison Joy
American astronomer (1882-1973).
Born September 23rd, 1882 in Greenville.
Died April 18th, 1973 at 90 years old in Pasadena.
Säbit Mūqanov
Soviet academic and poet (1900–1973).
Born April 26th, 1900 in Zhambyl District, North Kazakhstan Region.
Died April 18th, 1973 at 72 years old in Almaty.
Ural Tansykbayev
Soviet painter (1904-1974).
Born January 14th, 1904 in Tashkent. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1974 at 70 years old in Nukus. [ref]
Archie Robertson
Scottish long-distance runner.
Born April 19th, 1879 in Sheffield.
Died April 18th, 1957 at 77 years old in Peterborough.
Fumio Asakura
Japanese sculptor (1883-1964).
Died April 18th, 1964 at 81 years old in Taitō-ku (acute myeloid leukemia).
Dmytro Chyzhevsky
Ukrainian literary scholar (1894–1977).
Born April 4th, 1894 in Oleksandriia.
Died April 18th, 1977 at 83 years old in Heidelberg.
Diego Ronchini
Italian racing cyclist (1935–2003).
Born December 9th, 1935 in Imola.
Died April 18th, 2003 at 67 years old in Imola.
Erwin Waldner
German footballer (1933-2015).
Born January 24th, 1933 in Nürtingen, Neckarhausen.
Died April 18th, 2015 at 82 years old in Nürtingen. [ref]
Agostino Todaro
Italian jurist, botanist and politician (1818–1892).
Born January 14th, 1818 in Palermo. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1892 at 74 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Huug de Groot
Dutch footballer (1890-1957).
Born May 7th, 1890 in Rotterdam.
Died April 18th, 1957 at 66 years old in Scheveningen.
Pedro Arico Suárez
Argentine footballer (1908-1979).
Born June 5th, 1908 in Santa Brígida.
Died April 18th, 1979 at 70 years old in Buenos Aires.
Juan Bautista Villalba
Paraguayan footballer (1924-2003).
Born August 29th, 1924 in Luque.
Died April 18th, 2003 at 78 years old
Boļeslavs Sloskāns
Catholic bishop (1893-1981).
Born August 31st, 1893 in Stirniene. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in Brussels.
Abraham Plessner
Russian mathematician (1900-1961).
Born February 13th, 1900 in Łódź.
Died April 18th, 1961 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Isgender Aznaurov
National hero of azerbaijan.
Born August 16th, 1956 in Bukhara.
Died April 18th, 1993 at 36 years old in Gadabay District.
Désiré Bastin
Belgian footballer (1900-1971).
Born March 4th, 1900 in Antwerp.
Died April 18th, 1971 at 71 years old
Vicente Escrivá
Film director, film producer, screenwriter (1913-1999).
Born June 1st, 1913 in Valencia.
Died April 18th, 1999 at 85 years old in Madrid.
Juan Félix Sánchez
Venezuelan sculptor (1900-1997).
Born May 16th, 1900 in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.
Died April 18th, 1997 at 96 years old in San Rafael de Mucuchíes.
Zdeněk Růžička
Czech olympic gymnast (1925–2021).
Born April 15th, 1925 in Ivančice.
Died April 18th, 2021 at 96 years old in Brno. [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs