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June 18th
258 Notable deaths
XXXTentacion
American rapper (1998–2018).
Born January 23rd, 1998 in Plantation. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2018 at 20 years old in Deerfield Beach (gunshot wound). [ref]
Georgy Zhukov
Marshal of the soviet union (1896-1974).
Born December 1st, 1896 in Strelkovka.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 77 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Milkha Singh
Indian track and field athlete (1935–2021).
Born October 17th, 1935 in Govindpura. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2021 at 85 years old in Chandigarh (COVID-19). [ref]
Willie Mays
American baseball player (1931–2024).
Born May 6th, 1931 in Westfield. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2024 at 93 years old in Palo Alto (heart failure). [ref]
Vera Lynn
British singer (1917–2020).
Born March 20th, 1917 in East Ham. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2020 at 103 years old in Princess Royal Hospital. [ref]
Leon Allen White
American professional wrestler (1955–2018).
Born May 14th, 1955 in Lynwood. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2018 at 63 years old in Denver (pneumonia, heart failure). [ref]
Roald Amundsen
Norwegian explorer; first person to reach the south pole (1872–1928).
Born July 16th, 1872 in Borge Municipality.
Died June 18th, 1928 at 55 years old in Arctic Ocean (aviation accident).
Hamish Harding
British businessman, astronaut, and pilot.
Born June 24th, 1964 in Hammersmith. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2023 at 58 years old in wreck of the RMS Titanic (Titan submersible implosion). [ref]
Stockton Rush
American businessman (1962–2023).
Born March 31st, 1962 in San Francisco.
Died June 18th, 2023 at 61 years old in North Atlantic Ocean, wreck of the RMS Titanic (Titan submersible implosion). [ref]
Peter Allen
Australian singer and songwriter (1944–1992).
Born February 10th, 1944 in Tenterfield.
Died June 18th, 1992 at 48 years old in San Diego (death from AIDS-related complications).
Nancy Marchand
American actress (1928–2000).
Born June 19th, 1928 in Buffalo.
Died June 18th, 2000 at 71 years old in Stratford (pulmonary emphysema, lung cancer).
Harilal Gandhi
Son of mahatma gandhi (1888-1948).
Born August 23rd, 1888 in Rajkot.
Died June 18th, 1948 at 59 years old in Mumbai (tuberculosis). [ref]
Clarence Clemons
American saxophonist (1942–2011).
Born January 11th, 1942. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2011 at 69 years old in Palm Beach, West Palm Beach (stroke). [ref]
Maxim Gorky
Russian and soviet writer (1868–1936).
Born March 26th, 1868 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died June 18th, 1936 at 68 years old in Gorki-10 (pneumonia). [ref]
Shahzada Dawood
Pakistani philanthropist and businessman (1975–2023).
Born February 12th, 1975 in Pakistan. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2023 at 48 years old in wreck of the RMS Titanic (Titan submersible implosion). [ref]
Michael Hastings
American journalist (1980–2013).
Born January 28th, 1980 in Malone.
Died June 18th, 2013 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Anouk Aimée
French actress (1932–2024).
Born April 27th, 1932 in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2024 at 92 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alan Berg
American talk radio show host (1934–1984).
Born January 1st, 1934 in Chicago.
Died June 18th, 1984 at 50 years old in Denver (gunshot wound).
Olga Constantinovna of Russia
Queen of the hellenes (1851–1926).
Born September 3rd, 1851 in Pavlovsk, Pavlovsk Museum-Preserve.
Died June 18th, 1926 at 74 years old in Rome, Pau.
Ethel Barrymore
American actress (1879–1959).
Born August 15th, 1879 in Philadelphia.
Died June 18th, 1959 at 79 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
José Saramago
Portuguese novelist (1922–2010).
Born November 16th, 1922 in Azinhaga.
Died June 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Lanzarote (leukemia). [ref]
John Cheever
American novelist and short story writer (1912-1982).
Born May 27th, 1912 in Quincy.
Died June 18th, 1982 at 70 years old in Ossining (kidney cancer).
Pedro Armendáriz
Mexican actor (1912-1963).
Born May 9th, 1912 in Mexico City.
Died June 18th, 1963 at 51 years old in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center (cancer).
Paul-Henri Nargeolet
Submersible pilot; former head of france's deep submersible program.
Born March 2nd, 1946 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2023 at 77 years old in wreck of the RMS Titanic (Titan submersible implosion). [ref]
Curd Jürgens
German actor (1915–1982).
Born December 13th, 1915 in Solln.
Died June 18th, 1982 at 66 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
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