June 18th
200 Notable deaths
Jacobus Kapteyn
Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the milky way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation (1851-1922).
Born January 19th, 1851 in Barneveld, Utrecht. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1922 at 71 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Bogdan Bogdanović
Serbian architect, urbanist and essayist (1922-2010).
Born August 20th, 1922 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
Danish politician (1941-2022).
Born November 1st, 1941 in Haarby. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2022 at 80 years old in Østerbro (cancer). [ref]
Arthur Willard Pryor
American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist with the sousa band (1870–1942).
Born September 22nd, 1870 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 71 years old in West Long Branch (stroke). [ref]
Paul Karrer
Russian chemist (1889-1971).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Moscow. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1971 at 82 years old in Zürich. [ref]
René Crevel
French writer involved with the surrealist movement.
Born August 10th, 1900 in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1935 at 34 years old in Paris (asphyxia). [ref]
George C. Pimentel
Chemist, academic (1922-1989).
Died June 18th, 1989 at 67 years old in Kensington (cancer).
Josef Valčík
Czechoslovak soldier and resistance fighter (1914-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1914 in Smolina. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 27 years old in Prague. [ref]
Adolf Hühnlein
Corps leader of the national socialist motor corps (1881-1942).
Born September 12th, 1881 in Eckersdorf.
Died June 18th, 1942 at 60 years old in Munich.
Roland Totheroh
American cinematographer (1890-1967).
Born November 29th, 1890 in San Francisco.
Died June 18th, 1967 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 91 to 100 of 200
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner