June 18th
187 Notable deaths
Curd Jürgens
German actor.
Born December 13th, 1915 in Solln. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1982 at 66 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jozef Gabčík
Czechoslovak soldier.
Born April 7th, 1912 in Poluvsie. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 30 years old in Prague, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Djuna Barnes
American modernist writer, poet and artist (1892-1982).
Born June 12th, 1892 in Cornwall-on-Hudson. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1982 at 90 years old in Greenwich Village. [ref]
Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014).
Born September 2nd, 1928 in Norwalk. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2014 at 85 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]
Larry Doby
American baseball player.
Born December 13th, 1923 in Camden.
Died June 18th, 2003 at 79 years old in Montclair (bone cancer).
Robert M. La Follette
American politician (1855-1925).
Born June 14th, 1855 in Primrose. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1925 at 70 years old in Washington, D.C. (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Stephanie L. Kwolek
American chemist, inventor of kevlar.
Born July 31st, 1923 in New Kensington.
Died June 18th, 2014 at 90 years old in Wilmington.
Sergei Khrushchev
Soviet scientist (1935-2020).
Born July 2nd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died June 18th, 2020 at 84 years old in Cranston.
John Henry Patterson
Anglo-irish soldier, hunter and author.
Born November 10th, 1867 in Republic of Ireland.
Died June 18th, 1947 at 79 years old in Bel Air.
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Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull