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June 18th
258 Notable deaths
Max Immelmann
German flying ace (1890–1916).
Born September 21st, 1890 in Dresden.
Died June 18th, 1916 at 25 years old in Sallaumines.
Thomas Gomez
American actor (1905-1971).
Born July 10th, 1905 in New York City.
Died June 18th, 1971 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (traffic collision).
Douglas Jardine
English cricketer (1900–1958).
Born October 23rd, 1900 in Mumbai.
Died June 18th, 1958 at 57 years old in Montreux (lung cancer).
Frederick Chiluba
Former president of zambia (1991–2002).
Born April 30th, 1943 in Kitwe.
Died June 18th, 2011 at 68 years old in Lusaka (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Doris Dowling
American actress of film, stage and television (1923–2004).
Born May 15th, 1923 in Detroit.
Died June 18th, 2004 at 81 years old in Los Angeles.
George Buck Flower
American actor and director.
Born October 28th, 1937 in Milton-Freewater.
Died June 18th, 2004 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Sinn Sisamouth
Cambodian recording artist; singer-songwriter (1932-1976).
Born August 23rd, 1933 in Stung Treng.
Died June 18th, 1976 at 42 years old in Koh Thum District.
Nikolaus von Falkenhorst
German general (1885-1968).
Born January 17th, 1885 in Wrocław.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 83 years old in Holzminden.
Mushtaq Ali
Indian cricket player. (1914-2005).
Born December 17th, 1914 in Indore.
Died June 18th, 2005 at 90 years old in Indore.
Gaston Doumergue
French lawyer and statesman (1863–1937).
Born August 1st, 1863 in Aigues-Vives.
Died June 18th, 1937 at 73 years old in Aigues-Vives (pulmonary embolism).
Giampiero Boniperti
Italian footballer (1928-2021).
Born July 4th, 1928 in Barengo.
Died June 18th, 2021 at 92 years old in Turin (heart failure). [ref]
Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter
United states admiral (1897-1982).
Born May 8th, 1897 in St. Louis.
Died June 18th, 1982 at 85 years old in East Harlem.
Faisal bin Musaid
Saudi arabian prince, assassin of king faisal of saudi arabia (1944-1975).
Born April 4th, 1944 in Riyadh.
Died June 18th, 1975 at 31 years old in King Saud University (decapitation).
James Chance
American saxophonist, composer, singer and pianist (1953–2024).
Born April 20th, 1953 in Milwaukee.
Died June 18th, 2024 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]
Henry H. Goddard
American psychologist (1866–1957).
Born August 14th, 1866.
Died June 18th, 1957 at 90 years old in Santa Barbara.
Terence Fisher
British film director (1904–1980).
Born February 23rd, 1904 in London.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 76 years old in Twickenham.
Marcel Maurice Bigeard
French soldier (1916-2010).
Born February 14th, 1916 in Toul.
Died June 18th, 2010 at 94 years old in Toul. [ref]
René Fonck
French flying ace (1894-1953).
Born March 26th, 1894 in Saulcy-sur-Meurthe.
Died June 18th, 1953 at 59 years old in Paris (stroke).
Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington
Duke of wellington (1849-1934).
Born March 15th, 1849 in London.
Died June 18th, 1934 at 85 years old in London.
Stéphen Sauvestre
French architect (1847–1919).
Born December 26th, 1847 in Bonnétable.
Died June 18th, 1919 at 71 years old in Paris.
Mona Mahmudnizhad
Iranian baha'i (1965–1983).
Born September 10th, 1965 in Aden.
Died June 18th, 1983 at 17 years old in Shiraz (hanging to death).
Ghazala Javed
Pashto singer (1988–2012).
Born January 1st, 1988 in Mingora.
Died June 18th, 2012 at 24 years old in Peshawar. [ref]
Vincent Sherman
American film director (1906–2006).
Born July 16th, 1906 in Vienna.
Died June 18th, 2006 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Sami Frashëri
Albanian writer, philosopher, playwright and activist (1850–1904).
Born June 1st, 1850 in Frashër.
Died June 18th, 1904 at 54 years old in Istanbul.
Duchess Mathilde Ludovika, Countess of Trani
Bavarian and two sicilian royal (1843–1925).
Born September 30th, 1843 in Possenhofen.
Died June 18th, 1925 at 81 years old in Munich.
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