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June 18th
181 Notable deaths
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.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
American lieutenant general during world war ii.
Born July 18th, 1886 in Munfordville.
Died June 18th, 1945 at 58 years old in Okinawa Prefecture.
Giorgio Morandi
Italian painter and printmaker.
Born July 20th, 1890 in Bologna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1964 at 73 years old in Bologna (lung cancer). [ref]
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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus