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June 18th
258 Notable deaths
Vsevolod Ivanovich of Russia
Russian prince (1914-1973).
Born January 20th, 1914 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 18th, 1973 at 59 years old in London.
Yelena Bonner
Human rights activist in the former soviet union; wife of dissident andrei sakharov.
Born February 15th, 1923 in Mary.
Died June 18th, 2011 at 88 years old in Boston (heart failure). [ref]
Archie Cochrane
British doctor (1909–1988).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Galashiels.
Died June 18th, 1988 at 79 years old in Dorset.
Chen Yi
Chinese politician, kuomintang (1883-1950).
Born May 3rd, 1883 in Shaoxing.
Died June 18th, 1950 at 67 years old in Taipei (gunshot wound).
Aleksei Antonov
Soviet general (1896-1962).
Born September 9th, 1896 in Hrodna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1962 at 65 years old in Moscow.
Maria Rohm
Austrian actress (1945–2018).
Born August 13th, 1945 in Vienna.
Died June 18th, 2018 at 72 years old in Toronto. [ref]
William Smith O'Brien
Irish nationalist politician (1803–1864).
Born October 17th, 1803 in Dromoland Castle. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1864 at 60 years old in Bangor.
Antoine Wiertz
Belgian painter (1806-1865).
Born February 22nd, 1806 in Dinant.
Died June 18th, 1865 at 59 years old in Ixelles.
Kazimierz Kuratowski
Polish mathematician (1896–1980).
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Warsaw.
Died June 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Charles Korvin
American actor (1907-1998).
Born November 21st, 1907 in Piešťany.
Died June 18th, 1998 at 90 years old in Manhattan.
Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben
German general (1894–1964).
Born October 30th, 1894 in Eisenach.
Died June 18th, 1964 at 69 years old in Giessen.
Adolf Opálka
Czech soldier (1915-1942).
Born January 4th, 1915 in Rešice. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 27 years old in Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral. [ref]
Hortensia Bussi
Wife of chilean president salvador allende (1914–2009).
Born July 22nd, 1914 in Rancagua.
Died June 18th, 2009 at 94 years old in Santiago. [ref]
José Castellanos Contreras
Salvadoran diplomat and righteous among the nations (1893-1977).
Born December 23rd, 1893 in San Vicente.
Died June 18th, 1977 at 83 years old in San Salvador.
Marianne Brandt
German artist and designer (1893–1983).
Born October 1st, 1893 in Chemnitz.
Died June 18th, 1983 at 89 years old in Kirchberg.
Nikolai Vlasik
Soviet general (1896-1967).
Born May 22nd, 1896 in Babyničy.
Died June 18th, 1967 at 71 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).
Brian Haw
British peace activist (1949–2011).
Born January 7th, 1949 in Essex, Woodford Green.
Died June 18th, 2011 at 62 years old in Berlin (lung cancer). [ref]
Davorin Popović
Bosnia and herzegovina singer (1946-2001).
Born September 23rd, 1946 in Sarajevo.
Died June 18th, 2001 at 54 years old in Sarajevo (pancreatic cancer).
Susana Duijm
Venezuelan model, actress and television presenter (1936-2016).
Born August 11th, 1936 in Aragua de Barcelona.
Died June 18th, 2016 at 79 years old in Porlamar. [ref]
Hugo Bergmann
Israeli philosopher born in austria-hungary (1883-1975).
Born December 25th, 1883 in Prague.
Died June 18th, 1975 at 91 years old in Jerusalem.
Tibor Benedek
Hungarian water polo player and coach (1972-2020).
Born July 12th, 1972 in Budapest.
Died June 18th, 2020 at 47 years old in Budapest (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Walter Bahr
American soccer player (1927-2018).
Born April 1st, 1927 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2018 at 91 years old in Boalsburg. [ref]
Héctor Yazalde
Argentine footballer (1946-1997).
Born May 29th, 1946 in Villa Fiorito. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1997 at 51 years old in Buenos Aires.
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