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June 18th
258 Notable deaths
Florence Bascom
American geologist (1862–1945).
Born July 14th, 1862 in Williamstown. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1945 at 82 years old in Williamstown (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
George Kelly
American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor (1887-1974).
Born January 16th, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Bryn Mawr (disease).
Bogdan Bogdanović
Serbian architect, urbanist and essayist (1922-2010).
Born August 20th, 1922 in Belgrade.
Died June 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Georges Bonnet
French politician (1889–1973).
Born July 23rd, 1889 in Bassillac. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1973 at 83 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Otto Baum
Ss-oberführer (1911–1998).
Born November 15th, 1911 in Hechingen.
Died June 18th, 1998 at 86 years old in Hechingen.
Pavel Krushevan
Russian journalist (1860-1909).
Born January 27th, 1860 in Ghindești.
Died June 18th, 1909 at 49 years old in Chișinău.
Titu Maiorescu
Romanian literary critic, writer and politician (1840-1917).
Born February 15th, 1840 in Craiova.
Died June 18th, 1917 at 77 years old in Bucharest.
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 Utrecht, Barneveld.
Died June 18th, 1922 at 71 years old in Amsterdam.
Paul Karrer
Swiss chemist (1889-1971).
Born April 21st, 1889 in Moscow.
Died June 18th, 1971 at 82 years old in Zurich.
Jean Delannoy
French film director, screenwriter, film editor and actor (1908–2008).
Born January 12th, 1908 in Noisy-le-Sec. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2008 at 100 years old in Guainville (disease). [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.
George C. Pimentel
American chemist and academic (1922-1989).
Died June 18th, 1989 at 67 years old in Kensington (cardiac arrest).
René Crevel
French writer involved with the surrealist movement (1900–1935).
Born August 10th, 1900 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 18th, 1935 at 34 years old in Paris (asphyxia).
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]
Roland Totheroh
American cinematographer (1890-1967).
Born November 29th, 1890 in San Francisco.
Died June 18th, 1967 at 76 years old in Hollywood.
Mark Peploe
British film director and screenwriter.
Born March 3rd, 1943 in Nairobi. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2025 at 82 years old in Florence. [ref]
Qu Qiubai
Chinese litterateur (1899-1935).
Born January 29th, 1899 in Yanghu County.
Died June 18th, 1935 at 36 years old in Changting County (gunshot wound).
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]
Paul Cox
Dutch-australian film director.
Born April 16th, 1940 in Venlo.
Died June 18th, 2016 at 76 years old in Melbourne (liver cancer). [ref]
Sally O'Neil
Actress (1908-1968).
Born October 23rd, 1908 in Bayonne.
Died June 18th, 1968 at 59 years old in Galesburg (pneumonia).
E. Hoffmann Price
American writer (1898–1988).
Born July 3rd, 1898 in Fowler.
Died June 18th, 1988 at 89 years old in Redwood City. [ref]
Oskar Minkowski
German physician (1858-1931).
Born January 13th, 1858 in Aleksotas.
Died June 18th, 1931 at 73 years old in Fürstenberg/Havel.
Per Teodor Cleve
Swedish chemist who discovered holmium and thulium (1840-1905).
Born February 10th, 1840 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
Died June 18th, 1905 at 65 years old in Uppsala, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Theodor Krancke
German admiral (1893–1973).
Born March 10th, 1893 in Magdeburg. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1973 at 80 years old in Wentorf bei Hamburg.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau