June 18th
200 Notable deaths
Sami Frashëri
Ottoman-albanian writer, philosopher, playwright (1850-1904).
Born June 1st, 1850 in Frashër.
Died June 18th, 1904 at 54 years old in Istanbul.
Giovanni Arrighi
Italian economist and sociologist (1937-2009).
Born July 7th, 1937 in Milan. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2009 at 71 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
Archie Cochrane
Scottish doctor.
Born January 12th, 1909 in Galashiels.
Died June 18th, 1988 at 79 years old in Dorset.
Adolf Opálka
Czech warrior (1915-1942).
Born January 4th, 1915 in Rešice. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1942 at 27 years old in Prague, Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral. [ref]
Yelena Bonner
Human rights activist in the former soviet union; wife of dissident andrei sakharov.
Born February 15th, 1923 in Mary. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2011 at 88 years old in Boston (heart failure). [ref]
Vincent Sherman
Film director (1906-2006).
Born July 16th, 1906 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2006 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Chen Yi
Chinese politician, kuomintang (1883-1950).
Born May 3rd, 1883 in Shaoxing.
Died June 18th, 1950 at 67 years old in Taipei (ballistic trauma).
Marianne Brandt
German painter, sculptor and designer (1893-1983).
Born October 1st, 1893 in Chemnitz.
Died June 18th, 1983 at 89 years old in Kirchberg.
Maria Rohm
Austrian actress.
Born August 13th, 1945 in Vienna.
Died June 18th, 2018 at 72 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Kazimierz Kuratowski
Polish mathematician.
Born February 2nd, 1896 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1980 at 84 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 200
Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau