June 18th
214 Notable deaths
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 27th, 1894 in Saulcy-sur-Meurthe. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1953 at 59 years old in Paris (stroke). [ref]
Mona Mahmudnizhad
Iranian baha'i (1965–1983).
Born September 10th, 1965 in Aden.
Died June 18th, 1983 at 17 years old in Shiraz (hanging).
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
Film director (1906-2006).
Born July 16th, 1906 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2006 at 99 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
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]
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.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 214
To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan