Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
July 18th
222 Notable deaths
Bobby Fuller
American rock musician (1942–1966).
Born October 22nd, 1942 in Baytown.
Died July 18th, 1966 at 23 years old in Hollywood (asphyxia).
Barbara Pepper
American actress.
Born May 31st, 1915 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 1969 at 54 years old in Panorama City (thrombosis).
Roman Jakobson
Russian linguist (1896–1982).
Born October 10th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1982 at 85 years old in Boston, Cambridge. [ref]
Mimi Fariña
American musician (1945–2001).
Born April 30th, 1945 in Palo Alto.
Died July 18th, 2001 at 56 years old in Mill Valley (cancer).
Buddy Baer
American boxer (1915–1986).
Born June 11th, 1915 in Denver.
Died July 18th, 1986 at 71 years old in Martinez.
Richard Ney
American actor (1916-2004).
Born November 12th, 1916 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 2004 at 87 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
American geologist and astronomer.
Born April 28th, 1928 in Los Angeles.
Died July 18th, 1997 at 69 years old in Alice Springs (traffic collision).
Srinagarindra, Princess Mother
Mother of king bhumibol (1900-1995).
Born October 21st, 1900 in Nonthaburi.
Died July 18th, 1995 at 94 years old in Siriraj Hospital (kidney disease).
Henry Allingham
British supercentenarian,who lived to age 113.
Born June 6th, 1896 in London.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 113 years old in Brighton (senility). [ref]
Assef Shawkat
Syrian intelligence chief and politician (1950-2012).
Born January 15th, 1950 in Tartus.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 62 years old in Damascus (explosion).
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
Grand duchess of russia (1864–1918).
Born November 1st, 1864 in Darmstadt.
Died July 18th, 1918 at 53 years old in Alapayevsk (explosion).
Fabio Casartelli
Italian cyclist (1970-1995).
Born August 16th, 1970 in Como.
Died July 18th, 1995 at 24 years old in Tarbes (bicycle accident).
Mary Curzon, Baroness Curzon of Kedleston
British peeress of american background (1870-1906).
Born May 27th, 1870 in Chicago.
Died July 18th, 1906 at 36 years old in London.
Ephraim Moses Lilien
Polish illustration artist and painter (1874-1925).
Born May 23rd, 1874 in Drohobych. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1925 at 51 years old in Badenweiler. [ref]
Virginia Bell
American actress and burlesque dancer (1932–2010).
Born August 14th, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died July 18th, 2010 at 75 years old in California.
Shigeaki Hinohara
Japanese physician, writer and internist (1911-2017).
Born October 4th, 1911 in Yamaguchi.
Died July 18th, 2017 at 105 years old in Tokyo (respiratory failure).
Humberto Castelo Branco
Brazilian military leader and politician; former president of brazil (1900-1967).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Fortaleza.
Died July 18th, 1967 at 66 years old in Fortaleza (aviation accident).
Emanuel Leutze
American artist (1816-1868).
Born May 24th, 1816 in Schwäbisch Gmünd.
Died July 18th, 1868 at 52 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Georgine Darcy
American dancer and actress.
Born January 14th, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died July 18th, 2004 at 68 years old in Malibu.
Otozō Yamada
Japanese general (1881–1965).
Born November 6th, 1881 in Nagano Prefecture.
Died July 18th, 1965 at 83 years old in Japan.
Stanley Rous
6th president of fifa (1895–1986).
Born April 25th, 1895 in Mutford.
Died July 18th, 1986 at 91 years old in Paddington (leukemia).
Josef Korbel
Czech diplomat and czech-american scholar (1909-1977).
Born September 20th, 1909 in Letohrad. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1977 at 67 years old in Denver.
Lucio Urtubia
Spanish anarchist and forger (1931–2020).
Born February 18th, 1931 in Cascante.
Died July 18th, 2020 at 89 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Jimmy Hunt
American actor.
Born December 4th, 1939 in Los Angeles.
Died July 18th, 2025 at 85 years old in Simi Valley. [ref]
George Sutherland
Associate justice of the u.s. supreme court, united states senator, member of the united states house of representatives (1862-1942).
Born March 25th, 1862 in Stony Stratford.
Died July 18th, 1942 at 80 years old in Stockbridge.
Deaths 26 to 50 of 222
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur