July 18th
162 Notable deaths
Roman Jakobson
Russian linguist (1896–1982).
Born October 11th, 1896 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1982 at 85 years old in Boston, Cambridge. [ref]
Mimi Fariña
American musician.
Born April 30th, 1945 in Palo Alto. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2001 at 56 years old in Mill Valley (cancer). [ref]
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. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2009 at 113 years old in Brighton (disease). [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).
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Death is beautiful when seen to be a law, and not an accident. Henry David Thoreau