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July 18th
222 Notable deaths
Vasily Polenov
Russian artist (1844-1927).
Born June 1st, 1844 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 18th, 1927 at 83 years old in Polenovo.
Yun Po-sun
2nd president of south korea (1897-1990).
Born August 26th, 1897 in Asan.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 92 years old in Seoul (diabetes).
Vicente Saldivar
Mexican boxer (1943–1985).
Born May 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.
Died July 18th, 1985 at 42 years old in Mexico City (cancer).
Frances Spence
American physicist and computer scientist.
Born March 2nd, 1922 in Philadelphia.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 90 years old
John Taylor
British jazz pianist (1942–2015).
Born September 25th, 1942 in Manchester.
Died July 18th, 2015 at 72 years old in Angers (myocardial infarction).
Rosalyn Tureck
American pianist and harpsichordist (1914–2003).
Born December 14th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died July 18th, 2003 at 88 years old in New York City.
Luciano De Crescenzo
Italian writer and engineer (1928–2019).
Born August 18th, 1928 in Naples.
Died July 18th, 2019 at 90 years old in Rome (pneumonia). [ref]
Dani
French actress and singer (1944–2022).
Born October 1st, 1945 in Castres. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2022 at 76 years old in Tours. [ref]
Roberto Contreras
American actor (1928–2000).
Born December 12th, 1928 in St. Louis.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
Konrad Heiden
German journalist and historian (1901–1966).
Born August 7th, 1901 in Munich.
Died July 18th, 1966 at 64 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease).
Annie Smith Peck
American mountain climber and professor (1850–1935).
Born October 19th, 1850 in Providence. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1935 at 84 years old in Manhattan.
Lydia Becker
British activist, botanist and astronomist (1827-1890).
Born February 24th, 1827 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1890 at 63 years old in Geneva (diphtheria). [ref]
Infanta Isabel Alfonsa of Spain
Spanish and bourbon-two sicilian royal (1904-1985).
Born October 16th, 1904 in Madrid.
Died July 18th, 1985 at 80 years old in Madrid.
Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia
Russian prince (1891-1918).
Born January 1st, 1891 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 18th, 1918 at 27 years old in Alapayevsk.
Hasan Turkmani
Syrian politician (1935-2012).
Born January 1st, 1935 in Aleppo.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 77 years old in Damascus (explosive device).
Kenji Miyamoto
Communist leader (1908–2007).
Born October 17th, 1908 in Hikari.
Died July 18th, 2007 at 98 years old in Shibuya. [ref]
Saigō Tsugumichi
Japanese politician and admiral (1843-1902).
Born June 1st, 1843 in Kajiya-chō.
Died July 18th, 1902 at 59 years old in Meguro (stomach cancer).
Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
English churchman, dean of westminster (1815-1881).
Born December 13th, 1815 in Alderley Edge.
Died July 18th, 1881 at 65 years old in London.
Carl Van Doren
American biographer (1885-1950).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Hope.
Died July 18th, 1950 at 64 years old in Torrington.
Max Gallo
French historian, writer and politician (1932–2017).
Born January 7th, 1932 in Nice.
Died July 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Vaison-la-Romaine (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Percy Barnevik
Swedish businessman.
Born February 13th, 1941 in Simrishamn.
Died July 18th, 2025 at 84 years old in Bromma city district. [ref]
Vítězslav Novák
Czech composer and pedagogue (1870-1949).
Born December 5th, 1870 in Kamenice nad Lipou. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1949 at 78 years old in Prague, Skuteč. [ref]
Paul Schneider
Prussian pastor (1897-1939).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Pferdsfeld.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 41 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
Corneille Heymans
Belgian physiologist (1892-1968).
Born March 28th, 1892 in Ghent.
Died July 18th, 1968 at 76 years old in Knokke-Heist.
Salo Flohr
Czech chess player, arbiter, theoretician, organiser and writer (1908–1983).
Born November 21st, 1908 in Horodenka.
Died July 18th, 1983 at 74 years old in Moscow.
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr