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July 18th
140 Notable deaths
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).
Yun Posun
2nd president of south korea (1897-1990).
Born August 26th, 1897 in Asan.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 92 years old in Seoul (diabetes).
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).
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco
Brazilian military leader and politician; former president of brazil (1900-1967).
Born September 20th, 1900 in Fortaleza. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1967 at 66 years old in Fortaleza (aviation accident). [ref]
Matilda Rapaport
Extreme skier (1986-2016).
Born January 29th, 1986 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2016 at 30 years old in Farellones. [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.
Magnus Malan
South african army general and cabinet minister (1930-2011).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Pretoria.
Died July 18th, 2011 at 81 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich of Russia
Russian noble (1869-1918).
Born October 7th, 1869 in Borjomi.
Died July 18th, 1918 at 48 years old in Alapayevsk (ballistic trauma).
Yukiya Amano
Director general/international atomic energy agency (1947-2019).
Born May 9th, 1947 in Yugawara.
Died July 18th, 2019 at 72 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Otozō Yamada
Japanese general.
Born November 6th, 1881 in Nagano Prefecture.
Died July 18th, 1965 at 83 years old in Japan.
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson