July 18th
162 Notable deaths
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.
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 (gunshot wound).
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]
Carl O. Sauer
American geographer (1889-1975).
Born December 24th, 1889 in Warrenton.
Died July 18th, 1975 at 85 years old in Berkeley.
Jean Negulesco
Film director and painter (1900-1993).
Born March 13th, 1900 in Craiova. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1993 at 93 years old in Marbella. [ref]
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]
Burton Richter
American physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1931 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 2018 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (heart failure). [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]
Paul Coverdell
American politician (1939–2000).
Born January 20th, 1939 in Des Moines.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 61 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).
Yoshiji Kigami
Animator, animation director.
Born December 28th, 1957 in Osaka Prefecture. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2019 at 61 years old in Kyoto.
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The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude. Thornton Wilder