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July 18th
140 Notable deaths
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]
Carl O. Sauer
American geographer (1889-1975).
Born December 24th, 1889 in Warrenton. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1975 at 85 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Stanley Rous
President of fifa (1895-1986).
Born April 25th, 1895 in Watford.
Died July 18th, 1986 at 91 years old in London (leukemia).
Paul Coverdell
American politician.
Born January 20th, 1939 in Des Moines.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 61 years old in Atlanta (neurological disorder).
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]
Jimmy Hunt
American actor.
Born December 4th, 1939 in Los Angeles.
Died July 18th, 2025 at 85 years old in Simi Valley. [ref]
Gilberto Freyre
Brazilian politician and academic (1900-1987).
Born March 15th, 1900 in Recife. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1987 at 87 years old in Recife. [ref]
Raymonde de Laroche
French pilot and the first woman in the world to receive an aeroplane pilot's licence.
Born August 22nd, 1882 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1919 at 36 years old in Le Crotoy (aviation accident). [ref]
Vladimir Paley
Russian writer (1897-1918).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 18th, 1918 at 21 years old in Alapayevsk.
Margaret Boden
British academic (1936–2025).
Born November 26th, 1936 in London. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2025 at 88 years old in Brighton. [ref]
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