July 18th
222 Notable deaths
Joly Braga Santos
Portuguese composer (1924-1988).
Born May 14th, 1924 in Lisbon.
Died July 18th, 1988 at 64 years old in Lisbon (stroke).
Ricardo Londoño
Colombian racing driver.
Born August 8th, 1949 in Medellín.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 59 years old in San Bernardo del Viento. [ref]
Yves Chaland
Cartoonist (1957–1990).
Born April 3rd, 1957 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 33 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (traffic collision).
Marc Camoletti
French playwright (1923–2003).
Born November 16th, 1923 in Geneva.
Died July 18th, 2003 at 79 years old in Benerville-sur-Mer.
Peter Appleyard
Canadian vibraphonist (1928–2013).
Born October 26th, 1928 in Cleethorpes.
Died July 18th, 2013 at 84 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Ferdinand von Hochstetter
German geologist (1829–1884).
Born April 30th, 1829 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died July 18th, 1884 at 55 years old in Oberdöbling, Vienna.
Yosef Shalom Eliashiv
Israeli haredi rabbi. (1910–2012).
Born April 10th, 1910 in Šiauliai.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 102 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Behbud Khan Javanshir
Azerbaijani politician (1878–1921).
Born July 24th, 1878 in Azad Qaraqoyunlu.
Died July 18th, 1921 at 42 years old in Constantinople (assassination).
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters
German-american academic and astronomer (1813–1890).
Born September 19th, 1813 in Koldenbüttel.
Died July 18th, 1890 at 76 years old in Clinton.
Miklós Szentkuthy
Hungarian writer, literary translator (1908–1988).
Born June 2nd, 1908 in Budapest.
Died July 18th, 1988 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Elize Cawood
South african actress. (1952–2020).
Born June 28th, 1952 in Bloemfontein.
Died July 18th, 2020 at 68 years old
Yasmine Belmadi
French actor (1976–2009).
Born January 26th, 1976 in Aubervilliers.
Died July 18th, 2009 at 33 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (traffic collision). [ref]
Jean François-Poncet
French politician (1928-2012).
Born December 8th, 1928 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 83 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (stroke).
Nenad Stekić
Yugoslav long jumper (1951–2021).
Born March 7th, 1951 in Belgrade.
Died July 18th, 2021 at 70 years old [ref]
Kazimierz Fabrycy
Polish general (1888–1958).
Born March 3rd, 1888 in Odesa.
Died July 18th, 1958 at 70 years old in London.
Edmund Heller
American zoologist (1875-1939).
Born May 21st, 1875 in Freeport.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 64 years old in San Francisco.
La Argentina
Spanish dancer and choreographer.
Born September 4th, 1890 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1936 at 45 years old in Bayonne.
Günther Maleuda
East german politician, communist leader (1931-2012).
Born January 20th, 1931 in Drezdenko.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 81 years old in Bernau bei Berlin. [ref]
Margaret Neilson Armstrong
American designer, illustrator, and author (1867-1944).
Born September 24th, 1867 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 1944 at 76 years old
Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oíza
Spanish architect (1918-2000).
Born October 12th, 1918 in Cáseda.
Died July 18th, 2000 at 81 years old in Madrid.
Guo Songtao
Chinese diplomat (1818-1891).
Born April 11th, 1818 in Xiangyin County.
Died July 18th, 1891 at 73 years old in Changsha.
Otto Pfleiderer
German protestant theologian (1839-1908).
Born September 1st, 1839 in Kernen im Remstal.
Died July 18th, 1908 at 68 years old in Berlin.
Sally Salminen
Finnish writer (1906–1976).
Born April 25th, 1906 in Vårdö.
Died July 18th, 1976 at 70 years old in Copenhagen.
Witold Maliszewski
Polish composer (1873–1939).
Born July 20th, 1873 in Mohyliv-Podilskyi.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 65 years old in Zalesie Dolne.
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson