July 18th
154 Notable deaths
Yosef Shalom Eliashiv
Israeli haredi rabbi..
Born April 10th, 1910 in Šiauliai.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 102 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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.
Born December 14th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died July 18th, 2003 at 88 years old in New York City.
Frances Spence
American physicist and computer scientist.
Born March 2nd, 1922 in Philadelphia.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 90 years old
Duke Christian Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German noble (1912-1996).
Born September 29th, 1912 in Ludwigslust.
Died July 18th, 1996 at 83 years old in Gut Hemmelmark.
Konrad Heiden
German journalist and historian.
Born August 7th, 1901 in Munich. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1966 at 64 years old in New York City (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Max Gallo
French historian, writer and politician (1932-2017).
Born January 7th, 1932 in Nice. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Vaison-la-Romaine (Parkinson's disease). [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.
Corneille Heymans
Belgian physiologist (1892-1968).
Born March 28th, 1892 in Ghent. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1968 at 76 years old in Knokke-Heist. [ref]
Hasan Turkmani
Syrian politician (1935-2012).
Born January 1st, 1935 in Aleppo.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 77 years old in Damascus (explosive device).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 154
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