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July 18th
222 Notable deaths
Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman
United states economist (1861–1939).
Born April 25th, 1861 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 78 years old in Lake Placid.
Robert Kurz
Marxist philosopher, social critic and journalist (1943–2012).
Born December 24th, 1943 in Nuremberg.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 68 years old in Nuremberg. [ref]
Laurie Scott
English footballer and manager (1917-1999).
Born April 23rd, 1917 in Sheffield.
Died July 18th, 1999 at 82 years old in Barnsley. [ref]
Karl Schenk
Longest serving member of the swiss federal council (1823-1895).
Born December 1st, 1823 in Bern.
Died July 18th, 1895 at 71 years old in Bern.
Louis Bouilhet
French poet and dramatist (1821–1869).
Born May 27th, 1821 in Cany-Barville.
Died July 18th, 1869 at 48 years old in Rouen.
Karl Joseph Simrock
German poet and scholar (1802-1876).
Born August 28th, 1802 in Bonn.
Died July 18th, 1876 at 73 years old in Bonn.
Julia Cæsar
Swedish actress (1885–1971).
Born January 28th, 1885 in Svea livgardes church parish.
Died July 18th, 1971 at 86 years old in Västerled.
Jean Alavoine
French cyclist.
Born April 1st, 1888 in Roubaix.
Died July 18th, 1943 at 55 years old in Argenteuil (traffic collision).
Marius Bauer
Dutch artist (1867-1932).
Born January 25th, 1867 in The Hague. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1932 at 65 years old in Amsterdam (stroke). [ref]
Mignon Talbot
American paleontologist and geologist (1869-1950).
Born August 16th, 1869 in Iowa City.
Died July 18th, 1950 at 80 years old in Holyoke. [ref]
Refik Halit Karay
Turkish teacher and writer (1888–1965).
Born March 14th, 1888 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1965 at 77 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Raffaele Piria
Italian chemist (1814-1865).
Born August 20th, 1814 in Scilla.
Died July 18th, 1865 at 50 years old in Turin. [ref]
Vahan Totovents
Armenian activist and writer (1894–1938).
Born July 18th, 1894 in Elazığ.
Died July 18th, 1938 at 44 years old in Yerevan.
Wim Anderiesen
Dutch footballer (1903-1944).
Born November 27th, 1903 in Amsterdam.
Died July 18th, 1944 at 40 years old in Amsterdam (pneumonia).
André Chastel
French art historian (1912-1990).
Born November 15th, 1912 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 77 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Louis-Nazaire Bégin
Canadian catholic cardinal (1840–1925).
Born January 10th, 1840 in Lévis.
Died July 18th, 1925 at 85 years old in Quebec City.
Vladimir Barmin
Soviet scientist.
Born March 17th, 1909 in Moscow.
Died July 18th, 1993 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Johann Gabriel Seidl
Austrian archeologist, poet, storyteller and playwright (1804–1875).
Born June 21st, 1804 in Vienna.
Died July 18th, 1875 at 71 years old in Vienna.
Julián Trujillo Largacha
President of colombia.
Born January 28th, 1828 in Popayán.
Died July 18th, 1883 at 55 years old in Bogotá.
Grigori Kromanov
Estonian film director (1926-1984).
Born March 8th, 1926 in Tallinn.
Died July 18th, 1984 at 58 years old in Vihula Rural Municipality.
Henrique Soares da Costa
Brazilian roman catholic bishop.
Born April 11th, 1963 in Penedo.
Died July 18th, 2020 at 57 years old in Recife (COVID-19). [ref]
Robert Fricke
German mathematician (1861–1930).
Born September 24th, 1861 in Helmstedt.
Died July 18th, 1930 at 68 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Štefan Čambal
Slovak footballer (1908-1990).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Bratislava.
Died July 18th, 1990 at 81 years old in Prague.
Heiti Talvik
Estonian poet (1904–1947).
Born November 9th, 1904 in Tartu.
Died July 18th, 1947 at 42 years old in Tyumen Oblast.
Eduardo Acevedo
Uruguayan writer, politician and journalist (1853-1921).
Born April 20th, 1853 in Montevideo.
Died July 18th, 1921 at 68 years old in Buenos Aires.
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