July 18th
162 Notable deaths
Hasan Turkmani
Syrian politician (1935-2012).
Born January 1st, 1935 in Aleppo.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 77 years old in Damascus (explosive device).
Kenji Miyamoto
Communist leader (1908–2007).
Born October 17th, 1908 in Hikari.
Died July 18th, 2007 at 98 years old in Shibuya-ku. [ref]
Yosef Shalom Eliashiv
Israeli haredi rabbi..
Born April 10th, 1910 in Šiauliai.
Died July 18th, 2012 at 102 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Carl Clinton Van Doren
American biographer (1885-1950).
Born September 10th, 1885 in Hope.
Died July 18th, 1950 at 64 years old in Torrington.
Max Gallo
French historian, writer and politician (1932–2017).
Born January 7th, 1932 in Nice.
Died July 18th, 2017 at 85 years old in Vaison-la-Romaine (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Percy Barnevik
Swedish businessman.
Born February 13th, 1941 in Simrishamn.
Died July 18th, 2025 at 84 years old in Bromma city district. [ref]
Vítězslav Novák
Czech composer and pedagogue (1870-1949).
Born December 5th, 1870 in Kamenice nad Lipou. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1949 at 78 years old in Prague, Skuteč. [ref]
Paul Schneider
Prussian pastor (1897-1939).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Pferdsfeld.
Died July 18th, 1939 at 41 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp.
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]
Salo Flohr
Czech chess player, arbiter, theoretician, organiser and writer (1908–1983).
Born November 21st, 1908 in Horodenka.
Died July 18th, 1983 at 74 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 162
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