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July 18th
222 Notable deaths
Folke Jansson
Swedish triple jumper (1897-1965).
Born April 23rd, 1897 in Jönköping.
Died July 18th, 1965 at 68 years old in Gothenburg.
Nico de Wolf
Dutch footballer (1887-1967).
Born October 27th, 1887 in Apeldoorn.
Died July 18th, 1967 at 79 years old in Doesburg.
Giuseppe Paupini
Catholic cardinal (1907–1992).
Born February 25th, 1907 in Mondavio.
Died July 18th, 1992 at 85 years old in Rome.
Édouard Fachleitner
Road bicycle racer (1921–2008).
Born February 24th, 1921 in Sveta Nedelja.
Died July 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Manosque.
Richard Remer
American racewalker (1883-1973).
Born June 21st, 1883 in Brooklyn.
Died July 18th, 1973 at 90 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Nikolaus Messmer
Kyrgyzstani catholic priest.
Born December 19th, 1954 in Karaganda.
Died July 18th, 2016 at 61 years old in Bishkek. [ref]
Enrique Gainzarain
Argentine footballer (1904-1972).
Born December 7th, 1904 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 18th, 1972 at 67 years old
Alex Jany
French swimmer (1929–2001).
Born January 5th, 1929 in Toulouse.
Died July 18th, 2001 at 72 years old in 7th arrondissement of Marseille.
Héctor Freschi
Argentine footballer (1911-1993).
Born May 22nd, 1911 in Resistencia.
Died July 18th, 1993 at 82 years old in Resistencia.
Antonio Allochio
Italian fencer (1888-1956).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Paitone.
Died July 18th, 1956 at 67 years old in Serle.
Jan Koutný
Gymnast (1897–1976).
Born June 24th, 1897 in Vyškov. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1976 at 79 years old in Prague.
Kaspar Gottfried Schweizer
Swiss astronomer (1816-1873).
Born February 16th, 1816 in Zurich.
Died July 18th, 1873 at 57 years old in Moscow.
Walter Kitchen
Canadian ice hockey player (1912–1988).
Born December 18th, 1912 in Toronto.
Died July 18th, 1988 at 75 years old in Toronto.
John Sewell
Scottish tug of war competitor.
Born April 23rd, 1882 in Dumfries and Galloway.
Died July 18th, 1947 at 65 years old in Cambridge.
Ambrus Nagy
Fencer (1927–1991).
Born August 20th, 1927 in Budapest.
Died July 18th, 1991 at 63 years old in The Hague (traffic collision).
Carlos González Gallo
Olympic basketball player.
Born May 2nd, 1930 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died July 18th, 2018 at 88 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Arthur Shaw
American hurdler (1886-1955).
Born April 28th, 1886 in Joliet.
Died July 18th, 1955 at 69 years old in Altadena.
Florentinus Sului Hajang Hau
Indonesian roman catholic archbishop (1948–2013).
Born December 11th, 1948 in Tering.
Died July 18th, 2013 at 64 years old in Jakarta.
Giuseppe d'Annibale
Italian cardinal (1815–1892).
Born September 22nd, 1815 in Borbona.
Died July 18th, 1892 at 76 years old in Borbona.
Manuel María Ponce Brousset
President of peru (1874-1966).
Born April 5th, 1874 in Arequipa.
Died July 18th, 1966 at 92 years old in Lima.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel