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August 18th
141 Notable deaths
Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian nationalist leader, politician, and indian freedom fighter (1897-1945).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Cuttack. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Taihoku. [ref]
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer.
Born February 12th, 1968 in El Segundo.
Died August 18th, 1992 at 24 years old in Stampede Trail (poisoning, starvation).
Kofi Annan
7th secretary-general of the united nations (1938-2018).
Born April 8th, 1938 in Kumasi. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2018 at 80 years old in Bern (disease). [ref]
Bruce Forsyth
British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer, and screenwriter.
Born February 22nd, 1928 in Edmonton. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2017 at 89 years old in Wentworth Estate (bronchopneumonia). [ref]
B. F. Skinner
American behaviorist.
Born March 20th, 1904 in Susquehanna Depot. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge (leukemia). [ref]
Federico García Lorca
Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936).
Born June 5th, 1898 in Fuente Vaqueros. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1936 at 38 years old in Víznar (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento
Colombian politician (1943-1989).
Born September 29th, 1943 in Bucaramanga.
Died August 18th, 1989 at 45 years old in Soacha (assassination).
Ben Cross
British actor (1947-2020).
Born December 16th, 1947 in London. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2020 at 72 years old in Vienna (disease). [ref]
Herbert Mullin
American serial killer.
Born April 18th, 1947 in Salinas.
Died August 18th, 2022 at 75 years old in Stockton. [ref]
James Goldsmith
Anglo-french billionaire financier and tycoon (1933-1997).
Born February 26th, 1933 in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1997 at 64 years old in Benahavís (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
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