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August 18th
Top causes of death
| 10 | Myocardial Infarction |
| 7 | Cancer |
| 3 | Tuberculosis |
| 3 | Disease |
| 2 | Heart Failure |
Deaths by gender
| 162 | Male |
| 29 | Female |
Top death places
| 5 | Budapest |
| 4 | Moscow |
| 4 | London |
| 4 | New York City |
| 3 | Los Angeles |
Top 5 notable deaths.
Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian nationalist leader (1897-1945).
Born January 23rd, 1897 in Cuttack.
Died August 18th, 1945 at 48 years old in Taihoku (burn). [ref]
Alain Delon
French actor (1935–2024).
Born November 8th, 1935 in Sceaux. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2024 at 88 years old in Douchy-Montcorbon (lymphoma). [ref]
Christopher McCandless
American hiker and explorer (1968–1992).
Born February 12th, 1968 in El Segundo.
Died August 18th, 1992 at 24 years old in Stampede Trail (starvation).
Phil Donahue
American media personality, writer and film producer (1935–2024).
Born December 21st, 1935 in Cleveland.
Died August 18th, 2024 at 88 years old in Upper East Side. [ref]
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]
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Birthdays by gender
| 392 | Male |
| 122 | Female |
Top birth places
| 10 | New York City |
| 6 | Chicago |
| 5 | Los Angeles |
| 5 | Budapest |
| 5 | Rome |
Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are. Miguel Angel Ruiz