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August 18th
159 Notable deaths
Jean Tabary
Artist.
Born March 5th, 1930 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2011 at 81 years old in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult. [ref]
Nils Silfverskiöld
Gymnast (1888–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Gothenburg.
Died August 18th, 1957 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Carlos Botelho
Painter (1899-1982).
Born September 18th, 1899 in Lisbon.
Died August 18th, 1982 at 82 years old in Lisbon.
Viktor Prokopenko
Ukrainian footballer (1944–2007).
Born October 24th, 1944 in Mariupol.
Died August 18th, 2007 at 62 years old in Odesa. [ref]
Tibor Déry
Hungarian writer (1894–1977).
Born October 18th, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1977 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
British tennis player.
Born July 16th, 1907 in Paddington.
Died August 18th, 1979 at 72 years old
John Powell
American discus thrower.
Born June 25th, 1947 in San Francisco.
Died August 18th, 2022 at 75 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Alfred Bickel
Swiss footballer (1918-1999).
Born May 12th, 1918 in Eppstein.
Died August 18th, 1999 at 81 years old in Zürich.
Luigi Pernier
Italian archaeologist (1874–1937).
Born November 23rd, 1874 in Rome.
Died August 18th, 1937 at 62 years old in Rhodes.
Ričardas Gavelis
Lithuanian writer (1950–2002).
Born November 8th, 1950 in Vilnius.
Died August 18th, 2002 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
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Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard