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August 18th
159 Notable deaths
Hugo Loetscher
Swiss writer (1929-2009).
Born December 22nd, 1929 in Zurich.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 79 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Maurice Couette
French physicist known for his studies of fluidity (1858–1943).
Born January 9th, 1858 in Tours.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 85 years old in Angers.
Tewfik Saleh
Egyptian film director (1926-2013).
Born October 27th, 1926 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2013 at 86 years old in Cairo.
Kurt Schütte
German mathematician (1909–1998).
Born October 14th, 1909 in Salzwedel. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1998 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]
Pertti Alaja
Finnish association football player and coach (1952-2017).
Born February 18th, 1952 in Helsinki.
Died August 18th, 2017 at 65 years old in Espoo (cancer). [ref]
Imre Németh
Hungarian hammer thrower (1917-1989).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Košice.
Died August 18th, 1989 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Levente Lengyel
Hungarian chess player.
Born June 13th, 1933 in Debrecen.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Jean Nicolay
Belgian footballer (1937–2014).
Born December 27th, 1937 in Liège.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 76 years old in City of Brussels (cancer). [ref]
Felix Maria Davídek
Bishop of the roman catholic church (1921–1988).
Born January 21st, 1921 in Brno, Brno-Chrlice, Horní Štěpánov. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1988 at 67 years old in Brno. [ref]
François Bonlieu
Alpine skier (1937-1973).
Born March 21st, 1937 in Juvincourt-et-Damary. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1973 at 36 years old in Nice. [ref]
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