August 18th
190 Notable deaths
Albert Edelfelt
Finland swedish painter and illustrator (1854-1905).
Born July 21st, 1854 in Kiala manor.
Died August 18th, 1905 at 51 years old in Porvoo, Haiko.
Al Quie
American politician (1923-2023).
Born September 18th, 1923 in Dennison.
Died August 18th, 2023 at 99 years old in Wayzata.
Archduke Wilhelm of Austria
Austrian archduke, ukrainian militia officer (1895-1948).
Born February 10th, 1895 in Pula.
Died August 18th, 1948 at 53 years old in Kyiv (tuberculosis).
Madhav Prasad Ghimire
Nepalese poet.
Born September 23rd, 1919 in Lamjung District.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 100 years old in Kathmandu (respiratory failure).
Erwin Schulhoff
Czech composer and pianist (1894–1942).
Born June 8th, 1894 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1942 at 48 years old in Wülzburg (tuberculosis). [ref]
Dambudzo Marechera
Zimbabwean writer (1952-1987).
Born June 4th, 1952 in Rusape.
Died August 18th, 1987 at 35 years old in Harare (death from AIDS-related complications).
Tendai Ndoro
Zimbabwean association football player (1985-2025).
Born May 15th, 1985 in Bulawayo.
Died August 18th, 2025 at 40 years old in Johannesburg. [ref]
Alberto Hurtado
Chilean jesuit saint (1901-1952).
Born January 22nd, 1901 in Viña del Mar.
Died August 18th, 1952 at 51 years old in Santiago (pancreatic cancer).
Maria Prymachenko
Ukrainian folk art painter (1909–1997).
Born January 12th, 1909 in Bolotnia.
Died August 18th, 1997 at 88 years old in Bolotnia. [ref]
Robert Russell Bennett
American composer, arranger (1894-1981).
Born June 15th, 1894 in Kansas City.
Died August 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Philip La Follette
American politician from wisconsin (1897–1965).
Born May 8th, 1897 in Madison.
Died August 18th, 1965 at 68 years old in Madison.
Kamal-ol-molk
Iranian artist (1847–1940).
Born September 29th, 1848 in Kashan.
Died August 18th, 1940 at 91 years old in Nishapur.
Ralph Byrd
American actor (1909–1952).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Dayton.
Died August 18th, 1952 at 43 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Dmitri Shepilov
Soviet newspaper editor (1905-1995).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Ashgabat.
Died August 18th, 1995 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Brückner
Austrian sa officer (1884-1954).
Born December 11th, 1884 in Baden-Baden.
Died August 18th, 1954 at 69 years old
Prince Felix of Salm-Salm
Soldier (1828-1870).
Born December 25th, 1828 in Anholt, Anholt Castle.
Died August 18th, 1870 at 41 years old in Saint-Privat-la-Montagne.
E. R. Eddison
British writer (1882-1945).
Born November 24th, 1882 in Leeds.
Died August 18th, 1945 at 62 years old in Marlborough.
Dick Hogan
American actor (1917-1995).
Born November 27th, 1917 in Little Rock.
Died August 18th, 1995 at 77 years old in Little Rock.
Ludwig Kübler
German general (1889–1947).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
Died August 18th, 1947 at 57 years old in Ljubljana (hanging to death).
Jacques Roumain
Haitian politician and poet (1907-1944).
Born June 4th, 1907 in Port-au-Prince.
Died August 18th, 1944 at 37 years old in Port-au-Prince (cardiovascular disease).
Hillel Kook
Revisionist zionist activist and politician (1915-2001).
Born July 24th, 1915 in Kriukai. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2001 at 86 years old in Kfar Shmaryahu.
Franciszek Smuda
Polish football player and manager (1948–2024).
Born June 22nd, 1948 in Lubomia.
Died August 18th, 2024 at 76 years old in Kraków (cancer). [ref]
Rafaela Ottiano
Italian actress (1888–1942).
Born March 4th, 1888 in Venice.
Died August 18th, 1942 at 54 years old in East Boston (cancer).
Richard Avenarius
German philosopher (1843-1896).
Born November 19th, 1843 in Paris.
Died August 18th, 1896 at 52 years old in Zurich.
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
British biochemist (1914–1994).
Born October 28th, 1914 in Liverpool.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 79 years old in Norwich.
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Death is the ultimate boundary of human matters. Horace