August 18th
145 Notable deaths
Walter Chrysler
American automotive industry executive.
Born April 2nd, 1875 in Kansas. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1940 at 65 years old in Kings Point. [ref]
Ernst Thälmann
German communist politician, leader of communist party of germany.
Born April 16th, 1886 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1944 at 58 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (ballistic trauma, execution). [ref]
Learned Hand
American legal scholar, court of appeals judge.
Born January 27th, 1872 in Albany. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1961 at 89 years old in New York City. [ref]
Kathleen Blanco
American politician (1942–2019).
Born December 15th, 1942 in New Iberia.
Died August 18th, 2019 at 76 years old in Lafayette (melanoma). [ref]
Robert Novak
American journalist and columnist (1931-2009).
Born February 26th, 1931 in Joliet.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer). [ref]
Jim Jeffords
American politician from vermont (1934–2014).
Born May 11th, 1934 in Rutland.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 80 years old in Washington, D.C. (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Jack Sherman
American guitarist (1956-2020).
Born January 18th, 1956 in Miami.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 64 years old in Savannah. [ref]
Dale Hawerchuk
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born April 4th, 1963 in Toronto.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 57 years old in Barrie (stomach cancer). [ref]
James L. Buckley
United states politician and federal judge (1923-2023).
Born March 9th, 1923 in New York City.
Died August 18th, 2023 at 100 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
John Sturges
American film director (1910-1992).
Born January 3rd, 1910 in Oak Park. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1992 at 82 years old in San Luis Obispo (myocardial infarction, heart failure).
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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