August 18th
190 Notable deaths
Carlo Emilio Bonferroni
Italian mathematician (1892-1960).
Born January 28th, 1892 in Bergamo.
Died August 18th, 1960 at 68 years old in Florence.
Shichirō Fukazawa
Japanese writer (1914–1987).
Born January 29th, 1914 in Fuefuki.
Died August 18th, 1987 at 73 years old in Saitama Prefecture.
Sombat Metanee
Thai actor and director (1937–2022).
Born June 26th, 1937 in Ubon Ratchathani.
Died August 18th, 2022 at 85 years old in Saphan Song.
Rolv Wesenlund
Norwegian actor (1936–2013).
Born September 17th, 1936 in Horten Municipality.
Died August 18th, 2013 at 76 years old in Ullern (heart failure). [ref]
Gottlob Frick
German opera singer (1906–1994).
Born July 28th, 1906 in Ölbronn-Dürrn.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 88 years old in Mühlacker.
Johannes Theodor Baargeld
German artist (1892-1927).
Born October 9th, 1892 in Szczecin.
Died August 18th, 1927 at 34 years old in Dôme du Goûter.
Sasson Somekh
Iraqi-israeli arabist and translator.
Born September 21st, 1933 in Baghdad.
Died August 18th, 2019 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Leonhard Frank
German writer (1882–1961).
Born September 4th, 1882 in Würzburg.
Died August 18th, 1961 at 78 years old in Munich.
Albert Samain
French poet (1858-1900).
Born April 3rd, 1858 in Lille.
Died August 18th, 1900 at 42 years old in Magny-les-Hameaux (tuberculosis).
Hans Zenker
German admiral (1870-1932).
Born August 10th, 1870 in Bielsko-Biała.
Died August 18th, 1932 at 62 years old in Osterode am Harz.
Mohammad-Ali Taskhiri
Iranian ayatollah (1944-2020).
Born October 19th, 1944 in Najaf.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 75 years old in Tehran (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anna Yesipova
Russian pianist (1851-1914).
Born February 12th, 1851 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1914 at 63 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Laura Clifford Barney
American baháʼí teacher and philanthropist (1879–1974).
Born November 30th, 1879 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1974 at 94 years old in Paris.
József Viola
Association football player (1896-1949).
Born June 10th, 1896 in Komárom.
Died August 18th, 1949 at 53 years old in Bologna.
Alexandru Șerbănescu
Romanian flying ace (1912-1944).
Born May 17th, 1912 in Colonești.
Died August 18th, 1944 at 32 years old in Viperești.
Alfred Boucher
French sculptor (1850-1934).
Born September 23rd, 1850 in Nogent-sur-Seine, Bouy-sur-Orvin. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1934 at 83 years old in Aix-les-Bains.
Rolf Kühn
German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader (1929–2022).
Born September 29th, 1929 in Cologne.
Died August 18th, 2022 at 92 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Julio Caro
Spanish academic (1914–1995).
Born November 13th, 1914 in Madrid.
Died August 18th, 1995 at 80 years old in Bera.
Ernest Lavisse
French historian (1842-1922).
Born December 17th, 1842 in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1922 at 79 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Chrissie White
British actress (1895-1989).
Born May 23rd, 1895 in London.
Died August 18th, 1989 at 94 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Conrad Albrecht
German admiral (1880–1969).
Born October 7th, 1880 in Bremen.
Died August 18th, 1969 at 88 years old in Hamburg.
Cleo Ridgely
American actress (1893-1962).
Born May 12th, 1893 in New York City.
Died August 18th, 1962 at 69 years old in Glendale (disease).
Theodore Martin
British writer, poet, biographer, and translator (1816–1909).
Born September 16th, 1816 in Edinburgh.
Died August 18th, 1909 at 92 years old in London.
Jean Tabary
Artist.
Born March 5th, 1930 in Stockholm.
Died August 18th, 2011 at 81 years old in Saint-Jean-d'Angle. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin