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August 18th
159 Notable deaths
Albert Edelfelt
Finland swedish painter and illustrator (1854-1905).
Born July 21st, 1854 in Kiala manor. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1905 at 51 years old in Haikko Manor. [ref]
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.
Born June 4th, 1952 in Rusape. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1987 at 35 years old in Harare (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Tendai Ndoro
Association football player.
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. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 159
Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht