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August 18th
190 Notable deaths
Nils Silfverskiöld
Gymnast (1888–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Gothenburg.
Died August 18th, 1957 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Krikor Odian
Ottoman armenian jurist, politician and writer.
Born December 21st, 1834 in Istanbul.
Died August 18th, 1887 at 52 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Carlos Botelho
Painter (1899-1982).
Born September 18th, 1899 in Lisbon.
Died August 18th, 1982 at 82 years old in Lisbon.
Viktor Prokopenko
Ukrainian footballer (1944–2007).
Born October 24th, 1944 in Mariupol.
Died August 18th, 2007 at 62 years old in Odesa. [ref]
Tibor Déry
Hungarian writer (1894–1977).
Born October 18th, 1894 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1977 at 82 years old in Budapest.
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
British tennis player.
Born July 16th, 1907 in Paddington.
Died August 18th, 1979 at 72 years old
John Powell
American discus thrower (1947–2022).
Born June 25th, 1947 in San Francisco.
Died August 18th, 2022 at 75 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Alfred Bickel
Swiss footballer (1918-1999).
Born May 12th, 1918 in Eppstein.
Died August 18th, 1999 at 81 years old in Zurich.
Edgar Bauer
German philosopher (1820–1886).
Born October 7th, 1820 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 18th, 1886 at 65 years old in Berlin, Hanover (myocardial infarction).
Luigi Pernier
Italian archaeologist (1874–1937).
Born November 23rd, 1874 in Rome.
Died August 18th, 1937 at 62 years old in Rhodes.
Ričardas Gavelis
Lithuanian writer (1950–2002).
Born November 8th, 1950 in Vilnius.
Died August 18th, 2002 at 51 years old in Vilnius.
Friedrich Hartogs
German mathematician (1874–1943).
Born May 20th, 1874 in Brussels.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 69 years old in Munich (intoxication).
Bert Oosterbosch
Dutch road bicycle racer (1957–1989).
Born July 30th, 1957 in Eindhoven.
Died August 18th, 1989 at 32 years old in Lekkerkerk.
Jørn Riel
Danish writer (1931–2023).
Born July 23rd, 1931 in Odense.
Died August 18th, 2023 at 92 years old in Kuala Lumpur. [ref]
Percy Lowe
English surgeon and ornithologist (1870–1948).
Born January 2nd, 1870 in Stamford.
Died August 18th, 1948 at 78 years old
Louis Madelin
French historian (1871-1956).
Born May 8th, 1871 in Neufchâteau.
Died August 18th, 1956 at 85 years old in Paris.
Ricardo de Madrazo
Spanish painter (1852-1917).
Born February 7th, 1852 in Madrid.
Died August 18th, 1917 at 65 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Alex Joffé
French film director (1918-1995).
Born November 18th, 1918 in Alexandria.
Died August 18th, 1995 at 76 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Robert Ouko
Athletics competitor from kenya (1948–2019).
Born November 24th, 1948.
Died August 18th, 2019 at 70 years old in Ngong. [ref]
Georg Voigt
German historian (1827–1891).
Born April 5th, 1827 in Königsberg.
Died August 18th, 1891 at 64 years old in Leipzig.
Rina Franchetti
Italian actress.
Born December 23rd, 1907 in Naples.
Died August 18th, 2010 at 102 years old in Formello. [ref]
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski
Russian and azerbaijani general.
Born April 23rd, 1865 in Aşağı Salahlı.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 78 years old in Baku.
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.
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel