August 18th
145 Notable deaths
Sascha Schneider
German artist (1870-1927).
Born September 21st, 1870 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1927 at 56 years old in Świnoujście. [ref]
Yeshayahu Leibowitz
Israeli intellectual.
Born January 29th, 1903 in Riga. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1994 at 91 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
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]
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]
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).
Al Quie
American politician (1923-2023).
Born September 18th, 1923 in Dennison.
Died August 18th, 2023 at 99 years old in Wayzata.
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]
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).
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).
Maria Prymachenko
Ukrainian folk art painter (1909–1997).
Born January 13th, 1908 in Bolotnia.
Died August 18th, 1997 at 89 years old in Bolotnia. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 145
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur