August 18th
190 Notable deaths
Kurt Schütte
German mathematician (1909–1998).
Born October 14th, 1909 in Salzwedel. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1998 at 88 years old in Munich. [ref]
Pertti Alaja
Finnish association football player and coach (1952–2017).
Born February 18th, 1952 in Helsinki.
Died August 18th, 2017 at 65 years old in Espoo (cancer). [ref]
Jan Zachwatowicz
Architect, architectural historian, restorer (1900–1983).
Born March 4th, 1900 in Gatchina.
Died August 18th, 1983 at 83 years old in Warsaw.
Mirfatıyx Zäkief
Russian turkologist (1928–2023).
Born August 14th, 1928.
Died August 18th, 2023 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Lyubov Egorova
Russian ballerina (1880–1972).
Born August 8th, 1880 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1972 at 92 years old in Paris.
Imre Németh
Hungarian hammer thrower (1917–1989).
Born September 23rd, 1917 in Košice.
Died August 18th, 1989 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Levente Lengyel
Hungarian chess player (1933–2014).
Born June 13th, 1933 in Debrecen.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Sayeeda Khanam
Bangladeshi photojournalist.
Born December 29th, 1937 in Pabna District.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 82 years old in Dhaka (kidney disease). [ref]
Jean Nicolay
Belgian footballer (1937–2014).
Born December 27th, 1937 in Liège.
Died August 18th, 2014 at 76 years old in Brussels (cancer). [ref]
Felix Maria Davídek
Bishop of the roman catholic church (1921–1988).
Born January 12th, 1921 in Brno, Horní Štěpánov, Brno-Chrlice. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1988 at 67 years old in Brno. [ref]
François Bonlieu
French alpine skier (1937-1973).
Born March 21st, 1937 in Juvincourt-et-Damary.
Died August 18th, 1973 at 36 years old in Nice.
Josip Primožič
Gymnast (1900-1985).
Born February 7th, 1900 in Ljubljana.
Died August 18th, 1985 at 85 years old in Maribor.
Ronald Borchers
German footballer (1957–2024).
Born August 10th, 1957 in Frankfurt.
Died August 18th, 2024 at 67 years old in Frankfurt. [ref]
Geertje Wielema
Swimmer (1934-2009).
Born July 24th, 1934 in Hilversum.
Died August 18th, 2009 at 75 years old in Almere.
Georg Åberg
Swedish long and triple jumper (1893–1946).
Born January 20th, 1893.
Died August 18th, 1946 at 53 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
Edith Master
American equestrian.
Born August 25th, 1932 in New York City.
Died August 18th, 2013 at 80 years old in New York City.
Gheorghe Dogărescu
Romanian handball player (1960–2020).
Born May 15th, 1960 in Viziru.
Died August 18th, 2020 at 60 years old [ref]
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
American tennis player (1879-1967).
Born May 12th, 1879 in New York City.
Died August 18th, 1967 at 88 years old in Sands Point.
Yury Tsitsinov
Russian ice hockey player (1937–1994).
Born August 24th, 1937 in Moscow.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 56 years old in Moscow.
Elza Radziņa
Latvian actress (1917–2005).
Born February 3rd, 1917 in Kharkiv.
Died August 18th, 2005 at 88 years old in Riga.
Christopher Barton
British rower.
Born November 21st, 1927 in Celbridge.
Died August 18th, 2013 at 85 years old in Christchurch.
Álvaro Gaxiola
Mexican diver, olympic athlete.
Born January 26th, 1937 in Guadalajara.
Died August 18th, 2003 at 66 years old in Guadalajara.
Albert Duval
French sailor.
Born November 29th, 1867 in Paris.
Died August 18th, 1942 at 74 years old in Gouvieux.
Lívia Mossóczy
Hungarian table tennis player (1936–2017).
Born May 9th, 1936 in Budapest.
Died August 18th, 2017 at 81 years old [ref]
József Kovács
József kovács, kléri, (1911–1990) hungarian olympic athlete, sprinter, hurdler, trainer.
Born March 14th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died August 18th, 1990 at 79 years old in Budapest.
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