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August 18th
159 Notable deaths
Philip La Follette
American politician from wisconsin (1897-1965).
Born May 8th, 1897 in Madison.
Died August 18th, 1965 at 68 years old in Madison.
Ralph Byrd
Actor (1909-1952).
Born April 22nd, 1909 in Dayton.
Died August 18th, 1952 at 43 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Dmitri Shepilov
Soviet newspaper editor (1905-1995).
Born November 5th, 1905 in Ashgabat.
Died August 18th, 1995 at 89 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Brückner
Austrian sa officer (1884-1954).
Born December 11th, 1884 in Baden-Baden.
Died August 18th, 1954 at 69 years old
E. R. Eddison
British writer (1882-1945).
Born November 24th, 1882 in Leeds.
Died August 18th, 1945 at 62 years old in Marlborough.
Dick Hogan
American actor (1917-1995).
Born November 27th, 1917 in Little Rock.
Died August 18th, 1995 at 77 years old in Little Rock.
Ludwig Kübler
German general (1889-1947).
Born September 2nd, 1889 in Thalkirchen-Obersendling-Forstenried-Fürstenried-Solln.
Died August 18th, 1947 at 57 years old in Ljubljana (hanging).
Jacques Roumain
Haitian politician and poet (1907-1944).
Born June 4th, 1907 in Port-au-Prince. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1944 at 37 years old in Port-au-Prince (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Franciszek Smuda
Polish football player and manager (1948–2024).
Born June 22nd, 1948 in Lubomia.
Died August 18th, 2024 at 76 years old in Kraków (cancer). [ref]
Rafaela Ottiano
Italian actress.
Born March 4th, 1888 in Venice.
Died August 18th, 1942 at 54 years old in East Boston (cancer).
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