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August 18th
160 Notable deaths
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
British biochemist (1914–1994).
Born October 28th, 1914 in Liverpool.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 79 years old in Norwich.
Leo Rudolf Raubal
Adolf hitler's nephew (1906–1977).
Born October 2nd, 1906 in Linz. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1977 at 70 years old in Spain.
Vazgen I
Catholicos of the armenian apostolic church (1908–1994).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Bucharest.
Died August 18th, 1994 at 85 years old in Yerevan.
Beverly Bayne
American actress (1894–1982).
Born November 11th, 1894 in Minneapolis.
Died August 18th, 1982 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Thiel
German rocket scientist (1910-1943).
Born March 3rd, 1910 in Wrocław.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 33 years old in Peenemünde.
Evgeny Sveshnikov
Latvian-russian chess player (1950-2021).
Born February 11th, 1950 in Chelyabinsk. [ref]
Died August 18th, 2021 at 71 years old [ref]
Fritz Arno Wagner
German cinematographer (1889-1958).
Born December 5th, 1889 in Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig.
Died August 18th, 1958 at 68 years old in Göttingen (traffic collision).
Florin Cioabă
Romanian romani pentecostal minister.
Born November 17th, 1954 in Târgu Cărbunești.
Died August 18th, 2013 at 58 years old in Antalya (myocardial infarction).
Julien Lahaut
Belgian politician (1884-1950).
Born September 6th, 1884 in Seraing.
Died August 18th, 1950 at 65 years old in Seraing.
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