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September 18th
203 Notable deaths
F. H. Bradley
British philosopher (1846–1924).
Born January 30th, 1846 in Clapham.
Died September 18th, 1924 at 78 years old in Oxford.
Dion Boucicault
Irish actor and dramatist (1820-1890).
Born December 26th, 1822 in Dublin.
Died September 18th, 1890 at 67 years old in New York City. [ref]
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player (1930–2014).
Born January 14th, 1930 in St. Catharines.
Died September 18th, 2014 at 84 years old in London (disease).
Alice Dunbar Nelson
American writer, activist (1875-1935).
Born July 19th, 1875 in New Orleans.
Died September 18th, 1935 at 60 years old in Philadelphia.
Hippolyte Fizeau
French physicist (1819–1896).
Born September 23rd, 1819 in Paris.
Died September 18th, 1896 at 76 years old in château de Venteuil.
Margita Stefanović
Serbian musician (1959-2002).
Born April 1st, 1959 in Belgrade.
Died September 18th, 2002 at 43 years old in Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (death from AIDS-related complications).
Santiago Carrillo
Spanish politician (1915–2012).
Born January 18th, 1915 in Gijón.
Died September 18th, 2012 at 97 years old in Madrid (heart failure). [ref]
Gerald Holtom
British artist (1914–1985).
Born January 20th, 1914 in Twickenham.
Died September 18th, 1985 at 71 years old
David Dodd
American educator and economist.
Born August 23rd, 1895 in Berkeley County.
Died September 18th, 1988 at 93 years old in Portland.
Volin
Russian anarchist (1882–1945).
Born August 11th, 1882 in Voronezh.
Died September 18th, 1945 at 63 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Adolf Ziegler
German nazi painter (1892–1959).
Born October 16th, 1892 in Bremen. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1959 at 66 years old in Varnhalt. [ref]
Marcel Reich-Ranicki
Polish-born german literary critic (1920–2013).
Born June 2nd, 1920 in Włocławek. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2013 at 93 years old in Frankfurt (prostate cancer). [ref]
Mauricio Kagel
Argentine-german composer (1931-2008).
Born December 24th, 1931 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 18th, 2008 at 76 years old in Cologne. [ref]
Francis McDonald
Actor (1891-1968).
Born August 22nd, 1891 in Bowling Green.
Died September 18th, 1968 at 77 years old in Hollywood.
Bobby Smith
English footballer (1933–2010).
Born February 22nd, 1933 in England.
Died September 18th, 2010 at 77 years old in London. [ref]
José Manuel Balmaceda
Chilean politician and president (1840-1891).
Born July 19th, 1840 in Santo Domingo.
Died September 18th, 1891 at 51 years old in Santiago (gunshot wound).
Miles Lampson, 1st Baron Killearn
British diplomat (1880-1964).
Born August 24th, 1880 in Killearn.
Died September 18th, 1964 at 84 years old
Edward J. King
Governor of massachusetts (1925-2006).
Born May 11th, 1925 in Chelsea.
Died September 18th, 2006 at 81 years old in Burlington (surgical complications). [ref]
Gustav Lombard
German general (1895–1992).
Born April 10th, 1895 in Neustadt (Dosse).
Died September 18th, 1992 at 97 years old in Mühldorf am Inn.
Heinrich Trettner
German general (1907-2006).
Born September 19th, 1907 in Minden.
Died September 18th, 2006 at 98 years old in Mönchengladbach. [ref]
Michael Park
British racing driver (1966–2005).
Born June 22nd, 1966 in Newent.
Died September 18th, 2005 at 39 years old in Neath Port Talbot (traffic collision).
Ganesh Man Singh
Nepali politician (1915–1997).
Born November 9th, 1915 in Kathmandu. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1997 at 81 years old in Kathmandu.
Norman Cantor
Canadian historian (1929-2004).
Born November 19th, 1929 in Winnipeg.
Died September 18th, 2004 at 74 years old in Miami.
Chris Anker Sørensen
Danish road bicycle racer (1984-2021).
Born September 5th, 1984 in Hammel.
Died September 18th, 2021 at 37 years old in Zeebrugge (traffic collision). [ref]
Mario Benjamín Menéndez
Argentinian military officer (1930-2015).
Born April 3rd, 1930 in Chañar Ladeado.
Died September 18th, 2015 at 85 years old in Ezeiza. [ref]
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I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw