September 18th
151 Notable deaths
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz
Polish artist, dramatist and novelist (1885-1939).
Born February 24th, 1885 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1939 at 54 years old in Velyki Ozera (exsanguination). [ref]
Robert G. Cole
United states army medal of honor recipient.
Born March 19th, 1915 in San Antonio.
Died September 18th, 1944 at 29 years old in Best.
Nick Holonyak
American physicist.
Born November 3rd, 1928 in Zeigler.
Died September 18th, 2022 at 93 years old in Urbana. [ref]
Mary Wigman
German dancer, choreographer, and dance instructor.
Born November 13th, 1886 in Hanover. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1973 at 86 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Bhagwan Das
Indian theosophist (1869-1958).
Born January 12th, 1869 in Varanasi.
Died September 18th, 1958 at 89 years old in Varanasi.
Pavlos Fyssas
Greek far-left anti-fascist rapper.
Born April 10th, 1979 in Perama.
Died September 18th, 2013 at 34 years old in Athens.
Oscar Pettiford
American musician (1922–1960).
Born September 30th, 1922 in Okmulgee.
Died September 18th, 1960 at 37 years old in Copenhagen.
Santiago Carrillo
Spanish politician.
Born January 18th, 1915 in Gijón. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2012 at 97 years old in Madrid (heart failure). [ref]
Kenny Wheeler
Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player.
Born January 14th, 1930 in St. Catharines. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2014 at 84 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Gerald Holtom
British artist.
Born January 20th, 1914 in Twickenham. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1985 at 71 years old [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 151
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner