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September 18th
203 Notable deaths
Imata Kabua
Former president of the marshall islands (1943-2019).
Born May 20th, 1943 in Kwajalein Atoll. [ref]
Died September 18th, 2019 at 76 years old in Honolulu.
Hippolyte Petitjean
Painter (1854-1929).
Born September 11th, 1854 in Mâcon. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1929 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Theodor Kirchner
German composer, conductor, pianist (1823–1903).
Born December 1st, 1823 in Neukirchen/Erzgeb..
Died September 18th, 1903 at 79 years old in Hamburg.
Zulya Kamalova
Russian musician.
Born August 8th, 1969 in Sarapul.
Died September 18th, 2024 at 55 years old [ref]
Jairus Kipchoge Birech
Kenyan steeplechase runner.
Born December 14th, 1992 in Rift Valley Province.
Died September 18th, 2025 at 32 years old in Eldoret. [ref]
Kenjirō Tokutomi
Japanese writer (1868–1927).
Born October 25th, 1868 in Minamata.
Died September 18th, 1927 at 58 years old in Ikaho Onsen.
Egon Klepsch
German politician (1930–2010).
Born January 30th, 1930 in Děčín.
Died September 18th, 2010 at 80 years old in Koblenz. [ref]
Friedrich Heer
Austrian historian and writer (1916-1983).
Born April 10th, 1916 in Vienna.
Died September 18th, 1983 at 67 years old in Vienna.
Anton Saefkow
German resistance fighter and communist (1903-1944).
Born July 22nd, 1903 in Berlin.
Died September 18th, 1944 at 41 years old in Brandenburg an der Havel (decapitation).
Alice Middleton Boring
American biologist, zoologist, and herpetologist (1883-1955).
Born February 22nd, 1883 in Philadelphia.
Died September 18th, 1955 at 72 years old in Cambridge.
Said al-Ghazzi
Syrian politician (1893-1967).
Born June 11th, 1893 in Damascus.
Died September 18th, 1967 at 74 years old in Damascus.
Florestano Vancini
Italian film director (1926–2008).
Born August 24th, 1926 in Ferrara.
Died September 18th, 2008 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Olaf Gulbransson
Norwegian artist (1873-1958).
Born May 26th, 1873 in Christiania.
Died September 18th, 1958 at 85 years old in Tegernsee.
Stephen Pichon
French politician (1857-1933).
Born August 10th, 1857 in Arnay-le-Duc.
Died September 18th, 1933 at 76 years old in Vers-en-Montagne.
Julos Beaucarne
Belgian singer in walloon and in french; also writer in french.
Born June 27th, 1936 in Écaussinnes.
Died September 18th, 2021 at 85 years old in Beauvechain. [ref]
Viktor Safronov
Soviet astronomer (1917–1999).
Born October 11th, 1917 in Velikiye Luki.
Died September 18th, 1999 at 81 years old in Moscow.
Rudolf Wagner-Régeny
Austro-hungarian composer (1903-1969).
Born August 28th, 1903 in Reghin.
Died September 18th, 1969 at 66 years old in Berlin.
Carlos Alberto Raffo
Argentine footballer (1926-2013).
Born April 10th, 1926 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 18th, 2013 at 87 years old in Guayaquil.
Auguste Choisy
French architectural historian (1841-1909).
Born February 7th, 1841 in Vitry-le-François.
Died September 18th, 1909 at 68 years old in Paris.
Humberto Solás
Cuban film director (1941–2008).
Born December 4th, 1941 in Havana.
Died September 18th, 2008 at 66 years old in Havana (leukemia).
Kurt Hager
East german politician (1912–1998).
Born July 24th, 1912 in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
Died September 18th, 1998 at 86 years old in Berlin.
Pei Wenzhong
Chinese paleontologist and paleoanthropologist (1904–1982).
Born January 19th, 1904 in Fengnan District.
Died September 18th, 1982 at 78 years old in Beijing.
Zurab Sotkilava
Georgian opera singer (1937-2017).
Born March 12th, 1937 in Sukhumi.
Died September 18th, 2017 at 80 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Rafael Núñez
Author, lawyer, journalist, politician and president of colombia (1825-1894).
Born September 28th, 1825 in Cartagena.
Died September 18th, 1894 at 68 years old in Cartagena (stroke).
Bohuslav Fuchs
Czech architect and university educator.
Born March 24th, 1895 in Všechovice. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1972 at 77 years old in Brno. [ref]
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