In the year 1918
228 Notable deaths
Fritz von Below
German first world war general (1853–1918).
Born September 23rd, 1853 in Gdańsk.
Died November 23rd, 1918 at 65 years old in Weimar.
Indra Lal Roy
British flying ace (1898-1918).
Born December 2nd, 1898 in Kolkata.
Died July 22nd, 1918 at 19 years old in Carvin.
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland
Swedish prince (1889-1918).
Born April 20th, 1889 in Drottningholm Palace. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1918 at 29 years old in Drottningholm Palace (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Vladimir Paley
Russian writer (1897-1918).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 18th, 1918 at 21 years old in Alapayevsk (explosion).
Roman Malinovsky
Russian politician (1876-1918).
Born March 18th, 1876 in Warsaw.
Died November 5th, 1918 at 42 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Grand duke of mecklenburg-strelitz.
Born June 17th, 1882 in Neustrelitz.
Died February 24th, 1918 at 35 years old in Neustrelitz (drowning).
Albert Ballin
German businessman (1857-1918).
Born August 15th, 1857 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1918 at 61 years old in Hamburg (drug overdose). [ref]
Joséphin Péladan
French writer (1858-1918).
Born March 28th, 1858 in Lyon. [ref]
Died June 27th, 1918 at 60 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Ivan Cankar
Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, poet and political activist (1876-1918).
Born May 10th, 1876 in Vrhnika.
Died December 11th, 1918 at 42 years old in Ljubljana (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Sidónio Pais
Assassinated portuguese president (1872-1918).
Born May 1st, 1872 in Caminha.
Died December 14th, 1918 at 46 years old in Lisbon (shot to the head).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 228
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