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In the year 1918
212 Notable deaths
Richard Semon
German zoologist (1859-1918).
Born August 22nd, 1859 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1918 at 59 years old in Munich. [ref]
Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar
Sultan of zanzibar (1884-1918).
Born June 7th, 1884 in Zanzibar.
Died December 20th, 1918 at 34 years old in Paris.
Oscar Troplowitz
German pharmacist (1863-1918).
Born January 18th, 1863 in Gliwice.
Died April 27th, 1918 at 55 years old in Hamburg.
Wilhelm von Mirbach
German diplomat (1871-1918).
Born July 2nd, 1871 in Bad Ischl.
Died July 6th, 1918 at 47 years old in Moscow.
Harold Lockwood
Actor (1887-1918).
Born April 12th, 1887 in Newark.
Died October 19th, 1918 at 31 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Toivo Kuula
Finnish composer.
Born July 7th, 1883 in Alavus, Vaasa. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1918 at 34 years old in Vyborg (shooting). [ref]
Konstantin Josef Jireček
Czech historian (1854-1918).
Born July 24th, 1854 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 10th, 1918 at 63 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Vasily Safonov
Russian pianist, teacher, conductor and composer (1852-1918).
Born February 6th, 1852 in Ishcherskaya. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1918 at 66 years old in Kislovodsk. [ref]
Akiyama Saneyuki
Imperial japanese navy officer (1868-1918).
Born April 12th, 1868 in Matsuyama.
Died February 4th, 1918 at 49 years old in Odawara (peritonitis).
Sergey Markov
Russian general.
Born July 7th, 1878 in Saint Petersburg Governorate.
Died June 25th, 1918 at 39 years old in Stavropol Governorate (killed in action).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 212
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