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In the year 1918
224 Notable deaths
Wilfred Owen
English poet and soldier (1893-1918).
Born March 18th, 1893 in Oswestry. [ref]
Died November 4th, 1918 at 25 years old in Ors. [ref]
Ratanji Tata
Indian industrialist and philanthropist (1871–1918).
Born January 20th, 1871 in Mumbai.
Died September 5th, 1918 at 47 years old in St Ives.
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand duchess of russia (1895–1918).
Born November 15th, 1895 in Pushkin.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 22 years old in Ipatiev House (gunshot wound).
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
Second daughter of tsar nicholas ii and tsarina alexandra feodorovna of russia.
Born June 10th, 1897 in Petergof.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 21 years old in Ipatiev House (ballistic trauma).
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand duke of russia (1878–1918).
Born December 4th, 1878 in Pushkin.
Died June 13th, 1918 at 39 years old in Perm (gunshot wound).
John L. Sullivan
American boxer (1858–1918).
Born October 15th, 1858 in Roxbury.
Died February 2nd, 1918 at 59 years old in Abington.
Roland Garros
French aviator.
Born October 6th, 1888 in Saint-Denis.
Died October 5th, 1918 at 29 years old in Vouziers.
Guillaume Apollinaire
French poet.
Born August 26th, 1880 in Rome. [ref]
Died November 9th, 1918 at 38 years old in Paris (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna of Russia
Third daughter of nicholas ii of russia and alexandra fyodorovna (1899-1918).
Born June 26th, 1899 in Petergof.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 19 years old in Ipatiev House (ballistic trauma).
John McCrae
Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during world war i (1872-1918).
Born November 30th, 1872 in Guelph.
Died January 28th, 1918 at 45 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (pneumonia).
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson