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In the year 1918
212 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]
Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia
Eldest child of tsar nicholas ii and tsarina alexandra feodorovna of russia.
Born November 15th, 1895 in Pushkin.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 22 years old in Ipatiev House (ballistic trauma).
Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
German princess, russian grand duchess, and canonized holy martyr; elder sister of alexandra feodorovna.
Born November 1st, 1864 in Darmstadt.
Died July 18th, 1918 at 53 years old in Alapayevsk (ballistic trauma).
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
Russian grand duke; de-jure last emperor of all the russias (1878-1918).
Born December 4th, 1878 in Pushkin.
Died June 13th, 1918 at 39 years old in Perm (ballistic trauma).
John L. Sullivan
American boxer.
Born October 15th, 1858 in Roxbury.
Died February 2nd, 1918 at 59 years old in Abington.
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]
Roland Garros
French aviator.
Born October 6th, 1888 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1918 at 29 years old in Vouziers (killed in action). [ref]
Georg Simmel
German sociologist, philosopher, and critic (1858-1918).
Born March 1st, 1858 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1918 at 60 years old in Strasbourg (liver cancer). [ref]
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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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore