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In the year 1918
212 Notable deaths
Arno Bieberstein
German swimmer.
Born October 17th, 1886 in Magdeburg.
Died October 4th, 1918 at 31 years old in Magdeburg.
John Antoine Nau
French writer and translator (1860-1918).
Born November 19th, 1860 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died March 17th, 1918 at 57 years old in Douarnenez. [ref]
Ronald Sanderson
British rower.
Born December 11th, 1876 in Uckfield.
Died April 17th, 1918 at 41 years old in Gommecourt.
Lilian Watson
English tennis player.
Born September 17th, 1857 in Harrow.
Died May 27th, 1918 at 60 years old in Berkswell.
Arthur Yancey Wear
American tennis player (1880-1918).
Born March 1st, 1880 in St. Louis.
Died November 6th, 1918 at 38 years old in Pouilly.
Harriet Löwenhjelm
Artist and writer (1887-1918).
Born February 18th, 1887 in Helsingborgs Maria church parish. [ref]
Died May 24th, 1918 at 31 years old (tuberculosis). [ref]
Ethel Sargant
British botanist (1863-1918).
Born October 28th, 1863 in London.
Died January 16th, 1918 at 54 years old in Sidmouth. [ref]
Peter Nansen
Danish writer.
Born January 20th, 1861 in Copenhagen.
Died July 31st, 1918 at 57 years old in Mariager.
Georg Klebs
German botanist and university teacher (1857-1918).
Born October 23rd, 1857 in Nidzica.
Died October 15th, 1918 at 60 years old in Heidelberg (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Edward Alexander Newell Arber
British palaeobotanist (1870-1918).
Born August 5th, 1870 in London.
Died June 14th, 1918 at 47 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 191 to 200 of 212
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