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In the year 1918
711 Notable birthdays
Alfréd Wetzler
Slovak jewish writer, known for escaping from auschwitz concentration camp and co-writing the vrba-wetzler report (1918-1988).
Born May 10th, 1918 in Trnava.
Died February 8th, 1988 at 69 years old in Bratislava.
Noor Hassanali
Former president of trinidad and tobago (1918-2006).
Born August 13th, 1918 in San Fernando.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 88 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]
Mala Zimetbaum
Belgian jew resistance member (1918–1944).
Born January 26th, 1918 in Brzesko.
Died September 15th, 1944 at 26 years old in Auschwitz.
Helmut Lent
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born June 13th, 1918 in Pyrzany.
Died October 7th, 1944 at 26 years old in Paderborn.
Milt Schmidt
Canadian ice hockey player (1918–2017).
Born March 5th, 1918 in Kitchener.
Died January 4th, 2017 at 98 years old in Needham (stroke). [ref]
William Eythe
American actor (1918-1957).
Died January 26th, 1957 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (hepatitis).
Robert S. Strauss
American diplomat (1918–2014).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Lockhart.
Died March 19th, 2014 at 95 years old in Washington, D.C..
Bebo Valdés
Cuban musician (1918–2013).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Quivicán.
Died March 22nd, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm (Alzheimer's disease).
Venetia Burney
British schoolteacher, namer of the dwarf planet pluto.
Born July 11th, 1918 in England.
Died April 30th, 2009 at 90 years old in Banstead.
Frederick Reines
American physicist (1918–1998).
Born March 16th, 1918 in Paterson.
Died August 26th, 1998 at 80 years old in Orange.
Alexander Shelepin
Kgb chairman (1918-1994).
Born August 18th, 1918 in Voronezh.
Died October 24th, 1994 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Jane Bryan
Film actress; united states federal arts commission member (1918-2009).
Born June 11th, 1918 in Hollywood.
Died April 8th, 2009 at 90 years old in Pebble Beach. [ref]
Helen Stephens
Athletics competitor (1918–1994).
Born February 3rd, 1918 in Fulton.
Died January 17th, 1994 at 75 years old in St. Louis.
Bertie Mee
English footballer and manager (1918-2001).
Born December 25th, 1918 in Nottinghamshire.
Died October 22nd, 2001 at 82 years old in London.
Margaret Osborne duPont
American tennis player (1918–2012).
Born March 4th, 1918 in Joseph.
Died October 24th, 2012 at 94 years old in El Paso. [ref]
Lo Wei
Chinese film director (1918–1996).
Born December 12th, 1918 in Jiangsu.
Died January 20th, 1996 at 77 years old in Hong Kong (heart failure).
Patty Berg
American golfer (1918–2006).
Born February 13th, 1918 in Minneapolis.
Died September 10th, 2006 at 88 years old in Fort Myers (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Abraham Pais
Dutch-american physicist and science historian.
Born May 19th, 1918 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died July 28th, 2000 at 82 years old in Copenhagen (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Hsuan Hua
American buddhist monk (1918-1995).
Born April 16th, 1918 in Kirin.
Died June 7th, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles.
Patrick Lucey
American politician (1918–2014).
Born March 21st, 1918 in La Crosse.
Died May 10th, 2014 at 96 years old in Milwaukee.
Volodymyr Scherbytsky
Soviet politician (1918-1990).
Born February 17th, 1918 in Verkhnodniprovsk.
Died February 16th, 1990 at 71 years old in Feofaniya Clinical Hospital (pneumonia).
Helen Wagner
American actress.
Born September 3rd, 1918 in Lubbock.
Died May 1st, 2010 at 91 years old in New York City (cancer).
Esther Ballestrino
Paraguayan activist killed (1918–1977).
Born January 20th, 1918 in Fray Bentos. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1977 at 59 years old
Igor Ansoff
American mathematician (1918-2002).
Born December 12th, 1918 in Vladivostok.
Died July 14th, 2002 at 83 years old in San Diego (pneumonia).
Martin Ryle
English radio astronomer (1918–1984).
Born September 27th, 1918 in Brighton.
Died October 14th, 1984 at 66 years old in Cambridge.
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