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In the year 1918
709 Notable birthdays
Jimmy Blanton
American musician (1918–1942).
Born October 5th, 1918 in Chattanooga.
Died July 30th, 1942 at 23 years old in Los Angeles (tuberculosis).
María Mercader
Actress (1918–2011).
Born March 6th, 1918 in Barcelona.
Died January 26th, 2011 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Alec Bedser
Cricketer (1918-2010).
Born July 4th, 1918 in Reading.
Died April 4th, 2010 at 91 years old in London (disease). [ref]
Elisabeth Mann Borgese
Canadian german-born expert in maritime law, ecologist.
Born April 24th, 1918 in Munich.
Died February 8th, 2002 at 83 years old in St. Moritz (pneumonia).
Derek Barton
English organic chemist.
Born September 8th, 1918 in Gravesend. [ref]
Died March 16th, 1998 at 79 years old in College Station. [ref]
Alejandro Agustín Lanusse
38th president of the argentine republic (1918-1996).
Born August 28th, 1918 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died August 26th, 1996 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Martin Esslin
British playwright, theatre critic, scholar (1918-2002).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Budapest.
Died February 24th, 2002 at 83 years old in London (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Józef Franczak
Polish resistance member (1918-1963).
Born March 17th, 1918 in Kozice Górne.
Died October 21st, 1963 at 45 years old in Majdan Kozic Górnych.
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter.
Born March 6th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 69 years old in New York City.
Kenichi Fukui
Japanese chemist (1918-1998).
Born October 4th, 1918 in Heijō.
Died January 9th, 1998 at 79 years old in Kyoto (cancer).
Dora Ratjen
German high jumper (1918–2008).
Born November 20th, 1918 in Erichshof.
Died April 22nd, 2008 at 89 years old in Bremen. [ref]
Duchess Woizlawa Feodora of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Member of the house of mecklenburg-schwerin (1918–2019).
Born December 17th, 1918 in Rostock.
Died June 3rd, 2019 at 100 years old in Strittmatt. [ref]
Ángel Amadeo labruna
Argentine footballer.
Born September 28th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 20th, 1983 at 64 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Debiprasad Chattopadhyay
Indian marxist philosopher (1918–1993).
Born November 19th, 1918 in Kolkata.
Died May 8th, 1993 at 74 years old in Kolkata.
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
Dutch mathematician.
Born July 9th, 1918 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2012 at 93 years old in Nuenen. [ref]
Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi
Sheikhs of ras al khaimah (1918-2010).
Born April 9th, 1918 in Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
Died October 27th, 2010 at 92 years old in Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
John Bell Williams
American politician (1918-1983).
Born December 4th, 1918 in Raymond.
Died March 25th, 1983 at 64 years old in Brandon.
Boris Christoff
Bulgarian bass singer.
Born May 18th, 1918 in Plovdiv. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1993 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Edwin G. Krebs
American biochemist (1918-2009).
Born June 6th, 1918 in Lansing.
Died December 21st, 2009 at 91 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Peggy Moran
Actress (1918-2002).
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Clinton.
Died October 25th, 2002 at 84 years old in Camarillo (traffic collision).
George Scratchley Brown
Us air force general (1918-1978).
Born August 17th, 1918 in Montclair.
Died December 5th, 1978 at 60 years old in Washington, D.C. (prostate cancer).
Mato Dukovac
Croatian world war ii fighter pilot (1918–1990).
Born September 23rd, 1918 in Surčin City Municipality.
Died June 6th, 1990 at 71 years old in Toronto.
Meir Vilner
Israeli communist politician (1918-2003).
Born October 23rd, 1918 in Vilnius. [ref]
Died June 5th, 2003 at 84 years old in Tel Aviv.
Adolfo Pedernera
Argentine footballer and manager (1918–1995).
Born November 15th, 1918 in Avellaneda.
Died May 13th, 1995 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Joseph W. Barr
American politician (1918-1996).
Born January 17th, 1918 in Bicknell.
Died February 23rd, 1996 at 78 years old in Playa del Carmen.
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