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In the year 1918
778 Notable birthdays
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.
Eddie Jefferson
American singer.
Born August 3rd, 1918 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 9th, 1979 at 60 years old in Detroit.
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 Nara.
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.
John A. Scali
American diplomat (1918-1995).
Born April 27th, 1918 in Canton.
Died October 9th, 1995 at 77 years old in Sibley Memorial Hospital.
Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn
Dutch mathematician (1918-2012).
Born July 9th, 1918 in The Hague. [ref]
Died February 17th, 2012 at 93 years old in Nuenen. [ref]
R. H. Barlow
American anthropologist (1918–1951).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Leavenworth.
Died January 2nd, 1951 at 32 years old in Azcapotzalco (barbiturate overdose).
John Bell Williams
American politician (1918-1983).
Born December 4th, 1918 in Raymond.
Died March 25th, 1983 at 64 years old in Brandon.
Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Santiago
Beatified puerto rican (1918-1963).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Caguas.
Died July 13th, 1963 at 44 years old in Río Piedras (colorectal cancer).
Boris Christoff
Bulgarian bass singer (1914–1993).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Plovdiv.
Died June 28th, 1993 at 75 years old in Rome.
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).
John McKeithen
American governor of louisiana (1918-1999).
Born May 28th, 1918 in Grayson.
Died June 4th, 1999 at 81 years old in Columbia.
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.
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.
Radu Beligan
Romanian actor (1918-2016).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Galbeni.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Vitaly Fedorchuk
Kgb chairman (1918-2008).
Born December 27th, 1918 in Ogiyivka.
Died February 29th, 2008 at 89 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Henrietta Boggs
American author.
Born May 6th, 1918 in Spartanburg.
Died September 9th, 2020 at 102 years old in Montgomery. [ref]
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