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In the year 1918
778 Notable birthdays
Jerome Karle
American physical chemist (1918–2013).
Born June 18th, 1918 in New York City.
Died June 6th, 2013 at 94 years old in Annandale (liver cancer). [ref]
Cornell Capa
American photographer (1918–2008).
Born April 10th, 1918 in Budapest.
Died May 23rd, 2008 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Georgios Rallis
Prime minister of greece (1918–2006).
Born December 26th, 1918 in Athens.
Died March 15th, 2006 at 87 years old in Athens (heart failure).
Eric Ericson
Swedish conductor (1918–2013).
Born October 26th, 1918 in Borås.
Died February 16th, 2013 at 94 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Junichi Sasai
Japanese naval aviation officer (1918–1942).
Born February 13th, 1918 in Tokyo.
Died August 28th, 1942 at 24 years old in Henderson Field.
Robert Osterloh
American actor (1918-2001).
Born May 31st, 1918 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died April 16th, 2001 at 82 years old in Los Osos.
Karl-Eduard von Schnitzler
German journalist (1918–2001).
Born April 28th, 1918 in Berlin.
Died September 20th, 2001 at 83 years old in Zeuthen (pneumonia).
Alexander Galich
Soviet musician and writer (1918–1977).
Born October 19th, 1918 in Dnipro.
Died December 15th, 1977 at 59 years old in Paris (electrocution).
Gara Garayev
Azerbaijani composer (1918-1982).
Born February 5th, 1918 in Baku.
Died May 13th, 1982 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Werner Peters
Actor (1918–1971).
Born July 7th, 1918 in Wiedemar.
Died March 30th, 1971 at 52 years old in Wiesbaden (myocardial infarction).
Mohamed Fawzi Elhaw
Egyptian composer, singer and actor.
Born August 16th, 1918 in Kafr Abu Jindi.
Died October 20th, 1966 at 48 years old in Cairo (bone cancer).
Pierre Delanoë
French songwriter, author (1918-2006).
Born December 16th, 1918 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 27th, 2006 at 88 years old in Poissy (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Otis R. Bowen
American politician (1918-2013).
Born February 26th, 1918 in Rochester.
Died May 4th, 2013 at 95 years old in Donaldson.
Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio
President of guatemala (1918-2003).
Born July 17th, 1918 in Barberena.
Died December 6th, 2003 at 85 years old in Guatemala City. [ref]
Werner Schröer
German world war ii fighter pilot (1918–1985).
Born February 12th, 1918 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died February 10th, 1985 at 66 years old in Ottobrunn.
Michiyo Kogure
Japanese actress (1918-1990).
Born January 31st, 1918 in Shimonoseki.
Died June 13th, 1990 at 72 years old in Tokyo.
Penaia Ganilau
President of fiji and governor-general of fiji (1918-1993).
Born July 28th, 1918 in Taveuni. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1993 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (leukemia).
Ntsu Mokhehle
Former prime minister of lesotho (1918–1999).
Born December 26th, 1918 in Teyateyaneng.
Died January 6th, 1999 at 80 years old in Bloemfontein.
Artur Brauner
Polish-born, german film producer and holocaust survivor.
Born August 1st, 1918 in Łódź.
Died July 7th, 2019 at 100 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Bob Acri
American musician and pianist (1918–2013).
Born October 1st, 1918 in Chicago.
Died July 25th, 2013 at 94 years old in Evanston. [ref]
James Aldridge
Australian-british writer, journalist.
Born July 10th, 1918 in White Hills.
Died February 23rd, 2015 at 96 years old in London.
Marcia Brown
American children's illustrator and writer (1918–2015).
Born July 13th, 1918 in Rochester.
Died April 28th, 2015 at 96 years old in Laguna Hills.
Hussein el-Shafei
Egyptian revolutionary and politician (1918–2005).
Born February 2nd, 1918.
Died November 18th, 2005 at 87 years old in Cairo.
Wild Bill Davis
American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger (1918–1995).
Born November 24th, 1918 in Glasgow.
Died August 24th, 1995 at 76 years old in Moorestown.
Leonard Rose
American musician (1918-1984).
Born July 27th, 1918 in Washington, D.C..
Died November 16th, 1984 at 66 years old in White Plains (lung cancer).
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