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In the year 1918
778 Notable birthdays
Blas Piñar
Spanish politician (1918–2014).
Born November 22nd, 1918 in Toledo. [ref]
Died October 28th, 2014 at 95 years old in Madrid.
Abukhadzhi Idrisov
Soviet sniper (1918–1983).
Born May 17th, 1918 in Berdykel.
Died October 22nd, 1983 at 65 years old in Grozny.
Peter Hobbs
American actor (1918–2011).
Born January 18th, 1918 in Étretat. [ref]
Died January 2nd, 2011 at 92 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Borys Paton
Soviet and ukrainian scientist (1918–2020).
Born November 14th, 1918 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2020 at 101 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Gunder Hägg
Swedish middle and long distance runner (1918-2004).
Born December 31st, 1918 in Jämtland County.
Died November 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Jelle Zijlstra
Prime minister of the netherlands (1918-2001).
Born August 27th, 1918 in Oosterbierum.
Died December 23rd, 2001 at 83 years old in Wassenaar (disease).
Mariano Mores
Argentine tango composer, pianist and conductor (1918-2016).
Born February 18th, 1918 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 13th, 2016 at 98 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Adolph Kiefer
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, businessman, chief executive officer (1918–2017).
Born June 27th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died May 5th, 2017 at 98 years old in Lake County. [ref]
Jagan Nath Azad
Indian writer (1918-2004).
Born December 5th, 1918 in Isakhel.
Died July 24th, 2004 at 85 years old
Tony Rolt
Racecar driver (1918–2008).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bordon.
Died February 6th, 2008 at 89 years old in Warwick. [ref]
Robert C. Tucker
Sovietologist (1918–2010).
Born May 29th, 1918 in Kansas City.
Died July 29th, 2010 at 92 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Bruno Zevi
Italian architect, historian, and professor (1918-2000).
Born January 22nd, 1918 in Rome.
Died January 9th, 2000 at 81 years old in Rome.
Edmund Roman Orlik
Polish soldier and architect (1918-1982).
Born January 26th, 1918 in Rogoźno.
Died April 8th, 1982 at 64 years old in Opole (traffic collision).
Patachou
French singer and actress.
Born June 10th, 1918 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 30th, 2015 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Clifford Berry
American computer scientist (1918–1963).
Born April 19th, 1918 in Gladbrook.
Died October 30th, 1963 at 45 years old in New York City.
David George Kendall
British statistician (1918–2007).
Born January 15th, 1918 in Ripon.
Died October 23rd, 2007 at 89 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Fyodor Kulakov
Politician (1918-1978).
Born February 4th, 1918 in Lgovskiy Uyezd.
Died July 17th, 1978 at 60 years old in Moscow.
Madiha Yousri
Egyptian actress.
Born December 3rd, 1918 in Cairo.
Died May 30th, 2018 at 99 years old in Cairo (heart failure).
Edwin S. Shneidman
Thanatologist and co-founder of suicidology (1918-2009).
Died May 15th, 2009 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Gerhard Boldt
Recipient of the knight's cross (1918–1981).
Born January 21st, 1918 in Lübeck.
Died May 10th, 1981 at 63 years old in Lübeck.
Edwin O'Connor
American journalist and fiction writer (1918–1968).
Born July 29th, 1918 in Providence.
Died March 23rd, 1968 at 49 years old in Boston.
Astrid Varnay
Swedish-born american opera singer of hungarian descent (1918–2006).
Born April 25th, 1918 in Stockholm.
Died September 4th, 2006 at 88 years old in Munich (disease). [ref]
Mado Robin
French coloratura soprano (1918–1960).
Born December 29th, 1918 in Yzeures-sur-Creuse.
Died December 10th, 1960 at 41 years old in Paris (leukemia, liver cancer).
Irving Segal
American mathematician (1918–1998).
Born September 13th, 1918 in The Bronx.
Died August 30th, 1998 at 79 years old in Lexington. [ref]
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