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In the year 1918
779 Notable birthdays
Mike Wallace
American journalist, game show host and actor (1918–2012).
Born May 9th, 1918 in Brookline.
Died April 7th, 2012 at 93 years old in New Haven (disease).
Mutsuhiro Watanabe
Japanese soldier and camp guard.
Born January 1st, 1918.
Died April 1st, 2003 at 85 years old
Spike Milligan
British actor (1918-2002).
Born April 16th, 1918 in Ahilyanagar.
Died February 27th, 2002 at 83 years old in Rye (kidney failure).
Ben Johnson
American film actor (1918–1996).
Born June 13th, 1918 in Foraker.
Died April 8th, 1996 at 77 years old in Mesa (myocardial infarction).
Ida Lupino
British actress and filmmaker (1918–1995).
Born February 4th, 1918 in London.
Died August 3rd, 1995 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
John Forsythe
American film and television actor (1918–2010).
Born January 29th, 1918 in Penns Grove.
Died April 1st, 2010 at 92 years old in Santa Ynez (pneumonia). [ref]
E. Howard Hunt
American intelligence officer and author (1918-2007).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Hamburg.
Died January 23rd, 2007 at 88 years old in Miami (pneumonia).
Art Carney
American actor and comedian (1918–2003).
Born November 4th, 1918 in Mount Vernon.
Died November 9th, 2003 at 85 years old in Chester (disease).
Lewis Nixon III
United states army officer (1918–1995).
Born September 30th, 1918 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 1995 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes).
Joey Bishop
American entertainer (1918–2007).
Born February 3rd, 1918 in The Bronx.
Died October 17th, 2007 at 89 years old in Newport Beach (heart failure). [ref]
Howard Cosell
American sportscaster (1918-1995).
Born March 25th, 1918 in Winston-Salem.
Died April 23rd, 1995 at 77 years old in Manhattan (heart failure).
Oral Roberts
Christian religious leader, healing evangelist, author, educator, television personality.
Born January 24th, 1918 in Ada.
Died December 15th, 2009 at 91 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia). [ref]
Sebastian Cabot
British film actor (1918–1977).
Born July 6th, 1918 in London.
Died August 22nd, 1977 at 59 years old in British Columbia (stroke).
Paul Harvey
American broadcaster (1918-2009).
Born September 4th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died February 28th, 2009 at 90 years old in Phoenix.
Robert Preston
American actor and singer (1918–1987).
Born June 8th, 1918 in Massachusetts.
Died March 21st, 1987 at 68 years old in Montecito (lung cancer).
B. K. S. Iyengar
Indian yoga teacher and scholar (1918–2014).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Bellur.
Died August 20th, 2014 at 95 years old in Pune (heart failure). [ref]
Teresa Wright
American actress (1918–2005).
Born October 27th, 1918 in New York City, Harlem.
Died March 6th, 2005 at 86 years old in New Haven (myocardial infarction).
Helmut Schmidt
Chancellor of west germany (1974–1982).
Born December 23rd, 1918 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2015 at 96 years old in Hamburg (peripheral artery disease). [ref]
Audra Lindley
American actress (1918-1997).
Born September 24th, 1918 in Los Angeles.
Died October 16th, 1997 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Iceberg Slim
American writer and pimp (1918-1992).
Born August 4th, 1918 in Chicago.
Died April 28th, 1992 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (liver disease).
Cameron Mitchell
American actor (1918–1994).
Born November 4th, 1918 in Dallastown.
Died July 7th, 1994 at 75 years old in Pacific Palisades (lung cancer).
Kurt Waldheim
Austrian politician and diplomat (1918–2007).
Born December 21st, 1918 in Sankt Andrä-Wördern. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2007 at 88 years old in Vienna (heart failure, cardiac arrest). [ref]
Robert Walker
American actor (1918-1951).
Born October 13th, 1918 in Salt Lake City.
Died August 28th, 1951 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
American actor (1918–2014).
Born November 30th, 1918 in New York City.
Died May 2nd, 2014 at 95 years old in Solvang (myocardial infarction).
Anne Gwynne
American actress (1918–2003).
Born December 10th, 1918 in Waco.
Died March 31st, 2003 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
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