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In the year 1918

779 Notable birthdays

Hank Jones

American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer (1918-2010).

Born July 31st, 1918 in Vicksburg.

Died May 16th, 2010 at 91 years old in New York City. [ref]

Rand Brooks

Actor and rancher (1918-2003).

Born September 21st, 1918 in St. Louis.

Died September 1st, 2003 at 84 years old in Santa Ynez (disease).

Stirling Silliphant

American screenwriter (1918–1996).

Born January 16th, 1918 in Detroit.

Died April 26th, 1996 at 78 years old in Bangkok.

Martin Benson

English actor (1918–2010).

Born August 10th, 1918 in London.

Died February 28th, 2010 at 91 years old in Markyate. [ref]

Lila Kedrova

Actress (1909–2000).

Born October 9th, 1918 in Saint Petersburg.

Died February 16th, 2000 at 81 years old in Sault Ste. Marie (Alzheimer's disease, pneumonia).

Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

German prince (1918–1998).

Born November 29th, 1918 in Callenberg Castle.

Died January 23rd, 1998 at 79 years old in Amstetten.

David Ormsby-Gore, 5th Baron Harlech

5th baron harlech, member of parliament and ambassador to the united states (1918-1985).

Born May 20th, 1918 in Westminster. [ref]

Died January 26th, 1985 at 66 years old in Shrewsbury Hospital (traffic collision).

James Edwards

American actor (1918-1970).

Born March 6th, 1918 in Muncie.

Died January 4th, 1970 at 51 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).

Marian McPartland

British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013).

Born March 20th, 1918 in Slough.

Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Port Washington (disease).

Corita Kent

Pop artist (1918-1986).

Born November 20th, 1918 in Fort Dodge.

Died September 18th, 1986 at 67 years old in Boston (cancer).

Thomas Ferebee

American bombardier (1918–2000).

Born November 9th, 1918 in Mocksville.

Died March 16th, 2000 at 81 years old in Windermere.

Kevin A. Lynch

American urban planner and architect (1918-1984).

Born January 7th, 1918 in Chicago.

Died April 25th, 1984 at 66 years old in Martha's Vineyard.

Lothar-Günther Buchheim

Author, artist (1918-2007).

Born February 6th, 1918 in Weimar.

Died February 22nd, 2007 at 89 years old in Starnberg (heart failure). [ref]

John Hospers

American philosopher and politician (1918–2011).

Born June 9th, 1918 in Pella.

Died June 12th, 2011 at 93 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Marguerite Chapman

American actress (1918-1999).

Born March 9th, 1918 in Chatham.

Died August 31st, 1999 at 81 years old in Burbank (disease).

Arthur Kornberg

American biochemist.

Born March 3rd, 1918 in Brooklyn.

Died October 26th, 2007 at 89 years old in Stanford.

June Duprez

Actress (1918-1984).

Born May 14th, 1918 in Teddington.

Died October 30th, 1984 at 66 years old in London.

David Opatoshu

American actor (1918-1996).

Born January 30th, 1918 in New York City.

Died April 30th, 1996 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.

Jay Wright Forrester

American operations researcher (1918–2016).

Born July 14th, 1918 in Anselmo. [ref]

Died November 16th, 2016 at 98 years old in Concord. [ref]

Kaaren Verne

German-born american actor.

Born April 6th, 1918 in Berlin.

Died December 23rd, 1967 at 49 years old in Hollywood (disease).

Bill Vukovich

American racing driver.

Born December 13th, 1918 in Fresno.

Died May 30th, 1955 at 36 years old in Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Brenda Milner

Canada-based british neuroscientist and neuropsychologist.

Born July 15th, 1918 (age 107 years) in Manchester.

Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria

Austrian entrepreneur and nobleman (1918–2007).

Born March 10th, 1918 in Baden.

Died December 11th, 2007 at 89 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.

Avery Dulles

Catholic cardinal (1918–2008).

Born August 24th, 1918 in Auburn.

Died December 12th, 2008 at 90 years old in The Bronx (poliomyelitis).

Ted Post

American director (1918-2013).

Born March 31st, 1918 in Brooklyn.

Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica.

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