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February 18th

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634 Notable birthdays

Ján Plachetka

Slovak chess player.

Born February 18th, 1945 in Trenčín.

Died May 24th, 2026 at 81 years old [ref]

Resi Hammerer

Alpine skier.

Born February 18th, 1925 in Hirschegg.

Died June 14th, 2010 at 85 years old

Adolphe Jauréguy

French rugby union player (1898–1977).

Born February 18th, 1898 in Ostabat-Asme.

Died September 4th, 1977 at 79 years old in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

Torsten Schmidt

German cyclist.

Born February 18th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Wuppertal.

Markus Eichler

Road bicycle racer.

Born February 18th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Varel.

Mohamed Mesud

Ethiopian association football player.

Born February 18th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Addis Ababa.

Józef Grzesiak

Polish boxer.

Born February 18th, 1941 in Kalisz.

Died May 30th, 2020 at 79 years old in Wrocław. [ref]

Dieter Freise

Field hockey player.

Born February 18th, 1945 in Heidelberg.

Died April 5th, 2018 at 73 years old in Heidelberg.

Christian De Lorenzi

Italian biathlete.

Born February 18th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Sondalo.

Dan Karabin

Olympic wrestler.

Born February 18th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Nitra.

Margarete Müller

German politician (1931–2024).

Born February 18th, 1931 in Prudnik.

Died October 12th, 2024 at 93 years old in Ferdinandshof. [ref]

Michael Kauter

Swiss épée fencer.

Born February 18th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Bern.

Cristiano Salerno

Italian road cyclist.

Born February 18th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Imperia.

Denis Vaucher

Swiss biathlete (1898-1993).

Born February 18th, 1898 in Bern.

Died February 24th, 1993 at 95 years old in Bern.

Volodymyr Levchenko

Ukrainian soviet footballer (1944-2006).

Born February 18th, 1944 in Kyiv.

Died April 8th, 2006 at 62 years old in Kyiv (traffic collision).

Magnus Ingesson

Swedish cross country skier.

Born February 18th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Luleå.

Konstantin Okulov

Russian ice hockey player (born 1995).

Born February 18th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Novosibirsk.

Hana Růžičková

Olympic gymnast (1941–1981).

Born February 18th, 1941 in Třebotov. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1981 at 40 years old in Prague. [ref]

Gastone Darè

Italian fencer (1918-1977).

Born February 18th, 1918 in Suzzara.

Died June 7th, 1977 at 59 years old in Mantua. [ref]

Henry George

Cyclist (1891–1976).

Born February 18th, 1891.

Died January 6th, 1976 at 84 years old in Uccle.

Helen Varcoe

British swimmer, olympic bronze medallist (1907-1995).

Born February 18th, 1907 in Croydon.

Died May 7th, 1995 at 88 years old in Truro. [ref]

Raymond Riotte

Road bicycle racer.

Born February 18th, 1940 in Sarry.

Died April 14th, 2026 at 86 years old in Avallon.

Ulrich Eicke

German canoe racer.

Born February 18th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Wuppertal.

Maria Larsson

Olympic ice hockey player.

Born February 18th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Haninge Municipality.

Sven Thorell

Swedish canoeist and sailor (1888–1974).

Born February 18th, 1888 in Stockholm.

Died April 29th, 1974 at 86 years old in Bromma city district.

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