Elin Pelin

Bulgarian writer (1877-1949).

Born July 18th, 1877 in Bailovo. ^[ref]

Died December 3rd, 1949 at 72 years old in Sofia. ^[ref]

Mamadou Dia

Prime minister of senegal (1910-2009).

Born July 18th, 1910 in Khombole. ^[ref]

Died January 25th, 2009 at 98 years old in Dakar. ^[ref]

Luo Gan

Chinese politician.

Born July 18th, 1935 (age 90 years) in Jinan.

Olga Spessivtseva

Russian ballet dancer.

Born July 18th, 1895 in Rostov-on-Don. ^[ref]

Died September 16th, 1991 at 96 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Maurizio Gasparri

Italian politician.

Born July 18th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Rome.

Sidney Darlington

Electrical engineer and inventor of a transistor configuration.

Born July 18th, 1906 in Pittsburgh.

Died October 31st, 1997 at 91 years old in Exeter.

Jo Cals

41st prime minister of the netherlands (1914-1971).

Born July 18th, 1914 in Roermond. ^[ref]

Died December 30th, 1971 at 57 years old in Wassenaar (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Fernanda Pivano

Italian writer, journalist, translator and literary critic (1917-2009).

Born July 18th, 1917 in Genoa. ^[ref]

Died August 18th, 2009 at 92 years old in Milan. ^[ref]

Jan Schlaudraff

German footballer.

Born July 18th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Waldbröl.

Daniel Navarro

Road bicycle racer.

Born July 18th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Salamanca.