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In the year 1918

636 Notable birthdays

Peg Phillips

American actress (1918-2002).

Born September 20th, 1918 in Everett.

Died November 7th, 2002 at 84 years old in Seattle (lung disease).

Marian McPartland

British pianist, composer, writer and radio host.

Born March 20th, 1918 in Slough. [ref]

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

Edward A. Murphy, Jr.

American engineer, coiner of murphy's law.

Born January 11th, 1918 in Panama Canal Zone.

Died July 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in New York City.

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]

Roberta Cowell

British racing driver and fighter pilot.

Born April 8th, 1918 in Croydon.

Died October 11th, 2011 at 93 years old in Hampton.

Henry Calvin

American actor (1918-1975).

Born May 25th, 1918 in Dallas. [ref]

Died October 6th, 1975 at 57 years old in Dallas (cancer). [ref]

Lila Kedrova

Actress (1918-2000).

Born October 9th, 1918 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

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

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]

Arthur Kornberg

American biochemist.

Born March 3rd, 1918 in Brooklyn.

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

Lothar-Günther Buchheim

Author, artist (1918-2007).

Born February 6th, 1918 in Weimar. [ref]

Died February 26th, 2007 at 89 years old in Starnberg (heart failure). [ref]

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