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In the year 1918
679 Notable birthdays
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Indian politician (1918-1999).
Born August 19th, 1918 in Bhopal.
Died December 26th, 1999 at 81 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Jeff Chandler
American actor and singer (1918–1961).
Born December 15th, 1918 in Brooklyn.
Died June 17th, 1961 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (surgical complications).
Hutton Gibson
American writer (1918–2020).
Born August 26th, 1918 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 2020 at 101 years old in Thousand Oaks. [ref]
Louis Althusser
French marxist philosopher (1918–1990).
Born October 16th, 1918 in Bir Mourad Rais. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1990 at 72 years old in La Verrière (myocardial infarction).
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor (1918-2016).
Born May 11th, 1918 in Chennai, Palakkad.
Died January 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in Gandhinagar (respiratory failure).
Pearl Bailey
American singer.
Born March 29th, 1918 in Newport News. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1990 at 72 years old in Philadelphia (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Robert Aldrich
American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Born August 9th, 1918 in Cranston. [ref]
Died December 5th, 1983 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).
Madeleine L'Engle
American writer (1918–2007).
Born November 29th, 1918 in New York City.
Died September 8th, 2007 at 88 years old in Litchfield. [ref]
Jack Paar
American author, radio and television comedian and talk show host (1918-2004).
Died January 27th, 2004 at 85 years old in Greenwich (stroke).
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