February 18th famous deaths

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on February 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2021

Clyde Stubblefield
Renowned drummer who played with James Brown and is considered one of the most sampled drummers in hip-hop.

2020

Izaias Teixeira
Izaias Teixeira was a renowned Portuguese essayist whose works examined the intersection of literature, philosophy, and social commentary.
Flavio Bucci
Italian actor who has appeared on 76 films and tv shows since 1971.

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on February 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

Wallace Smith Broecker
Renowned for his research on climate change and the role of oceans in the climate system.
Alessandro Mendini
Italian designer and architect (b. 1931)

2018

Idrissa Ouedraogo
Pioneering Burkinabe filmmaker who made significant contributions to African cinema.
Gunter Blobel
Nobel laureate known for his discoveries concerning the structure and function of organelles in cells.
Guenter Blobel
Nobel laureate known for his discoveries about protein localization in cells.

2017

Idrissa Ouedraogo
Former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso.
Norma McCorvey
American activist who was the plaintiff in the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court case.

2016

Albie Czajkowski
Polish physicist known for his contributions to the field of theoretical physics.
Eberhard Zeidler
Renowned German mathematician known for his work in functional analysis and partial differential equations.
Rosario Ferré
Rosario Ferré was a Puerto Rican writer known for her novels and essays that explored themes of feminism and Puerto Rican identity.
Rosario Ferre
Renowned Puerto Rican author known for her novels and short stories.

2015

Jaicion Wong
Pioneering scientist known for groundbreaking research in the field of biotechnology.
Lavaris Sinclair
Lavaris Sinclair was a British novelist who wrote acclaimed historical fiction novels set in the Victorian era.
Cleston Simmons
Cleston Simmons was a renowned physicist who made significant contributions to the field of quantum mechanics.
Shamond Fitzgerald
Shamond Fitzgerald was a British novelist who wrote acclaimed historical fiction novels.
Donevan Sinclair
Donevan Sinclair was a Scottish novelist who wrote several acclaimed historical fiction novels.

Elchanan Heilprin

Czechoslovakian-born english rabbi (b. 1920 or 1922)

2014

Mavis Gallant
Canadian-french author and playwright (b. 1922)
Maria Franziska von Trapp
Austrian-american refugee and singer (d. 2014)

2013

Otto Beisheim
Metro ag was founded by a german businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013).

2010

Smaran Das
Noted physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics.
Raymonda Bautista
Raymonda Bautista was a renowned Filipino sculptor known for her abstract and modernist works.
Lochlin Monro
Renowned painter known for his unique style and artistic vision.
Algis Uždavinys
Lithuanian philosopher and scholar of Neoplatonism.

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on February 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2009

Miika Tenkula
Finnish guitarist (born 1974)
Al-Tayyib Salih
Sudanese columnist and novelist (born 1929).

2008

Armonte Robbe-Grillet
Armonte Robbe-Grillet was a French novelist, filmmaker, and theorist who was one of the leading figures of the nouveau roman literary movement.
Robben Grillet
French novelist and one of the leading figures of the Nouveau Roman literary movement.
Alain Robbe-Grillet
Influential figure in the Nouveau Roman literary movement.
Mihaela Mitrache
Romanian actress (born in 1955).
Mickey Renaud
Canadian professional ice hockey player (born in 1988).

Sir Richard Knowles

British politician (born 1917)

2006

Richard Bright
American actor (born 1937).

2005

Lia Levi
Italian author known for her works on the Holocaust.
Gwendolyn Knight
Gwendolyn Knight was an African American painter known for her portraits and figurative works.

2004

Jean Rouch
French filmmaker and anthropologist, considered to be one of the founders of cina(c)ma-va(c)rita(c) in france, which shared the aesthetics of the direct cinema spearheaded by richard leacock, d.a. pennebaker, albert and david maysles.

2003

Isser Harel
Leader of the israeli mossad (born 1912).

2001

Floyed Brown
Renowned abstract painter known for his vibrant use of colors.
Ridgely Scott
American actor known for his roles in classic films.
Balthus
Polish-french artist, the son of polish painter and art historian erick klossowski and painter elisabeth dorothee spiro, encouraged with his art when young. in 1914, the family moved to berlin; three years later his mom left her husband and moved to geneva, switzerland with her two sons. balthus attended the lycee calvin for two years, his only period of formal …
Dale Earnhardt
American race car champion, nicknamed "the intimidator" by his fans for being a tireless, hard-charging driver who never gave up. earnhardt was the first driver to ever win the nascar winston cup series rookie title of year. he also won his second championship in that series. earnhardt has won almost every major title and event available to nascar winston cup …
Eddie Mathews
American baseball legend with the milwaukee braves. he gave them a "fearsome" home run punch. matthews and hank aaron were instrumental in leading milwaukee to its first world series title. he is also considered one of the greatest third basemen in baseball. on 18 february 2001, he died from complications of pneumonia in la jolla (california).

Daytona

Daytona was a renowned race car driver known for his success in NASCAR competitions.

Balthazar Klossowski de Rola

French painter and writer known for his surrealist artworks.

Balthazar Klossowski

Renowned French painter known for his unique and provocative works.

Balthus

Polish-swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1908)

Dale Earnhardt

American race car driver. he was the son of dale earnhardt, a champion driver. his fatheraeur(tm), his son, drove his red chevy monte carlo to the north carolina speedway the next weekend. fans gasped when he was pushed from behind and spun into concrete walls, just like his father had done the week before. his dad was unable to walk …

2000

Alla Rakha
Legendary Indian tabla player who popularized the instrument in the West.
Willy Maltaite
Belgian comics creator (born in 1927).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on February 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1998

Robbie James
Welsh footballer and manager (d. 1998)

1997

Enrique Peralta Azurdia
In (1963-66), guatemala's military president dies.
Eric William Fenby
Musician dies at the age of 90.
Emily Hahn
American journalist and author (d. 1997).

1996

Brian Daley
American sci-fi author whose first novel, "the doomfarers of coramonde", was published in 1977.
Richard Leslie Hill
Historian dies at 94
Nicholas Beriozoff
Ballet master dies at 89.
Jack Thieuloy
64 years old, writer

1995

Yank Lawson
Us jazz trumpeter (stormy weather) dies at 84
Bob Stinson
American songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
Eddie Williams
Blues/jazz bassist, who dies at the age of 82.
Denny Cordel
Rock music producer-laverack dies at 51.
John Rhea "Yank" Lawson
American jazz trumpeter, stormy weather, dies at the age of 83.

1994

Peter Caddy
At 76, the founder of findhorn community dies.

1993

Erwin Thiesies
German rugby player and coach (born in 1908)
Leslie Norman
English director / producer (dunkirk), dies at 82
Michael David Morrison
Actor caleb-as the world turns, dies at 33
Edward S "Ted" Haworth
Us set designer (sayonara, marty), dies at age 76.

1990

Hulk
Fictional character in "death of incredible " on nbc

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on February 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

John Payne
Contributed to the development of radar technology during World War II.

1988

Peach Carr
Peach Carr was a pioneering female auto racing driver.

1987

Myles Joyce
Irish politician known for his work in the Irish Senate.

1985

Forrester Whitney
Renowned for his work in algebraic geometry and the Whitney embedding theorem.
Willy Alberti [Carel Verbruggen]
Dutch singer, dies at age 58.

1983

Vinal Burton
American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.

1982

Ngaio Marsh
New zealand author (b. 1895)
Ngaio Marsh
New zealand director and author (d. 1982).
Tina Carver
Actress (inside detroit uranium boom), dies aged 58
Edith Ngaio Marsh
New zealand producer/writer of detective novels, dies at the age of 82.

1981

Jack Northrop
American engineer and businessman, founded the northrop corporation (b. 1895)

1980

Gale Robbins
Chicago, illinois -- actress (fuller brush girl, mr hex)

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on February 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1978

Charlotte Greenwood
Actress (oklahoma moon over miami), dies at the age of 84
Maggie McNamara
Actress (3 coins in the fountain, cardinal), died at 49
Derrick De Marney
Actor (inheritance projected man), died at 71

1977

Andy Devine
American actor and singer (d. 1977).
Ralph Graves
Actor (extra girl) dies at 77
Maria Realino
Teacher (botany of cura'ao), dies aged 87.

1976

Joseph Henabery
Actor/director (cobra) dies at 88
Wallace Berman
American artist associated with the Beat Generation and assemblage art.
Anton Betzner
Writer dies at 81
Eddie Dowling
Composer (anywhere usa) dies at the age of 81.

1975

Raymond Moley
Raymond Moley was an American political scientist and advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Raymond Moley
American political figure and advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Chivu Stoica [Stoica Chivu)
Premier of romania (1955-61), is killed at 66

1974

Janson French
French politician who served as Prime Minister of France in 1946.
Bronson La Follette
American politician known for his progressive views.

1973

Palmer Hayden
Renowned African American painter known for his vibrant and expressive works.
Frank Costello
Italian-american crime boss and gangster. costello rose to prominence in america's underground, managed a huge gambling empire, and was a political figure. he was known as "the prime minister of the underworld", and was eventually the leader of luciano crime (later the genovese crime crime family), which is one of five families that operate in new york. he died february …
Franc Costello
Us gangster, dies at age 82.

1970

Desiderius A Stracke
Flemish jesuit/literature historian, dies at the age of 94.

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on February 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1969

Dragiša Cvetković
Serbian lawyer and politician, 17th prime minister of yugoslavia (b. 1893)
Dragisa Cvetkovic
At 76, the serbian prime minister of yugoslavia (1939-19), dies.

1968

Sigurd Erixon
Etnologist (atlas "ver svensk folkkultur), dies at 79

1967

Rodert Oppenheimer
Rodert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical physicist and professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Robert Oppenheimer
American scientist and nuclear physicist, he was also the head of the atomic energy commission's general advisory committee 47-1952. he was known as "the father of the atom bomb." he was declared a security threat in 1953 and became the head of princeton's institute of advanced study, 1953-1966. in 1963, he received the fermi award.
J. Robert Oppenheimer
American physicist and academic (b. 1904)
Manuel Palau Boix
Composer dies at 74
Robert J Oppenheimer
At 62, the creator of the atomic bomb dies.

J Robert Oppenheimer

American physicist (born in 1904)

Dragisa Cvetkovic

Prime minister of kingdom of yugoslavia (born 1893)

1966

Robert Rossen
American producer, screenwriter, and director of film (d. 1966).
Grigory Nelyubov
Soviet pilot and military officer (b. 1934)
Anne Anema
Dutch lawyer/journalist/politician (arp), dies at age 94.
Casimir von Paszthory
Composer dies at 79
Grigori Grigoyevich Nelyubov
Russian cosmonaut, who died at 31 years old

1964

Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Canadian inventor and businessman, founded bombardier inc. (d. 1964)

1963

Todd "Hugh" Gaitskell
British labour party leader, died at 56.
Monte Blue
At 73, pache, a silent film actor, dies from heart attack

1960

Gertrude Vanderbilt
American stage actress (b. )

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on February 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

Jaroslav Kvapil
Composer dies at 66
Alfred Alessandrescu
Composer dies at 65
Eric Zeisl
Composer dies at 53

1957

Alver Makarow
Noted chemist who made significant contributions to the field.
Henry Norris Russell
Developed the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, which is used to classify stars based on their luminosity and temperature.
Dedan Kimathi
Kenyan rebel leader (born 1920)
Henry Norris Russell
American astronomer (born in 1877).
Henry N Russell
Co-author (temperature-luminosity graph), dies.

1956

Lymon Gilman
Lymon Gilman was an American poet and essayist known for his nature-inspired works.
Léon Jourdain
French architect who designed several notable buildings in the Art Nouveau style.
Gustave Charpentier
French composer of operas, such as "louise" or "julien".

1953

Savien Mercier
Savien Mercier was a French composer known for his orchestral and chamber music compositions.

1951

Piet A W Hopmans
Bishop of breda (crusade), passes away at 85.

1950

Voranc Prezikov [Lovro Kuhar]
Slavic author (jamnica) dies at 56

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on February 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1949

Niceto A Zamora y Torres
Premier of spain (1931-1936), dies at the age of 71.

1945

Ovida Corbin
Ovida Corbin was an American sculptor known for her public monuments and memorials.
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
Ukrainian general (d. 1945)

1944

Rufino Alejandro
Renowned Argentine poet known for his modernist style.

1943

Jurnei Lee
Innovative inventor known for creating groundbreaking technologies.
Cadence Payne
Cadence Payne was a pioneering female astronomer known for her work on variable stars.
Henri Polak
Dutch politician/union leader (social-democrat), has died at the age of 74.