October 18th famous deaths
List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 18th
2029 - 2020
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020
2022
American politician, 26th governor of south dakota (d. 2022)
2021
Colin Powell was a prominent American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army.
American sculptor known for his figurative sculptures in plaster, marble, and bronze.
2020
81st president of the swiss confederation (b. 1933)
2019 - 2010
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010
2019
Former CEO of Oracle Corporation.
Angolan-born portuguese footballer (b. 1952)
2018
5th president of the sudan (b. 1934)
Swedish child psychologist, former chairwoman of unicef (b. 1931)
2017
A Syrian military general who played a key role in the defense of Deir ez-Zor during the Syrian Civil War.
Italian football player and manager (b. 1939)
2015
Australian painter (b. 1924)
Egyptian journalist and author (d. 2015)
American bass player (obituary & gorgoroth) (d.2015)
English-american author, poet, and academic (d. 2015)
American engineer (b. 1932)
2014
Rwandan author known for his contributions to African literature.
Dolores cannon was a hypnotherapist, author, and speaker known for her work in past life regression and ufo research.
Hypnotherapist and author known for her work on past life regression.
American-chinese author and translator (b. 1915)
American academic and politician (b. 1930)
Dominican author and academic (b. 1922)
2013
Oail andrew 'bum' phillips was an american football coach, known for his time as the head coach of the houston oilers and new orleans saints.
American sergeant and politician (b. 1930)
American lawyer and politician, 57th speaker of the united states house of representatives (d. 2013)
Canadian ice hockey coach and player (d. 2013).
2012
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Dutch actress, famous for her role in the 1970s erotic film "emanuelle" (and its sequels). kristelaeur(tm), kristela's career can be summarized with the expression "naked, she was a star"
American basketball player, american athlete. his career began in 1949 and ended with the conclusion of the 1959-60 season.
American pole vaulter (d. 2012).
American wrestler (d. 2012).
American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 2012)
American pilot and businessman, founded flightsafety international (b. 1917)
2011
Canadian politician and cabinet minister.
2010
Garritt Rietveld was a Dutch physicist known for his contributions to the development of X-ray crystallography.
American saxophonist and musicologist (b. 1931)
American baseball player (b. 1912)
American jazz musician, alto saxophonist, and ethnomusicologist.
2009 - 2000
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000
2009
American artist who specializes in figurative expressionism. after moving to paris with leon golub, her husband, in 1959, spero started a series of angry and furious war paintings. after discovering that new york's commercial galleries were not interested in her, spero connected with the emerging feminist art movement. she found out that women artists were actually analyzing the art scene, …
Dutch ethologist and biologist (b. 1918)
2008
American soul singer (born 1945).
American singer (d. 2008)
2007
American journalist known for his investigative reporting
South African reggae musician and Rastafarian known for his socially conscious music.
English journalist and author (b. 1938)
Rastafarian and south african reggae singer. in a period of 25 years, he recorded 22 albums in zulu and english. he was south africa's most-sold reggae musician. dube was shot to death in rosettenville, johannesburg, on 18 october 2007.
American admiral and diplomat, united states ambassador to the united kingdom (b. 1925)
American businessman, founded the napa valley wine train (d. 2007)
English humorist, writer, and satirist. he was well-known as a panellist on bbc radio's the news quiz and as a captain of the bbc tv's call my bluff. coren was also an editor for punch magazine for nine years.
2006
British comedian and singer. she was a well-known satirist of opera stars, with several hit records. she passed away in bateman bay (australia) on october 18, 2006.
Italian cardinal (b. 1929)
Guyanese-english hurdler (d. 2006)
Cardinal (born 1929)
2005
English yachtsman, naval commander and author (d. 2012)
English-scottish footballer (d. 2005)
British actor (born 1931).
2004
Indian bandit and smuggler (born 1945)
2003
Governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973.
Software engineer who contributed to the development of innovative software solutions.
Spanish journalist, author, and critic (b. 1939)
American businessman and politician, 40th governor of texas (b. 1912)
Spanish writer (born 1939).
2001
French pianist and athlete, she is a great-niece to victor hugo.
American baseball first baseman who played nine seasons in major league baseball with the philadelphia athletics (chicago white sox), detroit tigers (detroit tigers) and cleveland indians (american league).
2000
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American actress and breathy blues singer. london released five albums in the 1950s and had the hit song "cry me a river". she also had a minor film career, including "on stage everybody" 1945 and "task force", 1949.
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American dancer and tony-award winner, she took lessons from age two to strengthen her legs. her legs were so bent as an infant that doctors recommended they be broken and re-set. her mother refused and put her in corrective shoes. she then started dance lessons. at age four, she had her first recital. at six, she was performing in her …
Tip O'Neill was an American mathematician known for his contributions to the field of combinatorics.
1999 - 1990
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990
1997
Nancy Dickerson was a pioneering female journalist and the first female correspondent for CBS News.
At 65, ceo of coca-cola dies from lung cancer
At 62, cartoonist/writer dies from cancer
1996
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist known for his investigative reporting.
At 91, a solicitor/public servant dies
Industrialist dies at 71
1995
Founder of OS Fund and Braintree, known for investing in futuristic technologies.
Artist dies at 94
Writer / boatbuilder, dies at 90
Lawyer dies at 67
Paramilitary dies at 56
1994
Artist photographer dies at 60
At 68, saxophonist dies
Producer dies at 45
1993
At 31 the murder of an algerian television journalist
1989 - 1980
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980
1988
At 60, the death of hadimassa, writer/director
1987
Dutch director and screenwriter (b. 1940)
Author (use explosive ideas), is killed at 83
1984
American actor. he was handsome and well-built. his father, a norwegian chef, was born to jon-erik when he was four years old. gretha, their mother, raised him and gunnar. she worked as a secretary during the day and as a waitress at night to support the family. his mother bought jon-erik an instrument and took him to broadway musicals. she …
Belgian poet, writer, and painter, born in belgium. he also wrote in french. later, he was granted french citizenship. michaux is most well-known for his esoteric, accessible books. his work also includes poetry, travelogues and art criticism.
Television panelist (20 questions) dies at 82
1983
American baseball player (d. 1983).
Spanish economist and author (b. 1897)
Spanish anarchist (born in 1897).
1982
American first lady, the wife of president harry truman. she was married on 6/28/1919. she assisted her husband in editing his speeches and was one of his assistants. their daughter margaret was born february 1924.
Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th premier of ontario (d. 1982)
French lawyer and politician, 142nd prime minister of france (d. 1982)
American director and producer (b. 1892)
American producer and director (d. 1982).
Canadian politician and lawyer 17th premier of ontario (d.82)
French politician (born in 1907)
Belgian poet, essayist and novelist. author of autobiography.
1980
Renowned naturalist and author known for his books on wildlife and conservation.
American photographer and author (b. 1899)
1979 - 1970
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970
1978
Ramon Mercader was a Spanish communist and journalist known for assassinating Leon Trotsky.
Spanish journalist, assassin of leon trotsky (b. 1914)
1977
German militant anarchist, political activist. he was the leader of the baader meinhof gang, which carried out bank robberies, bombings and other acts of violence against innocent people.
German communist dedicated, daughter of a pastor. at 18 she was already politically active and went to the u.s. for a year as part of an exchange program. she met bernard vesper, a leftist writer from germany, the next year. he influenced her ideas. andreas baader was also her first love and she went to frankfurt with him that year. …
German terrorist. he was a member the red army activist group headed by andreas baader, berlin. after a shootout on german tv, he was also captured. he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. he was convicted of possessing a gun that was smuggled into him. he committed suicide on 18 october 1977.
Suicides in faction stammheim prison
1976
Indian poet and author (d. 1976).
Telugu writer (born 1895)
1975
English actor (b. 1941)
American rural blues singer (b. 1913)
Actor (beautiful, but deadly don is dead), dies at 47
1973
Director/writer (bat. canon city. yellow cargo), died at 86
American entrepreneur known for his contributions to the film industry.
German-american political scientist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1899)
American illustrator and animator (d. 1973)
American publisher, founded the little review (b. 1886)
American animator and illustrator (d. 1973).
American magazine publisher (born 1886).
Television announcer (chronoscope) dies at 79
German-american political scientist and academic (d. 1973).
1969 - 1960
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960
1969
Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1899)
1968
Actor doctor x, bombshell and best man, dies at 70 from cancer
1966
Canadian-american entrepreneur who owns beauty salons, spas, and sells cosmetic products. she was born in poverty and started her business with $6,000 borrowed money in 1910. it was reported that she owned race horses and had them massaged with her beauty products.
American businessman, founded kmart (b. 1867)
American merchant (kmart) (born 1867)
At 73, a us actor (dangerous venture) dies from a heart attack
1965
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Actor (bells of st mary high sierra), dies at the age of 91
Us soldier (born 1919)
Composer dies at 73
1963
Composer dies at 68
1962
Actor and singer from serbia, german (d. 1962).
1961
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American actress born in japan (born 1892)
1959 - 1950
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950
1959
Algerian-french runner (b. 1898)
Algerian athlete (born 1898)
1956
Japanese painter and author (b. 1869)
1955
Spanish philosopher, social critic, and essayist, one the most influential intellectuals of our time.
1954
Renowned Icelandic sculptor known for his works in the early 20th century.
1953
At 57, fries literature/christian-socialist, is killed
Composer dies at age 80
1950
Elody Boulanger was a French politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies.
1949 - 1940
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940
1948
March Chadwick was a British politician who served as a Member of Parliament.
German field marshal (b. 1881)
German field marshal
1947
Japanese admiral (b. 1890)
1943
Botanist dies at 52
1942
Russian painter (born 1862).
1941
Portuguese lawyer and politician, 7th president of portugal (b. 1860)
7th president of portugal (born in 1860).
Governor-general van/of the netherlands indies, 1921-6, dies at 83
1940
1. 1st dutch 2nd chamber woman (1918-1937), dies at 65
1939 - 1930
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930
1938
Austrian marxist / socialist
1935
French-american sculptor (b. 1882)
1934
Spanish pathologist, histologist, and neuroscientist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1852)
1932
Greek gymnast (born 1873)
1931
Inventor of the phonograph and the electric light bulb.
Inventor of the phonograph and the electric light bulb.
American inventor who invented over 1,000 inventions, including an electric voice recorder (1868), a phonograph (1877), an incandescent electric lamps (1879), a movie projector (1891) and a talking motion picture (1913). he was a remarkable creative genius.
Inventor of the phonograph and the motion picture camera.
German painter (b. 1861)
American inventor, died in west orange (new jersey), usa at the age of 84.
1929 - 1920
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920
1921
Iii of bavaria (born in 1845).
1919 - 1910
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910
1914
Renowned mathematician known for his work in differential geometry.
1911
Veto Binet was a French psychologist who developed the Binet-Simon intelligence scale, one of the first intelligence tests.
Known for developing the first intelligence test.
1909 - 1900
Famous deaths on October 18th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900
1909
Italian writer (la rivolta ideal)
1908
Japanese field marshal (d. 1908)