Famous Deaths In July - 18

1916  On July - 18 death of benjamin C. Truman, American journalist and author   

1918  On this day in history death of grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna (b. 1864)   

1925  Death of Louis Nazaire Bégin, Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Quebec (b. 1840) on this day in history.   

1937  Death of Julian Bell, British poet (b. 1908) on this day in history.   

1938  Death of Vladimir M Kirshon, Russian playwright, executed at 35 on this day in history.   

1939  On July - 18 witold Maliszewski, composer, dies at 65   

1941  On July - 18 dionyssios Lavrangas, composer, dies at 80   

1944  On this day in history george A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60   

1948  Death of Herman Gummerus, Finnish historian and politician (b. 1877) on this day in history.   

1949  Death of VítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870) on July - 18.   

1950  On July - 18 carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64   

1952  On July - 18 death of paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect (b. 1862)   

1953  On July - 18 death of lucy Booth, Daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1868)   

1954  Death of Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895) on this day in history.   

1956  Willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam & Woman), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84   

1961  Kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history a H C Cooper, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1914), dies   

1965  On July - 18 shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, composer, dies at 64   

1966  Death of Bobby Fuller, rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead at 22 on July - 18.   

1967  Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil pres (1964-87), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1968  Death of Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892) on July - 18.   

1969  Barbara Pepper, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 57 on July - 18.   

1970  On this day in history lucien H d'Azambuja, Fren astronomer (chromosphere of Sun), dies at 86   

1973  On July - 18 jack Hawkins, actor (Ben Hur, Ben-Four Just Men), dies at 62   

1975  Federico Ghisi, composer, dies at 74 on July - 18.   

1980  On this day in history naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), dies   

1981  Wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch para-psychologist, dies at 87 on July - 18.   

1982  On July - 18 death of lionel Daunais, French-Canadian singer and composer (b. 1902)   

1984  On July - 18 death of james Oliver Huberty, shot by police after killing 21 in McDonalds   

1985  Death of Shahnawaz Bhutto, son of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on this day in history.   

1986  Stanley Rous, British soccer official, dies at 91 on July - 18.   

1987  Gilberto Freye, Brazilian sociologist/writer, dies at 87 on July - 18.   

1988  On this day in history nico, US model/pop singer (Velvet Underground), dies at 43   

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1340  Philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders was born on this day in history.   

1501  On July - 18 birth of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)   

1504  On this day in history birth of heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575)   

1534  Zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism) was born on this day in history.   

1552  Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612) was born on July - 18.   

1634  On this day in history birth of joannes Camphuys, governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1684-91)   

1635  Robert Hooke, Isle of Wight, physicist (Micrographia) was born on July - 18.   

1670  Giovanni Battista Bononcini, Italian (opera)composer was born on July - 18.