Famous Deaths In October - 18

1839  On October - 18 french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68   

1862  On October - 18 james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th   

1864  On this day in history david Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39   

1865  On this day in history lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80   

1876  On October - 18 francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85   

1886  On this day in history death of philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (b. 1796)   

1889  Death of Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (b. 1808) on this day in history.   

1893  Charles F Gounod, French composer (La reine the Saba), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history alfredo Oriani, Italian writer (La rivolta ideal), dies   

1921  Death of King Ludwig III of Bavaria (b. 1845) on this day in history.   

1931  Thomas Alva Edison, inventor, dies in West Orange, NJ, at 84 on October - 18.   

1932  Death of Ioannis Chrysafis, Greek gymnast (b. 1873) on October - 18.   

1938  Karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist, dies on October - 18.   

1940  On October - 18 suze Groeneweg, 1st woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber (1918-37), dies at 65   

1941  On October - 18 dirk Fock, governor-general van/of Neth-Indies 1921-6, dies at 83   

1942  Death of Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (b. 1862) on October - 18.   

1943  Adrianus M de Young, writer (Merijntje Gijzen's Youth), dies at 55 on October - 18.   

1948  [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies on October - 18.   

1953  Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 on this day in history.   

1955  Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1959  On October - 18 death of boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b. 1898)   

1961  Death of Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-born American actress (b. 1892) on October - 18.   

1963  Claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1965  Frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73 on October - 18.   

1966  Bill Nestell, US actor (Dangerous Venture), dies of heart attack at 73 on October - 18.   

1968  Lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70 on this day in history.   

1972  Ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history crane Wilbur, dir/writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo), dies at 86   

1975  Al Lettieri, actor (Beautiful but Deadly, Don is Dead), dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1976  On October - 18 death of kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Telugu writer (b. 1895)   

1977  On October - 18 rolph Grant, cricketer (West Indian capt on 1939 England tour), dies   

1978  On October - 18 frank Woolley, cricketer (58,969 1st-class runs), dies   

1982  Bess Truman, 1st lady (1945-53), dies in Independence, Mo at 97 on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (55 Tests for India), dies   

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1127  On October - 18 birth of emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)   

1239  Stefanus V, prince of Transylvania/king of Hungary (1270-72) was born on October - 18.   

1405  On this day in history birth of pius II, [Aenea S Piccolomini], Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)   

1517  On this day in history birth of manoel da Nóbrega, Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)   

1547  On October - 18 birth of justus Lipsius, [Joost Lips], Dutch classic philologist/historian   

1569  On October - 18 birth of giambattista Marini, Italian poet (d. 1625)   

1595  On this day in history birth of edward Winslow, Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)   

1611  Valentin Strobel, composer was born on October - 18.