Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 18

1907  On August - 18 john Kerr, physicist (magneto-optic Kerr-effect), dies at 82   

1916  Edward D Pain, English journalist (NY World), dies in battle at 36 on August - 18.   

1919  On August - 18 death of joseph E. Seagram, Canadian distillery founder (b. 1841)   

1934  Delilah L Beasley, US author/columnist (Oakland Tribune), dies at 61 on August - 18.   

1940  Death of Walter P. Chrysler, American automobile executive (b. 1875) on August - 18.   

1942  On this day in history erwin Schulhoff, Czech/Russian composer/pianist, dies at 48   

1943  On this day in history death of hans Jeschonnek, German air force general/chief-staff, commits suicide   

1944  Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1949  On this day in history paul J Mares, US jazz trumpetist/composer (Tin Roof Blues), dies at 49   

1950  On this day in history death of julien Lahaut, chairman Belgian Communist Party, murdered   

1952  Ralph Byrd, actor (Dick Tracy TV Show), dies at 43 on this day in history.   

1957  Wawrzyniec Jerzy Zulawski, composer, dies at 41 on August - 18.   

1961  Learned Hand, Chief judge of US court of Appeals, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history cleo Ridgely, silent screen actress (I Remember Mama), dies at 68   

1966  Isaac Keesing, Dutch founder (System Keesing), dies at 80 on August - 18.   

1968  On August - 18 cy Walter, pianist (3's Company), dies at 52   

1969  On August - 18 laci Boldemann, composer, dies at 48   

1980  On this day in history norman Cazden, composer, dies at 65   

1981  On this day in history anita Loos, US (stage)author (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes), dies at 88   

1982  Beverly Bayne, actress (Romeo & Juliet, Passionate Youth), dies at 87 on August - 18.   

1983  Death of Nikolaus Pevsner, German-born art historian (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history alexandr V Shchukin, Russian cosmonaut, dies in SU-26 crash at 42   

1989  On August - 18 bert Oosterbosch, cyclist, dies   

1990  B F Skinner, psychologist (Skinner Box), dies of Leukemia at 86 on this day in history.   

1991  Vaughn Shoemaker, US cartoonist (John Q Public, Pulitzer), dies on this day in history.   

1992  Gerard Sonder, Dutch radio host (AVRO), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On August - 18 alf Bold, German festival programmer, dies of AIDS at 47   

1994  On August - 18 gottlob Frick, singer, dies at 88   

1995  On August - 18 james Ackley Maxwell, actor/director (Traitors, Otley), dies at 66   

1996  Geoffrey Dearmer, poet, dies at 103 on August - 18.   

1998  Death of Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (b. 1950) on August - 18.   

2001  Death of David Peakall, British scientist (b. 1931) on August - 18.   

2002  Death of Dean Riesner, American film and television writer (b. 1918) on August - 18.   

2003  Death of Tony Jackson, English musician (The Searchers) (b. 1938) on this day in history.   

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1414  On August - 18 birth of jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)   

1450  Marko Marulic/Marulus/Splichanin/Pechinich, Croatian poet was born on August - 18.   

1579  On August - 18 birth of charlotte Flandrina van Nassau, daughter of Willem I of Orange   

1587  On August - 18 birth of 1st English child born in New World (Virginia Dare)   

1587  Virginia Dare, 1st American born of English parents was born on August - 18.   

1596  On August - 18 birth of jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (d. 1665)   

1605  Henry Hammond, English churchman (d. 1660) was born on August - 18.   

1606  On this day in history birth of maria Anna of Spain, Holy Roman Empire Empress and Queen of Hungary (d. 1646)