Famous Deaths In January - 18

1952  Death of Curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1954  Sydney Greenstreet, actor (Conflict, Maltese Falcon), dies at 74 on January - 18.   

1962  On January - 18 raymond Moulaert, composer, dies at 86   

1963  Johnnie Moyes, journalist/cricketer (S Aust batsman), dies on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history kathleen Norris, US author, dies at 85   

1967  Albert Conti, actor (Eagle, Jazz Heaven, Topaz), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1968  Bert Wheeler, actor (Rainmakers, High Flyers, Dixiana), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history death of hans Freyer, German sociologist (b. 1887)   

1970  David O McKay, 9th Mormon president, dies at 96 on this day in history.   

1971  On January - 18 catherine Calvert, actress (Fires of Faith), dies of stroke at 80   

1972  Rudolf Wittelsbach, composer, dies at 69 on January - 18.   

1975  Death of Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (b. 1897) on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash [or 1/17]   

1977  Carl Zuckmayer, German/Swiss/US playwright (Second Wind), dies at 80 on January - 18.   

1978  On this day in history carl Betz, actor (Alex Stone-Donna Reed Show), dies at 67   

1979  Cyril Mockridge, composer, dies at 82 on January - 18.   

1980  On January - 18 cecil Beaton, British photographer, dies at 76   

1982  Burnet Corwin Tuthill, US composer (Laurentia), dies at 93 on January - 18.   

1984  On January - 18 death of malcolm H Kerr, 9th pres of American U of Beirut, shot dead   

1985  Death of Mahmoud Taha, Sudanese Moslem leader, hanged at 76 on this day in history.   

1986  Claire James, actress (Jack Armstrong), dies on January - 18.   

1989  On this day in history bruce Chatwin, British writer, dies at 49   

1990  Melanie Appleby, rocker (Mel & Kim), dies of liver cancer at 23 on January - 18.   

1991  Hamilton Fish, congressman (NY), dies at 102 on this day in history.   

1992  On January - 18 john Remme, entertainer, dies of AIDS at 56   

1993  On January - 18 m Eleonore Lippits, 1st Dutch female missionary doctor, dies at 85   

1994  On January - 18 arthur Altman, songwriter, dies at 83   

1995  Adolph F J Butenandt, German bio-chemist (Nobel 1939), dies at 91 on January - 18.   

1996  On January - 18 leonor Fini, painter, dies at 87   

1997  Myfanwy Piper, librettist, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

2000  On this day in history death of margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (b. 1897)   

2001  On this day in history death of al Waxman, Canadian actor (b. 1935)   

2003  On this day in history death of edward "The Sheik" Farhat, American professional wrestler (b. 1926)   

2005  On this day in history death of lamont Bentley, American actor (b. 1973)   

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0885  Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930) was born on January - 18.   

1519  On January - 18 birth of isabella JagieÅ‚Å‚o, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)   

1543  Alfonso Ferrabosco, composer was born on January - 18.   

1641  Francois Michel le Tellier, French statesman (Marquis de Louvois) was born on this day in history.   

1657  Hendrik Casimir II, Dutch Fieldmarshal (Nassau) was born on January - 18.   

1672  On January - 18 birth of antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)   

1685  Tiberius Hemsterhuis, Dutch Classical prof, baptized was born on January - 18.   

1688  On this day in history birth of lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)