Famous Deaths In July - 18

1916  Death of Benjamin C. Truman, American journalist and author on this day in history.   

1918  Death of Grand Duchess Elizabeth Fyodorovna (b. 1864) on this day in history.   

1925  On July - 18 death of louis Nazaire Bégin, Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Quebec (b. 1840)   

1937  On July - 18 death of julian Bell, British poet (b. 1908)   

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

1939  Witold Maliszewski, composer, dies at 65 on July - 18.   

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  On July - 18 death of herman Gummerus, Finnish historian and politician (b. 1877)   

1949  Death of VítÄ›zslav Novák, Czech composer (b. 1870) on this day in history.   

1950  Carl Clinton Van Doren, US literary (The Nation), dies at 64 on July - 18.   

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

1953  Death of Lucy Booth, Daughter of William and Catherine Booth (b. 1868) on July - 18.   

1954  Death of Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895) on July - 18.   

1956  Willem J A Kerncamp, Dut overseas minister (Islam & Woman), dies at 57 on July - 18.   

1958  Henry Farman, French aviation pioneer (double decker), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1961  On July - 18 kit Guard, dies of cancer at 67   

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

1965  Shalva Mikhailovich Taktakishvili, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history death of bobby Fuller, rocker (I Fought the Law), found dead at 22   

1967  Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil pres (1964-87), dies at 66 on July - 18.   

1968  Death of Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892) on this day in history.   

1969  Barbara Pepper, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 57 on this day in history.   

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

1973  Jack Hawkins, actor (Ben Hur, Ben-Four Just Men), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1975  Federico Ghisi, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

1981  On this day in history wilhelm HC Tenhaeff, Dutch para-psychologist, dies at 87   

1982  Death of Lionel Daunais, French-Canadian singer and composer (b. 1902) on this day in history.   

1984  Death of James Oliver Huberty, shot by police after killing 21 in McDonalds on this day in history.   

1985  Death of Shahnawaz Bhutto, son of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on July - 18.   

1986  On this day in history stanley Rous, British soccer official, dies at 91   

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  On this day in history birth of philip van Artevelde, wine salesman/lord lt of Flanders   

1501  On this day in history birth of isabella of Burgundy, wife of Christian II of Denmark (d. 1526)   

1504  Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss religious reformer (d. 1575) was born on July - 18.   

1534  On this day in history birth of zacharias Ursinus, German theologist (Heidelberger Catechism)   

1552  Rudolf II, of Habsburg, emperor of Germany (1576-1612) was born on this day in history.   

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.