Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 18
Thursday, 03 July 2025
1839 French Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1862 On this day in history james Creighton, dies of rupture bladder from hitting HR on Oct 14th
1864 David Bell Birney, US lawyer/Union general-major, dies at 39 on this day in history.
1865 On this day in history lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80
1876 Francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85 on October - 18.
1886 Death of Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (b. 1796) on this day in history.
1889 On October - 18 death of antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (b. 1808)
1893 Charles F Gounod, French composer (La reine the Saba), dies at 75 on October - 18.
1909 On October - 18 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 this day in history.
1938 On October - 18 karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist, dies
1940 On October - 18 suze Groeneweg, 1st woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber (1918-37), dies at 65
1941 Dirk Fock, governor-general van/of Neth-Indies 1921-6, dies at 83 on October - 18.
1942 On this day in history death of mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (b. 1862)
1943 Adrianus M de Young, writer (Merijntje Gijzen's Youth), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1948 [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies on this day in history.
1953 Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 on October - 18.
1955 On October - 18 jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72
1959 Death of Boughera El Ouafi, Algerian athlete (b. 1898) on this day in history.
1961 Death of Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-born American actress (b. 1892) on this day in history.
1963 Claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68 on October - 18.
1965 On this day in history frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73
1966 On this day in history bill Nestell, US actor (Dangerous Venture), dies of heart attack at 73
1968 On October - 18 lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70
1972 On October - 18 ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies
1973 Crane Wilbur, dir/writer (Bat, Canon City, Yellow Cargo), dies at 86 on October - 18.
1975 Al Lettieri, actor (Beautiful but Deadly, Don is Dead), dies at 47 on this day in history.
1976 On this day in history death of kavi Samrat Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Telugu writer (b. 1895)
1977 On this day in history rolph Grant, cricketer (West Indian capt on 1939 England tour), dies
1978 Frank Woolley, cricketer (58,969 1st-class runs), dies on October - 18.
1982 Bess Truman, 1st lady (1945-53), dies in Independence, Mo at 97 on this day in history.
1983 Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (55 Tests for India), dies on October - 18.
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