Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 18
Thursday, 05 February 2026
1839 On this day in history french Jozef Kinsoen, Flemish portrait painter, dies at 68 

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

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

1865 Lord Henry JT Palmerston, English min of Foreign affairs, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

1876 On this day in history francis Preston Blair, newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85 

1886 Death of Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (b. 1796) on this day in history. 

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

1893 On October - 18 charles F Gounod, French composer (La reine the Saba), dies at 75 

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 On October - 18 karl J Kautsky, Austrian marxist/socialist, dies 

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

1941 Dirk Fock, governor-general van/of Neth-Indies 1921-6, dies at 83 on this day in history. 

1942 On October - 18 death of mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (b. 1862) 

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

1948 On this day in history [Heinrich A H] Walther von Brauchitsch, German fieldmarshal, dies 

1953 Douwe Kalma, Fries literature/christian-socialist, dies at 57 on October - 18. 

1955 On this day in history jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher, dies at 72 

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 On October - 18 claudio Carneyro, composer, dies at 68 

1965 On October - 18 frank Hutchens, composer, dies at 73 

1966 Bill Nestell, US actor (Dangerous Venture), dies of heart attack at 73 on this day in history. 

1968 On October - 18 lee Tracy, actor (Doctor X, Bombshell, Best Man), dies of cancer at 70 

1972 Ken Wishart, cricketer (WI opening batsman in one Test 1935), dies on October - 18. 

1973 On October - 18 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 October - 18. 

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

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

1978 On this day in history frank Woolley, cricketer (58,969 1st-class runs), dies 

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

1983 Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (55 Tests for India), dies on October - 18. 

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