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History Deaths on July 18

By  Libby Cronen  18 Jul   252 Views

History Deaths on July 18

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Zhu Wen, Chinese emperor (b. 852)

#Zhu_Wen

In 912

Robert Gould Shaw, American colonel (b. 1837)

#Robert_Gould_Shaw

In 1863

Jacobus Gallus, Slovenian composer (b. 1550)

#Jacobus_Gallus

In 1591

John Paul Jones, Scottish-American admiral and diplomat (b. 1747)

#John_Paul_Jones

In 1792

Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and theorist (b. 1896)

#Roman_Jakobson

In 1982

Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1546)

#Joachim_Frederick,_Elector_of_Brandenburg

In 1608

Emperor Monmu of Japan (b. 683)

#Emperor_Monmu

In 707

William Westmoreland, American general (b. 1914)

#William_Westmoreland

In 2005

Henry Allingham, English soldier (b. 1896)

#Henry_Allingham

In 2009

Julian Bell, English poet and academic (b. 1908)

#Julian_Bell

In 1937

Louis-Nazaire Bégin, Canadian cardinal (b. 1840)

#Louis-Nazaire_Bégin

In 1925

Horatio Alger, American novelist and journalist (b. 1832)

#Horatio_Alger

In 1899

Andreas Biermann, German footballer (b. 1980)

#Andreas_Biermann

In 2014

Francisco Javier Arana, Guatemalan Army colonel and briefly Guatemalan head of state (b.1905)

#Francisco_Javier_Arana

In 1949

Jean Jules Jusserand, French author and diplomat, French Ambassador to the United States (b. 1855)

#Jean_Jules_Jusserand

In 1932

João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian journalist, author, and academic (b. 1941)

#João_Ubaldo_Ribeiro

In 2014

Herman Gummerus, Finnish historian, academic, and politician (b. 1877)

#Herman_Gummerus

In 1948

Bartolomé de las Casas, Spanish bishop and historian (b. 1484)

#Bartolomé_de_las_Casas

In 1566

Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury

#Boniface_of_Savoy_(bishop)

In 1270

Stephen II, patriarch of Constantinople

#Stephen_II_of_Constantinople

In 928

Pieter Langendijk, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1683)

#Pieter_Langendijk

In 1756

Francis I, Duke of Brittany (b. 1414)

#Francis_I,_Duke_of_Brittany

In 1450

Sonja Branting-Westerståhl, Swedish lawyer (b. 1890)

#Sonja_Branting-Westerståhl

In 1981

Jane Austen, English novelist (b. 1775)

#Jane_Austen

In 1817

Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)

#Mimi_Fariña

In 2001

Stefan, first Archbishop of Uppsala (b. before 1143)

#Stefan_(Archbishop_of_Uppsala)

In 1185

Adrian Cronauer, American Radio personality (b. 1938)

#Adrian_Cronauer

In 2018

Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (b. 1634)

#Johannes_Camphuys

In 1695

Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian and author (b. 1633)

#Johann_Heinrich_Heidegger

In 1698

Caravaggio, Italian painter (b. 1571)

#Caravaggio

In 1610

Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, Lithuanian-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1910)

#Yosef_Shalom_Eliashiv

In 2012

Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist and academic (b. 1829)

#Ferdinand_von_Hochstetter

In 1884

Dorothea Dix, American social reformer and activist (b. 1802)

#Dorothea_Dix

In 1887

Assef Shawkat, Syrian general and politician (b. 1950)

#Assef_Shawkat

In 2012

Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (b. 1908)

#Kenji_Miyamoto_(politician)

In 2007

Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)

#Corneille_Heymans

In 1968

Thomas Sturge Moore, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1870)

#Thomas_Sturge_Moore

In 1944

Vít?zslav Novák, Czech composer and educator (b. 1870)

#Vít?zslav_Novák

In 1949

Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist and congressman (b. 1907)

#Gilberto_Freyre

In 1987

Thomas Cook, English travel agent, founded the Thomas Cook Group (b. 1808)

#Thomas_Cook

In 1892

Yun Posun, South Korean politician, 2nd President of South Korea (b. 1897)

#Yun_Posun

In 1990

Hasan Turkmani, Syrian general and politician, Syrian Minister of Defense (b. 1935)

#Hasan_Turkmani

In 2012

John de Braose, Marcher Lord of Bramber and Gower

#John_de_Braose

In 1232

Alex Rocco, American actor (b. 1936)

#Alex_Rocco

In 2015

Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1896)

#Karl_Menninger

In 1990

Marie of Romania (b. 1875)

#Marie_of_Romania

In 1938

Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (b. 1895)

#Machine_Gun_Kelly

In 1954

Godfrey of Bouillon, Frankish knight (b. 1016)

#Godfrey_of_Bouillon

In 1100

Rebecca Schaeffer, American model and actress (b.1967)

#Rebecca_Schaeffer

In 1989

Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926)

#Dietmar_Schönherr

In 2014

François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (b. 1644)

#François_de_Neufville,_duc_de_Villeroy

In 1730

Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, German general (b. 1604)

#Bernard_of_Saxe-Weimar

In 1639

Muhammad bin Qasim, Umayyad general (b. 695)

#Muhammad_bin_Qasim

In 715

Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor (b. 1942)

#Rajesh_Khanna

In 2012

Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (b. 1777)

#Vincenzo_Borg

In 1837

Jack Hawkins, English actor (b. 1910)

#Jack_Hawkins

In 1973

Jean François-Poncet, French politician and diplomat, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1928)

#Jean_François-Poncet

In 2012

Lydia Becker, English journalist, author, and activist, co-founded the Women's Suffrage Journal (b. 1827)

#Lydia_Becker

In 1890

Jonathan Gold, American food critic (b. 1960)

#Jonathan_Gold

In 2018

Nico, German singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and actress (b. 1938)

#Nico

In 1988

Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (b. 1806)

#Benito_Juárez

In 1872

Olivier Ameisen, French-American cardiologist and academic (b. 1953)

In 2013

Vaali, Indian poet, songwriter, and actor (b. 1931)

In 2013

Dawoud Rajiha, Syrian general and politician, Syrian Minister of Defense (b. 1947)

In 2012

Jill Balcon, English actress (b. 1925)

In 2009

Jerry Hadley, American tenor (b. 1952)

In 2007

Amy Gillett, Australian cyclist and rower (b. 1976)

In 2005

Émile Peynaud, French wine maker (b. 1912)

In 2004

André Castelot, Belgian-French historian and author (b. 1911)

In 2004

Metin Toker, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1924)

In 2002

Donnie Moore, American baseball player (b. 1954)

In 1989

Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor (b. 1924)

In 1988

Grigori Kromanov, Estonian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)

In 1984

Lally Bowers, English actress (b. 1914)

In 1984

Vaughn Bod?, American illustrator (b. 1941)

In 1975

Mary Jo Kopechne, American educator and secretary (b. 1940)

In 1969

Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)

In 1966

Paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect and historian (b. 1862)

In 1952

Carl Clinton Van Doren, American critic and biographer (b. 1885)

In 1950

Evald Tipner, Estonian footballer and ice hockey player (b. 1906)

In 1947

Benjamin C. Truman, American journalist and author (b. 1835)

In 1916

Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (b. 1684)

In 1721

Robert Levinz, English Royalist, hanged in London by Parliamentary forces as a spy (b. 1615)

In 1650

Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (b. 1432)

In 1488

Gerard Segarelli, Italian religious leader, founded the Apostolic Brethren (b. 1240)

In 1300

Guy of Lusignan, king consort of Jerusalem (b. c. 1150)

In 1194

Dietrich I, bishop of Metz

In 984

Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat, Abbasid vizier (b. 855)

In 924

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