People who died on April 18 81
Agallianos Kontoskeles
d. 727
Agallianos Kontoskeles, Byzantine commander and rebel leader
Æthelred I of Northumbria
d. 796
Æthelred I, king of Northumbria
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Perfectus
d. 850
Perfectus, Spanish monk and martyr
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Dionysius II of Antioch
d. 909
Dionysius II, Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch
Fujiwara no Atsutada
d. 943 (b. 906)
Fujiwara no Atsutada, Japanese nobleman and poet (b. 906)
Stephen Lekapenos
d. 963
Stephen Lekapenos, co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire
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Theobald of Bec
d. 1161 (b. 1090)
Theobald of Bec, French-English archbishop (b. 1090)
Galdino della Sala
d. 1176
Galdino della Sala, Italian archdeacon and saint
John Leland (antiquary)
d. 1552 (b. 1502)
John Leland, English poet and historian (d. 1552)
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Polydore Vergil
d. 1555 (b. 1470)
Polydore Vergil, English historian (b. 1470)
Luigi Alamanni
d. 1556 (b. 1495)
Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet and politician (b. 1495)
Wilhelm von Grumbach
d. 1567 (b. 1503)
Wilhelm von Grumbach, German adventurer (b. 1503)
Taj Bibi Bilqis Makani
d. 1619 (b. 1573)
Taj Bibi Bilqis Makani, Mughal empress (b. 1573)
Julius Caesar (judge)
d. 1636 (b. 1557)
Julius Caesar, English judge and politician (b. 1557)
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Simonds d'Ewes
d. 1650 (b. 1602)
Simonds d'Ewes, English lawyer and politician (b. 1602)
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John Graunt
d. 1674 (b. 1620)
John Graunt, English demographer and statistician (d. 1674)
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
d. 1689 (b. 1645)
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys, British judge (d. 1689)
Louis Feuillée
d. 1732 (b. 1660)
Louis Feuillée, French astronomer, geographer, and botanist (b. 1660)
Marie-Josephte Corriveau
d. 1763 (b. 1733)
Marie-Josephte Corriveau, Canadian murderer (b. 1733)
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
d. 1794 (b. 1714)
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1714)
Johan Wilcke
d. 1796 (b. 1732)
Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist and academic (d. 1796)
Erasmus Darwin
d. 1802 (b. 1731)
Erasmus Darwin, English physician and botanist (b. 1731)
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Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet
d. 1832 (b. 1761)
Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet, French painter (b. 1761)
Tatya Tope
d. 1859 (b. 1814)
Tatya Tope, Indian general (b. 1814)
Juris Alunāns
d. 1864 (b. 1832)
Juris Alunāns, Latvian philologist and author (d. 1864)
Justus von Liebig
d. 1873 (b. 1803)
Justus von Liebig, German chemist and academic (d. 1873)
Gustave Moreau
d. 1898 (b. 1826)
Gustave Moreau, French painter and academic (b. 1826)
Luis Martín
d. 1906 (b. 1846)
Luis Martín, Spanish religious leader, 24th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1906)
Vladimir Serbsky
d. 1917 (b. 1858)
Vladimir Serbsky, Russian psychiatrist and academic (b. 1858)
Milton Brown
d. 1936 (b. 1903)
Milton Brown, American singer and bandleader (b. 1903)
Ottorino Respighi
d. 1936 (b. 1879)
Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor (d. 1936)
George Bryant (archer)
d. 1938 (b. 1878)
George Bryant, American archer (b. 1878)
Aleksander Mitt
d. 1942 (b. 1903)
Aleksander Mitt, Estonian speed skater (b. 1903)
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
d. 1942 (b. 1875)
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, American heiress, sculptor and art collector, founded the Whitney Museum of American Art (b. 1875)
Isoroku Yamamoto
d. 1943 (b. 1884)
Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese admiral (b. 1884)
John Ambrose Fleming
d. 1945 (b. 1849)
John Ambrose Fleming, English physicist and engineer, invented the vacuum tube (b. 1849)
Ernie Pyle
d. 1945 (b. 1900)
Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945)
Jozef Tiso
d. 1947 (b. 1887)
Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (b. 1887)
Óscar Carmona
d. 1951 (b. 1869)
Óscar Carmona, Portuguese field marshal and politician, 11th President of Portugal (b. 1869)
Albert Einstein
d. 1955 (b. 1879)
Albert Einstein, German-American physicist, engineer, and academic (b. 1879)
Maurice Gamelin
d. 1958 (b. 1872)
Maurice Gamelin, French general (d. 1958)
Irving Cummings
d. 1959 (b. 1888)
Irving Cummings, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1959)
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Percy Smith (English footballer)
d. 1959 (b. 1880)
Percy Smith, English footballer and manager (b. 1880)
Meyer Jacobstein
d. 1963 (b. 1880)
Meyer Jacobstein, American academic and politician (b. 1880)
Ben Hecht
d. 1964 (b. 1894)
Ben Hecht, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
Guillermo González Camarena
d. 1965 (b. 1917)
Guillermo González Camarena, Mexican engineer (b. 1917)
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Karl Miller (footballer)
d. 1967 (b. 1913)
Karl Miller, German footballer (b. 1913)
Marcel Pagnol
d. 1974 (b. 1895)
Marcel Pagnol, French author, playwright, and director (b. 1895)
Marcel Dassault
d. 1986 (b. 1892)
Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (b. 1892)
Pierre Desproges
d. 1988 (b. 1939)
Pierre Desproges, French journalist and actor (d. 1988)
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Oktay Rıfat Horozcu
d. 1988 (b. 1914)
Oktay Rıfat Horozcu, Turkish poet and playwright (d. 1988)
Arturo Frondizi
d. 1995 (b. 1908)
Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (b. 1908)
Brook Berringer
d. 1996 (b. 1973)
Brook Berringer, American football player (b. 1973)
Bernard Edwards
d. 1996 (b. 1952)
Bernard Edwards, American bass player and producer (b. 1952)
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Edward Barker (cartoonist)
d. 1997 (b. 1950)
Edward Barker, English cartoonist (b. 1950)
Terry Sanford
d. 1998 (b. 1917)
Terry Sanford, American lieutenant and politician, 65th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1917)
Thor Heyerdahl
d. 2002 (b. 1914)
Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (d. 2002)
Wahoo McDaniel
d. 2002 (b. 1938)
Wahoo McDaniel, American football player and wrestler (d. 2002)
Edgar F. Codd
d. 2003 (b. 1923)
Edgar F. Codd, English-American computer scientist and programmer (d. 2003)
Kamisese Mara
d. 2004 (b. 1920)
Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Fiji (d. 2004)
Sam Mills
d. 2005 (b. 1959)
Sam Mills, American football player
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Mercedes Palomino
d. 2006 (b. 1913)
Mercedes Palomino, Spanish-born Quebec actor and theatre director (b. 1913)
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Iccho Itoh
d. 2007 (b. 1945)
Iccho Itoh, Japanese politician (b. 1945)
Germaine Tillion
d. 2008 (b. 1907)
Germaine Tillion, French anthropologist and academic (d. 2008)
Dick Clark
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (b. 1929)
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René Lépine
d. 2012 (b. 1929)
René Lépine, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929)
K. D. Wentworth
d. 2012 (b. 1951)
K. D. Wentworth, American author (b. 1951)
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Cordell Mosson
d. 2013 (b. 1952)
Cordell Mosson, American bass player (b. 1952)
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Steuart Pringle
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Steuart Pringle, English general (b. 1928)
Goran Švob
d. 2013 (b. 1947)
Goran Švob, Croatian philosopher and author (b. 1947)
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Anne Williams (activist)
d. 2013 (b. 1951)
Anne Williams, English activist (b. 1951)
Guru Dhanapal
d. 2014 (b. 1959)
Guru Dhanapal, Indian director and producer (b. 1959)
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Sanford Jay Frank
d. 2014 (b. 1954)
Sanford Jay Frank, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1954)
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Eduard Kosolapov
d. 2014 (b. 1976)
Eduard Kosolapov, Russian footballer (b. 1976)
David McClarty
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
David McClarty, Northern Irish politician (b. 1951)
Brian Priestman
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Brian Priestman, English conductor and academic (b. 1927)
Dylan Tombides
d. 2014 (b. 1994)
Dylan Tombides, Australian footballer (b. 1994)
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Roger Lobo
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Roger Lobo, Macanese-Hong Kong businessman and politician (b. 1923)
Erwin Waldner
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Erwin Waldner, German footballer (b. 1933)
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Aleah Stanbridge
d. 2016 (b. 1977)
Aleah Stanbridge, Swedish singer (b. 1977)
Vic Albury
d. 2017 (b. 1947)
Vic Albury, Major League pitcher (b. 1947)