People who died on August 18 83
Decentius
d. 353
Decentius, Roman usurper
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Pope Sixtus III
d. 440
Pope Sixtus III
Ricimer
d. 472 (b. 405)
Ricimer, Roman general and politician (b. 405)
Saint Fiacre
d. 670
Fiacre, Irish hermit
Kim Yu-shin
d. 673 (b. 595)
Kim Yu-shin, general of Silla (b. 595)
Walafrid Strabo
d. 849 (b. 808)
Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian (b. 808)
Olaf I of Denmark
d. 1095
King Olaf I of Denmark
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Narapatisithu
d. 1211 (b. 1150)
Narapatisithu, king of Burma (d. 1211)
Genghis Khan
d. 1227 (b. 1162)
Genghis Khan, Mongolian emperor (b. 1162)
Pope Adrian V
d. 1276 (b. 1220)
Pope Adrian V (b. 1220)
Clare of Montefalco
d. 1318 (b. 1268)
Clare of Montefalco, Italian nun and saint (b. 1268)
Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros
d. 1430 (b. 1406)
Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
Alfonso of Aragon (1481-1500)
d. 1500 (b. 1481)
Alfonso of Aragon, Spanish prince (b. 1481)
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Knut Alvsson
d. 1502 (b. 1455)
Knut Alvsson, Norwegian nobleman and politician (b. 1455)
Pope Alexander VI
d. 1503 (b. 1431)
Pope Alexander VI (b. 1431)
Antonio Ferramolino
d. 1550
Antonio Ferramolino, Italian architect and military engineer
Pope Paul IV
d. 1559 (b. 1476)
Pope Paul IV (b. 1476)
Étienne de La Boétie
d. 1563 (b. 1530)
Étienne de La Boétie, French judge and philosopher (b. 1530)
Sebastiano Montelupi
d. 1600 (b. 1516)
Sebastiano Montelupi, Italian businessman (b. 1516)
Giovanni Artusi
d. 1613 (b. 1540)
Giovanni Artusi, Italian composer and theorist (b. 1540)
Wanli Emperor
d. 1620 (b. 1563)
Wanli, Chinese emperor (d. 1620)
Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche
d. 1625 (b. 1556)
Edward la Zouche, 11th Baron Zouche, English diplomat (b. 1556)
Urbain Grandier
d. 1634 (b. 1590)
Urbain Grandier, French priest (b. 1590)
Guido Reni
d. 1642 (b. 1575)
Guido Reni, Italian painter and educator (b. 1575)
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
d. 1648 (b. 1615)
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1615)
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Charles Hart (17th-century actor)
d. 1683 (b. 1625)
Charles Hart, English actor (b. 1625)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
d. 1707 (b. 1640)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (b. 1640)
Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers
d. 1712 (b. 1660)
Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (b. 1660)
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1765 (b. 1708)
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1708)
Matthew Boulton
d. 1809 (b. 1728)
Matthew Boulton, English businessman and engineer, co-founded Boulton and Watt (b. 1728)
Chauncey Goodrich
d. 1815 (b. 1759)
Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (b. 1759)
André-Jacques Garnerin
d. 1823 (b. 1769)
André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (b. 1769)
Louis de Freycinet
d. 1842 (b. 1779)
Louis de Freycinet, French explorer and navigator (b. 1779)
Honoré de Balzac
d. 1850 (b. 1799)
Honoré de Balzac, French novelist and playwright (b. 1799)
Eli Whitney Blake
d. 1886 (b. 1795)
Eli Whitney Blake, American inventor, invented the Mortise lock (b. 1795)
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Joseph E. Seagram
d. 1919 (b. 1841)
Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company (b. 1841)
Walter Chrysler
d. 1940 (b. 1875)
Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (b. 1875)
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski
d. 1943 (b. 1865)
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Azerbaijani general (b. 1865)
Ernst Thälmann
d. 1944 (b. 1886)
Ernst Thälmann, German soldier and politician (b. 1886)
Subhas Chandra Bose
d. 1945 (b. 1897)
Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian activist and politician (b. 1897)
Paul Mares
d. 1949 (b. 1900)
Paul Mares, American trumpet player and bandleader (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (b. 1900)
Julien Lahaut
d. 1950 (b. 1884)
Julien Lahaut, Belgian soldier and politician (b. 1884)
Alberto Hurtado
d. 1952 (b. 1901)
Alberto Hurtado, Chilean priest, lawyer, and saint (b. 1901)
Hildegard Trabant
d. 1964 (b. 1927)
Hildegard Trabant, Berlin Wall victim (b. 1927)
Arthur Marshall (composer)
d. 1968 (b. 1881)
Arthur Marshall, American pianist and composer (b. 1881)
Vasantrao Naik
d. 1979 (b. 1913)
Vasantrao Naik, Indian politician (b. 1913)
Anita Loos
d. 1981 (b. 1889)
Anita Loos, American author and screenwriter (b. 1889)
Nikolaus Pevsner
d. 1983 (b. 1902)
Nikolaus Pevsner, German-English historian and scholar (b. 1902)
B. F. Skinner
d. 1990 (b. 1904)
B. F. Skinner, American psychologist and philosopher, invented the Skinner box (b. 1904)
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Francis Raymond Shea
d. 1994 (b. 1913)
Francis Raymond Shea, American bishop (b. 1913)
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David Peakall
d. 2001 (b. 1931)
David Peakall, English chemist and toxicologist (b. 1931)
Dean Riesner
d. 2002 (b. 1918)
Dean Riesner, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1918)
Tony Jackson (bass player)
d. 2003 (b. 1938)
Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player (b. 1938)
Elmer Bernstein
d. 2004 (b. 1922)
Elmer Bernstein, American composer and conductor (b. 1922)
Hiram Fong
d. 2004 (b. 1906)
Hiram Fong, American soldier and politician (b. 1906)
Chri$ Ca$h
d. 2005 (b. 1982)
Chri$ Ca$h, American wrestler (b. 1982)
Ken Kearney
d. 2006 (b. 1924)
Ken Kearney, Australian rugby player (b. 1924)
Michael Deaver
d. 2007 (b. 1938)
Michael Deaver, American soldier and politician, White House Deputy Chief of Staff (b. 1938)
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Magdalen Nabb
d. 2007 (b. 1947)
Magdalen Nabb, English author (b. 1947)
Kim Dae-jung
d. 2009 (b. 1924)
Kim Dae-jung, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 15th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
Rose Friedman
d. 2009 (b. 1910)
Rose Friedman, Ukrainian-American economist and author (b. 1910)
Robert Novak
d. 2009 (b. 1931)
Robert Novak, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
Hal Connolly
d. 2010 (b. 1931)
Hal Connolly, American hammer thrower and coach (b. 1931)
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Benjamin Kaplan
d. 2010 (b. 1911)
Benjamin Kaplan, American scholar and jurist (b. 1911)
Harrison Begay
d. 2012 (b. 1917)
Harrison Begay, American painter (b. 1917)
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John Kovatch
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
John Kovatch, American football player (b. 1920)
Scott McKenzie
d. 2012 (b. 1939)
Scott McKenzie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1939)
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Ra. Ki. Rangarajan
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Ra. Ki. Rangarajan, Indian journalist and author (b. 1927)
Jesse Robredo
d. 2012 (b. 1958)
Jesse Robredo, Filipino public servant and politician, 23rd Filipino Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (b. 1958)
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Josephine D'Angelo
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Josephine D'Angelo, American baseball player (b. 1924)
Jean Kahn
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Jean Kahn, French lawyer and activist (b. 1929)
Albert Murray (writer)
d. 2013 (b. 1916)
Albert Murray, American author and critic (b. 1916)
Gordon Faber
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Gordon Faber, American soldier and politician, 39th Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon (b. 1930)
Jim Jeffords
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Jim Jeffords, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1934)
Levente Lengyel
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Levente Lengyel, Hungarian chess player (b. 1933)
Don Pardo
d. 2014 (b. 1918)
Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (b. 1918)
Khaled al-Asaad
d. 2015 (b. 1932)
Khaled al-Asaad, Syrian archaeologist and author (b. 1932)
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Roger Smalley
d. 2015 (b. 1943)
Roger Smalley, English-Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1943)
Louis Stokes
d. 2015 (b. 1925)
Louis Stokes, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
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Bud Yorkin
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Bud Yorkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
Ernst Nolte
d. 2016 (b. 1923)
Ernst Nolte, German historian (b. 1923)
Bruce Forsyth
d. 2017 (b. 1928)
Bruce Forsyth, English television presenter and entertainer (b. 1928)
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Zoe Laskari
d. 2017 (b. 1944)
Zoe Laskari, Greek actress and beauty pageant winner (b. 1944)