People who died on January 18 102
Leo I (emperor)
d. 474 (b. 401)
Leo I, Byzantine emperor (b. 401)
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Odilo, Duke of Bavaria
d. 748
Odilo, duke of Bavaria
Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun
d. 896 (b. 864)
Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, ruler of the Tulunids, murdered (b. 864)
Tamar of Georgia
d. 1213 (b. 1160)
Tamar of Georgia (b. 1160)
Henry I of Cyprus
d. 1253 (b. 1217)
King Henry I of Cyprus (b. 1217)
Margaret of Hungary (saint)
d. 1271 (b. 1242)
Saint Margaret of Hungary (b. 1242)
Robert FitzWalter, 1st Baron FitzWalter
d. 1326 (b. 1247)
Robert FitzWalter, 1st Baron FitzWalter, English baron (b. 1247)
Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile
d. 1357 (b. 1313)
Maria of Portugal, Portuguese infanta (d. 1357)
Peter I of Portugal
d. 1367 (b. 1320)
Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)
Jobst of Moravia
d. 1411
Jobst of Moravia, ruler of Moravia, King of the Romans
Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March
d. 1425 (b. 1391)
Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)
Emperor Go-Hanazono
d. 1471 (b. 1419)
Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (d. 1471)
Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria
d. 1479 (b. 1417)
Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1479)
Margaret of Parma
d. 1586 (b. 1522)
Margaret of Parma (b. 1522)
Magnus Heinason
d. 1589 (b. 1545)
Magnus Heinason, Faroese naval hero (b. 1545)
Jan van Riebeeck
d. 1677 (b. 1619)
Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch founder of Cape Town (d. 1677)
Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim
d. 1756 (b. 1682)
Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim, Archbishop-Elector of Trier (b. 1682)
Jeanne Quinault
d. 1783 (b. 1699)
Jeanne Quinault, French actress and playwright (b. 1699)
Ippolit Bogdanovich
d. 1803 (b. 1743)
Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet and academic (b. 1743)
Panoutsos Notaras
d. 1849 (b. 1740)
Panoutsos Notaras, Greek politician (b. 1752)
John Tyler
d. 1862 (b. 1790)
John Tyler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
d. 1873 (b. 1803)
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (d. 1873)
Antoine César Becquerel
d. 1878 (b. 1788)
Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist and academic (b. 1788)
Baldassare Verazzi
d. 1886 (b. 1819)
Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (b. 1819)
Anton Anderledy
d. 1892 (b. 1819)
Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious leader, 23rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1892)
Charles Floquet
d. 1896 (b. 1828)
Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, 55th Prime Minister of France (d. 1896)
Wallace Reid
d. 1923 (b. 1891)
Wallace Reid, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)
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Hermanus Brockmann
d. 1936 (b. 1871)
Hermanus Brockmann, Dutch rower (d. 1936)
Rudyard Kipling
d. 1936 (b. 1865)
Rudyard Kipling, English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
d. 1940 (b. 1865)
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer, Polish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1865)
Amy Carmichael
d. 1951 (b. 1867)
Amy Carmichael, Irish missionary and humanitarian (b. 1867)
Curly Howard
d. 1952 (b. 1903)
Curly Howard, American actor (b. 1903)
Sydney Greenstreet
d. 1954 (b. 1879)
Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (b. 1879)
Saadat Hasan Manto
d. 1955 (b. 1912)
Saadat Hasan Manto, Indian-Pakistani author and screenwriter (d. 1955)
Makbule Atadan
d. 1956 (b. 1885)
Makbule Atadan, Turkish lawyer and politician (b. 1885)
Konstantin Päts
d. 1956 (b. 1874)
Konstantin Päts, Estonian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Estonia (d. 1956)
Hugh Gaitskell
d. 1963 (b. 1906)
Hugh Gaitskell, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1906)
Kathleen Norris
d. 1966 (b. 1880)
Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (d. 1966)
Goose Tatum
d. 1967 (b. 1921)
Goose Tatum, American basketball player and soldier (b. 1921)
Hans Freyer
d. 1969 (b. 1887)
Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher (d. 1969)
David O. McKay
d. 1970 (b. 1873)
David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970)
Virgil Finlay
d. 1971 (b. 1914)
Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (d. 1971)
Gertrude Olmstead
d. 1975 (b. 1897)
Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (b. 1897)
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Hasan Askari
d. 1978 (b. 1919)
Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher and author (b. 1919)
Cecil Beaton
d. 1980 (b. 1904)
Cecil Beaton, English fashion designer and photographer (b. 1904)
Panteleimon Ponomarenko
d. 1984 (b. 1902)
Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Russian general and politician (d. 1984)
Vassilis Tsitsanis
d. 1984 (b. 1915)
Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (b. 1915)
Bruce Chatwin
d. 1989 (b. 1940)
Bruce Chatwin, English author (d. 1989)
Melanie Appleby
d. 1990 (b. 1966)
Melanie Appleby, English pop-singer (b. 1966)
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Dionysios Zakythinos
d. 1993 (b. 1905)
Dionysios Zakythinos, Greek historian, academic, and politician (b. 1905)
Adolf Butenandt
d. 1995 (b. 1903)
Adolf Butenandt, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
Ron Luciano
d. 1995 (b. 1937)
Ron Luciano, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1995)
N. T. Rama Rao
d. 1996 (b. 1923)
N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 1996)
Paul Tsongas
d. 1997 (b. 1941)
Paul Tsongas, American lawyer and politician (d. 1997)
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Dan Georgiadis
d. 1998 (b. 1922)
Dan Georgiadis, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1922)
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
d. 2000 (b. 1897)
Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (d. 2000)
Ed Farhat
d. 2003 (b. 1924)
Ed Farhat, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003)
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
d. 2003 (b. 1907)
Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet and author (b. 1907)
Lamont Bentley
d. 2005 (b. 1973)
Lamont Bentley, American actor and rapper (b. 1973)
Jan Twardowski
d. 2006 (b. 1915)
Jan Twardowski, Polish priest and poet (b. 1915)
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Brent Liles
d. 2007 (b. 1963)
Brent Liles, American bass player (b. 1963)
Georgia Frontiere
d. 2008 (b. 1927)
Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
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Frank Lewin
d. 2008 (b. 1925)
Frank Lewin, American composer and theorist (b. 1925)
Lois Nettleton
d. 2008 (b. 1927)
Lois Nettleton, American actress (d. 2008)
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John Stroger
d. 2008 (b. 1929)
John Stroger, American politician (d. 2008)
Tony Hart
d. 2009 (b. 1925)
Tony Hart, English painter and television host (b. 1925)
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Nora Kovach
d. 2009 (b. 1931)
Nora Kovach, Hungarian-American ballerina (d. 2009)
Danai Stratigopoulou
d. 2009 (b. 1913)
Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
Grigore Vieru
d. 2009 (b. 1935)
Grigore Vieru, Romanian poet and author (b. 1935)
Kate McGarrigle
d. 2010 (b. 1946)
Kate McGarrigle, Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
Robert B. Parker
d. 2010 (b. 1932)
Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (d. 2010)
Sargent Shriver
d. 2011 (b. 1915)
Sargent Shriver, American politician and diplomat, 21st United States Ambassador to France (b. 1915)
Anthony Gonsalves
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Anthony Gonsalves, Indian composer and educator (b. 1927)
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Georg Lassen
d. 2012 (b. 1915)
Georg Lassen, German captain (b. 1915)
Yuri Rasovsky
d. 2012 (b. 1944)
Yuri Rasovsky, American playwright and producer, founded The National Radio Theater of Chicago (b. 1944)
Sean Fallon (footballer)
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Sean Fallon, Irish footballer and manager (b. 1922)
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Jim Horning
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
Jim Horning, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1942)
Jon Mannah
d. 2013 (b. 1989)
Jon Mannah, Australian rugby league player (d. 2013)
Lewis Marnell
d. 2013 (b. 1982)
Lewis Marnell, Australian skateboarder (b. 1982)
Ron Nachman
d. 2013 (b. 1942)
Ron Nachman, Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1942)
Kathryn Abbe
d. 2014 (b. 1919)
Kathryn Abbe, American photographer and author (b. 1919)
Michael Botmang
d. 2014 (b. 1938)
Michael Botmang, Nigerian politician, 17th Governor of Plateau State (b. 1938)
Dennis Frederiksen
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
Dennis Frederiksen, American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
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Andy Graver
d. 2014 (b. 1927)
Andy Graver, English footballer (b. 1927)
Sarah Marshall (British actress)
d. 2014 (b. 1933)
Sarah Marshall, English-American actress (d. 2014)
Eugenio Cruz Vargas
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Eugenio Cruz Vargas, Chilean poet and painter (b. 1923)
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Cynthia Layne
d. 2015 (b. 1963)
Cynthia Layne, American singer-songwriter (b. 1963)
Alberto Nisman
d. 2015 (b. 1963)
Alberto Nisman, Argentinian lawyer and prosecutor (b. 1963)
Dallas Taylor (drummer)
d. 2015 (b. 1948)
Dallas Taylor, American drummer (b. 1948)
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Christine Valmy
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Christine Valmy, Romanian cosmetologist and author (b. 1926)
Piet van der Sanden
d. 2015 (b. 1924)
Piet van der Sanden, Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1924)
Tony Verna
d. 2015 (b. 1933)
Tony Verna, American director and producer, invented instant replay (b. 1933)
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Johnny Bach
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Johnny Bach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
Glenn Frey
d. 2016 (b. 1948)
Glenn Frey, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1948)
Else Marie Pade
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (b. 1924)
T. S. Sinnathuray
d. 2016 (b. 1930)
T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore (d. 2016)
Michel Tournier
d. 2016 (b. 1924)
Michel Tournier, French journalist and author (b. 1924)
Peter Abrahams
d. 2017 (b. 1919)
Peter Abrahams, South African-born Jamaican writer (b. 1919)
David P. Buckson
d. 2017 (b. 1920)
David P. Buckson, American lawyer and politician, Governor of Delaware (1960-1961) (b. 1920)
Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint
d. 2017 (b. 1939)
Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint, English cricketer and journalist (d. 2017)
Roberta Peters
d. 2017 (b. 1930)
Roberta Peters, American soprano (d. 2017)
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Publius Clodius Pulcher
d. ?
Publius Clodius Pulcher, Roman politician (b. 93 BC)