People who died on March 18 78
Edward the Martyr
d. 978 (b. 962)
Edward the Martyr, English king (b. 962)
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Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy
d. 1076 (b. 1018)
Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy (b. 1018)
Anselm of Lucca
d. 1086 (b. 1036)
Anselm of Lucca, Italian bishop (b. 1036)
Pope Honorius III
d. 1227 (b. 1148)
Pope Honorius III (b. 1148)
John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel
d. 1272 (b. 1246)
John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel (d. 1272)
Yuri I of Galicia
d. 1308
Yuri I of Galicia
Jacques de Molay
d. 1314 (b. 1244)
Jacques de Molay, Frankish knight (b. 1244)
Geoffroy de Charney
d. 1314
Geoffroy de Charney, Preceptor of Normandy for the Knights Templar
Matthew III Csák
d. 1321
Matthew III Csák, Hungarian oligarch (b. c.1260/5)
Juan Jauregui
d. 1582 (b. 1562)
Juan Jauregui, attempted assassin of William I of Orange (b. 1562)
Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall
d. 1675 (b. 1606)
Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier and politician (d. 1675)
John Dixwell
d. 1689 (b. 1607)
John Dixwell, English soldier and politician (b. 1607)
Robert Walpole
d. 1745 (b. 1676)
Robert Walpole, English scholar and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745)
Laurence Sterne
d. 1768 (b. 1713)
Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist and clergyman (b. 1713)
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot
d. 1781 (b. 1727)
Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1727)
Jean-Baptiste Bréval
d. 1823 (b. 1753)
Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist and composer (b. 1753)
Christian Günther von Bernstorff
d. 1835 (b. 1769)
Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat (d. 1835)
Johnny Appleseed
d. 1845 (b. 1774)
Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist (d. 1845)
Augustus De Morgan
d. 1871 (b. 1806)
Augustus De Morgan, English mathematician and logician (d. 1871)
Matilda Joslyn Gage
d. 1898 (b. 1826)
Matilda Joslyn Gage, American activist and author (d. 1898)
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Hjalmar Kiærskou
d. 1900 (b. 1835)
Hjalmar Kiærskou, Danish botanist (d. 1900)
Marcellin Berthelot
d. 1907 (b. 1827)
Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1827)
George I of Greece
d. 1913 (b. 1845)
George I of Greece (b. 1845)
Henry Janeway Hardenbergh
d. 1918 (b. 1847)
Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (d. 1918)
Eleftherios Venizelos
d. 1936 (b. 1864)
Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek lawyer, jurist, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)
Henry Simpson Lunn
d. 1939 (b. 1859)
Henry Simpson Lunn, English minister and humanitarian, founded Lunn Poly (d. 1939)
Henri Cornet
d. 1941 (b. 1884)
Henri Cornet, French cyclist (d. 1941)
William C. Durant
d. 1947 (b. 1861)
William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (b. 1861)
Walter Mead (cricketer)
d. 1954 (b. 1868)
Walter Mead, English cricketer (d. 1954)
Louis Bromfield
d. 1956 (b. 1896)
Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (b. 1896)
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Walter W. Bacon
d. 1962 (b. 1880)
Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (d. 1962)
Sigfrid Edström
d. 1964 (b. 1870)
Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1870)
Farouk of Egypt
d. 1965 (b. 1920)
Farouk of Egypt (d. 1965)
Johannes Aavik
d. 1973 (b. 1880)
Johannes Aavik, Estonian philologist and poet (b. 1880)
Marien Ngouabi
d. 1977 (b. 1938)
Marien Ngouabi, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo (b. 1938)
Carlos Pace
d. 1977 (b. 1944)
Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1977)
Leigh Brackett
d. 1978 (b. 1915)
Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (b. 1915)
Peggy Wood
d. 1978 (b. 1892)
Peggy Wood, American actress (d. 1978)
Erich Fromm
d. 1980 (b. 1900)
Erich Fromm, German psychologist and sociologist (d. 1980)
Patrick Smith (politician)
d. 1982 (b. 1901)
Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (d. 1982)
Umberto II of Italy
d. 1983 (b. 1904)
Umberto II of Italy (d. 1983)
Charley Lau
d. 1984 (b. 1933)
Charley Lau, American baseball player and coach (b. 1933)
Bernard Malamud
d. 1986 (b. 1914)
Bernard Malamud, Jewish American novelist and short story writer (d. 1986)
Billy Butterfield
d. 1988 (b. 1917)
Billy Butterfield, American trumpet player and cornet player (b. 1917)
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Robin Harris
d. 1990 (b. 1953)
Robin Harris, American comedian (b. 1953)
Kenneth E. Boulding
d. 1993 (b. 1910)
Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist and academic (d. 1993)
Odysseas Elytis
d. 1996 (b. 1911)
Odysseas Elytis, Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
Eberhard Bethge
d. 2000 (b. 1909)
Eberhard Bethge, German theologian and academic (b. 1909)
John Phillips (musician)
d. 2001 (b. 1935)
John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2001)
R. A. Lafferty
d. 2002 (b. 1914)
R. A. Lafferty, American soldier and author (b. 1914)
Karl Kling
d. 2003 (b. 1910)
Karl Kling, German race car driver and manager (d. 2003)
Adam Osborne
d. 2003 (b. 1939)
Adam Osborne, Thai-English engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (b. 1939)
Harrison McCain
d. 2004 (b. 1927)
Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (b. 1927)
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Dan Gibson
d. 2006 (b. 1922)
Dan Gibson, Canadian photographer and cinematographer (b. 1922)
Bob Woolmer
d. 2007 (b. 1948)
Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1948)
Anthony Minghella
d. 2008 (b. 1954)
Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (d. 2008)
Omid Reza Mir Sayafi
d. 2009 (b. 1980)
Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, Iranian journalist and blogger (b. 1980)
Natasha Richardson
d. 2009 (b. 1963)
Natasha Richardson, English-American actress (d. 2009)
Fess Parker
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Fess Parker, American actor (d. 2010)
Warren Christopher
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Warren Christopher, American lawyer and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (b. 1925)
Furman Bisher
d. 2012 (b. 1918)
Furman Bisher, American journalist and author (b. 1918)
William R. Charette
d. 2012 (b. 1932)
William R. Charette, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1932)
William G. Moore Jr.
d. 2012 (b. 1920)
William G. Moore Jr., American general (b. 1920)
George Tupou V
d. 2012 (b. 1948)
George Tupou V of Tonga (b. 1948)
Muhammad Mahmood Alam
d. 2013 (b. 1935)
Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani general and pilot (b. 1935)
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Henry Bromell
d. 2013 (b. 1947)
Henry Bromell, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2013)
Clay Ford
d. 2013 (b. 1938)
Clay Ford, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu
d. 2014 (b. 1951)
Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (b. 1951)
Kaiser Kalambo
d. 2014 (b. 1953)
Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
Lucius Shepard
d. 2014 (b. 1943)
Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (d. 2014)
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Zhao Dayu
d. 2015 (b. 1961)
Zhao Dayu, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961)
Thomas Hopko
d. 2015 (b. 1939)
Thomas Hopko, American priest and theologian (b. 1939)
Grace Ogot
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Grace Ogot, Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (b. 1930)
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Barry Hines
d. 2016 (b. 1939)
Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (d. 2016)
Jan Němec
d. 2016 (b. 1936)
Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (d. 2016)
Tray Walker
d. 2016 (b. 1992)
Tray Walker, American football player (b. 1992)
Guido Westerwelle
d. 2016 (b. 1961)
Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1961)
Chuck Berry
d. 2017 (b. 1926)
Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1926)