Died On April 18th
Discover the most famous people who died on April 18. The list includes people like Albert Einstein, Isoroku Yamamoto, Thor Heyerdahl, William R. King, Betty Compson. Famous personalities featured on this list, include military leaders, inventors, journalists and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Albert Einstein(One of the Greatest Physicists of All Time, Best Known for Developing the Theory of Relativity)
Birthdate: March 14, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ulm, Germany
Died: 1955
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Dick Clark(Radio and Television Personality Best Known for Hosting ‘American Bandstand’ and the 'Pyramid' Game Show)
Birthdate: November 30, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mount Vernon
Died: 2012
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Isoroku Yamamoto(Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941)
Birthdate: April 4, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Died: 1943
Birthdate: October 6, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pizzoferrato, Italy
Died: 2018
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Thor Heyerdahl(Norwegian Adventurer and Ethnographer Known for His ‘Kon-Tiki’ and ‘Ra’ Transoceanic Scientific Expeditions)
Birthdate: October 6, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Larvik, Norway
Died: 2002
Birthdate: August 3, 1900
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dana, Indiana, United States
Died: 1945
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Sam Mills
(American football player)
Birthdate: June 3, 1959
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Neptune City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2005
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Bernard Edwards
(Musician, Songwriter, Record producer)
Birthdate: October 31, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Greenville
Died: 1996
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Ottorino Respighi
(Composer)
Birthdate: June 9, 1879
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 1936
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Justus von Liebig
(German Chemist Who is Considered One of the Principal Founders of Organic Chemistry)
Birthdate: May 12, 1803
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: 1873
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Erasmus Darwin
(Physician)
Birthdate: December 12, 1731
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Elston, Newark-on-Trent,
Died: 1802
12
Edgar F. Codd
(British Computer Scientist and Mathematician Who Devised the ‘Relational Data Model')
Birthdate: August 19, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fortuneswell, England
Died: 2003
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Gustave Moreau
(French Symbolist Painter Known for His Erotic Paintings of Mythological and Religious Subjects)
Birthdate: April 6, 1826
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1898
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Ken Oosterbroek
(Former photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club)
Birthdate: February 14, 1962
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: 1994
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Alfred Einstein
(Physicist)
Birthdate: March 14, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1955
Birthdate: February 28, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: 1964
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Tantia Tope(One of the Best and Most Effective Rebel Generals in the Indian Struggle for Independence)
Birthdate: 1814 AD
Birthplace: Yeola, Pune, India
Died: 1859
Birthdate: April 7, 1786
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sampson County, North Carolina, United States
Died: 1853
Birthdate: March 19, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beaver, Utah
Died: 1974
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Storm Thorgerson
(Graphic designer)
Birthdate: February 28, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Potters Bar, England
Died: 2013
21
Martin Hannett
(Record producer)
Birthdate: May 31, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manchester, England
Died: 1991
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Marcel Dassault
(Politician, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Aerospace engineer, Inventor, Screenwriter)
Birthdate: January 22, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris
Died: 1986
Birthdate: February 28, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aubagne, France
Died: 1974
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Clarence Gaines
(Basketball coach)
Birthdate: May 21, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paducah, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2005
Birthdate: June 1, 1978
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tiqur Wuha, Shashemene, Ethiopia
Died: 2018
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John Ambrose Fleming
(British Electrical Engineer and Physicist Who Invented the First 'Thermionic Valve' or 'Vacuum Tube')
Birthdate: November 29, 1849
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Died: 1945
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Princess Louise of Orléans
(Princess)
Birthdate: February 24, 1882
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cannes, France
Died: 1958
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Filippino Lippi
(Former painter working in Florence, Italy during the later years of the Early Renaissance and first few years of the High Renaissance)
Birthdate: April 15, 1457
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prato, Italy
Died: 1504
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Óscar Carmona
(Former President of Portugal (1926 - 1951) and Prime Minister of Portugal (1926 - 1928))
Birthdate: November 24, 1869
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: 1951
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Arturo Frondizi
(Lawyer, Politician, Journalist)
Birthdate: October 28, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paso de los Libres
Died: 1995
Birthdate: April 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lower East Side, New York City, United States
Died: 1947
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: May 22, 1955
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
Died: 2018
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: October 9, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 1959
Birthdate: September 29, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1993
Birthdate: May 10, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Upper Clapton, England
Died: 1905
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Anders Retzius
(Swedish Anatomist and Anthropologist Who is Best Known for His Pioneer Studies in Craniometry)
Birthdate: October 13, 1796
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lund, Sweden
Died: 1860
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Kamisese Mara
(Politician)
Birthdate: May 6, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lomaloma, Fiji
Died: 2004
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Gertrude Caton Thompson
(Archaeologist)
Birthdate: February 1, 1888
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1985
Birthdate: December 1, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: West Grove, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1872
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Lester Frank Ward
(American Paleontologist, Botanist, and Sociologist Who Promoted Bringing Sociology Courses Into the Higher Education System in America)
Birthdate: June 18, 1841
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois, United States
Died: 1913
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Gian-Carlo Rota
(Italian-American Mathematician and Philosopher)
Birthdate: April 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vigevano, Italy
Died: 1999
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Theobald of Bec
(Archbishop)
Birthdate: 1090 AD
Birthplace: Normandy, France
Died: 1161
Birthdate: June 21, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santana do Livramento, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died: 1998
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Arthur Vandenberg
(Senator)
Birthdate: March 22, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Died: 1951
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George Cabot
(Former U.S. senator)
Birthdate: December 16, 1751
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1823
46
Cornelia Connelly
(Religious Leader)
Birthdate: January 15, 1809
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1879
47
Polydore Vergil
(Italian Humanist Scholar, Historian, Priest and Diplomat)
Birthdate: 1470 AD
Birthplace: Urbino, Italy
Died: 1555
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Elisabeth Frink
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: November 14, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Great Thurlow, Suffolk, England
Died: 1993
Birthdate: September 13, 1503
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1552
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Masahiko Kimura
(One of the Greatest Judoka of All Time)
Birthdate: September 10, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan
Died: 1993
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)