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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 1 
Albert Einstein
(One of the Greatest Physicists of All Time, Best Known for Developing the Theory of Relativity)
Albert Einstein
186
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 14, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ulm, Germany
Died: 1955
 2 
Dick Clark
(Radio and Television Personality Best Known for Hosting ‘American Bandstand’ and the 'Pyramid' Game Show)
Dick Clark
2
Birthdate: November 30, 1929
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Mount Vernon
Died: 2012
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Isoroku Yamamoto
(Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941)
Isoroku Yamamoto
36
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 4, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Died: 1943
 4 
Bruno Sammartino
(One of the Greatest Professional Wrestlers of All Time)
Bruno Sammartino
8
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 6, 1935
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pizzoferrato, Italy
Died: 2018
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 5 
Thor Heyerdahl
(Norwegian Adventurer and Ethnographer Known for His ‘Kon-Tiki’ and ‘Ra’ Transoceanic Scientific Expeditions)
Thor Heyerdahl
6
Birthdate: October 6, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Larvik, Norway
Died: 2002
 6 
Ernie Pyle
(Journalist)
Ernie Pyle
7
Birthdate: August 3, 1900
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dana, Indiana, United States
Died: 1945
 7 
Sam Mills
(American football player)
Sam Mills
3
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: June 3, 1959
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Neptune City, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2005
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 8 
Bernard Edwards
(Musician, Songwriter, Record producer)
Bernard Edwards
4
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: October 31, 1952
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Greenville
Died: 1996
 9 
Ottorino Respighi
(Composer)
Ottorino Respighi
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: June 9, 1879
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 1936
 10 
Justus von Liebig
(German Chemist Who is Considered One of the Principal Founders of Organic Chemistry)
Justus von Liebig
1
Birthdate: May 12, 1803
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Darmstadt, Germany
Died: 1873
 11 
Erasmus Darwin
(Physician)
Erasmus Darwin
2
Listed In: Scientists
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')
Edgar F. Codd
2
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: August 19, 1923
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fortuneswell, England
Died: 2003
 13 
Gustave Moreau
(French Symbolist Painter Known for His Erotic Paintings of Mythological and Religious Subjects)
Gustave Moreau
1
Birthdate: April 6, 1826
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1898
 14 
Ken Oosterbroek
(Former photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club)
Ken Oosterbroek
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 14, 1962
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: 1994
 15 
Alfred Einstein
(Physicist)
Alfred Einstein
7
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: March 14, 1879
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Died: 1955
 16 
Ben Hecht
(Screenwriter)
Ben Hecht
0
Birthdate: February 28, 1893
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: 1964
 17 
Tantia Tope
(One of the Best and Most Effective Rebel Generals in the Indian Struggle for Independence)
Tantia Tope
5
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1814 AD
Birthplace: Yeola, Pune, India
Died: 1859
 18 
William R. King
(13th Vice President of the United States)
William R. King
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 7, 1786
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sampson County, North Carolina, United States
Died: 1853
 19 
Betty Compson
(Actress)
Betty Compson
3
Birthdate: March 19, 1897
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Beaver, Utah
Died: 1974
 20 
Storm Thorgerson
(Graphic designer)
Storm Thorgerson
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 28, 1944
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Potters Bar, England
Died: 2013
 21 
Martin Hannett
(Record producer)
Martin Hannett
3
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: May 31, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Manchester, England
Died: 1991
 22 
Marcel Dassault
(Politician, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Aerospace engineer, Inventor, Screenwriter)
Marcel Dassault
0
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: January 22, 1892
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris
Died: 1986
 23 
Marcel Pagnol
(Novelist)
Marcel Pagnol
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 28, 1895
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Aubagne, France
Died: 1974
 24 
Clarence Gaines
(Basketball coach)
Clarence Gaines
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: May 21, 1923
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paducah, Kentucky, United States
Died: 2005
 25 
Tamrat Desta
(Singer)
Tamrat Desta
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 1, 1978
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tiqur Wuha, Shashemene, Ethiopia
Died: 2018
 26 
John Ambrose Fleming
(British Electrical Engineer and Physicist Who Invented the First 'Thermionic Valve' or 'Vacuum Tube')
John Ambrose Fleming
1
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: November 29, 1849
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Died: 1945
 27 
Princess Louise of Orléans
(Princess)
Princess Louise of Orléans
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 24, 1882
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cannes, France
Died: 1958
 28 
Filippino Lippi
(Former painter working in Florence, Italy during the later years of the Early Renaissance and first few years of the High Renaissance)
Filippino Lippi
0
Birthdate: April 15, 1457
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prato, Italy
Died: 1504
 29 
Óscar Carmona
(Former President of Portugal (1926 - 1951) and Prime Minister of Portugal (1926 - 1928))
Óscar Carmona
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: November 24, 1869
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lisbon, Portugal
Died: 1951
 30 
Arturo Frondizi
(Lawyer, Politician, Journalist)
Arturo Frondizi
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 28, 1908
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Paso de los Libres
Died: 1995
 31 
Benny Leonard
(Boxer)
Benny Leonard
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lower East Side, New York City, United States
Died: 1947
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 32 
Dale Winton
(Radio DJ)
Dale Winton
2
Birthdate: May 22, 1955
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Marylebone, London, United Kingdom
Died: 2018
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
 33 
Irving Cummings
(Actor)
Irving Cummings
0
Birthdate: October 9, 1888
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York City, New York
Died: 1959
 34 
Werner Pochath
(Actor)
Werner Pochath
5
Birthdate: September 29, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: 1993
 35 
Hugh Low
(Naturalist)
Hugh Low
0
Birthdate: May 10, 1824
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Upper Clapton, England
Died: 1905
 36 
Anders Retzius
(Swedish Anatomist and Anthropologist Who is Best Known for His Pioneer Studies in Craniometry)
Anders Retzius
0
Birthdate: October 13, 1796
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Lund, Sweden
Died: 1860
 37 
Kamisese Mara
(Politician)
Kamisese Mara
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 6, 1920
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lomaloma, Fiji
Died: 2004
 38 
Gertrude Caton Thompson
(Archaeologist)
Gertrude Caton Thompson
0
Birthdate: February 1, 1888
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1985
 39 
Ann Preston
(Physician)
Ann Preston
0
Listed In: Physicians
Birthdate: December 1, 1813
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: West Grove, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1872
 40 
Lester Frank Ward
(American Paleontologist, Botanist, and Sociologist Who Promoted Bringing Sociology Courses Into the Higher Education System in America)
Lester Frank Ward
0
Birthdate: June 18, 1841
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois, United States
Died: 1913
 41 
Gian-Carlo Rota
(Italian-American Mathematician and Philosopher)
Gian-Carlo Rota
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: April 27, 1932
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vigevano, Italy
Died: 1999
 42 
Theobald of Bec
(Archbishop)
Theobald of Bec
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 1090 AD
Birthplace: Normandy, France
Died: 1161
 43 
Nelson Gonçalves
(Singer)
Nelson Gonçalves
0
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 21, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santana do Livramento, State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Died: 1998
 44 
Arthur Vandenberg
(Senator)
Arthur Vandenberg
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: March 22, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Died: 1951
 45 
George Cabot
(Former U.S. senator)
George Cabot
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: December 16, 1751
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Salem, Massachusetts, United States
Died: 1823
 46 
Cornelia Connelly
(Religious Leader)
Cornelia Connelly
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 15, 1809
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1879
 47 
Polydore Vergil
(Italian Humanist Scholar, Historian, Priest and Diplomat)
Polydore Vergil
0
Birthdate: 1470 AD
Birthplace: Urbino, Italy
Died: 1555
 48 
Elisabeth Frink
(Sculptor)
Elisabeth Frink
0
Birthdate: November 14, 1930
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Great Thurlow, Suffolk, England
Died: 1993
 49 
John Leland
(Poet)
John Leland
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: September 13, 1503
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 1552
 50 
Masahiko Kimura
(One of the Greatest Judoka of All Time)
Masahiko Kimura
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: September 10, 1917
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Kumamoto, Japan
Died: 1993
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)