Died On August 18th

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Discover the most famous people who died on August 18. The list includes people like Genghis Khan, Subhas Chandra Bose, B. F. Skinner, Honoré de Balzac, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, spiritual & religious leaders, actors and judges and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, France, Germany & Italy and many more countries.
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 1 
Genghis Khan
(Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (1206 - 1227))
Genghis Khan
19
Birthdate: 1158 AD
Birthplace: Khentii Mountains, Mongolia
Died: 1227
 2 
B. F. Skinner
(American psychologist)
B. F. Skinner
10
Birthdate: March 20, 1904
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1990
 3 
Kofi Annan
(Former UN Secretary General)
Kofi Annan
25
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 8, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kumasi, Ghana
Died: 2018
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 4 
Subhas Chandra Bose
(Indian Nationalist Who Participated in Indian Freedom Movement)
Subhas Chandra Bose
55
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 23, 1897
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cuttack, India
Died: 1945
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 5 
Bruce Forsyth
(Television presenter, Actor, Comedian, Singer)
Bruce Forsyth
5
Birthdate: February 22, 1928
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Edmonton
Died: 2017
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
 6 
Chris McCandless
(American Adventurer Who Led a Nomadic Lifestyle and Trekked and Lived Alone through the Alaskan Wilderness)
Chris McCandless
9
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: February 12, 1968
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Inglewood, California, United States
Died: 1992
 7 
Honoré de Balzac
(French Novelist and Playwright Known for His Magnum Opus 'La Comédie humaine')
Honoré de Balzac
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 20, 1799
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tours, France
Died: 1850
 8 
Fatimah bint Muhammad
(Daughter of Muḥammad)
Fatimah bint Muhammad
3
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: 0615 AD
Birthplace: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Died: 0632
 9 
Elmer Bernstein
(Composer)
Elmer Bernstein
1
Birthdate: April 4, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: 2004
 10 
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
(Holy Roman Emperor (1745 - 1765))
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
3
Birthdate: December 8, 1708
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Nancy, France
Died: 1765
 11 
Scott McKenzie
(Singer)
Scott McKenzie
3
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 1, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
Died: 2012
 12 
Kim Dae Jung
(Former President of South Korea)
Kim Dae Jung
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: January 6, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hauido, Sinan-gun
Died: 2009
 13 
Don Pardo
(Actor, Television presenter, Radio personality)
Don Pardo
2
Birthdate: February 22, 1918
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westfield
Died: 2014
 14 
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
(Sultan)
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
3
Birthdate: November 4, 1615
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: İstanbul, Turkey
Died: 1648
 15 
Jesse Robredo
(Filipino Politician)
Jesse Robredo
7
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 27, 1958
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Naga
Died: 2012
 16 
Ernst Thälmann
(Politician, Worker, Revolutionary, Trade unionist)
Ernst Thälmann
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 16, 1886
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hamburg
Died: 1944
 17 
Walter Chrysler
(Business person)
Walter Chrysler
3
Listed In: Engineers
Birthdate: April 2, 1875
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Wamego, Kansas, U.S.
Died: 1940
 18 
John Sturges
(Film Director)
John Sturges
4
Birthdate: January 3, 1910
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Died: 1992
 19 
Persis Khambatta
(Actress, Model)
Persis Khambatta
5
Birthdate: October 2, 1948
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Mumbai, India
Died: 1998
 20 
Robert Novak
(Columnist)
Robert Novak
0
Birthdate: February 26, 1931
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 2009
 21 
Bud Yorkin
(Producer)
Bud Yorkin
0
Birthdate: February 22, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 2015
 22 
Learned Hand
(Former United States Judge and Judicial Philosopher)
Learned Hand
2
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: January 27, 1872
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Albany
Died: 1961
 23 
Otto Wichterle
(Chemist)
Otto Wichterle
1
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 27, 1913
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Prostějov, Czechia
Died: 1998
 24 
Soledad Miranda
(Actress)
Soledad Miranda
5
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: July 9, 1943
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Seville, Spain
Died: 1970
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 25 
Guido Reni
(Italian Baroque Painter Who Belonged to the Bolognese School)
Guido Reni
0
Birthdate: November 4, 1575
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
Died: 1642
 26 
Jim Jeffords
(Politician, Military personnel)
Jim Jeffords
2
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: May 11, 1934
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Rutland, Vermont, United States
Died: 2014
 27 
Frederick Ashton
(British Choreographer and Ballet Dancer)
Frederick Ashton
5
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: September 17, 1904
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Died: 1988
 28 
Anita Loos
(Actress & Screenwriter)
Anita Loos
2
Birthdate: April 26, 1889
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Mount Shasta
Died: 1981
 29 
Empress Lü
(Empress Consort of the Han Dynasty)
Empress Lü
0
Birthdate: 0241 AD
Birthplace: China
Died: 0180
 30 
Nikolaus Pevsner
(German-British Art Historian Best Known for His Monumental 46-Volume Series of County-By-County Guides)
Nikolaus Pevsner
1
Birthdate: January 30, 1902
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: 1983
 31 
Chiang Sheng
(Actor, Martial artist)
Chiang Sheng
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 27, 1951
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Taiwan
Died: 1991
 32 
Dambudzo Marechera
(Novelist)
Dambudzo Marechera
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 4, 1952
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rusape, Zimbabwe
Died: 1987
 33 
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
(Soldier)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: January 25, 1640
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: United Kingdom
Died: 1707
 34 
Arthur J. Finkelstein
(Political consultant)
Arthur J. Finkelstein
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: May 18, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Died: 2017
 35 
John Pendleton Kennedy
(Novelist)
John Pendleton Kennedy
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 25, 1795
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: 1870
 36 
Ray Wijewardene
(Engineer, Sailors)
Ray Wijewardene
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: August 20, 1924
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died: 2010
 37 
Albert Edelfelt
(One of the Founders of the Realist Art Movement in Finland)
Albert Edelfelt
0
Birthdate: July 21, 1854
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Porvoo, Finland
Died: 1905
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Wanli Emperor
(Emperor)
Wanli Emperor
0
Birthdate: September 4, 1563
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Beijing, China
Died: 1620
 39 
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
(British Biochemist & Winner of 1952 Nobel Prize in Chemistry)
Richard Laurence Millington Synge
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: October 28, 1914
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Died: 1994
 40 
Pope Paul IV
(Pope)
Pope Paul IV
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: June 28, 1476
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Capriglia Irpina, Italy
Died: 1559
 41 
Ricimer
(Roman General Who Ruled Indirectly through Puppet Emperors)
Ricimer
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 0405 AD
Died: 0472
 42 
Simon Fraser
(explorer)
Simon Fraser
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 20, 1776
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bennington
Died: 1862
 43 
Max Fabiani
(Architect)
Max Fabiani
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: April 29, 1865
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kobdilj
Died: 1962
 44 
Francis Hincks
(Businessman)
Francis Hincks
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: December 14, 1807
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cork, Ireland
Died: 1885
 45 
Sascha Schneider
(Painter)
Sascha Schneider
0
Birthdate: September 21, 1870
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: 1927
 46 
Charlie Waller
(Singer)
Charlie Waller
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: January 19, 1935
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Joinerville, Texas, United States
Died: 2004
 47 
Jonker Afrikaner
(Politician)
Jonker Afrikaner
0
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: 1785 AD
Birthplace: South Africa
Died: 1861
 48 
Étienne de La Boétie
(Magistrate)
Étienne de La Boétie
0
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 1, 1530
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sarlat-la-Canéda, Périgord, France
Died: 1563
 49 
Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
(Prince of Liechtenstein)
Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 19, 1726
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: 1781
 50 
Evgeny Sveshnikov
(Russian Chess Player and Writer)
Evgeny Sveshnikov
0
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: February 11, 1950
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chelyabinsk, Russia
Died: 2021