October 18 - Deaths

Deaths

• 325 – Emperor Ming of Jin (b. 299)
• 1035 – Sancho III of Navarre (b. 992)
• 1101 – Hugh I, Count of Vermandois (b. 1053)
• 1141 – Leopold, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1108)
• 1382 – James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, Irish politician (b. 1331)
• 1417 – Pope Gregory XII (b. 1326)
• 1480 – Uhwudong, Korean dancer and poet (b. 1440)
• 1503 – Pope Pius III (b. 1439)
• 1541 – Margaret Tudor, English wife of James IV of Scotland (b. 1489)
• 1545 – John Taverner, English composer and organist (b. 1490)
• 1558 – Mary of Hungary (b. 1505)
• 1564 – Johannes Acronius Frisius, German physician and mathematician (b. 1520)
• 1570 – Manuel da Nóbrega, Portuguese priest (b. 1517)
• 1604 – Igram van Achelen, Dutch statesman (b. 1528)
• 1646 – Isaac Jogues, French missionary and priest (b. 1607)
• 1667 – Fasilides, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1603)
• 1678 – Jacob Jordaens, Flemish painter (b. 1593)
• 1739 – António José da Silva, Brazilian-Portuguese playwright (b. 1705)
• 1744 – Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (b. 1660)
• 1770 – John Manners, Marquess of Granby, English soldier (b. 1721)
• 1775 – Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1715)
• 1817 – Etienne Nicolas Méhul, French composer (b. 1763)
• 1871 – Charles Babbage, English mathematician and engineer, invented the mechanical computer (b. 1791)
• 1865 – Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
• 1886 – Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician (b. 1796)
• 1889 – Antonio Meucci, Italian-American inventor (b. 1808)
• 1892 – William W. Chapman, American politician (b. 1808)
• 1893 – Charles Gounod, French composer (b. 1818)
• 1911 – Alfred Binet, French psychologist (b. 1857)
• 1921 – Ludwig III of Bavaria (b. 1845)
• 1931 – Thomas Edison, American inventor, invented the light bulb (b. 1847)
• 1932 – Ioannis Chrysafis, Greek gymnast (b. 1873)
• 1941 – Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Portuguese politician, 7th President of Portugal (b. 1860)
• 1942 – Mikhail Nesterov, Russian painter (b. 1862)
• 1948 – Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal (b. 1881)
• 1959 – Boughera El Ouafi, French runner (b. 1898)
• 1961 – Tsuru Aoki, Japanese-American actress (b. 1892)
• 1965 – Henry Travers, English actor (b. 1874)
• 1965 – Larry Thorne, American soldier (b. 1919)
• 1966 – Elizabeth Arden, Canadian-American businesswoman, founded Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (b. 1878)
• 1966 – S. S. Kresge, American businessman, founded Kmart (b. 1867)
• 1973 – Margaret Caroline Anderson, American publisher, founded The Little Review (b. 1886)
• 1973 – Walt Kelly, American cartoonist (b. 1913)
• 1973 – Leo Strauss, German-American philosopher (b. 1899)
• 1975 – Al Lettieri, American actor (b. 1928)
• 1976 – Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian poet (b. 1895)
• 1977 – Red Army Faction Stammheim Prison suicides
  • Andreas Baader, German left-wing militant leader (b. 1943)
  • Gudrun Ensslin, German left-wing militant leader (b. 1940)
  • Jan-Carl Raspe, German left-wing militant (b. 1944)
• 1978 – Ramón Mercader, Spanish assassin of Leon Trotsky (b. 1914)
• 1982 – Dwain Esper, American director (b. 1892)
• 1982 – Pierre Mendès France, French politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1907)
• 1982 – John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (b. 1917)
• 1982 – Bess Truman, American wife of Harry S. Truman, 35th First Lady of the United States (b. 1885)
• 1983 – Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author (b. 1897)
• 1983 – Willie Jones, American baseball player (b. 1925)
• 1984 – Jon-Erik Hexum, American actor (b. 1957)
• 1984 – Henri Michaux, French painter and poet (b. 1899)
• 1987 – Adriaan Ditvoorst, Dutch director and screenwriter (b. 1940)
• 1988 – Frederick Ashton, Ecuadorian dancer and choreographer (b. 1904)
• 2000 – Julie London, American singer and actress (b. 1926)
• 2000 – Gwen Verdon, American dancer and actress (b. 1925)
• 2002 – Roman Tam, Hong Kong singer and actor (Roman and the Four Steps) (b. 1950)
• 2003 – Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Spanish journalist, author, and critic (b. 1939)
• 2003 – Preston Smith, American politician, 40th Governor of Texas (b. 1912)
• 2004 – Veerappan, Indian criminal and murderer (b. 1945)
• 2005 – John Hollis, English actor (b. 1931)
• 2005 – Johnny Haynes, English footballer (b. 1934)
• 2005 – Bill King, American sportscaster (b. 1927)
• 2006 – Mario Francesco Pompedda, Italian cardinal (b. 1929)
• 2006 – Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (b. 1911)
• 2007 – Alan Coren, English journalist and author (b. 1938)
• 2007 – William J. Crowe, American admiral and diplomat (b. 1925)
• 2007 – Vincent DeDomenico, American businessman, founded the Napa Valley Wine Train (b. 1915)
• 2007 – Lucky Dube, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1964)
• 2008 – Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (b. 1945)
• 2009 – Adriaan Kortlandt, Dutch ethologist (b. 1918)
• 2010 – Marion Brown, American saxophonist (b. 1931)
• 2012 – E. K. Fretwell, American academic (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Marvin Lambert, American wrestler (b. 1977)
• 2012 – Mihály Lukács, Hungarian politician (b. 1954)
• 2012 – Thomas Madigage, South African footballer and coach (b. 1970)
• 2012 – Slater Martin, American basketball player and coach (b. 1925)
• 2012 – George Mattos, American pole vaulter (b. 1929)
• 2012 – Albert Lee Ueltschi, American pilot, founded FlightSafety International (b. 1917)
• 2012 – David S. Ware, American saxophonist (b. 1949)