September 18 - Deaths

Deaths

• 96 – Domitian, Roman emperor (b. 51)
• 411 – Constantine III, Roman general and emperor
• 887 – Pietro I Candiano, Italian 16th Doge of Venice (b. 842)
• 1180 – Louis VII of France (b. 1120)
• 1598 – Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese warlord (b. 1536)
• 1630 – Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal and statesman (b. 1552)
• 1675 – Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1604)
• 1721 – Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat (b. 1664)
• 1722 – André Dacier, French scholar (b. 1651)
• 1783 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician (b. 1707)
• 1783 – Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and scholar (b. 1718)
• 1792 – August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German theologian, minister, and bishop (b. 1704)
• 1827 – Robert Pollok, Scottish poet (b. 1789)
• 1830 – William Hazlitt, English philosopher, writer, and critic (b. 1778)
• 1857 – Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer (b. 1785)
• 1860 – Joseph Locke, English engineer (b. 1805)
• 1872 – Charles XV of Sweden (b. 1826)
• 1890 – Dion Boucicault, Irish actor and playwright (b. 1820)
• 1891 – William Ferrel, American mathematician (b. 1817)
• 1896 – Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist (b. 1819)
• 1905 – George MacDonald, Scottish minister, author, and poet (b. 1824)
• 1909 – Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian historian and archaeologist (b. 1850)
• 1911 – Pyotr Stolypin, Russian politician (b. 1862)
• 1924 – F. H. Bradley, English philosopher (b. 1846)
• 1931 – Geli Raubal, Austrian niece of Adolf Hitler (b. 1908)
• 1939 – Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
• 1941 – Fred Karno, English comedian and producer (b. 1866)
• 1944 – Robert G. Cole, American soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor (b. 1915)
• 1949 – Frank Morgan, American actor (b. 1890)
• 1951 – Gelett Burgess, American author and poet (b. 1866)
• 1952 – Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano (b. 1879)
• 1953 – Charles de Tornaco, Belgian race car driver (b. 1927)
• 1954 – Johannes Drost, Dutch swimmer (b. 1880)
• 1956 – Adélard Godbout, Canadian politician, 15th Premier of Quebec (b. 1892)
• 1958 – Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian illustrator (b. 1873)
• 1959 – Benjamin Péret, French author (b. 1899)
• 1961 – Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish diplomat, economist, and author, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
• 1962 – Therese Neumann, German mystic and stigmatic (b. 1898)
• 1964 – Clive Bell, English critic (b. 1881)
• 1964 – Seán O'Casey, Irish author (b. 1880)
• 1967 – John Cockcroft, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
• 1968 – Franchot Tone, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1970 – Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Blue Flame and The Isley Brothers)(b. 1942)
• 1977 – Paul Bernays, Swiss mathematician (b. 1888)
• 1980 – Katherine Anne Porter, American novelist (b. 1890)
• 1986 – Pat Phoenix, English actress (b. 1923)
• 1987 – Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (b. 1894)
• 1995 – Oleh Tverdokhlib, Ukrainian hurdler (b. 1969)
• 1997 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (b. 1920)
• 1998 – Charlie Foxx, American singer and guitarist (Inez and Charlie Foxx) (b. 1939)
• 2001 – Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (b. 1927)
• 2002 – Bob Hayes, American football player (b. 1942)
• 2002 – Mauro Ramos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)
• 2002 – Margita Stefanović, Serbian keyboard player (Ekatarina Velika) (b. 1959)
• 2003 – Emil Fackenheim, German philosopher and rabbi (b. 1916)
• 2003 – Bob Mitchell, English politician (b. 1927)
• 2004 – Norman Cantor, Canadian historian (b. 1929)
• 2004 – Russ Meyer, American director (b. 1922)
• 2005 – Michael Park, English race car driver (b. 1966)
• 2005 – Clint C. Wilson, Sr., American cartoonist (b. 1914)
• 2006 – Edward J. King, American politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1925)
• 2007 – Pepsi Tate, Welsh bass player (Tigertailz) (b. 1965)
• 2008 – Mauricio Kagel, German-Argentine composer (b. 1931)
• 2008 – Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player (b. 1938)
• 2011 – Jamey Rodemeyer, American activist (b. 1997)
• 2012 – Santiago Carrillo, Spanish politician (b. 1915)
• 2012 – Leo Goeke, American tenor (b. 1937)
• 2012 – Haim Hefer, Israeli songwriter and poet (b. 1925)
• 2012 – Michael Hurll, English television producer (b. 1936)
• 2012 – Jim Jordan, Canadian politician (b. 1928)
• 2012 – Betty Kaunda, Zambian wife of Kenneth Kaunda, 1st First Lady of Zambia (b. 1928)
• 2012 – Jack Kralick, American baseball player (b. 1935)
• 2012 – Michel Joseph Kuehn, French bishop (b. 1923)
• 2012 – Jorge Manicera, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1938)
• 2012 – Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (b. 1942)
• 2012 – Deputed Testamony, American race horse (b. 1980)
• 2012 – Brian Woolnough, English journalist (b. 1948)
• 2012 – Wu Shaozu, Chinese general and politician (b. 1939)