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January 18th
164 Notable deaths
Bobby Fischer
American chess player and chess writer.
Born March 9th, 1943 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2008 at 64 years old in Reykjavík (kidney failure). [ref]
Glenn Frey
American musician and actor (1948-2016).
Born November 6th, 1948 in Detroit. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2016 at 67 years old in New York City (pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis).
N. T. Rama Rao
Indian actor and government minister (1923–1996).
Born May 28th, 1923 in Nimmakuru.
Died January 18th, 1996 at 72 years old in Hyderabad (myocardial infarction).
Rudyard Kipling
English writer and poet.
Born December 30th, 1865 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1936 at 70 years old in London (ulcer). [ref]
David Crosby
American singer, guitarist and songwriter (1941–2023).
Born August 14th, 1941 in Los Angeles.
Died January 18th, 2023 at 81 years old in Santa Ynez. [ref]
Curly Howard
American comedian as one of the three stooges (1903-1952).
Born October 22nd, 1903 in Bensonhurst.
Died January 18th, 1952 at 48 years old in San Gabriel (cerebral hemorrhage).
Harivansh Rai Bachchan
Indian hindi poet, father of amitabh bachchan (1907-2003).
Born November 27th, 1907 in Allahabad. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2003 at 95 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Charles Ponzi
Italian businessman and con artist (1882–1949).
Died January 18th, 1949 at 66 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cerebral hemorrhage).
Saadat Hasan Manto
Indo-pakistani novelist, playwright and writer (1912-1955).
Born May 11th, 1912 in Samrala. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1955 at 42 years old in Hall Road, Lahore (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Sargent Shriver
American diplomat, politician and activist (1915-2011).
Born November 9th, 1915 in Westminster. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2011 at 95 years old in Bethesda (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson