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In the year 1918
212 Notable deaths
Nicholas II of Russia
Last emperor of russia and saint.
Born May 18th, 1868 in Pushkin. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1918 at 50 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
Youngest daughter of emperor nicholas ii and empress alexandra feodorovna of russia.
Born June 18th, 1901 in Petergof.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 17 years old in Ipatiev House (ballistic trauma).
Frederick Trump
German-born american businessman.
Born March 14th, 1869 in Kallstadt.
Died May 27th, 1918 at 49 years old in Woodhaven (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Manfred von Richthofen
German world war i flying ace, popularly known as the red baron (1892–1918).
Born May 2nd, 1892 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1918 at 25 years old in Vaux-sur-Somme (killed in action). [ref]
Alexandra Feodorovna
Wife and consort of nicholas ii of russia.
Born June 6th, 1872 in Darmstadt.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 46 years old in Yekaterinburg (ballistic trauma).
Claude Debussy
French composer (1862-1918).
Born August 22nd, 1862 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1918 at 55 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Gustav Klimt
Austrian symbolist painter (1862-1918).
Born July 14th, 1862 in Baumgarten. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1918 at 55 years old in Altes AKH (stroke). [ref]
Gavrilo Princip
Bosnian assassin.
Born July 25th, 1894 in Obljaj.
Died April 28th, 1918 at 23 years old in Theresienstadt Small Fortress (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
Son of nicholas ii and alexandra feodorovna; heir apparent of the russian empire.
Born August 12th, 1904 in Petergof.
Died July 17th, 1918 at 13 years old in Ipatiev House (ballistic trauma).
Egon Schiele
Austrian painter (1890-1918).
Born June 12th, 1890 in Tulln an der Donau. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1918 at 28 years old in Vienna (1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
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