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Who died on 18 April?

Celebrities who died on 18 April

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Oldest

93 years, 9 months, 7 days

Youngest

29 years, 25 days

Born first

31 March 1868

Died first

18 April 1930

Born last

31 March 1990

Died last

18 April 2022

German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Dead

German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity

1955
American screenwriter Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht

Dead

American screenwriter

1964
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl

Thor Heyerdahl

Dead

Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer

2002
American radio personality and television personality Dick Clark

Dick Clark

Dead

American radio personality and television personality

2012
Dead
American baseball player Jack Stivetts

Jack Stivetts

American baseball player

1930
Dead
Italian-born American professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino

Bruno Sammartino

Italian-born American professional wrestler

2018
Dead
English comedian, actor, film director Will Hay

Will Hay

English comedian, actor, film director

1949
Dead
Northern Irish journalist Lyra McKee

Lyra McKee

Northern Irish journalist

2019
Dead
English graphic designer Storm Thorgerson

Storm Thorgerson

English graphic designer

2013
Dead
Italian author Valerio Evangelisti

Valerio Evangelisti

Italian author

2022
Dead
English composer Harrison Birtwistle

Harrison Birtwistle

English composer

2022
Dead
American sportsperson and gridiron football player Wahoo McDaniel

Wahoo McDaniel

American sportsperson and gridiron football player

2002
Dead
American professional wrestler and manager Paul Jones

Paul Jones

American professional wrestler and manager

2018
Dead
Italian composer, musicologist and conductor Ottorino Respighi

Ottorino Respighi

Italian composer, musicologist and conductor

1936
Dead
French actress Yvonne Monlaur

Yvonne Monlaur

French actress

2017
Dead
Dutch stage and film actress Martine Crefcoeur

Martine Crefcoeur

Dutch stage and film actress

2020
Dead
Indian biotechnologist Virender Lal Chopra

Virender Lal Chopra

Indian biotechnologist

2020
Dead
American politician Paul H. O'Neill

Paul H. O'Neill

American politician

2020
Dead
German historian and author Werner Vahlenkamp

Werner Vahlenkamp

German historian and author

2022
Dead
English musician and record producer Martin Hannett

Martin Hannett

English musician and record producer

1991
Dead
novelist, playwright and filmmaker from France Marcel Pagnol

Marcel Pagnol

novelist, playwright and filmmaker from France

1974
Dead
Indian politician Bhumidhar Barman

Bhumidhar Barman

Indian politician

2021
Dead
Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch

Hermann Nitsch

Austrian artist

2022
Dead
Professional wrestler Gory Guerrero

Gory Guerrero

Professional wrestler

1990
Dead
American politician Elizabeth Furse

Elizabeth Furse

American politician

2021
Dead
French mathematician Lucien Szpiro

Lucien Szpiro

French mathematician

2020
Dead
Singaporean activist Bridget Tan

Bridget Tan

Singaporean activist

2022
Dead
Spanish politician Luisa Pastor Lillo

Luisa Pastor Lillo

Spanish politician

2018
Dead
American nutritionist, biographer of Sarah Tyson Rorer. Emma Seifrit Weigley

Emma Seifrit Weigley

American nutritionist, biographer of Sarah Tyson Rorer.

2020
Dead
Governor of the Bank of England Edward George, Baron George

Edward George, Baron George

Governor of the Bank of England

2009
Dead
American race car driver Bob Lazier

Bob Lazier

American race car driver

2020
Dead
American football player and coach Marchmont Schwartz

Marchmont Schwartz

American football player and coach

1991
Dead
American pianist Nicholas Angelich

Nicholas Angelich

American pianist

2022
Dead
actress Betty Compson

Betty Compson

actress

1974
Dead
Moldovan filmmaker Emil Loteanu

Emil Loteanu

Moldovan filmmaker

2003
Dead
Iranian military commander Mohammad Hejazi

Mohammad Hejazi

Iranian military commander

2021
Dead
American first baseman, coach and scout in Major League Baseball Jack Burns

Jack Burns

American first baseman, coach and scout in Major League Baseball

1975
Dead
American artist Richard Schmid

Richard Schmid

American artist

2021
Dead
World champion wrestler Grigory Gamarnik

Grigory Gamarnik

World champion wrestler

2018
Dead
French humorist Pierre Desproges

Pierre Desproges

French humorist

1988
Dead
French film director Frédéric Rossif

Frédéric Rossif

French film director

1990
Dead
American actress Frances Rafferty

Frances Rafferty

American actress

2004
Dead
American baseball player Sheldon Jones

Sheldon Jones

American baseball player

1991
Dead
Mexican writer Amparo Dávila

Amparo Dávila

Mexican writer

2020
Dead
Irish rugby union player George J. Morgan

George J. Morgan

Irish rugby union player

1979
Dead
Graphic designer Hillman Curtis

Hillman Curtis

Graphic designer

2012
Dead
Bangladeshi film actor Mesbah Uddin Ahmed

Mesbah Uddin Ahmed

Bangladeshi film actor

2021
Dead
American artist William Foley

William Foley

American artist

2020
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