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Famous Deaths on April 18

16 notable people died on April 18, including Childebert III, Léon Dufour, Anders Retzius.

Total Deaths
16
Avg Age at Death
69
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Boris Fausto
Boris Fausto
historianlawyer
Brazilian academic (1930–2023)
Leonid Vladimirski
Leonid Vladimirski
illustratorvisual artist
Russian illustrator (1920-2015)

20th Century

6 deaths
South African composer (1873-1905)
Colombian historian, genealogist and translator (1838-1919)
Zsolt Beöthy
Zsolt Beöthy
aestheticianliterary historian
Literary historian (1848–1922)
Juan Félix Sánchez
Juan Félix Sánchez
architectpainter
Venezuelan sculptor (1900-1997)
Aloys Wach
Aloys Wach
graphic artistpainter
Austrian painter (1892-1940)
Edith Bernal Blake
Edith Bernal Blake
botanical collectorbotanical illustrator
Irish painter, botanical collector and amateur lepidopterist (1846–1926)

19th Century

4 deaths
Léon Dufour
Léon Dufour
arachnologistbotanist
French entomologist, botanist and arachnologist (1780–1865)
Anders Retzius
Anders Retzius
anatomistanthropologist
Swedish scientist (1796-1860)
Belgian historian, writer and librarian (1795–1850)
Julia Nyberg
Julia Nyberg
authorpoet
Swedish poet (1785-1854)

18th Century

3 deaths
Louis Feuillée
Louis Feuillée
astronomerbotanist
French scientist (1660-1732)
Johan Wilcke
Johan Wilcke
physicistuniversity teacher
Swedish physicist (1732-1796)
Bengt Richter
Bengt Richter
engravermedalist
Swedish medallist

8th Century

1 death
King of the Franks

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