Famous Deaths on April 18

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

Total Deaths

17

Avg Age at Death

66

Oldest

Juan Félix Sánchez

Peak Century

20th Century

21st Century

2 deaths

historianlawyer

1930 – 2023 · 92

Brazilian academic (1930–2023)

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Leonid Vladimirski

illustratorvisual artist

1920 – 2015 · 94

Russian illustrator (1920-2015)

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20th Century

6 deaths

Enoch Mankayi Sontonga

composerpoet

1873 – 1905 · 32

South African composer (1873-1905)

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Margarita Díez-Colunje y Pombo

genealogisthistorian

1838 – 1919 · 80

Colombian historian, genealogist and translator (1838-1919)

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aestheticianliterary historian

1848 – 1922 · 73

Literary historian (1848–1922)

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Juan Félix Sánchez

architectpainter

1900 – 1997 · 96

Venezuelan sculptor (1900-1997)

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Edith Bernal Blake

botanical collectorbotanical illustrator

1846 – 1926 · 80

Irish painter, botanical collector and amateur lepidopterist (1846–1926)

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graphic artistpainter

1892 – 1940 · 47

Austrian painter (1892-1940)

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19th Century

4 deaths

anatomistanthropologist

1796 – 1860 · 63

Swedish scientist (1796-1860)

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arachnologistbotanist

1780 – 1865 · 85

French entomologist, botanist and arachnologist (1780–1865)

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authorpoet

1785 – 1854 · 68

Swedish poet (1785-1854)

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Frédéric Auguste Ferdinand Thomas de Reiffenberg

historianlibrarian

1795 – 1850 · 54

Belgian historian, writer and librarian (1795–1850)

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18th Century

3 deaths

physicistuniversity teacher

1732 – 1796 · 63

Swedish physicist (1732-1796)

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Louis Feuillée

astronomerbotanist

1660 – 1732 · 72

French scientist (1660-1732)

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engravermedalist

1670 – 1735 · 65

Swedish medallist

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8th Century

1 death

monarch

678 – 711 · 33

King of the Franks

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2nd Century

1 death

Catholic priestsoldier

100 – 121 · 21

Christian martyr

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