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Famous Deaths on April 18

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

Total Deaths
23
Avg Age at Death
70
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

5 deaths
Kenneth Le Couteur
Kenneth Le Couteur
cryptanalystmathematician
British-Australian physicist
Jacqueline Veuve
Jacqueline Veuve
documentary filmmakerethnologist
Swiss documentary filmmaker, ethnologist and film director (1930–2013)
Boris Fausto
Boris Fausto
historianlawyer
Brazilian academic (1930–2023)
Leonid Vladimirski
Leonid Vladimirski
illustratorvisual artist
Russian illustrator (1920-2015)
ET
Erich Tomek
film producerscreenwriter
Austrian screenwriter, film producer and production manager

20th Century

8 deaths
Zsolt Beöthy
Zsolt Beöthy
aestheticianliterary historian
Literary historian (1848–1922)
Colombian historian, genealogist and translator (1838-1919)
South African composer (1873-1905)
Juan Félix Sánchez
Juan Félix Sánchez
architectpainter
Venezuelan sculptor (1900-1997)
Edith Bernal Blake
Edith Bernal Blake
botanical collectorbotanical illustrator
Irish painter, botanical collector and amateur lepidopterist (1846–1926)
Aloys Wach
Aloys Wach
graphic artistpainter
Austrian painter (1892-1940)
Belgian post-impressionist painter (1890–1959)
Finnish architect

19th Century

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

18th Century

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

8th Century

1 death
King of the Franks

2nd Century

1 death
Calocerus
Calocerus
Catholic priestsoldier
Christian martyr

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