7 notable people died on August 18, including Richard L.M. Synge, Honoré de Balzac, Zwentibold.
20th Century
1 death
Richard L.M. Synge
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1952)
19th Century
2 deaths
Honoré de Balzac
art criticdramaturge
French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)
Casimiro Gómez Ortega
botanistnaturalist
Spanish botanist (1741-1818)
17th Century
1 death
Robert Gordon of Straloch
cartographerexplorer
Scottish cartographer, poet and mathematician (1580–1661)
16th Century
1 death
Oronce Finé
architectastronomer
French mathematician and cartographer (*1494 – †1555)
13th Century
1 death
Clare of Assisi
authorfounder of Catholic religious community
Italian saint (1194–1253)
9th Century
1 death
Zwentibold
monarch
King of Lotharingia
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