20 notable people died on July 18, including Burton Richter, Genshin, Elias of Nisibis.
21st Century
2 deaths
Burton Richter
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1976)
MM
Magnus Malan
ministerpolitician
South African army general and Cabinet minister (1930-2011)
20th Century
10 deaths
Anghel Demetriescu
historianliterary critic
Romanian historian and writer
Louis-Nazaire Bégin
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Canadian Catholic cardinal (1840–1925)
Gilberto Freyre
anthropologisthistorian
Brazilian politician and academic (1900–1987)
Ephraim Moses Lilien
engraveretcher
Polish illustration artist and painter (1874-1925)
Eduard Telcs
medalistsculptor
Hungarian sculptor, medallist (1872–1948)
Manuel María Ponce Brousset
military officerpolitician
President of Peru (1874-1966)
GC
Gordon Herriot Cunningham
biologistbotanical collector
New Zealand mycologist and plant pathologist (1892–1962)
Aurel Ciupe
painter
Romanian painter
KS
Kunwar Mohinder Singh Bedi Sahar
poetwriter
Poet
KD
K. M. Daniel
authorliterary critic
Indian writer
19th Century
3 deaths
Theodore Lyman
historianpolitician
American philanthropist, politician, and author 1792-1849
MK
Magnús Ketilsson
publisherwriter
Icelandic publisher and scribe
DT
Daniel Tracey
journalistphysician
Canadian politician
18th Century
1 death
Gerhard Schøning
archivisthistorian
Norwegian historian
17th Century
1 death
Carlo Renaldini
engineermathematician
Italian mathematician and engineer
11th Century
3 deaths
Genshin
Buddhist monkwriter
Japanese Buddhist monk
EN
Elias of Nisibis
archbishoplinguist
East Syriac archbishop, writer and scholar
John the Iberian
calligraphermonk
Georgian monk
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