History Deaths on February 18

J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (b. 1904)

#J._Robert_Oppenheimer

Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (b. 1872)

#Albert_Payson_Terhune

Albert II, duke of Mecklenburg (b. 1318)

#Albert_II,_Duke_of_Mecklenburg

Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Italian noble (b. 1667)

#Anna_Maria_Luisa_de'_Medici

Norma McCorvey, American abortion rights activist; Plaintiff, Roe v. Wade (b. 1947)

#Norma_McCorvey

Nikhil Baran Sengupta, Indian art director and production designer (b. 1943)

#Nikhil_Baran_Sengupta

Kublai Khan, Mongol emperor (b. 1215)

#Kublai_Khan

Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)

#Gustave_Charpentier

Balthus, Polish-Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1908)

#Balthus

Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author (b. 1895)

#Ngaio_Marsh

Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian pastor and poet (b. 1714)

#Kristijonas_Donelaitis

Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (b. 1907)

#Joseph-Armand_Bombardier

William Phips, governor of Massachusetts (b. 1650)

#William_Phips

Joseph Marie Terray, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (b. 1715)

#Joseph_Marie_Terray

David King Udall, American missionary and politician (b. 1851)

#David_King_Udall

Clyde Stubblefield, American drummer (b. 1943)

#Clyde_Stubblefield

Nikolay Zinin, Russian organic chemist (b. 1812)

#Nikolay_Zinin

Ivan Koloff, Canadian wrestler (b. 1942)

#Ivan_Koloff

Gertrude Vanderbilt, American stage actress (b. c.?1885)

#Gertrude_Vanderbilt_(actress)

Andy Devine, American actor (b. 1905)

#Andy_Devine

Kevin Ayers, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)

#Kevin_Ayers

Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)

#Billy_Murdoch

John Whitehurst, English geologist and clockmaker (b. 1713)

#John_Whitehurst

Frank James, American soldier and criminal (b. 1843)

#Frank_James

Jack Northrop, American engineer and businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (b. 1895)

#Jack_Northrop

John Babcock, Canadian soldier (b. 1900)

#John_Babcock

Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)

#Ivan_Chernyakhovsky

Frank Costello, Italian-American gangster (b. 1891)

#Frank_Costello

Jerome Kersey, American basketball player and coach (b. 1962)

#Jerome_Kersey

Jean-Louis Guez de Balzac, French author (b. 1594)

#Jean-Louis_Guez_de_Balzac

Abdul Rashid Khan, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1908)

#Abdul_Rashid_Khan

Kristof Goddaert, Belgian cyclist (b. 1986)

#Kristof_Goddaert

Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (b. 1914)

#Maria_Franziska_von_Trapp

Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)

#Dedan_Kimathi

Pantelis Pantelidis, Greek singer (b. 1983)

#Pantelis_Pantelidis

Louis Wolheim, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1880)

#Louis_Wolheim

Vasil Levski, Bulgarian activist, founded the Internal Revolutionary Organization (b. 1837)

#Vasil_Levski

Wallace Berman, American painter and illustrator (b. 1926)

#Wallace_Berman

Maggie McNamara, American actress (b. 1928)

#Maggie_McNamara

Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet and educator (b. 1719)

#Johann_Wilhelm_Ludwig_Gleim

Charles Lewis Tiffany, American businessman, founded Tiffany & Co. (b. 1812)

#Charles_Lewis_Tiffany

Dragiša Cvetkovi?, Serbian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1893)

#Dragiša_Cvetkovi?

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, English nobleman (b. 1449)

#George_Plantagenet,_1st_Duke_of_Clarence

Dale Earnhardt, American stock car racer and team owner (b. 1951)

#Dale_Earnhardt

Hedwig Jagiellon, duchess of Bavaria (b. 1457)

#Hedwig_Jagiellon,_Duchess_of_Bavaria

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German magician, astrologer, and theologian (b. 1486)

#Heinrich_Cornelius_Agrippa

Fra Angelico, Italian priest and painter (b. 1395)

#Fra_Angelico

Louis, Dauphin of France, (b. 1682)

#Louis,_Duke_of_Burgundy

Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and academic (b. 1877)

#Henry_Norris_Russell

Tayeb Salih, Sudanese journalist and author (b. 1929)

#Tayeb_Salih

Isser Harel, Belarusian-Israeli intelligence officer (b. 1912)

#Isser_Harel

Cass Ballenger, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)

#Cass_Ballenger

Mildred Burke, American wrestler and trainer (b. 1915)

#Mildred_Burke

Alessandro Mendini, Italian designer and architect (b.1931)

#Alessandro_Mendini

Timur, Turco-Mongol ruler (b. 1336)

#Timur

Michelangelo, Italian sculptor and painter (b. 1475)

#Michelangelo

Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff, Danish politician (b. 1712)

#Count_Johann_Hartwig_Ernst_von_Bernstorff

Eddie Mathews, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1931)

#Eddie_Mathews

Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director, screenwriter, and novelist (b. 1922)

#Alain_Robbe-Grillet

Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, German mathematician and academic (b. 1804)

#Carl_Gustav_Jacob_Jacobi

Harry Caray, American sportscaster (b. 1914)

#Harry_Caray

Alois Rašín, Czech economist and politician (b. 1867)

#Alois_Rašín

Berthold V, duke of Zähringen (b. 1160)

#Berthold_V,_Duke_of_Zähringen

Jerry Buss, American chemist and businessman (b. 1933)

#Jerry_Buss

Colmán, bishop of Lindisfarne

#Colmán_of_Lindisfarne

James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)

#James_J._Corbett

Lucy Stanton, American activist (b. 1831)

#Lucy_Stanton_(abolitionist)

Martin Luther, German priest and theologian, leader of the Protestant Reformation (b. 1483)

#Martin_Luther

Serranus Clinton Hastings, American lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Justice of California (b. 1814)

#Serranus_Clinton_Hastings

Yaropolk II, Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1082)

#Yaropolk_II_of_Kiev

Hugh Bigod, 3rd Earl of Norfolk, Norman nobleman

#Hugh_Bigod,_3rd_Earl_of_Norfolk

Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (b. 1620)

#Nicolaes_Pieterszoon_Berchem

Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)

#Milan_Šufflay

Mavis Gallant, Canadian-French author and playwright (b. 1922)

Elizabeth Connell, South African-English soprano (b. 1946)

George Brizan, Grenadian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1942)

Miika Tenkula, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1974)

Bill Cowsill, American singer and guitarist (b. 1948)

Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (b. 1905)

Bob Stinson, American guitarist (b. 1959)

Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler (b. 1961)

Jacqueline Hill, English actress (b. 1929)

Richard de Zoysa, Sri Lankan journalist (b. 1958)

Robert Rossen, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1908)

John Batterson Stetson, American businessman, founded the John B. Stetson Company (b. 1830)

Otto Ferdinand von Abensberg und Traun, Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)

John Villiers, 1st Viscount Purbeck, English courtier (b. c. 1591)

Enguerrand VII, French nobleman (b. 1340)

Gregory V, pope of the Catholic Church (b. 972)

Th?bit ibn Qurra, Arab astronomer and physician (b. 826)

Angilbert, Frankish monk and diplomat (b. 760)