History Deaths on June 18
John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1912)
#John_Cheever
James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, 20th Governor of the Province of Quebec (b. 1721)
#James_Murray_(British_Army_officer,_born_1721)
Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (b. 1909)
#Endel_Puusepp
José Saramago, Portuguese novelist Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1922)
#José_Saramago
David Wall, English ballet dancer (b. 1946)
#David_Wall_(dancer)
Claire Martin, Canadian author (b. 1914)
#Claire_Martin_(writer)
Elisabeth of Schönau, German Benedictine visionary (b. c. 1129)
#Elisabeth_of_Schönau
Gaston Doumergue, French politician, 13th President of France (b. 1863)
#Gaston_Doumergue
Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1908)
#Jean_Delannoy
Djuna Barnes, American novelist, journalist, and playwright (b. 1892)
#Djuna_Barnes
Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1890)
#Max_Immelmann
Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic (b. 1851)
#Jacobus_Kapteyn
Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Dutch admiral (b. 1577)
#Piet_Pieterszoon_Hein
Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (b. 1606)
#Jeanne_Mance
Rogier van der Weyden, Flemish painter (b. 1400)
#Rogier_van_der_Weyden
Alfonso III of Aragon (b. 1265)
#Alfonso_III_of_Aragon
Big Van Vader (also known as Vader) American professional wrestler (b. 1955)
#Big_Van_Vader
Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and manager (b. 1934)
#Alketas_Panagoulias
Thomas Picton, Welsh-English general and politician (b. 1758)
#Thomas_Picton
Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (b. 1957)
#Vladimir_Popovkin
Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (b. 1928)
#Johnny_Mann
Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian mathematician and academic (b. 1896)
#Júlio_César_de_Mello_e_Souza
Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (b. 1700)
#Gerard_van_Swieten
Florence Bascom, American geologist and educator (b. 1862)
#Florence_Bascom
Mordecai Ardon, Polish-Israeli painter and educator (b. 1896)
#Mordecai_Ardon
Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1941)
#Phil_Austin
Walter C. Alvarez, American physician and author (b. 1884)
#Walter_C._Alvarez
Horacio Coppola, Argentinian photographer and director (b. 1906)
#Horacio_Coppola
Yelena Bonner, Russian activist (b. 1923)
#Yelena_Bonner
Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, bandleader, and politician (b. 1870)
#Arthur_Pryor
François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (b. 1760)
#François_Buzot
André Leducq, French cyclist (b. 1904)
#André_Leducq
Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German jurist and scholar (b. 1706)
#Johann_Ulrich_von_Cramer
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., American general (b. 1886)
#Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (b. 1928)
#Horace_Silver
Felix Knight, American actor and tenor (b. 1908)
#Felix_Knight
Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (b. 1898)
#Shigematsu_Sakaibara
Tom Maynard, Welsh cricketer (b. 1989)
#Tom_Maynard
Nancy Marchand, American actress (b. 1928)
#Nancy_Marchand
Edward Brooker, English-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1891)
#Edward_Brooker
Leo III the Isaurian, Byzantine emperor (b. 685)
#Leo_III_the_Isaurian
XXXTentacion, American rapper (b. 1998)
#XXXTentacion
Peter Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)
#Peter_Allen_(musician)
Curd Jürgens, German-Austrian actor and director (b. 1915)
#Curd_Jürgens
Thomas Gomez, American actor (b. 1905)
#Thomas_Gomez
Manuel Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (b. 1914)
#Manuel_Sadosky
Hugo Bergmann, German-Israeli philosopher and author (b. 1883)
#Hugo_Bergmann
Ambrose Philips, English poet and politician (b. 1674)
#Ambrose_Philips
Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist (b. 1942)
#Clarence_Clemons
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (b. 1864)
#Prince_Sigismund_of_Prussia_(1864-1866)
I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (b. 1907)
#I._F._Stone
Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1906)
#Vincent_Sherman
Larry Doby, American baseball player and manager (b. 1923)
#Larry_Doby
Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer (b. 1783)
#Friedrich_Wilhelm_von_Bismarck
Geki, Italian race car driver (b. 1937)
#Geki_(racing_driver)
William Cobbett, English farmer and journalist (b. 1763)
#William_Cobbett
Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (b. 1830)
#Carmine_Crocco
Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer (b. 1923)
#Stephanie_Kwolek
Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (b. 1714)
#Adam_Gib
Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (b. 1912)
#Lev_Kopelev
Giorgio Morandi, Italian painter (b. 1890)
#Giorgio_Morandi
Titu Maiorescu, Romanian critic and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1840)
#Titu_Maiorescu
Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (b. 1980)
#Michael_Hastings_(journalist)
Brent F. Anderson, American engineer and politician (b. 1932)
#Brent_F._Anderson
Georgy Zhukov, Russian marshal and politician, Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (b. 1896)
#Georgy_Zhukov
Allen Weinstein, American historian and academic (b. 1937)
#Allen_Weinstein
John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1670)
#John_Aislabie
Paul Karrer, Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1889)
#Paul_Karrer
Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1868)
#Maxim_Gorky
Ethel Barrymore, American actress (b. 1879)
#Ethel_Barrymore
Samuel Butler, English novelist, satirist, and critic (b. 1835)
#Samuel_Butler_(novelist)
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (b. 1872)
#Roald_Amundsen
Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León
#Theresa_of_Portugal,_Queen_of_León
Bernard Manning, English comedian and actor (b. 1930)
#Bernard_Manning
Trent Acid, American wrestler (b. 1980)
#Trent_Acid
Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (b. 1912)
#Pedro_Armendáriz
Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (b. 1657)
#Michel_Richard_Delalande