18 September Deaths

September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 104 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Wednesday or Thursday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Saturday (56).

Deaths

AD 96 – Domitian, Roman emperor (b. AD 51)
411 – Constantine III, Roman usurper
869 – Wenilo, Frankish archbishop
887 – Pietro I Candiano, Italian 16th Doge of Venice (b. 842)
893 – Zhang Xiong, Chinese warlord
1137 – King Eric II of Denmark
1180 – Louis VII of France (b. 1120)
1261 – Konrad von Hochstaden, Archbishop of Cologne
1302 – Eudokia Palaiologina, Empress of Trebizond (b. c. 1265)
1361 – Louis V, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1315)
1385 – Balša II, ruler of Zeta
1443 – Lewis of Luxembourg, Archbishop of Rouen
1598 – Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyo (b. 1536)
1630 – Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal (b. 1552)
1675 – Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1604)
1721 – Matthew Prior, English poet, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (b. 1664)
1722 – André Dacier, French scholar and academic (b. 1651)
1783 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1707)
1783 – Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar (b. 1718)
1792 – August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German bishop and theologian (b. 1704)
1812 – Safranbolulu Izzet Mehmet Pasha, Ottoman politician, 186th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1743)
1830 – William Hazlitt, English philosopher, painter, and critic (b. 1778)
1857 – Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1785)
1860 – Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (b. 1805)
1872 – Charles XV of Sweden (b. 1826)
1890 – Dion Boucicault, Irish-American actor and playwright (b. 1820)
1896 – Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
1905 – George MacDonald, Scottish minister, author, and poet (b. 1824)
1909 – Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (b. 1850)
1911 – Pyotr Stolypin, Russian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1862)
1924 – F. H. Bradley, English philosopher and author (b. 1846)
1939 – Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
1941 – Fred Karno, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1866)
1944 – Robert G. Cole, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1915)
1949 – Frank Morgan, American actor (b. 1890)
1951 – Gelett Burgess, American author and poet (b. 1866)
1952 – Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano and actress (b. 1879)
1953 – Charles de Tornaco, Belgian race car driver (b. 1927)
1956 – Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Quebec (b. 1892)
1958 – Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian painter and illustrator (b. 1873)
1959 – Benjamin Péret, French poet and journalist (b. 1899)
1961 – Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
1962 – Therese Neumann, German mystic (b. 1898)
1964 – Clive Bell, English philosopher and critic (b. 1881)
1964 – Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist and memoirist (b. 1880)
1967 – John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
1968 – Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1905)
1970 – Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1942)
1975 – Fairfield Porter, American painter and critic (b. 1907)
1977 – Paul Bernays, English-Swiss mathematician and philosopher (b. 1888)
1980 – Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (b. 1890)
1987 – Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (b. 1894)
1988 – Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (b. 1901)
1992 – Mohammad Hidayatullah, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (b. 1905)
1997 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (b. 1920)
1998 – Charlie Foxx, American singer and guitarist (Inez and Charlie Foxx) (b. 1939)
1998 – Kathleen Collins African-American filmmaker and playwright (b. 1942)
2001 – Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (b. 1927)
2002 – Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (b. 1942)
2002 – Mauro Ramos, Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
2002 – Margita Stefanović, Serbian keyboard player (b. 1959)
2003 – Emil Fackenheim, German rabbi and philosopher (b. 1916)
2003 – Bob Mitchell, English educator and politician (b. 1927)
2004 – Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and educator (b. 1929)
2004 – Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2005 – Michael Park, English race car driver (b. 1966)
2005 – Clint C. Wilson, Sr., American cartoonist (b. 1914)
2006 – Edward J. King, American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1925)
2007 – Pepsi Tate, Welsh bass player and producer (b. 1965)
2008 – Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (b. 1940)
2008 – Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and educator (b. 1931)
2008 – Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1938)
2012 – Santiago Carrillo, Spanish theorist and politician (b. 1915)
2012 – Haim Hefer, Polish-Israeli songwriter and poet (b. 1925)
2012 – Jack Kralick, American baseball player (b. 1935)
2012 – Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (b. 1942)
2013 – Veliyam Bharghavan, Indian politician (b. 1928)
2013 – Lindsay Cooper, English bassoon player and composer (b. 1951)
2013 – Arthur Lamothe, French-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
2013 – Ken Norton, American boxer (b. 1943)
2013 – Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-German author and critic (b. 1920)
2013 – Richard C. Sarafian, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
2014 – Milan Marcetta, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1936)
2014 – Earl Ross, Canadian race car driver (b. 1941)
2014 – Hirofumi Uzawa, Japanese economist and academic (b. 1928)
2014 – Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (b. 1930)
2015 – Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1955)
2015 – James R. Houck, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1940)
2015 – Mario Benjamín Menéndez, Argentinian general and politician (b. 1930)
2015 – Marcin Wrona, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1973)

Source: wikipedia