The Famous Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays and famous people biographies

Famous people who died on July 18th

Jane Austen

Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)

English author
Caravaggio

Caravaggio (1571 - 1610)

Italian painter
Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna (1942 - 2012)

Indian actor, singer, and producer
Nico

Nico (1938 - 1988)

German singer-songwriter, model, and actress
Benito Juárez

Benito Juárez (1806 - 1872)

Mexican statesman and first indigenous president in the Americas
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones (1747 - 1792)

American navy commander
Claes Oldenburg

Claes Oldenburg (1929 - 2022)

Swedish-American sculptor
William Westmoreland

William Westmoreland (1914 - 2005)

American military commander
Robert Gould Shaw

Robert Gould Shaw (1837 - 1863)

American army officer
Thomas Cook

Thomas Cook (1808 - 1892)

English businessman, founded Thomas Cook Group
James Goldsmith

James Goldsmith (1933 - 1997)

Financier and politician
Alex Rocco

Alex Rocco (1936 - 2015)

American actor
Mary Jo Kopechne

Mary Jo Kopechne (1940 - 1969)

American teacher, secretary, and writer
Bobby Fuller

Bobby Fuller (1942 - 1966)

Singer-songwriter, Musician
Burton Richter

Burton Richter (1931 - 2018)

American physicist
Wayne Downing

Wayne Downing (1940 - 2007)

Retired four-star United States Army general
António Vieira

António Vieira (1608 - 1697)

Portuguese philosopher
Tody Smith

Tody Smith (1948 - 1999)

American football player
John Herald

John Herald (1939 - 2005)

Bluegrass artist
Mark Walker

Mark Walker (1827 - 1902)

Recipient of the Victoria Cross
Theodore C. Blegen

Theodore C. Blegen (1891 - 1969)

American Author, Historian