Discover the most famous people who died on January 18. The list includes people like Rudyard Kipling, John Tyler, Glenn Frey, Cecil Beaton, Jan van Riebeeck. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, actors, poets and artists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, India & Italy and many more countries.

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Birthdate: December 30, 1865

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Mumbai, India

Died: 1936

English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist Rudyard Kipling is best remembered for his fiction work The Jungle Book. He was born in India and many of his works are inspired by his life in the country. He was one of the most popular English writers in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Birthdate: November 6, 1948

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: 2016

American singer, songwriter and vocalist,Glen Frey was the co-founder of the extremely famous rock band of the 1970s—Eagles. The band delivered hit albums like Hotel California before disbanding after a decade. The six time Grammy award winner then enjoyed a successful solo career with hit songs like Smuggler’s Blues and The Heat Is On before re-joining his band.

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Curly Howard

(Comedian, Actor and Member of the Comedy Trio ‘The Three Stooges’)

Birthdate: October 22, 1903

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Bensonhurst, New York, United States

Died: 1952

Born Jerome Lester Horwitz and nick named Curly by his brothers, Curly Howard is an American vaudevillian actor who was known for his comic skills, childlike mannerism and exaggerated walk. His performance as a member of The Three Stooges was particularly popular among children in 1930s and early 1940s. He was forced to retire early from his career because of stroke.

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John Tyler

(10th President of the United States (1841-1845))

Birthdate: March 29, 1790

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Charles City, Virginia, United States

Died: 1862

The tenth president of the United States, John Tyler was dubbed His Accidency as he became the president after the sudden death of President William Henry Harrison when the former was serving as the vice president. Tyler's acceptance of full presidential powers set a prominent precedent and served as a model for succession to the future presidents.

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David Crosby

(American singer)

Birthdate: August 14, 1941

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States

Died: 2023

Birthdate: August 16, 1927

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Died: 2008

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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Sydney Greenstreet

(Actor)

Birthdate: December 27, 1879

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Sandwich, Kent, England

Died: 1954

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Sargent Shriver

(American Politician and United States Ambassador to France (1968–1970))

Birthdate: November 9, 1915

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Westminster, Maryland, United States

Died: 2011

Sargent Shriver was part of the Kennedy family, as the husband of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of President John F. Kennedy. He was part of the U.S. Navy and also worked as an assistant editor at Newsweek. He developed many anti-poverty programs and was the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1972.

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Don Sutton

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: April 2, 1945

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Clio, Alabama, United States

Died: 2021

Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

Birthdate: January 14, 1904

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England

Died: 1980

Cecil Beaton was a British war, portrait, and fashion photographer. A multi-talented personality, Beaton is also known for his work as a painter, diarist, interior designer, and costume designer. Cecil Beaton worked with popular publications like Vogue before becoming a leading war photographer. His work as a costume designer for the theatre and films earned him Oscars and Tony Awards.  

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Tamar of Georgia

(Queen)

Birthdate: 1160 AD

Birthplace: Mtskheta, Georgia

Died: 1213

Birthdate: April 21, 1619

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Culemborg

Died: 1677

Jan van Riebeeck was a Dutch colonial administrator and navigator. He is credited with founding the Dutch Cape Colony and Cape Town. Jan van Riebeeck is of historical and cultural importance to South Africa as many South Africans consider him the founding father of their country. Several South African villages and towns have streets named after Van Riebeeck.

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Robert B. Parker

(Writer)

Birthdate: September 17, 1932

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.

Died: 2010

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Harivansh Rai Bachchan

(Indian Poet and Writer of the 'Nayi Kavita Literary Movement' Best Known for His Early Work 'Madhushala')

Birthdate: November 27, 1907

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Uttar Pradesh, India

Died: 2003

A pioneer of Hindi romantic poetry and the Chhayavaad movement, Harivanshrai Bachchan is best remembered for his book of 135 quatrains, Madhushala. He was the first Indian to earn a PhD in English literature from Cambridge University. He was also the father of legendary Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan.

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Bill Finger

(Comic Book Writer & Co-creator of the DC Comic Superhero 'Batman')

Birthdate: February 8, 1914

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States

Died: 1974

Bill Finger was an American film, TV, comic book, and comic strip writer. Although he had co-created the popular superhero character Batman along with Bob Kane, Finger's work was uncredited until 2015. As a result, Finger died in poverty and obscurity. He was posthumously inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame.

Birthdate: May 11, 1912

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Samrala

Died: 1955

Saadat Hasan Manto was a Pakistani playwright, writer, and author. Best remembered for his 22 collections of short stories, Manto was renowned for writing about the bitter truths of society. Not surprisingly, he was tried for obscenity on six occasions but was never convicted. Considered one of the 20th century's finest Urdu-language writers, Manto is the subject of two movies.

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Carl Betz

(Actor)

Birthdate: March 9, 1921

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: 1978

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Amadeo I of Spain

(King)

Birthdate: May 30, 1845

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Italy

Died: 1890

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Goose Tatum

(Baseball player)

Birthdate: May 31, 1921

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: El Dorado, Arkansas, United States

Died: 1967

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Amy Carmichael

(Writer)

Birthdate: December 16, 1867

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Millisle, County Down, Ireland

Died: 1951

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Bruce Chatwin

(Writer)

Birthdate: May 13, 1940

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Died: 1989

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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K. L. Saigal

(First Superstar of Hindi Cinema Revered and Idolised for Both His Singing and Acting Styles)

Birthdate: April 11, 1904

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Jammu Kashmir, India

Died: 1947

K. L. Saigal, the first superstar of Hindi cinema, was revered and idolised for his singing and acting styles. He gained-attention starring and singing in the Hindi film Puran Bhagat. He then starred in several films, most notably in the Hindi film Devdas. He was the first non-Bengali who was given consent by Rabindranath Tagore to sing the latter’s songs.  

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Leonor Fini

(Painter)

Birthdate: August 30, 1907

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died: 1996

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Alfred Vail

(American Telegraph Pioneer and an Associate and Financial Backer of Samuel F.B. Morse)

Birthdate: September 25, 1807

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Died: 1859

Alfred Vail, along with Samuel F.B. Morse, revolutionized the American telegraph system. Though initially interested in theology, he changed his career path after meeting Morse. Some scholars believe Vail and Morse had both contributed equally for the development of the Morse code but was not valued.

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Dennis Frederiksen

(Singer, Songwriter)

Birthdate: May 15, 1951

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Died: 2014

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John Ridgely

(Character Actor Who Made Over 100 Films at Warner Brothers During the 1930s and 1940s)

Birthdate: September 6, 1909

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died: 1968

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria

(Noblemen)

Birthdate: May 15, 1842

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria

Died: 1919

Birthdate: 1972 AD

Birthplace: Accra

Died: 2014

Ghanaian journalist and BBC World News anchor Komla Dumor had soared to fame with his program Focus on Africa. Grandson of Philip Gbeho, who had composed the Ghanaian national anthem, Dumor boasted of a Harvard degree. New African magazine named him one of the 100 most influential Africans of 2013.

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Anton Rupert

(Entrepreneur)

Birthdate: October 4, 1916

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Graaff-Reinet

Died: 2006

While Anton Rupert had initially joined medical school, he later switched to chemistry, due to lack of funds. The founder of the tobacco conglomerate Rembrandt Group, he also had a pivotal role in the non-profit Small Business Development Corporation. A conservationist, too, he was a co-founder of the World Wildlife Fund.

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Maria Clementina Sobieska

(Queen)

Birthdate: July 18, 1702

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Oława, Poland

Died: 1735

Birthdate: April 9, 1906

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Kensington, London, United Kingdom

Died: 1963

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Ngô Quyền

(King)

Birthdate: March 12, 0897

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Duong Lam, Vietnam

Died: 0944

Birthdate: September 30, 1883

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Basingstoke

Died: 1971

One of the first female engineers in the US, Nora Stanton Blatch Barney was also a leading suffragist and the granddaughter of women’s rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. She was also the first woman to graduate in engineering from Cornell and sued the ASCE for denying her a full-membership.

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Leo I the Thracian

(Emperor)

Birthdate: 0401 AD

Birthplace: Dacia

Died: 0474

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Konstantin Miladinov

(Poet)

Birthdate: 1830 AD

Birthplace: Struga, North Macedonia

Died: 1862

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Manja Behrens

(Actress)

Birthdate: April 12, 1914

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Dresden, Germany

Died: 2003

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Joan Banks

(Actress)

Birthdate: October 30, 1918

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Petersburg, West Virginia, United States

Died: 1998

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Mahmoud Mohammed Taha

(Sudanese Political Leader and Religious Thinker)

Birthdate: 1909 AD

Birthplace: Rufaa, Sudan

Died: 1985

Mahmoud Mohammed Taha was a Sudanese political leader, religious thinker, and trained engineer. He is best remembered for developing the Second Message of Islam, for which he was arrested and executed by the Jaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry government; Mahmoud Mohammed Taha was found guilty for apostasy.

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Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky

(Architect)

Birthdate: January 23, 1897

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

Died: 2000

Apart from being the first female architect from Austria, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky was also a staunch communist and played a significant role in the resistance to Nazism. Her best-known work was the model known as the Frankfurt Kitchen, which led to the regular kitchen model found in Western homes.

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Stanley Smith Stevens

(American Psychologist)

Birthdate: November 4, 1906

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Ogden, Utah, United States

Died: 1973

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Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

(Princess)

Birthdate: February 3, 1808

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Weimar, Germany

Died: 1877

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Emperor Go-Hanazono

(Emperor , Sovereign)

Birthdate: July 10, 1419

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Japan

Died: 1471

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Bartley Gorman

(British Bare-Knuckle Boxer)

Birthdate: March 1, 1944

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Nottingham, England

Died: 2002

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Thomas Anthony Dooley III

(Physician)

Birthdate: January 17, 1927

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died: 1961

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Abram Hewitt

(Lawyer)

Birthdate: July 31, 1822

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Haverstraw, New York, United States

Died: 1903

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Adolf Butenandt

(German Biochemist Who Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for His Work on Sex Hormones)

Birthdate: March 24, 1903

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Bremerhaven

Died: 1995

Adolf Butenandt was a German biochemist best remembered for winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on sex hormones. Butenandt rejected the award in 1939, but accepted it later in 1949. Adolf Butenandt is also credited with discovering the structure of silkworms' sex pheromone, which he named bombykol. 

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George Carteret

(Politician)

Birthdate: 1610 AD

Birthplace: Jersey

Died: 1680

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Joseph Tichatschek

(Opera singer)

Birthdate: July 11, 1807

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Teplice nad Metují, Czechia

Died: 1886

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Eleanor Hibbert

(British author)

Birthdate: September 1, 1906

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: London, England

Died: 1993

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Jean-Pierre Bacri

(Actor)

Birthdate: May 24, 1951

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Bou Ismaïl, French Algeria

Died: 2021

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)