Death year 1918 celebrities

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Death year 1918

Frank Wedekind Facts

Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (July 24, 1864 – March 9, 1918), usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism, and he

Roland Garros Facts

Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros (6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was an early French aviator and a fighter pilot during World War I.

Russell Bassett Facts

Russell Bassett (October 24, 1845 – May 8, 1918) was an American stage and film actor. He appeared in 76 silent films between 1911 and 1918. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and died from a cerebral hemorrhage in New York City.

Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans Braganza Facts

Captain Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza MC; (Portuguese: Antônio Gastão de Orléans e Bragança; 9 August 1881 – 29 November 1918) was a Brazilian prince who served in the forces of the British Empire during World War I.

James Douglas Facts

James Douglas (4 November 1837 – 30 June 1918) was a Canadian born mining engineer and businessman who introduced a number of metallurgical innovations in copper mining and amassed a fortune through the copper mining industry of Arizona and Sonora.

Guillaume Apollinaire Facts

Guillaume Apollinaire (26 August 1880, Rome – 9 November 1918, Paris) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic of Polish descent.

John H. Collins Facts

After leaving school, got a job with the Edison Company as a casting director and special effects technician. Began to direct in 1913. With his wife, the actress Viola Dana, joined Metro in New York in 1916, directing her in several features with Joh

József Kiss Facts

Lieutenant József Kiss de Elemér et Ittebe was a World War I flying ace for the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was credited with 19 aerial victories. He was the most successful Hungarian ace in the war.

Lucretia Garfield Facts

Lucretia Rudolph-Garfield (April 19, 1832 – March 14, 1918), wife of James A. Garfield, was First Lady of the United States in 1881.

John Fogarty Facts

John J. Fogarty was a Major League Baseball player. He played for the 1885 St. Louis Maroons. He continued to play on various Texas League teams through 1890.

Despina Storch Facts

Despina Storch or Despina Davidovitch Storch (1894 or 1895 – March 30, 1918) was a Turkish woman who was alleged to be a spy for Germany and the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Storch was later immortalized as “Turkish Delight”, “Turkish beauty”

Marianne Cope Facts

Marianne Cope, O.S.F., also known as Saint Marianne of Molokaʻi, (January 23, 1838 – August 9, 1918) was a German-born American nun who was a member of the Sisters of St Francis of Syracuse, New York and administrator of its St. Joseph’s Hospital