Famous Deaths for 18th August 2021

1227 – Genghis Khan [Temüjin Borjigin], Mongolian warlord who founded the Mongol Empire, dies at around 65
1642 – Guido Reni, Italian Baroque painter, dies at 66
1889 – Jacques Damala [Aristides Damalas], Greek military officer and actor, dies from an overdose at 34
1944 – Jacques Roumain, Haitian writer (Gouverneurs de la Rosée), dies at 37
1950 – Julien Lahaut, chairman Belgian Communist Party, murdered
1982 – Beverly Bayne, actress (Romeo and Juliet, Passionate Youth), dies at 87
1991 – Vaughn Shoemaker, US cartoonist (John Q Public, Pulitzer), dies
2007 – Michael Deaver, Reagan Administration Deputy White House Chief of Staff, dies at 69
2019 – Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster (ABC, CBS), dies of natural causes at 95
2020 – Glenn Bassett, American tennis coach (UCLA 1967-93; 7 x NCAA C’ships), dies at 93

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