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The honorific Netaji was first applied to Bose in Germany in early 1942—by the Indian soldiers of the Indische Legion and by the German and Indian officials in the Special Bureau for India in Berlin.
Notable Deaths on August 18
1945 — Subhas Chandra Bose
Indian activist and politician (born 1897)
August 18 has 102 recorded notable deaths across history, from 353 to 2024. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
102 source records
353 – 2024
Today in history
Major events on August 18
See what else happened on this day in history.
- 1920 The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage. Source
- 1945 Sukarno takes office as the first president of Indonesia, following the country's declaration of independence the previous day. Source
- 1963 Civil rights movement: James Meredith becomes the first African American to graduate from the University of Mississippi. Source
- 1838 The Wilkes Expedition, which would explore the Puget Sound and Antarctica, weighs anchor at Hampton Roads. Source
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Francis I became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire and Tuscany through his marriage to his second cousin Maria Theresa of Austria, daughter of Emperor Charles VI.
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Originally trained in philosophy, he was professor emeritus of modern history at the Free University of Berlin, where he taught from 1973 until his 1991 retirement.
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Jim Jeffords lost the 1972 Republican primary for governor of Vermont, but in 1974 he won Vermont's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives.
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Robert Novak teamed up with Rowland Evans in 1963 to start Inside Report, which became the longest running syndicated political column in U.
More major people who died on August 18
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1765
Francis I
Holy Roman Emperor (born 1708)
Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1745 to 1765, Archduke of Austria from 1740 to 1765, Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1729 to 1737, and Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1737 to 1765.
2016
Ernst Nolte
German historian (born 1923)
Ernst Nolte was a German historian and philosopher. Nolte's major interest was the comparative studies of fascism and communism.
2014
Jim Jeffords
American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1934)
James Merrill Jeffords was an American lawyer and politician from Vermont. Originally a Republican, he served as a member of the Vermont Senate from 1967 to 1969 and Vermont Attorney General 1969 to 1973.
2009
Robert Novak
American journalist and author (born 1931)
Robert David Sanders Novak was an American syndicated columnist, journalist, television personality, author, and conservative political commentator. After working for two newspapers before serving in the U.S.
1890
Mother Solomon
Wyandot activist (born 1816)
Margaret Grey Eyes Solomon, better known as Mother Solomon, was a Wyandot nanny and cultural activist. Solomon was born along Owl Creek in Marion County, Ohio, to a Wyandot chief father.
1258
Theodore II Laskaris
emperor of Nicea (Byzantine emperor in exile)
Theodore II Doukas Laskaris or Ducas Lascaris was Emperor of Nicaea from 1254 to 1258. He was the only child of Emperor John III Doukas Vatatzes and Empress Irene Laskarina.
1712
Richard Savage
4th Earl Rivers, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (born 1660)
General Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers PC was an English nobleman and soldier who was a senior Army officer in the English and then British Army.
1559
Pope Paul IV (born 1476)
Pope Paul IV, born Gian Pietro Carafa, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 23 May 1555 to his death, in August 1559.
1946
Luo Shiwen
Chinese communist (born 1904)
Luo Shiwen was a Chinese communist. Born in Weiyuan County, Sichuan, he became interested in communism during the May Fourth Movement before joining the Chinese Socialist Youth League in 1923 and the Chinese Communist…
2006
Ken Kearney
Australian rugby player (born 1924)
Kenneth Howard "Killer" Kearney was an Australian rugby footballer – a dual-code international player – and a rugby league coach.
1950
Julien Lahaut
Belgian soldier and politician (born 1884)
Julien-Victor Lahaut was a Belgian politician and trade unionist who served as chairman of the Communist Party of Belgium from 1945 to 1950.
1276
Pope Adrian V (born 1220)
Pope Adrian V, born Ottobuono de' Fieschi, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 July 1276 to his death on 18 August 1276.
2014
Gordon Faber
American soldier and politician, 39th Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon (born 1930)
Gordon C. Faber was an American politician and businessman in the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of Pennsylvania, he grew up in Hillsboro, Oregon. He joined the U.S.
1707
William Cavendish
1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (born 1640)
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of England from 1661 until 1684 when he inherited his father's peerage as Earl of Devonshire and took his seat in…
2015
Louis Stokes
American lawyer and politician (born 1925)
Louis Stokes was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician.
673
Kim Yu-shin
general of Silla (born 595)
Kim Yu-sin was a Korean military general and politician in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the Korean Peninsula by Silla under the reign of King Muyeol and King Munmu.
2012
Harrison Begay
American painter (born 1917)
Harrison Begay, also known as Haashké yah Níyá was a renowned Diné (Navajo) painter, printmaker, and illustrator. Begay specialized in watercolors, gouache, and silkscreen prints.
472
Ricimer
Roman general and politician (born 405)
Ricimer was a Romanized Germanic general, who ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus, until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he contested power with…
2024
Alain Delon
French-Swiss actor (born 1935)
Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon was a French actor, film producer, screenwriter, singer, and businessman.