Famous people died in 18 June

Paul Karrer was a Swiss Organic Chemist who synthesized various Vitamins and derived their structural formulas

Alexei Maximovich Peshkov, better known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian author

Stephanie Kwolek was an American chemist whose research work led to the development of the synthetic fiber, Kevlar

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Georgy Zhukov was a notable Soviet military commander during World War II who played a vital role in the defeat of Axis Powers

Jose Saramago was a renowned Portuguese novelist and a Nobel Prize winner in Literature

Roald Amundsen was the first explorer to reach the South Pole

Rani Lakshmibai, famously known as ‘Jhansi Ki Rani’, was one of the leading warriors of India’s First War of Independence

Ali Akbar Khan was a great Hindustani classical musician

Jack Buck was a popular American sportscaster