Famous People Who Died on April 18

• Clark, Dick (2012)

  The host of American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin' Eve

• Einstein, Albert (1955)

  Creator of the theory of relativity

• Hecht, Ben (1964)

  The prolific Hollywood screenwriter who did The Front Page

• Heyerdahl, Thor (2002)

  Leader of the Kon-Tiki and Ra Expeditions

• King, William Rufus de Vane (1853)

  Franklin Pierce's vice president, who died a month into it

• McCoy, Kid (1940)

  Barnstorming boxer who may have been "The Real McCoy"

• Yamamoto, Isoroku (1943)

  Japanese admiral who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor

See also: Born on April 18