1918 Babies includes presidents and Hollywood stars.
In 1918 the First World War, after five years of bloodshed and millions of deaths, finally came to an end. But some things were just beginning. Several new countries were founded, having won their independence from their former masters. Also millions of lives began as babies came into the world. Some of these would grow up to change their planet and others to entertain its people. Find out about a few of the 1918 babies whose names live on today.
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Mandela was arrested on 5th August 1962 and not released until 2nd February 1990. Four years later, in the first South African General Election allowing members of all races to vote, Mandela's party, the ANC, received 62% of the ballot and he was elected President of the country. He died on 5th December 2013 at the age of 95
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The scene has inspired several other films, mostly comedies, and is parodied in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life and Woody Allen's play Death Knocks. Bergman met death himself on 30th July 2007 when he was 89 years old
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Betty Ford had herself been addicted to alcohol and analgesics for many years. She founded the centre after she had overcome her addictions. She died on July 8th 2011, aged 93
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One of his parents was Irish and the other English, but Spike was born in British India. He had a long career encompassing radio, TV, film, theatre and books. He died on 27th February 2002 at the age of 83
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It was not only her name that Hayworth changed in order to become a film star. She was renowned as a beautiful redhead, but her natural hair colour was brown. She died on May 14th 1987 when she was 68 years old
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Robert Wadlow suffered from hyperplasia in his pituitary gland which causes high levels of growth hormone. He was still growing when he died on July 15th 1940, aged just 22
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In the 1990s Tupou IV managed to lose a third of his weight after taking part in a national fitness campaign. As well as being heavy, Tupou IV was also tall, measuring in at 6 feet 5 inches. He died on 10th September 2006 at the age of 88
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He was sacked from his job at the garage after he wrecked a car. Whilst there he had served as a chauffeur to the actor Frank Pettingell, and this had aroused his love for theatre. He went on to appear in many films including the 1973 remake of Miracle on 34th Street, in which he played Kris Kringle. He died on August 22nd 1977 when he was 59 years old
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In separate projects Feynman worked on quantum mechanics, superfluidity and particle physics. He won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1965 and in later life he worked on quantum computing and nanotechnology. He died on February 15th 1988, aged 69
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The film, which stars Bob Hoskins, mixes live action with animation and was a boost to the flagging popularity of animated movies. Stubby Kaye died on December 14th 1997. He was 79 years old
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