May 18th
213 Notable deaths
Chris Cornell
American musician (1964–2017).
Born July 20th, 1964 in Seattle. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2017 at 52 years old in Detroit (hanging to death). [ref]
Elizabeth Montgomery
American actress (1933–1995).
Born April 15th, 1933 in Hollywood.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 62 years old in Beverly Hills (colorectal cancer).
Roger Ailes
American tv executive and consultant (1940–2017).
Born May 15th, 1940 in Warren. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
Jim Brown
American football player and actor (1936–2023).
Born February 17th, 1936 in St. Simons.
Died May 18th, 2023 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ian Curtis
British musician (1956–1980).
Born July 15th, 1956 in Stretford.
Died May 18th, 1980 at 23 years old in Macclesfield (hanging to death).
Eli Cohen
Israeli spy (1924–1965).
Born December 6th, 1924 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1965 at 40 years old in Marjeh Square (hanging to death).
Jill Ireland
English actress (1936–1990).
Born April 24th, 1936 in Hounslow.
Died May 18th, 1990 at 54 years old in Malibu (breast cancer).
Davey Boy Smith
British professional wrestler (1962–2002).
Born November 27th, 1962 in Golborne.
Died May 18th, 2002 at 39 years old in Invermere (myocardial infarction).
Charles Grodin
American actor (1935–2021).
Born April 21st, 1935 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 18th, 2021 at 86 years old in Wilton (bone marrow cancer). [ref]
Gustav Mahler
Austrian late-romantic composer (1860–1911).
Born July 7th, 1860 in Kaliště. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1911 at 50 years old in Vienna (sepsis, endocarditis). [ref]
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Founder of the liberation tigers of tamil eelam, a militant organization in sri lanka (1954-2009).
Born November 26th, 1954 in Valvettithurai. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2009 at 54 years old in Nanthi Lagoon.
Reema Lagoo
Indian actress (1958–2017).
Born June 21st, 1958 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2017 at 58 years old in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ernie Davis
American football player (1939–1963).
Born December 14th, 1939 in New Salem-Buffington.
Died May 18th, 1963 at 23 years old in Cleveland (leukemia).
Alexander Godunov
Russian-american ballet dancer and film actor (1949-1995).
Born November 28th, 1949 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 45 years old in West Hollywood (hepatitis).
Ken Osmond
American actor and police officer (1943-2020).
Born June 7th, 1943 in Glendale.
Died May 18th, 2020 at 76 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Steve Forrest
American actor (1925–2013).
Born September 29th, 1925 in Huntsville.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 87 years old in Thousand Oaks.
Patrick Joseph Kennedy
American businessman and massachusetts politician (1858–1929).
Born January 14th, 1858 in Boston.
Died May 18th, 1929 at 71 years old in Boston.
Mary McLeod Bethune
American educator and civil rights leader (1875-1955).
Born July 10th, 1875 in Mayesville.
Died May 18th, 1955 at 79 years old in Daytona Beach (myocardial infarction).
Harry R. Truman
American volcano victim (1896-1980).
Born October 30th, 1896 in Ivydale.
Died May 18th, 1980 at 83 years old (pyroclastic flow).
Jeannette Rankin
American congresswoman for montana (1880-1973).
Born June 11th, 1880 in Missoula. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1973 at 92 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea. [ref]
David A. Johnston
American volcanologist (1949–1980).
Born December 18th, 1949 in Chicago.
Died May 18th, 1980 at 30 years old (1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens).
Aruna Shanbaug
Indian nurse who was the subject of a legal case regarding euthanasia.
Born June 1st, 1948 in Haldipur. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2015 at 66 years old in Mumbai (pneumonia). [ref]
Jacque Fresco
American futurist and self-described social engineer.
Born March 13th, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died May 18th, 2017 at 101 years old in Sebring (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Daws Butler
American voice actor (1916–1988).
Born November 16th, 1916 in Toledo.
Died May 18th, 1988 at 71 years old in Culver City (myocardial infarction).
William Saroyan
Armenian-american novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981).
Born August 31st, 1908 in Fresno.
Died May 18th, 1981 at 72 years old in Fresno (prostate cancer).
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