May 18th
177 Notable deaths
Silvia Solar
French actress (1940–2011).
Born March 20th, 1940 in Paris.
Died May 18th, 2011 at 71 years old in Lloret de Mar.
Kornél Pajor
Hungarian speed skater and architect.
Born July 1st, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2016 at 92 years old in Sweden. [ref]
Amos Arthur Heller
American botanist (1867-1944).
Born March 21st, 1867 in Danville.
Died May 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Vacaville.
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Kitsman.
Died May 18th, 1979 at 30 years old (hanging to death). [ref]
Mikhail Anikushin
Russian artist (1917-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Moscow.
Died May 18th, 1997 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Mikhail Babushkin
Soviet polar aviator (1893–1938).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died May 18th, 1938 at 44 years old in Arkhangelsk.
Whayne Wilson
Costa rican footballer (1975-2005).
Born September 7th, 1975 in San José.
Died May 18th, 2005 at 29 years old in San José (traffic collision).
Klaus-Dieter Ludwig
East german coxswain.
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Sulechów.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 73 years old
Edwin Scharff
German sculptor (1887-1955).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Neu-Ulm. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1955 at 68 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Charles Depéret
French scientist (1854-1929).
Born June 25th, 1854 in Perpignan. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1929 at 74 years old in Lyon.
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer