May 18th
177 Notable deaths
Raymond Gosling
British physicist (1926-2015).
Born September 13th, 2023 in Wembley.
Died May 18th, 2015 at -9 years old
Wubbo Ockels
Dutch physicist and astronaut.
Born March 28th, 1946 in Almelo.
Died May 18th, 2014 at 68 years old in Antoni van Leeuwenhoekziekenhuis (renal cell carcinoma, kidney cancer). [ref]
Henry O'Neill
American film actor.
Born August 10th, 1891 in Orange.
Died May 18th, 1961 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
Harry Ricardo
British internal combustion engine engineer (1885-1974).
Born January 26th, 1885 in London.
Died May 18th, 1974 at 89 years old
Christopher Strachey
British computer scientist (1916–1975).
Born November 16th, 1916 in Hampstead.
Died May 18th, 1975 at 58 years old in Oxford.
Mika Špiljak
Croatian politician (1916-2007).
Born November 28th, 1916 in Sisak.
Died May 18th, 2007 at 90 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Hedley Bull
Australian academic (1932-1985).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Sydney. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1985 at 52 years old in Oxford (cancer). [ref]
Walther Stennes
German nazi, right wing politician (1895-1989).
Born April 12th, 1895 in Fürstenberg.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 94 years old in Lüdenscheid.
Yael Dayan
Israeli politician (1939–2024).
Born February 12th, 1939 in Nahalal. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2024 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Joseph Pevney
American actor and director (1911-2008).
Born September 15th, 1911 in New York City.
Died May 18th, 2008 at 96 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 177
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman