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May 18th
177 Notable deaths
Franklin Knight Lane
American politician.
Born July 15th, 1864 in Queens County.
Died May 18th, 1921 at 56 years old in Rochester.
Manfred Burgsmüller
German footballer (1949-2019).
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Essen.
Died May 18th, 2019 at 69 years old in Essen. [ref]
Hans-Peter Dürr
German physicist (1929-2014).
Born October 7th, 1929 in Stuttgart.
Died May 18th, 2014 at 84 years old in Munich.
Charles Townshend
British army general (1861-1924).
Born February 21st, 1861 in London Borough of Southwark.
Died May 18th, 1924 at 63 years old in Paris (cancer).
Fritz Stern
American historian (1926–2016).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Wrocław.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eleonore Baur
Nazi official (1885-1981).
Born September 7th, 1885 in Bad Aibling.
Died May 18th, 1981 at 95 years old in Oberhaching.
Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent
British politician (1855-1947).
Born June 1st, 1855 in London.
Died May 18th, 1947 at 91 years old in Cumberland Lodge.
Sidney Franklin
American filmmaker (1893–1972).
Born March 21st, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died May 18th, 1972 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Yvonne Loriod
French musician.
Born January 20th, 1924 in Houilles.
Died May 18th, 2010 at 86 years old in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Henri Laborit
French physician, writer and philosopher (1914-1995).
Born November 21st, 1914 in Hanoi.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
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