May 18th
177 Notable deaths
Tyree Glenn
American recording artist; trombonist (1912–1974).
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Corsicana.
Died May 18th, 1974 at 61 years old in Englewood (cancer).
Türkan Saylan
Turkish physician (1935–2009).
Born December 13th, 1935 in Istanbul.
Died May 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Halldór Ásgrímsson
Icelandic politician (1947-2015).
Born September 8th, 1947 in Vopnafjörður.
Died May 18th, 2015 at 67 years old in Reykjavík (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lothar Schmid
German chess player.
Born May 10th, 1928 in Radebeul.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 85 years old in Bamberg.
Tor Ulven
Norwegian poet (1953–1995).
Born November 14th, 1953 in Oslo.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 41 years old in Oslo.
Milka Ternina
Croatian opera singer (1863-1941).
Born December 19th, 1863 in Vezišće.
Died May 18th, 1941 at 77 years old in Zagreb.
Edoardo Sanguineti
Italian writer (1930-2010).
Born December 9th, 1930 in Genoa. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2010 at 79 years old in Genoa (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ernst Klee
German writer (1942-2013).
Born March 15th, 1942 in Frankfurt.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 71 years old in Frankfurt.
Bernard Pyne Grenfell
English scientist and egyptologist (1869–1926).
Born December 16th, 1869 in Birmingham.
Died May 18th, 1926 at 56 years old in Oxford.
Peter van de Kamp
Dutch astronomer (1901–1995).
Born December 26th, 1901 in Kampen.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 93 years old in Amsterdam.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel