May 18th
177 Notable deaths
Arnold Orville Beckman
American chemist.
Born April 10th, 1900 in Cullom.
Died May 18th, 2004 at 104 years old in La Jolla.
Buddy Melges
Sailor.
Born January 26th, 1930 in Elkhorn.
Died May 18th, 2023 at 93 years old in Fontana-on-Geneva Lake.
Palle Danielsson
Swedish jazz musician; double bassist and composer (1946–2024).
Born October 15th, 1946 in Stockholm.
Died May 18th, 2024 at 77 years old [ref]
Domingos da Guia
Brazilian footballer and manager (1912-2000).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 18th, 2000 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Toivo Kuula
Finnish composer.
Born July 7th, 1883 in Alavus, Vaasa. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1918 at 34 years old in Vyborg (shooting). [ref]
Enrique Guaita
Italian footballer.
Born July 11th, 1910 in Lucas González, Argentina.
Died May 18th, 1959 at 48 years old in Bahía Blanca.
Gergely Pongrátz
Hungarian politician, revolutionist (1956).
Born February 18th, 1932 in Gherla.
Died May 18th, 2005 at 73 years old in Kiskunmajsa.
Ann Codee
American-belgian actress (1890–1961).
Born March 5th, 1890 in Antwerp.
Died May 18th, 1961 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Manny Ayulo
American racecar driver (1921–1955).
Born October 20th, 1921 in Los Angeles.
Died May 18th, 1955 at 33 years old in Indianapolis (car collision).
Adolphe Guillaumat
French army general in world war i.
Born January 4th, 1863 in Bourgneuf.
Died May 18th, 1940 at 77 years old in Nantes.
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender