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May 18th
157 Notable deaths
Türkan Saylan
Turkish physician and activist.
Born December 13th, 1935 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2009 at 73 years old in Istanbul.
Gergely Pongrátz
Hungarian politician, revolutionist (1956).
Born February 18th, 1932 in Gherla.
Died May 18th, 2005 at 73 years old in Kiskunmajsa.
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.
Born November 14th, 1953 in Oslo. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1995 at 41 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Adolphe Guillaumat
French army general in world war i.
Born January 4th, 1863 in Bourgneuf. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1940 at 77 years old in Nantes. [ref]
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 am Main.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 71 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Austrian classical violinist.
Born May 25th, 1915 in Vienna.
Died May 18th, 2002 at 86 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 157
Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus