May 18th
167 Notable deaths
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]
Peter van de Kamp
Dutch astronomer.
Born December 26th, 1901 in Kampen. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1995 at 93 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
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.
Ed McIlvenny
American soccer player (1924-1989).
Born October 21st, 1924 in Greenock.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 64 years old in Eastbourne.
Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis
Dutch historian (1892–1965).
Born October 28th, 1892 in Tilburg.
Died May 18th, 1965 at 72 years old in De Bilt (cerebral hemorrhage).
Edward R. Ayrton
English egyptologist and archaeologist (1882-1914).
Born December 17th, 1882 in Wuhu.
Died May 18th, 1914 at 31 years old in Sri Lanka (drowning).
Avraham Shlonsky
Israeli poet (1900-1973).
Born March 6th, 1900 in Kremenchuk. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1973 at 73 years old in Tel Aviv.
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If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou