May 18th
167 Notable deaths
Francisco Alonso
Spanish composer.
Born May 9th, 1887 in Granada. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1948 at 61 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Hermann Höcherl
Federal minister of the interior of germany (1912-1989).
Born March 31st, 1912 in Brennberg.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 77 years old in Regensburg.
Joseph A. Valentine
American cinematographer (1900-1949).
Born July 24th, 1900 in New York City.
Died May 18th, 1949 at 48 years old in Cheviot Hills.
Arnold Orville Beckman
American chemist.
Born April 10th, 1900 in Cullom.
Died May 18th, 2004 at 104 years old in La Jolla.
Heinrich Albertz
German calvinist theologian (1915-1993).
Born January 22nd, 1915 in Wrocław.
Died May 18th, 1993 at 78 years old in Bremen.
Heðin Brú
Faroese novelist and translator.
Born August 17th, 1901 in Skálavík.
Died May 18th, 1987 at 85 years old in Tórshavn.
Hanuš Wihan
Czech violoncellist.
Born June 5th, 1855 in Police nad Metují.
Died May 18th, 1920 at 64 years old in New Town. [ref]
Alberto Palacio
Spanish architect and bridge engineer.
Born January 24th, 1856 in Sare.
Died May 18th, 1939 at 83 years old in Getxo.
Josef Silný
Czech footballer.
Born January 23rd, 1902 in Kroměříž. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1981 at 79 years old in Kroměříž. [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 167
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson