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May 18th
157 Notable deaths
Kornél Pajor
Hungarian speed skater and architect.
Born July 1st, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2016 at 92 years old in Sweden. [ref]
Pál Hermann
Hungarian composer and cellist (1902-1944).
Born March 27th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died May 18th, 1944 at 42 years old in Kaunas.
Doğan Babacan
Turkish football referee (1929-2018).
Born April 5th, 1930 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2018 at 88 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Dorothy Poynton-Hill
Diver (1915-1995).
Born July 17th, 1915 in Salt Lake City.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 79 years old in Riverside. [ref]
Nasuh Akar
Turkish sports wrestler.
Born May 10th, 1925 in Yozgat Province.
Died May 18th, 1984 at 59 years old in Seydişehir.
Hyacinthe Thiandoum
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 2nd, 1921 in Popenguine. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2004 at 83 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
May Wilson Preston
American artist.
Born August 11th, 1873 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1949 at 75 years old in East Hampton.
Mikhail Anikushin
Russian artist (1917-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Moscow.
Died May 18th, 1997 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Silvia Solar
French actress.
Born March 20th, 1940 in Paris.
Died May 18th, 2011 at 71 years old in Lloret de Mar.
Yaşar Erkan
Turkish olympic wrestler.
Born April 30th, 1911 in Erzincan.
Died May 18th, 1986 at 75 years old in İzmir.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius