May 18th
167 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
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.
Whayne Wilson
Costa rican footballer (1975-2005).
Born September 7th, 1975 in San José.
Died May 18th, 2005 at 29 years old in San José (traffic collision).
Amos Arthur Heller
American botanist (1867-1944).
Born March 21st, 1867 in Danville.
Died May 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Vacaville.
Edwin Scharff
German sculptor (1887-1955).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Neu-Ulm. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1955 at 68 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer