May 18th
167 Notable deaths
Harald Andersson
Swedish discus thrower.
Born April 2nd, 1907 in Stanford.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 78 years old in Nynäshamn.
Mikhail Babushkin
Soviet polar aviator (1893–1938).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died May 18th, 1938 at 44 years old in Arkhangelsk.
Alan Bannister
British cyclist (1922-2007).
Born November 3rd, 1922 in Manchester.
Died May 18th, 2007 at 84 years old in Manchester. [ref]
Martín Echegoyen
Uruguayan politician (1891-1974).
Born April 4th, 1891 in Montevideo.
Died May 18th, 1974 at 83 years old in Montevideo.
Charles Depéret
French scientist (1854-1929).
Born June 25th, 1854 in Perpignan. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1929 at 74 years old in Lyon.
Hermann Schridde
West german equestrian.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 47 years old in Winsen an der Aller.
Jürgen Kissner
German bicycle racer.
Born August 18th, 1942 in Luckau.
Died May 18th, 2019 at 76 years old in Cologne.
Gulielma Lister
English mycologist, botanist and scientific illustrator (1860-1949).
Born October 28th, 1860 in Leytonstone.
Died May 18th, 1949 at 88 years old in Leytonstone.
Irving Meretsky
Basketball player.
Born May 17th, 1912 in Windsor.
Died May 18th, 2006 at 94 years old in Windsor.
Joseph-Marie Trịnh Văn Căn
Vietnamese cardinal.
Born March 19th, 1921 in Vietnam.
Died May 18th, 1990 at 69 years old in Hanoi.
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut