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May 18th
222 Notable deaths
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
French physician.
Born June 18th, 1845 in Paris.
Died May 18th, 1922 at 76 years old in Paris.
Hedley Bull
Australian academic (1932-1985).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Sydney.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 52 years old in Oxford (cancer).
Walter Stennes
German nazi, right wing politician (1895-1989).
Born April 12th, 1895 in Fürstenberg.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 94 years old in Lüdenscheid.
Étienne Davignon, 1st Count Davignon
Belgian retired diplomat and civil servant.
Born October 4th, 1932 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2026 at 93 years old in Ixelles. [ref]
Tim Sullivan
American film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter.
Born July 2nd, 1964 in Plainfield.
Died May 18th, 2019 at 54 years old [ref]
John Nevil Maskelyne
English inventor and stage magician (1839–1917).
Born December 22nd, 1839 in Cheltenham.
Died May 18th, 1917 at 77 years old in St. George's Hall, London.
Yael Dayan
Israeli politician (1939–2024).
Born February 12th, 1939 in Nahalal. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2024 at 85 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Joseph Pevney
American actor and director (1911-2008).
Born September 15th, 1911 in New York City.
Died May 18th, 2008 at 96 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]
Franklin Knight Lane
American politician (1864–1921).
Born July 15th, 1864 in Queens County.
Died May 18th, 1921 at 56 years old in Rochester.
Manfred Burgsmüller
German footballer (1949-2019).
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Essen.
Died May 18th, 2019 at 69 years old in Essen. [ref]
Hans-Peter Dürr
German physicist (1929-2014).
Born October 7th, 1929 in Stuttgart.
Died May 18th, 2014 at 84 years old in Munich.
Charles Townshend
British army general (1861-1924).
Born February 21st, 1861 in London Borough of Southwark.
Died May 18th, 1924 at 63 years old in Paris (cancer).
Fritz Stern
American historian (1926–2016).
Born February 2nd, 1926 in Wrocław.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Eleonore Baur
Nazi official (1885-1981); rusha affiant.
Born September 7th, 1885 in Bad Aibling, Heufeld. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1981 at 95 years old in Oberhaching.
Edmund FitzAlan-Howard, 1st Viscount FitzAlan of Derwent
British politician (1855–1947).
Born June 1st, 1855 in London.
Died May 18th, 1947 at 91 years old in Cumberland Lodge.
Sidney Franklin
American filmmaker (1893–1972).
Born March 21st, 1893 in San Francisco.
Died May 18th, 1972 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Yvonne Loriod
French musician.
Born January 20th, 1924 in Houilles.
Died May 18th, 2010 at 86 years old in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Henri Laborit
French physician, writer and philosopher (1914-1995).
Born November 21st, 1914 in Hanoi.
Died May 18th, 1995 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Edwina Booth
Actress (1904-1991).
Born September 13th, 1904 in Provo.
Died May 18th, 1991 at 86 years old in Los Angeles.
Chen Qimei
Chinese politician (1878-1916).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Huzhou.
Died May 18th, 1916 at 38 years old in Shanghai.
Kazimierz Fajans
Polish-american scientist.
Born May 27th, 1887 in Warsaw.
Died May 18th, 1975 at 87 years old in Ann Arbor.
Penn Nouth
Cambodian prime minister (1906–1985).
Born April 1st, 1906 in Phnom Penh.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Châtenay-Malabry.
Shusaku Arakawa
Japanese artist and architect (1936-2010).
Born July 6th, 1936 in Nagoya.
Died May 18th, 2010 at 73 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Muriel Box
British film director and writer (1905-1991).
Born September 22nd, 1905 in Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
Died May 18th, 1991 at 85 years old in London.
Kō Masaki
Japanese pornographic actor (1983-2013).
Born July 20th, 1983 in Morioka.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 29 years old in Tokyo (appendicitis, sepsis, peritonitis).
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