May 18th
167 Notable deaths
Manfred Burgsmüller
German footballer (1949-2019).
Born December 22nd, 1949 in Essen.
Died May 18th, 2019 at 69 years old in Essen. [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.
Sidney Franklin
American filmmaker (1893-1972).
Born March 21st, 1893 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1972 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eleonore Baur
Nazi official (1885-1981).
Born September 7th, 1885 in Bad Aibling.
Died May 18th, 1981 at 95 years old in Oberhaching.
Walther Stennes
German nazi, right wing politician (1895-1989).
Born April 12th, 1895 in Fürstenberg.
Died May 18th, 1989 at 94 years old in Lüdenscheid.
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).
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.
Marko Elsner
Retired slovenian football player who played the defender position (1960-2020).
Born April 11th, 1960 in Ljubljana.
Died May 18th, 2020 at 60 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Shusaku Arakawa
Japanese artist and architect (1936-2010).
Born July 6th, 1936 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2010 at 73 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Chen Qimei
Chinese politician (1878-1916).
Born January 17th, 1878 in Huzhou.
Died May 18th, 1916 at 38 years old in Shanghai.
Deaths 71 to 80 of 167
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine