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May 18th
222 Notable deaths
May Wilson Preston
American artist (1873-1949).
Born August 11th, 1873 in New York City.
Died May 18th, 1949 at 75 years old in East Hampton.
Eje Thelin
Swedish trombonist (1938–1990).
Born June 9th, 1938 in Jönköping.
Died May 18th, 1990 at 51 years old
Nasuh Akar
Turkish wrestler (1925–1984).
Born May 10th, 1925 in Yozgat Province.
Died May 18th, 1984 at 59 years old in Seydişehir.
Édouard Spach
French botanist (1801-1879).
Born November 23rd, 1801 in Strasbourg.
Died May 18th, 1879 at 77 years old in Paris.
Yaşar Erkan
Turkish wrestler (1911–1986).
Born April 30th, 1911 in Erzincan.
Died May 18th, 1986 at 75 years old in Istanbul.
Silvia Solar
French actress (1940–2011).
Born March 20th, 1940 in Paris.
Died May 18th, 2011 at 71 years old in Lloret de Mar.
Kornél Pajor
Hungarian speed skater and architect (1923–2016).
Born July 1st, 1923 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 18th, 2016 at 92 years old in Sweden. [ref]
Louis-Édouard-François-Desiré Pie
Catholic cardinal (1815-1880).
Born September 26th, 1815 in Pontgouin.
Died May 18th, 1880 at 64 years old in Angoulême.
Amos Arthur Heller
American botanist (1867-1944).
Born March 21st, 1867 in Danville.
Died May 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Vacaville.
Huguette Bouchardeau
French socialist politician.
Born June 1st, 1935 in Saint-Étienne.
Died May 18th, 2026 at 90 years old in Paris. [ref]
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Kitsman.
Died May 18th, 1979 at 30 years old (hanging to death). [ref]
Juan Bautista Gaona
Provisional president of paraguay, 1904 – 1905 (1845–1932).
Born June 30th, 1845 in Asunción.
Died May 18th, 1932 at 86 years old in Asunción.
Mikhail Anikushin
Russian artist (1917-1997).
Born October 2nd, 1917 in Moscow.
Died May 18th, 1997 at 79 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Alberto Denegri
Peruvian footballer (1901–1973).
Born August 7th, 1906 in Lima.
Died May 18th, 1973 at 66 years old
Mikhail Babushkin
Soviet polar aviator (1893–1938).
Born October 6th, 1893 in Moscow.
Died May 18th, 1938 at 44 years old in Arkhangelsk.
Heinrich Göppert
German botanist and university teacher (1800–1884).
Born July 25th, 1800 in Szprotawa.
Died May 18th, 1884 at 83 years old in Wrocław.
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).
Klaus-Dieter Ludwig
East german coxswain.
Born January 2nd, 1943 in Sulechów.
Died May 18th, 2016 at 73 years old
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]
Carl Mayet
German chess player (1810–1868).
Born August 11th, 1810 in Berlin.
Died May 18th, 1868 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Charles Depéret
French scientist (1854-1929).
Born June 25th, 1854 in Perpignan.
Died May 18th, 1929 at 74 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Hank Herring
American boxer (1922–1999).
Born June 19th, 1922 in St. Petersburg.
Died May 18th, 1999 at 76 years old in Lemoore.
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.
Francisque Xavier Michel
French philologist (1809–1887).
Born February 18th, 1809 in Lyon.
Died May 18th, 1887 at 78 years old in Paris.
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