May 18th
177 Notable deaths
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.
Born April 1st, 1906 in Phnom Penh.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Paris.
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]
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.
Werner Israel
Canadian physicist (1931–2022).
Born October 4th, 1931 in Berlin.
Died May 18th, 2022 at 90 years old in Victoria. [ref]
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
French engineer.
Born July 26th, 1859 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1940 at 80 years old in Paris.
Jaroslav Krejčí
Czechoslovak lawyer and politician (1892-1956).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Křemenec. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1956 at 63 years old in Leopoldov. [ref]
Nikolai Semashko
Soviet physician and academic (1874-1949).
Born September 20th, 1874.
Died May 18th, 1949 at 74 years old in Moscow.
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]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 177
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr