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May 18th
157 Notable deaths
Kazimierz Fajans
Polish-american scientist.
Born May 27th, 1887 in Warsaw.
Died May 18th, 1975 at 87 years old in Ann Arbor.
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.
Toivo Kuula
Finnish composer.
Born July 7th, 1883 in Alavus, Vaasa. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1918 at 34 years old in Vyborg (shooting). [ref]
Domingos da Guia
Brazilian footballer and manager (1912-2000).
Born November 19th, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died May 18th, 2000 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla
French engineer.
Born July 26th, 1859 in Paris. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1940 at 80 years old in Paris.
Tyree Glenn
American recording artist; trombonist.
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Corsicana. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1974 at 61 years old in Englewood (cancer). [ref]
Enrique Guaita
Italian footballer.
Born July 11th, 1910 in Lucas González, Argentina.
Died May 18th, 1959 at 48 years old in Bahía Blanca.
Penn Nouth
Cambodian prime minister.
Born April 1st, 1906 in Phnom Penh.
Died May 18th, 1985 at 79 years old in Paris.
Volodymyr Ivasyuk
Ukrainian composer and poet (1949-1979).
Born March 4th, 1949 in Kitsman.
Died May 18th, 1979 at 30 years old in Lviv (hanging). [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin