Famous Deaths In May - 18

1913  On this day in history otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70   

1918  Toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34 on May - 18.   

1922  Death of Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1845) on this day in history.   

1927  Death of Andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer (b. 1872) on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer, dies at 68   

1936  On May - 18 alick Maclean, composer, dies at 63   

1949  On May - 18 death of james T Adams, US historian (Pulitzer 1921)   

1952  Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1953  On May - 18 tom Killick, cricketer (at the crease 2 Tests for Eng 1929), dies   

1955  Mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79 on May - 18.   

1956  Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies on this day in history.   

1961  Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies on this day in history.   

1963  On May - 18 death of ernie Davis, American football player (b. 1939)   

1965  On this day in history eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72   

1966  Paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75   

1972  On May - 18 eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53   

1973  Jeannette Rankin, 1st Congresswoman (1917-19, 41-43), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1974  On May - 18 daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61   

1975  On this day in history leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66   

1980  On May - 18 death of ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23   

1981  On this day in history arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73   

1985  On May - 18 tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82   

1986  John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1987  Wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1988  Daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71 on May - 18.   

1990  On this day in history jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54   

1991  Edwina Booth, actress (Trader Horn), dies of heart failure at 86 on May - 18.   

1992  Lawrence Welk, bandleader (L Welk Show), dies of pneumonia at 89 on this day in history.   

1993  Heinrich Albertz, theologist/mayor of Berlin (1966-67), dies at 78 on May - 18.   

1995  On May - 18 alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45   

1996  On May - 18 dermot O'Callaghan Grubb, prison governor, dies at 76   

1997  Death of Bridgette Andersen, American actress (b. 1975) on this day in history.   

1999  Death of Augustus Pablo, Jamaican singer (b. 1954) on May - 18.   

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1048  On May - 18 birth of omar Khayyám, Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher (d. 1131)   

1186  Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (d. 1218) was born on May - 18.   

1474  On May - 18 birth of isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)   

1551  Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian Renaissance-Mannerist painter (d. 1486) was born on May - 18.   

1610  Stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664) was born on May - 18.   

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history birth of joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian   

1711  On May - 18 birth of ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer