Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 18

1913  On May - 18 otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70   

1918  Toivo Kuula, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.   

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

1927  On this day in history death of andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer (b. 1872)   

1930  Joao Marcellino Arroyo, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history alick Maclean, composer, dies at 63   

1949  Death of James T Adams, US historian (Pulitzer 1921) on this day in history.   

1952  Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer, dies at 86 on May - 18.   

1953  Tom Killick, cricketer (at the crease 2 Tests for Eng 1929), dies on May - 18.   

1955  Mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1956  On May - 18 maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies   

1961  Henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies on May - 18.   

1963  On this day in history death of ernie Davis, American football player (b. 1939)   

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

1966  On this day in history paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78   

1967  Andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75 on May - 18.   

1972  Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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

1974  On this day in history daniel R Topping, US owner (NY Yankees), dies at 61   

1975  On May - 18 leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66   

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

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

1985  Tex Terry, actor (Apache Rose, Timberjack), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1986  John Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84 on May - 18.   

1987  On this day in history wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73   

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  On May - 18 edwina Booth, actress (Trader Horn), dies of heart failure at 86   

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 this day in history.   

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

1996  Dermot O'Callaghan Grubb, prison governor, dies at 76 on May - 18.   

1997  On this day in history death of bridgette Andersen, American actress (b. 1975)   

1999  On May - 18 death of augustus Pablo, Jamaican singer (b. 1954)   

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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 this day in history.   

1474  Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) was born on May - 18.   

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

1610  On this day in history birth of stefano della Bella, Italian printmaker (d. 1664)   

1662  George Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719) was born on May - 18.   

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

1711  Ruggiero G Boscovich, [Rudzer J Boskovic], Italian astronomer was born on this day in history.