Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In May - 18

1913  Otto Reubke, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

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

1922  On May - 18 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 May - 18.   

1936  Alick Maclean, composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1955  On this day in history mary McLeod Bethune, educator & civil rights leader, dies at 79   

1956  Maurice Tate, cricketer (39 Tests for England, 155 wickets), dies on May - 18.   

1961  On May - 18 henry O'Neill, actor (Lady Killer, Nothing But Trouble), dies   

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

1965  Eduard J Dijksterhuis, mathematician (Archimedes), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1966  On May - 18 paul Althaus, German theologist (That Christian Wahrheit), dies at 78   

1967  Andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1972  Eero Aukusti Sipila, composer, dies at 53 on May - 18.   

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 May - 18 leroy Anderson, composer, dies at 66   

1980  Death of Ian Curtis, English rock vocalist (Joy Division), commit suicide at 23 on May - 18.   

1981  Arthur O'Connell, actor (Mr Peepers, 2nd Hundred Years), dies at 73 on May - 18.   

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

1986  On May - 18 john Bubbles Sublett, tap dancer (Black & Bubbles), dies at 84   

1987  On May - 18 wilbur J Cohen, 1st employee of Social Security System, dies at 73   

1988  On May - 18 daws Butler, cartoon voice (Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound), dies at 71   

1990  Jill Ireland, actress (Carry on Nurse, Family), dies of cancer at 54 on May - 18.   

1991  Edwina Booth, actress (Trader Horn), dies of heart failure at 86 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history alexander Gudonov, Russian dancer/actor (Witness), dies at 45   

1996  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On May - 18 birth of george Smalridge, English bishop of Bristol (d. 1719)   

1692  Joseph Butler, Wantage Berkshire, theologian was born on May - 18.   

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