People who died on May 18 90
Pope John I
d. 526 (b. 470)
Pope John I (b. 470)
Stephen I of Constantinople
d. 893 (b. 867)
Stephen I of Constantinople (b. 867)
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Ma Shaohong
d. 932
Ma Shaohong, general of Later Tang
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Emperor Taizong of Liao
d. 947
Emperor Taizong of the Liao Dynasty
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Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine
d. 1065
Frederick, Duke of Lower Lorraine (b. c. 1003)
Eric IX of Sweden
d. 1160
Eric Jedvardsson (King Eric IX) of Sweden (since 1156); (b. circa 1120)
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Nicholas Longespee
d. 1297
Nicholas Longespee, Bishop of Salisbury
Vladislaus II of Opole
d. 1401 (b. 1332)
Vladislaus II of Opole (b. 1332)
Rupert of Germany
d. 1410 (b. 1352)
Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (b. 1352)
Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine
d. 1550 (b. 1498)
Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (b. 1498)
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi
d. 1551 (b. 1486)
Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Italian painter (b. 1486)
Stanisław Lubieniecki
d. 1675 (b. 1623)
Stanisław Lubieniecki, Polish astronomer, theologian, and historian (d. 1675)
Jacques Marquette
d. 1675 (b. 1637)
Jacques Marquette, French missionary and explorer (d. 1675)
Elias Ashmole
d. 1692 (b. 1617)
Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (d. 1692)
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Georg Böhm
d. 1733 (b. 1661)
Georg Böhm, German organist and composer (d. 1733)
Charles Hardy
d. 1780 (b. 1714)
Charles Hardy, English-American admiral and politician, 29th Colonial Governor of New York (b. 1714)
Túpac Amaru II
d. 1781 (b. 1742)
Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian-Indian rebel leader (b. 1742)
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Levy Solomons
d. 1792 (b. 1730)
Levy Solomons, Canadian merchant and fur trader (b. 1730)
Robert Rogers (soldier)
d. 1795 (b. 1731)
Robert Rogers, English colonel (b. 1731)
Pierre Beaumarchais
d. 1799 (b. 1732)
Pierre Beaumarchais, French playwright and publisher (b. 1732)
Alexander Suvorov
d. 1800 (b. 1729)
Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (b. 1729)
John Douglas (bishop of Salisbury)
d. 1807 (b. 1721)
John Douglas, Scottish bishop and scholar (d. 1807)
Elijah Craig
d. 1808 (b. 1738)
Elijah Craig, American minister, inventor, and educator, invented Bourbon whiskey (b. 1738)
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Richard McCarty (U.S. politician)
d. 1844 (b. 1780)
Richard McCarty, American lawyer and politician (b. 1780)
Lionel Kieseritzky
d. 1853 (b. 1806)
Lionel Kieseritzky, Estonian-French chess player (b. 1806)
Clarkson Frederick Stanfield
d. 1867 (b. 1793)
Clarkson Stanfield, English painter (b. 1793)
Isabella Glyn
d. 1889 (b. 1823)
Isabella Glyn, Scottish-English actress (b. 1823)
Félix Ravaisson-Mollien
d. 1900 (b. 1813)
Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (b. 1813)
Louis-Napoléon Casault
d. 1908 (b. 1823)
Louis-Napoléon Casault, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 1908)
Isaac Albéniz
d. 1909 (b. 1860)
Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (d. 1909)
George Meredith
d. 1909 (b. 1828)
George Meredith, English novelist and poet (b. 1828)
Eliza Orzeszkowa
d. 1910 (b. 1841)
Eliza Orzeszkowa, Polish author and publisher (d. 1910)
Pauline Viardot
d. 1910 (b. 1821)
Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (d. 1910)
Gustav Mahler
d. 1911 (b. 1860)
Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1911)
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
d. 1922 (b. 1845)
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1922)
Werner Sombart
d. 1941 (b. 1863)
Werner Sombart, German economist and sociologist (b. 1863)
Ōnishiki Daigorō
d. 1943 (b. 1883)
Ōnishiki Daigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th Yokozuna (b. 1883)
Hal Chase
d. 1947 (b. 1883)
Hal Chase, American baseball player and manager (b. 1883)
Mary McLeod Bethune
d. 1955 (b. 1875)
Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and activist (d. 1955)
Maurice Tate
d. 1956 (b. 1895)
Maurice Tate, English cricketer (d. 1956)
Jacob Fichman
d. 1958 (b. 1881)
Jacob Fichman, Israeli poet and critic (b. 1881)
Ernie Davis
d. 1963 (b. 1939)
Ernie Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1939)
Frank Walsh
d. 1968 (b. 1897)
Frank Walsh, Australian politician, 34th Premier of South Australia (b. 1897)
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Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh
d. 1971 (b. 1908)
Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh, Russian mathematician and theorist (b. 1908)
Jeannette Rankin
d. 1973 (b. 1880)
Jeannette Rankin, American social worker and politician (d. 1973)
Harry Ricardo
d. 1974 (b. 1885)
Harry Ricardo, English engine designer and researcher (b. 1885)
Leroy Anderson
d. 1975 (b. 1908)
Leroy Anderson, American composer and conductor (d. 1975)
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
d. 1980 (b. 1952)
Victims of Mount St. Helens eruption:
Reid Blackburn, American photographer and journalist (b. 1952)
David A. Johnston, American volcanologist and geologist (b. 1949)
Ian Curtis
d. 1980 (b. 1956)
Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Joy Division)
Arthur O'Connell
d. 1981 (b. 1908)
Arthur O'Connell, American actor (b. 1908)
William Saroyan
d. 1981 (b. 1908)
William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (b. 1908)
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Mahdi Amel
d. 1987 (b. 1936)
Mahdi Amel, Lebanese journalist, poet, and academic (b. 1936)
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Dorothy Ruth
d. 1989 (b. 1921)
Dorothy Ruth, American horse breeder and author (b. 1921)
Jill Ireland
d. 1990 (b. 1936)
Jill Ireland, English actress (b. 1936)
Elisha Cook, Jr.
d. 1995 (b. 1903)
Elisha Cook, Jr., American actor (b. 1903)
Alexander Godunov
d. 1995 (b. 1949)
Alexander Godunov, Russian-American ballet dancer and actor (b. 1949)
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Brinsley Le Poer Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty
d. 1995 (b. 1911)
Brinsley Le Poer Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty, Irish ufologist and politician (d. 1995)
Elizabeth Montgomery
d. 1995 (b. 1933)
Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (b. 1933)
Obaidullah Aleem
d. 1998 (b. 1939)
Obaidullah Aleem, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (b. 1939)
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Augustus Pablo
d. 1999 (b. 1954)
Augustus Pablo, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (b. 1954)
Betty Robinson
d. 1999 (b. 1911)
Betty Robinson, American runner (b. 1911)
Stephen M. Wolownik
d. 2000 (b. 1946)
Stephen M. Wolownik, Russian-American composer and musicologist (b. 1946)
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Irene Hunt
d. 2001 (b. 1907)
Irene Hunt, American author and illustrator (b. 1907)
Elvin Jones
d. 2004 (b. 1927)
Elvin Jones, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2004)
Jaan Eilart
d. 2006 (b. 1933)
Jaan Eilart, Estonian geographer, ecologist, and historian (b. 1933)
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
d. 2007 (b. 1932)
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
Joseph Pevney
d. 2008 (b. 1911)
Joseph Pevney, American actor and director (b. 1911)
Velupillai Prabhakaran
d. 2009 (b. 1954)
Velupillai Prabhakaran, Sri Lankan rebel leader, founded the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (b. 1954)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
d. 2012 (b. 1925)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (d. 2012)
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Peter Jones (drummer)
d. 2012 (b. 1967)
Peter Jones, English-Australian drummer and songwriter (b. 1967)
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Alan Oakley (designer)
d. 2012 (b. 1927)
Alan Oakley, English bicycle designer, designed the Raleigh Chopper (b. 1927)
Aleksei Balabanov
d. 2013 (b. 1959)
Aleksei Balabanov, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1959)
Jo Benkow
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
Jo Benkow, Norwegian soldier and politician (b. 1924)
Steve Forrest (actor)
d. 2013 (b. 1925)
Steve Forrest, American actor (d. 2013)
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David McMillan (American football)
d. 2013 (b. 1981)
David McMillan, American football player (d. 2013)
Lothar Schmid
d. 2013 (b. 1928)
Lothar Schmid, German chess player (b. 1928)
Dobrica Ćosić
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1921)
Hans-Peter Dürr
d. 2014 (b. 1929)
Hans-Peter Dürr, German physicist and academic (b. 1929)
Kaiketsu Masateru
d. 2014 (b. 1948)
Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948)
Chukwuedu Nwokolo
d. 2014 (b. 1921)
Chukwuedu Nwokolo, Nigerian physician and academic (b. 1921)
Wubbo Ockels
d. 2014 (b. 1946)
Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (b. 1946)
Halldór Ásgrímsson
d. 2015 (b. 1947)
Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 2015)
Raymond Gosling
d. 2015 (b. 1926)
Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (d. 2015)
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T. J. Moran
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
T. J. Moran, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1930)
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Jean-François Théodore
d. 2015 (b. 1946)
Jean-François Théodore, French businessman (b. 1946)
Roger Ailes
d. 2017 (b. 1940)
Roger Ailes, American businessman (b. 1940)
Jacque Fresco
d. 2017 (b. 1916)
Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (b. 1916)
Chris Cornell
d. 2017 (b. 1964)
Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
Reid Blackburn
d. 1980 (b. 1952)
Reid Blackburn, American photographer (d. 1980)
David A. Johnston
d. ?