23 notable people died on May 18, including Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Palla Strozzi, Kitabatake Chikafusa.
21st Century
3 deathsPierre-Gilles de Gennes
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1991)
Edoardo Sanguineti
criticliterary critic
Italian writer (1930-2010)
Doğan Babacan
association football playerassociation football referee
Turkish association football referee (1929–2018)
20th Century
9 deathsFrancisco Zulueta
judgeminister
Filipino politician and judge
John N. Stockwell
astronomermathematician
American astronomer and mathematician (1832–1920)
James Thomson Bottomley
chemistphysicist
Irish physicist (1845–1926)
Şeref Aykut
journalistpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1874–1939)
Flóra Majthényi
poetwriter
Poet (1837-1915)
H. A. Forsyth
film producerscreenwriter
Australian film producer
AW
Alfred von Wurzbach
art historianbiographer
Austrian art critic (1846-1915)
Trude Waehner
painter
Austrian painter (1900-1979)
GB
Gaspar Agüero Barreras
composermusic educator
Cuban composer, pianist and music educator (1873-1951)
19th Century
4 deathsCaroline Bonaparte
queen consort
Queen of Naples and Sicily (1782-1839)
Samuel Amsler
artistcopper engraver
Swiss engraver (1791-1849)
Carl Gustaf Löwenhielm
diplomatmilitary personnel
Swedish count, lieutenant-general, diplomat, county governor and artist (1790-1858)
José María Carreño
military officerpolitician
President of Venezuela (1792–1849)
18th Century
3 deathsJoseph Dombey
botanical collectorbotanist
French botanist (1742-1794)
Christlieb Ehregott Gellert
metallurgistphysicist
German metallurgist
Friedrich Spanheim the Younger
church historianlibrarian
Calvinist theologian (1632-1701)
17th Century
1 deathValerius Herberger
historianLutheran pastor
German theologian (1562-1627)
15th Century
1 deathPalla Strozzi
bankerlinguist
Italian banker and politician (1372–1462)
14th Century
1 deathKitabatake Chikafusa
historianmilitary personnel
Historian (1293-1354)
9th Century
1 deathOno no Minemori
poet
Japanese poet
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