12 notable people died on May 18, including Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Kitabatake Chikafusa, Palla Strozzi.
21st Century
1 death
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1991)
20th Century
4 deaths
Francisco Zulueta
judgeminister
Filipino politician and judge
James Thomson Bottomley
chemistphysicist
Irish physicist (1845–1926)
H. A. Forsyth
film producerscreenwriter
Australian film producer
Şeref Aykut
journalistpolitician
Turkish statesperson (1874–1939)
19th Century
1 death
José María Carreño
military officerpolitician
President of Venezuela (1792–1849)
18th Century
3 deaths
Christlieb Ehregott Gellert
metallurgistphysicist
German metallurgist
Joseph Dombey
botanical collectorbotanist
French botanist (1742-1794)
Friedrich Spanheim the Younger
church historianlibrarian
Calvinist theologian (1632-1701)
15th Century
1 death
Palla Strozzi
bankerlinguist
Italian banker and politician (1372–1462)
14th Century
1 death
Kitabatake Chikafusa
historianmilitary personnel
Historian (1293-1354)
9th Century
1 death
Ono no Minemori
poet
Japanese poet
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