Famous Deaths for 18th May 2021

1675 – Jacques Marquette, French Jesuit missionary explorer (Chicago), dies at 37
1724 – Johann K. Amman, Swiss-Dutch doctor for deaf-mutes, dies at 54
1910 – Pauline Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer, dies at 88
1949 – James Truslow Adams, American historian (Pulitzer 1921), dies at 70
1967 – Richard Ainley, British actor (I Dood It, As You Like It, Above Suspicion), dies from barbiturate poisoning at 56
1980 – Harry Truman, American victim of Mount St. Helens eruption, dies at 83
1993 – Pamela M Cunnington, English architect and writer, dies at 67
2002 – Davey Boy Smith, English professional wrestler (WWF Intercontinental Championship; British Bulldogs), dies of a heart attack at 39
2017 – Chris Cornell, American musician (Soundgarden, Audioslave), commits suicide at 52
2017 – Roger Ailes, American TV executive and CEO of Fox News (1996-2016), dies at 77

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