Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1918

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 1918. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• May 2 Jüri Vilms

  Estonian lawyer and politician (b. 1889).

• May 2 Emilio Bozzano
• May 2 Federico Fenu
• May 2 Ernie Parker
• May 2 Hans Weiss
• May 3 Charlie Soong

  Chinese businessman and missionary (b. 1863).

• May 4 Karl Patzelt
• May 5 Giovanni Nicelli
• May 5 Georges Ohnet
• May 9 George Coșbuc

  Romanian journalist and poet (b. 1866).

• May 11 George Elmslie

  Australian politician, 25th premier of victoria (b. 1861).

• May 12 Vasilij Vasil'evič Radlov
• May 12 Ottokar Chiari
• May 14 James Gordon Bennett

  Jr.

• May 14 VII duca di Northumberland Henry Percy
• May 19 Ferdinand Hodler

  After winning his first award seven years prior, a swedish artist opened his own studio.

• May 19 Gervais Raoul Lufbery

  French-american soldier and pilot (b. 1885).

• May 21 Franco Scarioni
• May 22 Lazzaro Donati
• May 22 Friedrich Seitz
• May 24 Josef Kiss
• May 24 Harriet Löwenhjelm
• May 26 Leopoldo Pellas
• May 26 Carlo Forlanini
• May 26 Luigi Arcioni
• May 27 Ōzutsu Man'emon

  The 18th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1918).

• May 27 Lillian Watson
• May 30 Georgi Plekhanov

  Russian philosopher and theorist (b. 1856).

• May 30 Frederick Trump