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 3 Charlie Soong
Chinese businessman and missionary (b. 1863)
May 9 George Coșbuc
Romanian journalist and poet (b. 1866)
May 11 George Elmslie
Australian politician, 25th premier of victoria (b. 1861)
May 14 James Gordon Bennett
Jr., american journalist and publisher (b. 1841)
May 16 Eusapia Palladino Napolitan
At the age of 64, he dies.
May 18 Toivo Kuula composer
At the age of 34, she dies.
May 19 Ferdinand Hodler
After winning his first award seven years prior, a swedish artist opened his own studio. he began a series on basic existence, love, death, faith, despair, god, and grief in 1891 at the age of 38.
May 19 Gervais Raoul Lufbery
French-american soldier and pilot (b. 1885)
May 19 Raoul Lufbery
French-american world war i fighter pilot (born 1885).
May 27 Ōzutsu Man'emon
The 18th yokozuna, a japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1918).
May 27 Henry Adams US literature historian (Esther)
At the age of 80, he dies.
May 30 Georgi Plekhanov
Russian philosopher and theorist (b. 1856)
May 30 Georgi V Plechanov Russian revolutionary theorist
Dies.