Birthdays Date 1918 May | History by KabAstro

May 1 Gersh Budker, Russian physicist who invented electron cooling, born in Murafa, Ukraine (d. 1977)

Jack Paar (1918-2004)

May 1 American comedian and TV host of the Jack Paar Show and The Tonight Show (1957-62), born in Canton, Ohio

May 2 Frederick Archibald Warner, British diplomat, born in Blagdon, England (d. 1995)
May 3 Ted Bates, English soccer manager (Southampton 1955-73) and forward (Southampton 202 games), born in Thetford, England (d. 2003)
May 4 Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese Prime Minister (1972-74), convicted of bribe-taking, born in Kariwa, Japan (d. 1993)
May 4 Thomas Mead, Australian politician and journalist, born in Randwick, Australia (d. 2004)
May 5 Erbie Bowser, American blues and jazz pianist, born in Davila, Texas (d. 1995)
May 6 Godfrey Ridout, Canadian composer, conductor, educator, and musicologist, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1984)
May 6 Sydney Chatton, English actress (Once Upon a Horse), born in Bolton, Lancashire, England (d. 1966)

Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004)

May 6 1st President of the United Arab Emirates, born in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, birth date disputed

May 7 Argeliers León, Cuban composer, born in Pinar del Río, Cuba (d. 1991)
May 8 Nan Wynn [Masha Vatz], American radio and big-band singer (Rudy Vallée; Teddy Wilson), actress, and singing voice for Rita Hayworth, born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (d. 1971) [1]
May 9 Orville Freeman, American politician (Governor of Minnesota 1955-61, US Secretary of Agriculture 1961-69), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2003)

Mike Wallace (1918-2012)

May 9 American journalist and media personality (60 Minutes, 1968-2006; Biography), born in Brookline, Massachusetts

May 10 Dr. T Berry Brazelton, American child development paediatrician, author, TV host (What Every Baby Knows), who developed the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), born in Waco, Texas (d. 2018)
May 10 George Welch, American World War II flying ace (Medal of Honor nominee) and test pilot, born in Wawaset Park, Delaware (d. 1954)
May 11 Richard Feynman, American theoretical physicist, born in Queens, New York (d. 1988)

Julius Rosenberg (1918-1953)

May 12 1st American civilian executed for espionage after he and his wife were convicted of passing secret radar, jet and nuclear information to the Soviet Union, born in New York City

May 12 Oscar Beregi Jr, Hungarian actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1976)
May 13 John Baines Johnston, British diplomat (British High Commissioner to Rhodesia just before independence, High Commissioner of Malaysia), born in Maryport, England (d. 2005)
May 13 T. Balasaraswati, Indian Bharatanatyam dancer, born in Madras Presidency, British India (d. 1984)
May 14 Arthur McIntyre, English cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests, 8 dismissals; Surrey CCC, MCC), born in London, England (d. 2009)
May 15 Eddy Arnold, American country music singer ("Make The World Go Away"; "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye"), born in Henderson Tennessee (d. 2008)
May 15 Joseph Wiseman, Canadian actor (Dr No, Viva Zapata, Les Miserables), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 2009)
May 16 Aubrey Bowman, British pianist, composer, and conductor (Workman's Music Association), born in Bournemouth, England (d. 2009)
May 16 Edward Thomas, British historian and intelligence expert (Bletchley Park), born in Portsmouth, England (d. 1996)
May 16 Juan Rulfo, Mexican writer (Pedro Paramo) (d. 1986)
May 16 Wilf Mannion, English former footballer (d. 2000)
May 17 (Märta) Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (Elektra; Salome), born in Västra Karup, Skåne, Sweden (d. 2005)
May 18 Massimo Girotti, Italian actor (Last Tango in Paris, In the Name of the Law), born in Mogliano, Marche, Italy (d. 2003)
May 19 Abraham Pais, Dutch-born American physicist (d. 2000)

Florence Chadwick (1918-1995)

May 19 American swimmer who was the 1st woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, born in San Diego, California

May 20 Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, 1995), born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania (d. 2004) [1]
May 21 Leonard Mullens, British rubber physicist (Mullins effect) (d. 1997)
May 22 David Land, impresario and theatre producer, born in London (d. 1995)
May 23 Dennis Compton, England cricket batsman and footballer (5,807 Test runs, Arsenal 1950 FA Cup), born in Hendon, England (d. 1997)
May 23 Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, American bandleader, songwriter, and record producer (Little Richard; Sam Cooke), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1985)
May 24 Coleman Young, 1st African American Mayor of Detroit, born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 1997)
May 25 Johnny Beazley, American MLB baseball pitcher (1941-42 & 1946-49 (St. Louis Cardinals - winner of two 1942 World Series games; Boston Braves), and WWII veteran, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1990)
May 25 Peder Lunde Sr., Norwegian yachtsman (Olympic silver 1952), born in Nordstrand, Norway (d. 2009)
May 26 Anton Christoforidis, Greek boxer (NBA light heavyweight title 1941), born in Mersin, Turkey (d. 1985)
May 27 Kam Fong Chun, American actor (Hawaii Five-0, Magnum, P.I.), born in Kalihi, Territory of Hawaii (d. 2002)
May 27 Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japanese politician (Prime Minister of Japan 1982-87), born in Takasaki, Japan (d. 2019)
May 29 Herb Shriner, American humorist and TV host (Herb Shriner Show), born in Toledo, Ohio (d. 1970)
May 29 Isabel Dean, English actress (Five Days One Summer Virgin Island, Ransom), born in Aldridge, Staffordshire (d. 1997)
May 30 Bob Evans, American restaurateur (Bob Evans Farms), born in Sugar Ridge, Ohio (d. 2007)
May 30 Guadalupe "Pita" Amor, Mexican poet (d. 2000)