Deaths on May 18, 2026

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Étienne Davignon dead at age 93

Étienne Davignon, Belgian diplomat and civil servant who served as European commissioner from 1977 to 1985,
died on May 18, 2026, at age 93. Born in Budapest on October 4,…

Crow dead at age 64

Crow, the Australian rock band founded in Sydney in 1986 by songwriters Peter Fenton and Peter Archer,
died on May 18, 2026. Known for three albums released in the 1990s,…

Carey Scurry dead at age 63

Carey Scurry, an American basketball player,
died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 4, 1962, he was a 6-foot-7 small…

Ole Nydahl, Danish lama, died on May 18, 2026

Ole Nydahl dead at age 85

Ole Nydahl, the Danish lama known for providing Mahamudra teachings in the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism,
died on May 18, 2026, at age 85. Born in Copenhagen on…

Abomé l’Éléphant dead at age 33

Abomé l'Éléphant, the Ivorian singer and rapper better known by his stage name,
died on May 18, 2026, in Treichville, Ivory Coast, at the age of 33. Born Anassin Boris…

Meredith Lillich dead at age 94

Meredith Lillich, an American art historian,
died on May 18, 2026. She was 94. Lillich was an art historian and medievalist who taught at Syracuse University. She was educated at…

Tore Berger, died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Asker on 11 November 1944, he competed mainly in four-man events and represented Norway at the 1968 and 1972 Olympic Games. Berger won an Olympic gold medal in 1968 and placed third at the 1972 Games. He also won a world title in 1970 and a European title in 1969. He died in Bærum, died on May 18, 2026

Tore Berger dead at age 81

Tore Berger, a Norwegian Olympic sprint canoeist,
died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Asker on 11 November 1944, he competed mainly in four-man events…