In the year 2018
1,238 Notable deaths
Lindsay Kemp
British mime (1938-2018).
Born May 3rd, 1938 in South Shields. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2018 at 80 years old in Livorno (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Matt Murphy
American blues guitarist (1929–2018).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Sunflower.
Died June 15th, 2018 at 88 years old in Miami (myocardial infarction).
Michael Anderson
English film director (1920–2018).
Born January 30th, 1920 in London.
Died April 25th, 2018 at 98 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Peter Masterson
American actor, writer, film director/producer.
Born June 1st, 1934 in Houston.
Died December 19th, 2018 at 84 years old in Kinderhook (fall).
Olivia Cole
American actress (1942–2018).
Born November 26th, 1942 in Memphis.
Died January 19th, 2018 at 75 years old in San Miguel de Allende (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Louise Latham
American actress, editor (1922-2018).
Born September 23rd, 1922 in Hamilton.
Died February 12th, 2018 at 95 years old in Santa Barbara.
Edwin Hawkins
American musician.
Born August 18th, 1943 in Oakland.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 74 years old in Pleasanton (pancreatic cancer).
Jo Min-ki
South korean actor.
Born November 5th, 1966 in Gangbuk District.
Died March 9th, 2018 at 51 years old in Gwangjin District (hanging to death). [ref]
Rosenda Monteros
Mexican actress (1935-2018).
Born August 31st, 1935 in Veracruz.
Died December 29th, 2018 at 83 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Oliver Dragojević
Croatian pop musician (1947–2018).
Born December 7th, 1947 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2018 at 70 years old in Split (lung cancer). [ref]
Daniel Küblböck
German singer (1985–2018).
Born August 27th, 1985 in Hutthurm.
Died September 9th, 2018 at 33 years old in Labrador Sea.
Connie Sawyer
American actress (1912-2018).
Born November 27th, 1912 in Pueblo.
Died January 21st, 2018 at 105 years old in Woodland Hills (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Peter Mayle
British writer.
Born June 14th, 1939 in Oxshott. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2018 at 78 years old in Aix-en-Provence. [ref]
Gillian Lynne
British ballet dancer, actress, choreographer and director (1926-2018).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Bromley.
Died July 1st, 2018 at 92 years old in Marylebone (pneumonia).
Louise Slaughter
American politician and activist (1929–2018).
Born August 14th, 1929 in Lynch.
Died March 16th, 2018 at 88 years old in Washington, D.C. (fall).
Francis Lai
Academy award-winning french composer.
Born April 26th, 1932 in Nice.
Died November 7th, 2018 at 86 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Rick Hall
American record producer, songwriter, music publisher and musician (1932–2018).
Born January 31st, 1932 in Tishomingo County.
Died January 2nd, 2018 at 85 years old in Muscle Shoals (prostate cancer).
Kalpana Lajmi
Indian film director.
Born May 31st, 1954 in Mumbai.
Died September 23rd, 2018 at 64 years old in Mumbai (cancer).
Cornelia Frances
English-australian actress (1941–2018).
Born April 7th, 1941 in Liverpool.
Died May 28th, 2018 at 77 years old in Sydney (bladder cancer). [ref]
Deso Dogg
German rapper and isil gangster (1975–2018).
Born October 18th, 1975 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 17th, 2018 at 42 years old in Gharanij. [ref]
Samir Amin
Egyptian-french economist and political theorist (1931-2018).
Born September 3rd, 1931 in Cairo. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2018 at 86 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Derrick O'Connor
Irish actor (1941-2018).
Born January 3rd, 1941 in Dublin. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2018 at 77 years old in Santa Barbara (pneumonia). [ref]
Will Vinton
American animator (1947-2018).
Born November 17th, 1947 in McMinnville.
Died October 4th, 2018 at 70 years old in Portland (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Jennifer Welles
American pornographic actress and glamour model (1937–2018).
Born March 15th, 1937 in Paterson.
Died June 26th, 2018 at 81 years old in Arizona. [ref]
John Taylor Gatto
American teacher and author (1935–2018).
Born December 15th, 1935 in Monongahela.
Died October 25th, 2018 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 1238
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau