In the year 2018
1,243 Notable deaths
Wim Kok
Dutch politician (1938–2018).
Born September 29th, 1938 in Bergambacht.
Died October 20th, 2018 at 80 years old in Amsterdam (heart failure). [ref]
Glenn Branca
American composer and guitarist (1948-2018).
Born October 6th, 1948 in Harrisburg.
Died May 13th, 2018 at 69 years old in New York City (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Kevin Beattie
English footballer (1953-2018).
Born December 18th, 1953 in Carlisle.
Died September 16th, 2018 at 64 years old in Ipswich (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Rachael Bland
Welsh journalist and presenter.
Born January 21st, 1978 in Cardiff.
Died September 5th, 2018 at 40 years old in Cheshire (breast cancer). [ref]
Leon M. Lederman
American mathematician and physicist.
Born July 15th, 1922 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 2018 at 96 years old in Rexburg (dementia). [ref]
Richard Pipes
American historian.
Born July 11th, 1923 in Cieszyn.
Died May 17th, 2018 at 94 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Stansfield Turner
United states navy admiral, director of central intelligence and president of the naval war college (1923–2018).
Born December 1st, 1923 in Highland Park.
Died January 18th, 2018 at 94 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Hugh Wilson
American director, writer and actor (1943-2018).
Born August 21st, 1943 in Miami.
Died January 14th, 2018 at 74 years old in Charlottesville (pulmonary emphysema).
Gary Beach
American actor (1947-2018).
Born October 10th, 1947 in Alexandria.
Died July 17th, 2018 at 70 years old in Palm Springs. [ref]
Mary Carlisle
American actress (1914–2018).
Born February 3rd, 1914 in Boston.
Died August 1st, 2018 at 104 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Ajit Wadekar
Indian cricketer (1941-2018).
Born April 1st, 1941 in Mumbai.
Died August 15th, 2018 at 77 years old in Mumbai.
Robert Faurisson
French academic and holocaust denier (1929–2018).
Born January 25th, 1929 in Shepperton.
Died October 21st, 2018 at 89 years old in Vichy. [ref]
Peter Sutherland
Irish businessman, barrister and politician (1946–2018).
Born April 25th, 1946 in Dublin. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2018 at 71 years old in Dublin. [ref]
Denis Akiyama
Actor and voice actor.
Born June 22nd, 1952 in Toronto.
Died June 28th, 2018 at 66 years old [ref]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
South african activist and politician (1936-2018).
Born September 26th, 1936 in Bizana.
Died April 2nd, 2018 at 81 years old in Johannesburg (influenza). [ref]
Gene Sharp
American political scientist (1928-2018).
Born January 21st, 1928 in North Baltimore.
Died January 28th, 2018 at 90 years old in Boston. [ref]
James Hal Cone
American theologian.
Born August 5th, 1938 in Fordyce.
Died April 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ruud Lubbers
Dutch politician (1939-2018).
Born May 7th, 1939 in Rotterdam.
Died February 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Madan Lal Khurana
Indian politician (1936–2018).
Born October 15th, 1936 in Faisalabad.
Died October 27th, 2018 at 82 years old in New Delhi (cerebral hemorrhage).
Galt MacDermot
Canadian-american composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre.
Born December 18th, 1928 in Montreal.
Died December 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in Staten Island. [ref]
Johnny Valiant
American professional wrestler and manager (1946-2018).
Born November 25th, 1946 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 4th, 2018 at 71 years old in Pittsburgh (struck by vehicle).
Pik Botha
South african politician (1932-2018).
Born April 27th, 1932 in Rustenburg.
Died October 12th, 2018 at 86 years old in Pretoria.
Daniel Quinn
American writer (1935-2018).
Born October 11th, 1935 in Omaha.
Died February 17th, 2018 at 82 years old in Houston (pneumonia).
Sinan Sakić
Serbian singer (1956–2018).
Born October 13th, 1956 in Loznica.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 61 years old in Belgrade.
Norman Gimbel
American lyricist of popular songs, television, and movie themes (1927-2018).
Born November 16th, 1927 in Brooklyn.
Died December 19th, 2018 at 91 years old in Montecito. [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes