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In the year 2018
1,349 Notable deaths
Anita Shreve
American writer (1946–2018).
Born October 7th, 1946 in Dedham.
Died March 29th, 2018 at 71 years old in Newfields (cancer). [ref]
Jon Hiseman
English drummer and sound engineer (1944-2018).
Born June 21st, 1944 in London.
Died June 12th, 2018 at 73 years old in London Borough of Sutton (surgical complications).
Robert Morris
American artist (1931-2018).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2018 at 87 years old in Kingston (disease). [ref]
Edgardo Angara
President of the senate of the philippines from 1993 to 1995.
Born September 24th, 1934 in Baler.
Died May 13th, 2018 at 83 years old in Tagaytay (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Leon Chancler
American musician (1952–2018).
Born July 1st, 1952 in Shreveport.
Died February 3rd, 2018 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (prostate cancer).
Henri Namphy
President of haiti (1932-2018).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in Grande-Rivière-du-Nord. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2018 at 85 years old in Dominican Republic (lung cancer).
Naomi Parker Fraley
American factory worker, likely the inspiration for the "we can do it!" poster.
Born August 26th, 1921 in Tulsa. [ref]
Died January 20th, 2018 at 96 years old in Longview. [ref]
Uri Avnery
Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923-2018).
Born September 10th, 1923 in Beckum. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2018 at 94 years old in Tel Aviv (cerebrovascular disease).
Arnold Kopelson
American film producer (1935-2018).
Born February 14th, 1935 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 2018 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Nancy Roman
American astronomer and principal in the hubble space telescope project (1925-2018).
Born May 16th, 1925 in Nashville. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2018 at 93 years old in Germantown. [ref]
Paul Madeley
English footballer (1944-2018).
Born September 20th, 1944 in Leeds.
Died July 23rd, 2018 at 73 years old in Leeds (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark
Danish princess (1935-2018).
Born May 8th, 1935 in Copenhagen.
Died June 19th, 2018 at 83 years old in Sorgenfri Palace. [ref]
Steve Daskewisz
American actor (1944-2018).
Born March 14th, 1944 in United States.
Died December 18th, 2018 at 74 years old in Florida (diabetes).
Maurane
Belgian singer (1960-2018).
Born November 12th, 1960 in Ixelles.
Died May 7th, 2018 at 57 years old in Schaerbeek (falling). [ref]
Arthur Mitchell
American dancer and choreographer, co-founder of dance theatre of harlem (1934-2018).
Born March 27th, 1934 in Harlem.
Died September 19th, 2018 at 84 years old in Manhattan (heart failure). [ref]
Joseph Polchinski
Physicist working on string theory (1954–2018).
Born May 16th, 1954 in White Plains.
Died February 2nd, 2018 at 63 years old in Santa Barbara (brain cancer). [ref]
Peter Temple
Australian crime fiction writer (1946-2018).
Born March 10th, 1946 in South Africa. [ref]
Died March 8th, 2018 at 71 years old in Ballarat (pancreatic cancer).
Paul Taylor
American choreographer.
Born July 29th, 1930 in Wilkinsburg.
Died August 29th, 2018 at 88 years old in Manhattan (kidney failure).
Ken Swofford
American actor (1933-2018).
Born July 25th, 1933 in Du Quoin.
Died November 1st, 2018 at 85 years old in Pacific Grove (disease). [ref]
Diana Baumrind
Clinical and developmental psychologist (1927–2018).
Born August 23rd, 1927 in New York City.
Died September 13th, 2018 at 91 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Eunice Paiva
Brazilian lawyer (1929–2018).
Born November 7th, 1929 in São Paulo.
Died December 13th, 2018 at 89 years old in São Paulo (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ahmad Khaled Tawfik
Egyptian writer (1962–2018).
Born June 10th, 1962 in Tanta.
Died April 2nd, 2018 at 55 years old in El-Demerdash hospital (ventricular fibrillation). [ref]
William Edward Phipps
American actor and film producer (1922-2018).
Born February 4th, 1922 in Vincennes.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 96 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer). [ref]
John Morris
American film score composer (1928-2018).
Born October 18th, 1926 in Elizabeth.
Died January 25th, 2018 at 91 years old in Red Hook. [ref]
Ann Gillis
American actress (1927–).
Born February 12th, 1927 in Little Rock.
Died January 31st, 2018 at 90 years old in Horam. [ref]
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