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In the year 2018
1,349 Notable deaths
Liliane Montevecchi
French-italian actress, dancer, and singer (1932-2018).
Born October 13th, 1932 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 29th, 2018 at 85 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer).
Walter Laqueur
American historian and political commentator (1921-2018).
Born May 26th, 1921 in Wrocław.
Died September 30th, 2018 at 97 years old in Washington, D.C..
Carlos Ezquerra
Spanish comics artist (1947–2018).
Born November 12th, 1947 in Ibdes.
Died October 1st, 2018 at 70 years old (cancer). [ref]
Burton Richter
American physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1931 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 2018 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (heart failure). [ref]
Osamu Shimomura
Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist (1928–2018).
Born August 27th, 1928 in Fukuchiyama.
Died October 19th, 2018 at 90 years old in Nagasaki (senility).
Sangharakshita
Founder of the friends of the western buddhist order (1925–2018).
Born August 26th, 1925 in Tooting.
Died October 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in Hereford (sepsis, pneumonia).
Riccardo Giacconi
Italian-american astrophysicist (1931-2018).
Born October 6th, 1931 in Genoa.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 87 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist (1926–2018).
Born April 6th, 1926 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died September 1st, 2018 at 92 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Liam O'Flynn
Irish musician (1945-2018).
Born April 15th, 1945 in Kill. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2018 at 72 years old in Dublin (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Jean Bourgain
Belgian mathematician and fields medalist (1954-2018).
Born February 28th, 1954 in Ostend.
Died December 22nd, 2018 at 64 years old in Bonheiden. [ref]
Patrick Williams
American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television (1938-2018).
Born April 23rd, 1939 in Bonne Terre.
Died July 25th, 2018 at 79 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Soon-Tek Oh
Korean-american actor (1932-2018).
Born June 29th, 1932 in Mokpo.
Died April 4th, 2018 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).
Luis García Meza Tejada
Bolivian dictator (1929-2018).
Born August 8th, 1929 in La Paz. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2018 at 88 years old in La Paz (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Oleg Tabakov
Soviet and russian actor and theatre director (1935–2018).
Born August 17th, 1935 in Saratov.
Died March 12th, 2018 at 82 years old in Moscow (sepsis). [ref]
Geoff Murphy
New zealand filmmaker (1938–2018).
Born October 12th, 1938 in Wellington.
Died December 3rd, 2018 at 80 years old in Wellington.
John Spellman
American politician (1926-2018).
Born December 29th, 1926 in Seattle.
Died January 16th, 2018 at 91 years old in Seattle (pneumonia). [ref]
Alfred W. Crosby
Historian, author, and professor (1931-2018).
Born January 15th, 1931 in Boston.
Died March 14th, 2018 at 87 years old in Nantucket.
Kim Jong-pil
South korean politician (1926–2018).
Born January 7th, 1926 in South Chungcheong.
Died June 23rd, 2018 at 92 years old in Seoul (respiratory failure). [ref]
Saba Mahmood
American anthropologist, professor, university of california, berkeley.
Born February 3rd, 1961 in Quetta.
Died March 18th, 2018 at 57 years old in Berkeley (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Arnaud Beltrame
Officer in the french gendarmerie.
Born April 18th, 1973 in Étampes. [ref]
Died March 24th, 2018 at 44 years old in Carcassonne (stab wound). [ref]
Kora
Polish singer (1951-2018).
Born June 8th, 1951 in Kraków.
Died July 28th, 2018 at 67 years old in Bliżów (ovarian cancer).
Sami ul Haq
Pakistani politician and islamic scholar (1937–2018).
Born December 18th, 1937 in Akora Khattak.
Died November 2nd, 2018 at 80 years old in Rawalpindi (stabbing). [ref]
John Culver
American politician (1932-2018).
Born August 8th, 1932 in Rochester.
Died December 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Josep Lluís Núñez
Spanish football executive (1931–2018).
Born September 7th, 1931 in Barakaldo. [ref]
Died December 3rd, 2018 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Saleh as-Sammad
Former head of the houthi supreme political council.
Born January 1st, 1979 in Sahar District.
Died April 23rd, 2018 at 39 years old in Al Hudaydah.
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