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In the year 2018
1,349 Notable deaths
John Sulston
British biologist and nobel laureate (1942–2018).
Born March 27th, 1942 in Cambridge, Fulmer.
Died March 6th, 2018 at 75 years old in Fulmer. [ref]
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Italian population geneticist (1922–2018).
Born January 25th, 1922 in Genoa.
Died August 31st, 2018 at 96 years old in Belluno.
Óscar Alberto Pérez
Venezuelan police officer and rebel leader (1981–2018).
Born April 7th, 1981 in Caracas.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 36 years old in Caracas (gunshot wound).
Tomasz Stańko
Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser (1942–2018).
Born July 11th, 1942 in Rzeszów.
Died July 29th, 2018 at 76 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer). [ref]
Fadil Vokrri
Albanian footballer from kosovo (1960–2018).
Born July 23rd, 1960 in Podujeva.
Died June 9th, 2018 at 57 years old in Pristina (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
Soviet-russian human rights activist (1927–2018).
Born July 20th, 1927 in Yevpatoriia. [ref]
Died December 8th, 2018 at 91 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Miúcha
Brazilian musician (1937–2018).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died December 27th, 2018 at 81 years old in Rio de Janeiro (cancer). [ref]
Fabrizio Frizzi
Italian television presenter.
Born February 5th, 1958 in Rome.
Died March 26th, 2018 at 60 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Richard E. Taylor
Canadian physicist (1929-2018).
Born November 2nd, 1929 in Medicine Hat.
Died February 22nd, 2018 at 88 years old in Stanford.
Peter Grünberg
German physicist, and nobel prize in physics laureate (1939-2018).
Born May 18th, 1939 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2018 at 78 years old in Jülich. [ref]
Arvid Carlsson
Swedish neuroscientist.
Born January 25th, 1923 in Uppsala.
Died June 29th, 2018 at 95 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Thorvald Stoltenberg
Norwegian politician (1931–2018).
Died July 13th, 2018 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Lisbet Palme
Swedish children's psychologist, married to olof palme between 1956–1986 (1931–2018).
Born March 14th, 1931 in Stockholm.
Died October 18th, 2018 at 87 years old in Vällingby. [ref]
Oliver Ivanović
Kosovo-serbian politician and economist.
Born April 1st, 1953 in Irzniq. [ref]
Died January 16th, 2018 at 64 years old in North Mitrovica (gunshot wound, assassination). [ref]
James Mirrlees
Scottish economist (1936-2018).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Minnigaff.
Died August 29th, 2018 at 82 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Robert D. Ray
American lawyer; governor of iowa (1928-2018).
Born September 26th, 1928 in Des Moines.
Died July 8th, 2018 at 89 years old in Des Moines (Parkinson's disease).
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
Former ethiopian president (1924-2018).
Born December 28th, 1924 in Addis Ababa.
Died December 15th, 2018 at 93 years old in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Jung Jae-sung
South korean badminton player (1982–2018).
Born August 25th, 1982 in Jeonju. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2018 at 35 years old in Hwaseong (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Jerry Williams
Swedish rock singer (1942–2018).
Born April 15th, 1942 in Solna.
Died March 25th, 2018 at 75 years old in Täby (cancer). [ref]
Kim Yong-chun
North korean military leader (1936-2018).
Born March 4th, 1936 in Hoeryong.
Died August 16th, 2018 at 82 years old in North Korea (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ermanno Olmi
Italian film director (1931–2018).
Born July 24th, 1931 in Bergamo. [ref]
Died May 7th, 2018 at 86 years old in Asiago (disease).
Linda Bement
Miss usa 1960 and miss universe 1960 (1941–2018).
Born November 2nd, 1941 in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Died March 19th, 2018 at 76 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Iranian ayatollah (1948–2018).
Born August 15th, 1948 in Najaf.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Tehran (brain cancer). [ref]
Toshiko Fujita
Japanese actress and voice actress (1950–2018).
Born April 5th, 1950 in Dalian.
Died December 28th, 2018 at 68 years old in Japan (breast cancer). [ref]
Michael J. Harner
American anthropologist (1929–2018).
Born April 27th, 1929 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 3rd, 2018 at 88 years old [ref]
Deaths 476 to 500 of 1349
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