In the year 2018
1,238 Notable deaths
Mark E. Smith
English singer (1957–2018).
Born March 5th, 1957 in Salford.
Died January 24th, 2018 at 60 years old in Prestwich (lung cancer, kidney cancer).
Ed King
American rock musician (1949–2018).
Born September 14th, 1949 in Glendale.
Died August 22nd, 2018 at 68 years old in Nashville (cancer). [ref]
Hubert de Givenchy
French fashion designer (1927-2018).
Born February 20th, 1927 in Beauvais.
Died March 10th, 2018 at 91 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
John Gavin
American film actor and former ambassador to mexico (1931–2018).
Born April 8th, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died February 9th, 2018 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Hugh Masekela
South african jazz trumpeter.
Born April 4th, 1939 in Witbank.
Died January 23rd, 2018 at 78 years old in Johannesburg (prostate cancer). [ref]
Richard DeVos
American businessman (1926–2018).
Born March 4th, 1926 in Grand Rapids.
Died September 6th, 2018 at 92 years old in Ada Township (infectious disease). [ref]
Michele Carey
Actress (1943-2018).
Born February 26th, 1943 in Annapolis.
Died November 21st, 2018 at 75 years old in Newport Beach.
Dwight Clark
American football player and executive (1957-2018).
Born January 8th, 1957 in Kinston.
Died June 4th, 2018 at 61 years old in Whitefish (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Nikolai Volkoff
American professional wrestler (1947–2018).
Born October 14th, 1947 in Split.
Died July 29th, 2018 at 70 years old in Glen Arm. [ref]
Tommy Lawrence
Scottish footballer (1940-2018).
Died January 9th, 2018 at 77 years old in Warrington. [ref]
Danny Kirwan
British musician (1950-2018).
Born May 13th, 1950 in Westminster. [ref]
Died June 8th, 2018 at 68 years old in London (pneumonia).
Thomas S. Monson
President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1927-2018).
Born August 21st, 1927 in Salt Lake City.
Died January 2nd, 2018 at 90 years old in Salt Lake City.
France Gall
French singer.
Born October 9th, 1947 in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 7th, 2018 at 70 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (cancer). [ref]
Ricky Jay
American magician.
Born June 26th, 1946 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2018 at 72 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Katherine MacGregor
American actress (1925-2018).
Born January 12th, 1925 in Glendale.
Died November 13th, 2018 at 93 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Sergio Marchionne
Italian businessman.
Born June 17th, 1952 in Chieti.
Died July 25th, 2018 at 66 years old in Zürich (surgical complications). [ref]
Nicolas Roeg
English film director and cinematographer (1928-2018).
Born August 15th, 1928 in St John's Wood.
Died November 23rd, 2018 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
Bill Maynard
English comedian and actor (1928–2018).
Born October 8th, 1928 in Farnham.
Died March 30th, 2018 at 89 years old in Leicestershire (falling from height). [ref]
Jin Yong
Hong kong writer (1924-2018).
Born March 10th, 1924 in Haining. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2018 at 94 years old in Happy Valley.
Peter Wyngarde
British actor.
Born August 23rd, 1933 in Marseille.
Died January 15th, 2018 at 84 years old in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. [ref]
Paul Bocuse
French chef (1926–2018).
Born February 11th, 1926 in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or.
Died January 20th, 2018 at 91 years old in Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Rasual Butler
American basketball player.
Born May 23rd, 1979 in Philadelphia.
Died January 31st, 2018 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (car collision). [ref]
Ray Emery
Canadian professional ice hockey player (1982–2018).
Born September 28th, 1982 in Hamilton.
Died July 15th, 2018 at 35 years old in Hamilton (drowning). [ref]
Paddy Ashdown
British politician and diplomat (1941–2018).
Born February 27th, 1941 in New Delhi.
Died December 22nd, 2018 at 77 years old in Bristol (bladder cancer). [ref]
Adrian Lamo
American hacker and threat analyst (1981–2018).
Born February 20th, 1981 in Boston. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2018 at 37 years old in Wichita. [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau