In the year 2018
1,220 Notable deaths
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
British philosopher.
Born August 26th, 1925 in Tooting.
Died October 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in Hereford (pneumonia, sepsis).
Riccardo Giacconi
Italian american astrophysicist.
Born October 6th, 1931 in Genoa.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 87 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Randy Weston
American jazz pianist.
Born April 6th, 1926 in 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).
Deaths 431 to 440 of 1220
My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for’. Tupac Shakur