In the year 2018
1,220 Notable deaths
Theo-Ben Gurirab
Former namibian politician (1938–2018).
Born January 23rd, 1938 in Usakos. [ref]
Died July 14th, 2018 at 80 years old in Windhoek.
Fuat Sezgin
Turkish historian of arabic-islamic science (1924–2018).
Born October 24th, 1924 in Bitlis.
Died June 30th, 2018 at 93 years old in Istanbul.
Koo Bon-moo
South korean business executive.
Born February 10th, 1945 in Jinju.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 73 years old in Seoul (brain tumor). [ref]
Juan Carlos García
Honduran footballer (1988-2018).
Died January 8th, 2018 at 29 years old in Tegucigalpa (leukemia). [ref]
Victoria Marinova
Bulgarian journalist and tv host (1988-2018).
Born September 7th, 1988 in Bulgaria.
Died October 6th, 2018 at 30 years old in Ruse (murder). [ref]
Anibal Quijano
Peruvian sociologist (1928-2018).
Born November 17th, 1930 in Yanama District. [ref]
Died May 31st, 2018 at 87 years old in Lima. [ref]
Hans Günter Winkler
German equestrian.
Born July 24th, 1926 in Barmen.
Died July 9th, 2018 at 91 years old in Warendorf (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Brazilian film director (1928–2018).
Born October 22nd, 1928 in São Paulo.
Died April 21st, 2018 at 89 years old in Rio de Janeiro (liver cancer).
Leonard Boswell
American politician (1934-2018).
Born January 10th, 1934 in Harrison County.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 84 years old in Des Moines (cancer).
Claribel Alegría Vides
Nicaraguan writer (1924-2018).
Born May 12th, 1924 in Estelí.
Died January 25th, 2018 at 93 years old in Managua. [ref]
Deaths 621 to 630 of 1220
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut