In the year 2018
1,218 Notable deaths
Denis Akiyama
Actor and voice actor.
Born June 22nd, 1952 in Toronto.
Died June 28th, 2018 at 66 years old [ref]
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
South african activist and politician (1936-2018).
Born September 26th, 1936 in Bizana.
Died April 2nd, 2018 at 81 years old in Johannesburg (influenza). [ref]
Gene Sharp
American political scientist (1928-2018).
Born January 21st, 1928 in North Baltimore.
Died January 28th, 2018 at 90 years old in Boston. [ref]
James Hal Cone
American theologian.
Born August 5th, 1938 in Fordyce.
Died April 28th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ruud Lubbers
Dutch politician (1939-2018).
Born May 7th, 1939 in Rotterdam.
Died February 14th, 2018 at 78 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Madan Lal Khurana
Indian politician (1936–2018).
Born October 15th, 1936 in Faisalabad.
Died October 27th, 2018 at 82 years old in New Delhi (cerebral hemorrhage).
Galt MacDermot
Canadian-american composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre.
Born December 18th, 1928 in Montreal.
Died December 17th, 2018 at 89 years old in Staten Island. [ref]
Johnny Valiant
American professional wrestler and manager (1946-2018).
Born November 25th, 1946 in Pittsburgh.
Died April 4th, 2018 at 71 years old in Pittsburgh (struck by vehicle).
Pik Botha
South african politician (1932-2018).
Born April 27th, 1932 in Rustenburg.
Died October 12th, 2018 at 86 years old in Pretoria.
Daniel Quinn
American writer (1935-2018).
Born October 11th, 1935 in Omaha.
Died February 17th, 2018 at 82 years old in Houston (pneumonia).
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender