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In the year 2018
1,155 Notable deaths
Jimmy McIlroy
Northern irish footballer (1931-2018).
Born October 25th, 1931 in Northern Ireland.
Died August 20th, 2018 at 86 years old [ref]
Thomas A. Steitz
American biochemist.
Born August 23rd, 1940 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died October 9th, 2018 at 78 years old in Branford (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Iranian politician and cleric (1948-2018).
Born August 15th, 1948 in Najaf.
Died December 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Tehran (brain cancer). [ref]
Ed Pastor
American politician (1943-2018).
Born June 28th, 1943 in Claypool.
Died November 28th, 2018 at 75 years old in Phoenix (myocardial infarction).
Brian Garfield
American writer.
Born April 24th, 1939 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 29th, 2018 at 79 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Rose Laurens
French singer-songwriter.
Born March 4th, 1951 in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died April 29th, 2018 at 67 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]
Lester James Peries
Sri lankan film director.
Born April 5th, 1919 in Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia.
Died April 29th, 2018 at 99 years old in Colombo.
Ren Ōsugi
Japanese actor (1951-2018).
Born September 27th, 1951 in Komatsushima.
Died February 21st, 2018 at 66 years old in Chiba Prefecture (myocardial infarction).
Shinobu Hashimoto
Japanese screenwriter (1918-2018).
Born April 18th, 1918 in Tsurui.
Died July 19th, 2018 at 100 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]
Ara Güler
Turkish photographer.
Born August 16th, 1928 in Beyoğlu.
Died October 17th, 2018 at 90 years old in Istanbul (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 481 to 490 of 1155
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