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In the year 2018
1,155 Notable deaths
Theo-Ben Gurirab
Former namibian politician (1939-2018).
Born January 23rd, 1939 in Usakos.
Died July 14th, 2018 at 79 years old in Windhoek.
Stanislav Govorukhin
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter and actor (1936-2018).
Born March 29th, 1936 in Berezniki.
Died June 14th, 2018 at 82 years old in Barvikha (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Azeglio Vicini
Italian association football player and manager.
Born March 20th, 1933 in Cesena.
Died January 30th, 2018 at 84 years old in Brescia. [ref]
Togo D. West, Jr.
Member of the united states cabinet (1942-2018).
Born June 21st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.
Died March 8th, 2018 at 75 years old in sea (myocardial infarction).
Peter Thompson
English footballer (1942-2018).
Born November 27th, 1942 in Carlisle.
Died December 31st, 2018 at 76 years old [ref]
Urbie Green
American jazz trombonist.
Born August 8th, 1926 in Mobile.
Died December 31st, 2018 at 92 years old in Hellertown. [ref]
Doina Cornea
Romanian academic and activist.
Born May 30th, 1929 in Brașov.
Died May 4th, 2018 at 88 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Roger Piantoni
French association football player (1931-2018).
Born December 26th, 1931 in Étain. [ref]
Died May 26th, 2018 at 86 years old in Nancy. [ref]
Eduard Uspensky
Russian writer.
Born December 22nd, 1937 in Yegoryevsk. [ref]
Died August 14th, 2018 at 80 years old in Puchkovo (liver cancer). [ref]
Sonny Fortune
American saxophonist.
Born May 19th, 1939 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2018 at 79 years old in New York City (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Deaths 601 to 610 of 1155
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche