In the year 2018
1,220 Notable deaths
Eddy Clearwater
American chicago blues musician.
Born January 10th, 1935 in Macon.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 83 years old in Skokie (heart failure).
Eric Geboers
Belgian motorcycle racer.
Born August 5th, 1962 in Neerpelt.
Died May 6th, 2018 at 55 years old in Mol (drowning). [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]
Kateryna Handziuk
Ukrainian activist.
Born June 17th, 1985 in Kherson.
Died November 4th, 2018 at 33 years old in Kyiv (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, chemical burn).
Héctor Timerman
Argentine journalist and politician.
Born December 16th, 1953 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 30th, 2018 at 65 years old in Buenos Aires (liver cancer).
Jigjidiin Mönkhbat
Olympic wrestler (1941-2018).
Born June 1st, 1941 in Erdenesant.
Died April 9th, 2018 at 76 years old in Ulaanbaatar. [ref]
Rezső Nyers
Hungarian politician (1923–2018).
Born March 21st, 1923 in Budapest.
Died June 22nd, 2018 at 95 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Henry Butler
American musical artist (1949–2018).
Born September 21st, 1949 in New Orleans.
Died July 2nd, 2018 at 68 years old in New York City (brain cancer).
Ezzatolah Entezami
Iranian actor.
Born June 21st, 1924 in Tehran.
Died August 17th, 2018 at 94 years old in Tehran (stroke).
Roh Hoe-chan
President of new progressive party (1956-2018).
Born August 31st, 1956 in Busan.
Died July 23rd, 2018 at 61 years old in Seoul (falling). [ref]
Deaths 641 to 650 of 1220
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson