In the year 2018
1,222 Notable deaths
Albrecht Wellmer
German philosopher.
Born July 9th, 1933 in Bergkirchen.
Died September 13th, 2018 at 85 years old in Berlin.
Soslan Andiyev
Wrestler.
Born April 21st, 1952 in Vladikavkaz.
Died November 22nd, 2018 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Stepan Topal
Moldovan politician (1938-2018).
Born January 18th, 1938 in Comrat.
Died September 29th, 2018 at 80 years old in Comrat. [ref]
Osvaldo Bayer
Argentine journalist, historian and writer (1927-2018).
Born February 18th, 1927 in Santa Fe. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2018 at 91 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Armand de Las Cuevas
French racing cyclist.
Born June 26th, 1968 in Troyes. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 2018 at 50 years old in Petite-Île. [ref]
Bo Nilsson
Swedish songwriter.
Born May 1st, 1937 in Skellefteå.
Died June 25th, 2018 at 81 years old
Jens Okking
Danish actor, singer and politician. (1939-2018).
Born December 18th, 1939 in Copenhagen.
Died January 21st, 2018 at 78 years old [ref]
Michiko Ishimure
Japanese writer (1927-2018).
Born March 11th, 1927 in Kawaura.
Died February 10th, 2018 at 90 years old in Kumamoto.
Philipp Jenninger
German politician and diplomat, former president of the bundestag (1932-2018).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Rindelbach.
Died January 4th, 2018 at 85 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
Former prime minister of djibouti (1930–2018).
Born January 1st, 1930 in Dikhil Region.
Died March 18th, 2018 at 88 years old in Clamart (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 811 to 820 of 1222
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