Deaths in October 2018

The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in October 2018. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

October

 
Charles Aznavour
1924 – 2018
 
Đỗ Mười
1917 – 2018
 
Smilja Avramov
1918 – 2018
 
Jamal Khashoggi
1958 – 2018
 
Leon M. Lederman
1922 – 2018
 
Will Vinton
1947 – 2018
 
Scott Wilson
1942 – 2018
 
Joseph Tydings
1928 – 2018
 
Thomas A. Steitz
1940 – 2018
 
Sir Doug Ellis
1924 – 2018
 
Milena Dravić
1940 – 2018
 
Paul Allen
1953 – 2018
 
Walter Huddleston
1926 – 2018
 
Cornelius Gallagher
1921 – 2018
 
Wim Kok
1938 – 2018
 
Earl Bakken
1924 – 2018
 
Eugene Peterson
1932 – 2018
 
James Karen
1923 – 2018
 
Carmen Alborch
1947 – 2018
 
Sara Anzanello
1980 – 2018
 
Ntozake Shange
1948 – 2018
 
Whitey Bulger
1929 – 2018
 
Bill Fischer
1930 – 2018
 
Willie McCovey
1938 – 2018

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  1. Charles Aznavour, French singing star, dies at 94
  2. Morto Stelvio Cipriani, il compositore di "Anonimo Veneziano" (in Italian)
  3. Judge Dredd co-creator Carlos Ezquerra dies aged 70
  4. Muere en un incendio en Madrid el músico de jazz Jerry González (in Spanish)
  5. Nguyên Tổng bí thư Đỗ Mười qua đời (in Vietnamese)
  6. Graciano "Rocky" Rocchigiani Dead: Former World Champion Dies in Car Crash in Italy
  7. The busboy who tried to help a wounded Robert F. Kennedy in 1968 dies. His life was haunted by the violence
  8. Atletica in Lutto, è morto Franco Sar, Olimpico e Padre della SNIA Archived 2018-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  9. Le journaliste et politologue spécialiste du Moyen-Orient Antoine Sfeir est mort (in French)
  10. Професорка Смиља Аврамов преминула у 101. години
  11. Violinist Balabhaskar dies a week after car crash that killed his daughter
  12. Geoff Emerick, Beatles Chief Recording Engineer, Dies at 72
  13. Florida state Sen. Dorothy Hukill dies at 72
  14. Filmmaker Thampi Kannanthanam passes away
  15. Умер Роман Карцев (in Russian)
  16. Jamal Khashoggi: Turkey says journalist was murdered in Saudi consulate
  17. Murió Hermenegildo Sábat, uno de los dibujantes mas reconocidos en la historia argentina Archived 2018-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  18. Actrice Elisabeth Andersen (98) overleden Archived 2019-06-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  19. Julien Bogaert Archived 2018-10-20 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  20. "Gibbs". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  21. Musician Joseph Kamaru, 79, dies at MP Shah Hospital
  22. Leon Lederman, 96, Explorer (and Explainer) of the Subatomic World, Dies
  23. Dansk musikpioner død: Han var en af de helt store fritænkere (in Danish)
  24. Hollie M. Pihl Jr.
  25. Dave Anderson, longtime New York Times columnist, dies at 89
  26. Olympic Chamion Ashworth Dies
  27. Hamiet Bluiett 1940 - 2018
  28. Former USC safety Kevin Ellison dies at 31
  29. Alt-Oberbürgermeister Kurt Malangré gestorben (in German)
  30. Fallece el escultor mexicano José Sacal (in Spanish)
  31. Portland's Will Vinton, creator of famous Claymation characters, dies
  32. Jimmy Duquennoy est décédé à l’âge de 23 ans (in French)
  33. Groundbreaking sitcom writer Ray Galton dies
  34. Stortingsrepresentant Ivar Odnes er død (in Norwegian)
  35. Adiós a un histórico en un día emblemático: a los 103 años fallece Víctor Pey, dueño de El Clarín (in Spanish)
  36. NOS-presentator en oud-RVD-chef Eef Brouwers overleden (in Dutch)
  37. Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballé dies aged 85
  38. Disability advocate Quentin Kenihan dies
  39. Don Sandburg, last surviving original cast member of ‘Bozo’s Circus,’ dead at 87
  40. 'Walking Dead' Actor Scott Wilson Dies at 76
  41. Peggy McCay, Longtime Star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ Dies at 90
  42. Geelong-born illusionist Moi-Yo Miller dies aged 104
  43. Умер Олег Павлов (in Russian)
  44. "Remembering TOS Guest Star, Celeste Yarnall, 1944-2018". Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  45. Arnold Kopelson, Oscar Winning Producer of ‘Platoon’ and ‘The Fugitive,’ Dies at 83
  46. IU football trailblazer George Taliaferro dies at 91
  47. Fmr. Senator Joseph Tydings Has Passed Away
  48. 大相撲の元横綱・輪島こと輪島大士氏が死去 70歳 輪湖時代を築く (in Japanese)
  49. È morto l'attore Venantino Venantini (in Italian)
  50. Activist GD Agarwal, who was on indefinite fast for clean Ganga, dies in Rishikesh
  51. Longtime NBC 5 Anchor Warner Saunders Passes Away at 83
  52. Thomas A. Steitz
  53. Carolyn Warner, former Arizona superintendent, dead at 88
  54. One of the last 'Rats of Tobruk' dies aged 101
  55. Mary Midgley (1919-2018)
  56. Raye Montague, Arkansan and 'hidden figure' credited with U.S. Navy breakthrough, dies at 83
  57. Bulls confirm that former assistant coach Tex Winter dies at the age of 96
  58. Doug Ellis dead: Former Aston Villa owner dies, aged 94
  59. Tidigare MFF-talangen Labinot Harbuzi död (in Swedish)
  60. Ein emotionaler Rückblick: Radsport-Fans trauern um Dieter Kemper Archived 2018-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  61. Indian historian Pran Nevile passes away at 95
  62. "Sengoku, ex-Cabinet member under DPJ administration, dies at 72". Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  63. En bauta i norsk likestillingspolitikk er død: – Hege Skjeie (63) etterlater dype spor (in Norwegian)
  64. Vale Greg Stafford (1948 - 2018)
  65. Murió la escritora Hebe Uhart Archived 2018-10-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  66. Paul Andreu, membre de la section d'architecture Archived 2018-10-12 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  67. "Former foreign affairs minister Pik Botha dies". Archived from the original on 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  68. Forfatter Jan Jakob Tønseth er død (in Norwegian)
  69. In Memoriam Fabien Eboussi Boulaga Une Constellation De Simplicité Et D’engagement. (in French)
  70. Bill Coors, Former Chairman of Namesake Brewery, Dies at 102
  71. Robert William (Bob) Doran
  72. Lt./Gen. Edgar Starr Harris USAF RET
  73. Death of a Member: Baroness Hollis of Heigham
  74. Ушел из жизни призер Олимпиады-68 в плавании Николай Панкин (in Russian)
  75. Jim Taylor, first of Vince Lombardi-era Packers inducted into Hall of Fame, dies
  76. Robert Wesley Bushby
  77. Preminula Milena Dravić Archived 2018-11-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
  78. Per Theodor Haugen er død (in Norwegian)
  79. Pop artist Mel Ramos dies at 83
  80. "Former Minister of Defense Valeriy Shmarov dies aged 74". Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  81. Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder, dies at 65
  82. Arto Paasilinna 20.4.1942–15.10.2018 (in Finnish)
  83. Fallece Serena (in Spanish)
  84. Nevada brothel owner and Republican state legislature candidate dies
  85. Walter 'Dee' Huddleston, who lost Senate seat to Mitch McConnell, dies
  86. State Rep. Sid Michaels Kavulich, former sportscaster, died
  87. Ian Kiernan, Clean Up Australia founder and yachtsman, dies aged 78
  88. In Memoriam: TRUMPF Senior Figure and Partner, Berthold Leibinger, Passes Away
  89. Paul O'Brien, former vice president of Royal Society of Chemistry, dies aged 64
  90. Addio a Leone Frollo fumettista veneziano (in Italian)
  91. Cornelius Gallagher, former New Jersey congressman, dies at 97
  92. Renowned Turkish photographer Ara Guler dies at 90[dead link]
  93. Décès du peintre Jacques Monory (in French)
  94. Was Vladimir Roslyakov's weapon shooting illegal? Yes, it was...
  95. Derrick Sherwin, Doctor Who producer and creator of UNIT, dies aged 82
  96. Top Afghan commander Raziq killed in Kandahar gun attack
  97. Legendary singer Ayub Bachchu dies
  98. Anthea Bell, 'magnificent' translator of Asterix and Kafka, dies aged 82
  99. سونا: وفاة الرئيس السوداني الأسبق عبد الرحمن سوار الذهب في الرياض (in Arabic)
  100. Danny Leiner, Director of 'Dude, Where's My Car?' and 'Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle,' Dies at 57
  101. Journalisten Åke Ortmark är död (in Swedish)
  102. Lisbet Palme är död (in Swedish)
  103. Pro Wrestling Legend Dick Slater Dead At 67, WWE Comments
  104. नहीं रहे उत्तराखंड के विकास पुरुष एनडी तिवारी, मैक्स में ली आखिरी सांस (in Hindi)
  105. မြိုင်ကြီးငူ ဆရာတော်ပျံလွန်တော်မူ (in Burmese)
  106. 「積木くずし」穂積隆信さん、死去 胆のうがん87歳  (in Japanese)
  107. "Nobel chemistry laureate Shimomura dies". Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  108. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory actress Diana Sowle dies aged 88
  109. Former Dutch prime minister, Wim Kok, dies at 80
  110. Top Macau official Zheng Xiaosong dead after fall from building
  111. Medtronic founder Earl Bakken dies
  112. Fotbal / Breaking News – Zi neagră în Bănie: Ilie Balaci a decedat! (in Romanian)
  113. Harry L. Ettlinger obituary
  114. Le négationniste Robert Faurisson est mort (in French)
  115. Former Tohoku U. president Junichi Nishizawa, known as 'Mr. Semiconductor,' dies at 92
  116. Krigshelt Joachim Rønneberg er død (in Norwegian)
  117. "Charles Wang, former New York Islanders owner, dies at 74". Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  118. Falleció el artista plástico Horacio Cardo (in Spanish)
  119. Олимпийский чемпион по пулевой стрельбе Кокорев скончался на 60-м году жизни (in Russian)
  120. Langjähriger Regionalbischof für Münster-Warendorf wurde 86 Jahre alt (in German)
  121. Eugene Peterson Is Now Living the Resurrection
  122. Mor l'escriptor i crític literari Robert Saladrigas (in Catalan)
  123. Murió José Varacka, el entrenador que trajo a Enzo Francescoli a River (in Spanish)
  124. Coral Springs Mayor Skip Campbell dies at 69
  125. James Karen, Actor in 'Poltergeist' and So Much More, Dies at 94
  126. Umrl je Alojz Rebula (in Slovene)
  127. Oud-scheidsrechter Van Ravens (96) overleden (in Dutch)
  128. Muere la exministra Carmen Alborch a los 70 años (in Spanish)
  129. Holocaust-Überlebender Rudolf Gelbard gestorben (in German)
  130. http://portal-kultura.ru/articles/obshchiy-plan/219981-v-parizhe-na-84-m-godu-zhizni-skonchalsya-izvestnyy-sovetskiy-prozaik-anatoliy-gladilin/
  131. "Hip Hop veteran HHP has passed away". Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  132. Botschafterin Stix-Hackl verstorben (in German)
  133. Country bluesman, hit songwriter Tony Joe White dies
  134. Morta Sara Anzanello: aveva 38 anni[dead link] (in Italian)
  135. Lindon Crow, veteran of NFL's 'greatest game ever,' dies at 85
  136. Sonny Fortune, Stalwart Saxophonist Of New York, Dies At 79
  137. Thomas Keating, pioneer in centering prayer, interfaith dialogue, dies at 95
  138. Bill Janklow foe, longtime South Dakota lawmaker Michael O'Connor dies
  139. Former Meghalaya, Manipur Governor SS Sidhu no more
  140. John Ziegler, fourth president of NHL, dies at 84
  141. A los 93 años murió Ana González, destacada luchadora de los DDHH Archived 2018-10-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  142. Warren B. Hamilton obituary
  143. Popular Russian Actor Nikolai Karachentsov Dies At 73
  144. Death announcement on official website (in Hungarian)
  145. Freddie Hart, known to millions of Country Music fans the world over as “Mr. Easy Lovin’” passed away Saturday October 27th in Burbank California.
  146. BJP Leaders Condole Madan Lal Khurana's Death
  147. Mario's Real-Life Namesake, Mario Segale, Dies At 84
  148. Ntozake Shange, pioneering playwright, poet and novelist, dies at 70
  149. Club Statement: Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
  150. Muere a los 88 años Luis Miguel Enciso, senador liberal por UCD e historiador (in Spanish)
  151. ‘A profound loss’: Renowned Australian conductor Richard Gill dies aged 76
  152. Former seminary president, professor Hesselink dies
  153. Konstantins Konstantinovs Dead: Bodybuilding Legend Dies at 40
  154. Former AFL player Colin Sylvia dies in Mildura car crash
  155. Former Special Envoy to Dalai Lama, Lodi Gyari Passes Away
  156. Religious Affairs Minister Azoulay dies after battle with cancer
  157. "Whitey" Bulger killed in jail
  158. Bill Fischer, Royals’ senior pitching adviser and former KC A’s pitcher, dies at 88
  159. Playwright María Irene Fornés Dies at 88
  160. 武侠小说泰斗金庸逝世 享年94岁 (in Chinese)
  161. Skilegende Erika Mahringer verstorben Archived 2018-11-02 at Archive.today (in German)
  162. ‘The Voice’ Star Beverly McClellan Dies After Battle with Cancer
  163. Fallece el reconocido político y periodista venezolano Teodoro Petkoff (in Spanish)
  164. Ve věku 88 let zemřel biochemik Paleček, zabýval se výzkumem DNA (in Czech)
  165. Urgyen Sangharakshita 1925-2018
  166. Former Green Bay Packers OL Bob Skoronski dies at 84
  167. San Francisco Giants legend Willie McCovey dies
  168. Dana Mead PhD ’67, former chair of the MIT Corporation, dies at 82
  169. Ex-Sabah coach Ken Shellito passes away
  170. "Streather". Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-03.

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