The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2018.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
January 2018 1 Gert Brauer, 62, German footballer (Carl Zeiss Jena).Trauer um ehemaligen FCC-Spieler Gert Brauer František Brož, 88, Czech Olympic sprinter.František Brož Humberto Coutinho, 71, Brazilian physician and politician, President of the Legislative Assembly of Maranhão (since 2015), Mayor of Caxias (2005–2013), intestinal cancer.Morre Humberto Coutinho, presidente da Assembleia Legislativa do Maranhão Peter Evans, 88, British musicologist.Peter Evans Philip Jacobson, 79, English journalist, meningitis.Philip Jacobson Milt Jamin, 78, American voice actor (Grand Theft Auto IV, The Big O, The Transformers).Milton James Jahn Otto Johansen, 83, Norwegian journalist.Jahn Otto Johansen er død Miriam Kochan, 88, English writer and translator.Obituary: Jewish community leader who pioneered Bat Mitzvah in Britain Robert Mann, 97, American violinist and composer, founding member of the Juilliard String Quartet.Robert Mann, a Founder of the Juilliard Quartet, Dies at 97 Régis Manon, 52, Gabonese footballer (Tours FC, FC 105 Libreville, Joué-lès-Tours).Football/Nécrologie : La maladie emporte Régis Manon ! Karel Matoušek, 89, Czech Olympic wrestler.Karel Matoušek Dušan Mitošević, 68, Serbian football player (Radnički Niš, Smederevo, Nîmes) and manager, cancer.In Memoriam: Preminuo Dušan Mitošević, igrač zlatne generacije Radničkog Mick Murphy, 99, Irish hurler.The death has occurred of Michael (Mick) Murphy Ebrahim Nafae, 83, Egyptian journalist, cancer.Veteran Egyptian journalist dies in Dubai Manuel Olivencia, 88, Spanish economist and diplomat, complications from a fall.Muere Manuel Olivencia, eminencia del Derecho Mercantil internacional Llew Owens, 90, Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy, South Melbourne).Owens Milton P. Rice, 97, American politician, Attorney General of Tennessee (1974).Milton Paul Rice Herbert Schutz, 80, German-born Canadian philologist.Herbert Schutz Mauro Staccioli, 80, Italian sculptor, complications from pneumonia.Lutto nell'arte: è morto lo scultore Staccioli Jon Paul Steuer, 33, American actor (Grace Under Fire, Little Giants, Star Trek: The Next Generation) and singer, suicide by gunshot.'Star Trek' Actor Jon Paul Steuer Dies at 33 Tim Sweeney, 88, Irish hurler (Galway). Katsuhikari Toshio, 75, Japanese sumo wrestler, bile duct cancer.杉浦敏朗さん75歳=元日本相撲協会理事、元・和晃 Wolfgang Treu, 87, German cinematographer.Wolfgang Treu gestorben Edemariam Tsega, 79, Ethiopian physician.Edemariam Tsega Betty Willis, 76, American soul singer, strangled.Homeless man charged with murdering ex-60s soul singer during attempted rape
2 Dee Ayuba, 31, British-Nigerian basketball player, heart attack.Tidigare SM-guldvinnaren död efter akut hjärtstopp Małgorzata Bocheńska, 69, Polish journalist.Małgorzata Bocheńska nie żyje. Dziennikarka TVP i Polsatu miała 69 lat. Kim była? Frank Buxton, 87, American actor (What's Up, Tiger Lily?), screenwriter and director (The Odd Couple, Happy Days).Bainbridge Island arts icon Frank Buxton dies at 87 Tony Calder, 74, English music promoter and executive (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones), complications from pneumonia.Tony Calder, Music Promoter Who Worked With Beatles, Rolling Stones, Dies Donna Carter, 73, Trinidadian politician, Senator, High Commissioner to South Africa.Former gov't minister Donna Carter has died Bryan Conquest, 87, Australian politician.Bryan Conquest a larrikin until the end Alan Deakin, 76, English footballer (Aston Villa, Walsall, Tamworth).RIP Alan Deakin Giovanni Di Clemente, 69, Italian film producer.Addio a Giovanni Di Clemente, fu il produttore di Placido e Monicelli Marian Donat, 57, Polish Olympic judoka.Zmarł Marian Donat Thomas Ellis, 97, American pilot (Tuskegee Airmen).Thomas Ellis, a Tuskegee Airman, is dead at 97 Ronald R. Fieve, 87, American psychiatrist.Dr. Ronald Fieve, 87, Dies; Pioneered Lithium to Treat Mood Swings Eugène Gerards, 77, Dutch football player and manager (SV Limburgia, Fortuna Sittard, OFI).Το αντίο της ΠΑΕ ΟΦΗ 1925 στον Ευγένιο Γκέραρντ Rick Hall, 85, American record producer, songwriter and recording studio owner (FAME Studios), prostate cancer.'Father of Muscle Shoals Music' dead at 85 Ferdinando Imposimato, 81, Italian judge.Magistrate Imposimato dies (3) Durahim Jamaluddin, 36, Malaysian footballer, heart attack.Durahim Jamaluddin meninggal dunia Ali Kadhim, 69, Iraqi Olympic footballer (1980).Obituary: Ali Kadhim Lawal Kaita, 85, Nigerian politician, Governor of Kaduna State (1983).Kaduna ex-gov, Lawal Kaita dies at 85 Jyrgalbek Kalmamatov, 45, Kyrgyz politician, MP (since 2015), heart attack.MP Jyrgalbek Kalmamatov passes away Rosa Kavara, 59, Namibian politician. Guida Maria, 67, Portuguese actress, pancreatic cancer.Morreu a atriz Guida Maria Mike McCartney, 63, Scottish footballer (Carlisle United, Plymouth Argyle, Southampton).Club: Farewell to former-defender Mike McCartney Ali Akbar Moinfar, 89, Iranian politician, MP (1980–1984), Minister of Petroleum (1979–1980).Zanganeh expresses grief over demise of Moinfar Thomas S. Monson, 90, American religious leader and writer, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (since 2008) and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (1995–2008).LDS church President Thomas S. Monson dies at age 90 Armando Monteiro Filho, 92, Brazilian politician, Minister of Agriculture (1961–1962).Corpo do ex-ministro Armando Monteiro Filho é cremado no Grande Recife Mountain Fiji, 60, American professional wrestler (GLOW).GLOW Legend Mountain Fiji Has Died Michael Pfeiffer, 92, German football player (national team) and manager (Roda JC Kerkrade, Alemannia Aachen).Alemannia-Legende Michel Pfeiffer im Alter von 92 Jahren gestorben Wilbur Plaugher, 95, American cowboy, rodeo clown and dog trainer.Wilbur Plaugher Felix Reilly, 84, Scottish footballer (Dunfermline Athletic, East Fife).Felix Reilly Sauryavong Savang, 80, Laotian prince.Obituario: Sauryavong Savang de Laos, el príncipe que escapó de la muerte cruzando un río (1937-2018) Željko Senečić, 84, Croatian film and television production designer.Legendarni redatelj Željko Senečić preminuo u 85. godini Radha Viswanathan, 83, Indian vocalist, pneumonia.Radha Vishwanathan, daughter of M.S. Subbulakshmi, dies at 83 Lyndon Wainwright, 98, British metrologist, ballroom dancer and author.Tribute to Lyndon Wainwright, 1919 - 2018. Jim Wiste, 70, Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks, Vancouver Canucks).Longtime Campus Lounge owner and former DU hockey star Jim Wiste dies in Denver at 70 Betty Woodman, 87, American ceramic artist and sculptor, pneumonia.Betty Woodman, Who Spun Pottery Into Multimedia Art, Dies at 87 Ye Zhemin, 93, Chinese art historian.汝窑窑址发现认定第一人叶喆民逝世 享年94岁 Yell Htwe Aung, 24, Burmese comedian and actor, injuries sustained in an assault.
3 Mlungisi Bali, 27, South African rugby union player (Griffons, Border Bulldogs), stabbed. Donal Barrington, 89, Irish judge, member of the Supreme Court (1996–2000).Ex-judge and 'barrister to underdog' Donal Barrington dies Luigi Alberto Bianchi, 73, Italian violinist.Obituary: viola and violin soloist Luigi Alberto Bianchi, 1945-2018 Bill Blunden, 83, British film editor.In Memory Of Colin Brumby, 84, Australian composer and conductor.Colin Brumby 1933-2018 Valery Chalidze, 79, Russian-born American publisher.Умер Валерий Чалидзе Darci, 49, Brazilian footballer (Volta Redonda Futebol Clube, Widzew Łódź, Antalyaspor), heart attack.Ex-atacante do Botafogo morre vítima de infarto no interior do Rio de Janeiro Philip Eden, 66, British meteorologist, broadcaster and author. Dolly Everett, 14, Australian cyberbullying victim, suicide.Dolly Everett: Mourners gather to remember girl following suicide over alleged bullying Stanley Hartt, 80, Canadian civil servant, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister (1989–1990), cancer.Former Mulroney chief of staff Stanley Hartt dies of cancer at age 80 Heriberto Hermes, 84, American Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Cristalândia (1990–2009).Morre Dom Heriberto Hermes, bispo emérito de Cristalândia Keorapetse Kgositsile, 79, South African poet and journalist.Struggle stalwart Keorapetse Kgositsile dies at age of 79 Lara Kruger, 30, South African radio personality and transgender rights activist.Condolences pour in for Motsweding FM DJ Lara Kruger Aurelio Menéndez, 90, Spanish politician and lawyer, Minister of Education (1976–1977).Fallece Aurelio Menéndez, Gran Cruz al Mérito en el servicio de la Abogacía Francis George Adeodatus Micallef, 89, Maltese Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Vicar of Kuwait (1981–2005).Maltese former bishop of Kuwait passes away Miroslav Miletić, 92, Croatian composer.Umro skladatelj i violist Miroslav Miletić Rob Picciolo, 64, American baseball player (Oakland Athletics, Milwaukee Brewers) and coach (San Diego Padres), heart attack.Long-time Padres coach Rob Picciolo dies at 64 Konrad Ragossnig, 85, Austrian classical guitarist.Konrad Ragossnig verstorben Alan Sagner, 97, American public servant and political fundraiser, chairman of Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the CPB, cardiac amyloidosis.Alan Sagner, Who Revitalized the Port Authority, Dies at 97 Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva, 87, Turkmen opera singer and music educator.Скончалась Медениет Шахбердыева - "туркменский соловей" вокального искусства Ambalavaner Sivanandan, 94, Sri Lankan author.A Sivanandan, novelist, intellectual giant dies Serafino Sprovieri, 87, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati (1980–1991) and Benevento (1991–2006).Archbishop Serafino Sprovieri Igor Strelbin, 43, Russian footballer (Dynamo Bryansk, FC Dynamo Makhachkala, Zenit Penza).Бывший футболист «Динамо» Игорь Стрельбин скончался в Брянске Jeremy Taylor, 74, American dream worker.In Memory of Jeremy Taylor (January 27, 1943 – January 3, 2018) Eugene V. Thaw, 90, American art dealer and collector.Eugene V. Thaw (1927-2018)
4 Aharon Appelfeld, 85, Romanian-born Israeli writer.Aharon Appelfeld, Holocaust survivor who chronicled its traumas, dies at 85 Ulhas Bapat, 67, Indian santoor player.Pandit Ulhas Bapat, santoor maestro and close associate of RD Burman, dies at 67 Dick Bestwick, 87, American football coach (Virginia Cavaliers), transverse myelitis.Former UVa football coach Dick Bestwick remembered favorably Nicola Gordon Bowe, 69, British art historian.Nicola Gordon Bowe (1948–2018) Johannes Brost, 71, Swedish actor (Rederiet, Black Jack, Stjärnhuset), throat cancer.Johannes Brost död – skådespelaren blev 71 år Brendan Byrne, 93, American politician, Governor of New Jersey (1974–1982), lung infection.Former New Jersey governor Brendan Byrne dies Papa Camara, 66, Guinean football player (Hafia) and coach (national team).Le foot guinéen en deuil : Papa Camara du Haffia 77 est décédé ! Gerard Conley Sr., 88, American politician, member of the Maine Senate (1968–1984) and House of Representatives (1964–1968), Mayor of Portland (1970–1971).Gerard Conley Sr., former Portland mayor, House member, senator, dies at 88 Joaquín Cortizo, 85, Spanish footballer.Fallece Joaquín Cortizo, integrante de Los Magníficos Carmen Cozza, 87, American baseball and football player (Miami Redhawks) and Hall of Fame coach (Yale Bulldogs).Former Yale Coach Carm Cozza Dies At Age 87; Led Bulldogs For 31 Seasons Bruce Halle, 87, American auto parts executive and philanthropist, founder of Discount Tire.Bruce Halle, Discount Tire founder and Arizona's richest man, dies at 87 Owen Hardy, 95, New Zealand WWII air force pilot.Tributes paid after death of heroic wartime Spitfire ace from Port Solent