The following is a list of notable deaths in July 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.
July 2018 1 Armando, 88, Dutch artist.Grenzeloos veelzijdige kunstenaar Armando (88) overleden Bruce Baker, 72, American geneticist.In memoriam: Bruce Baker Euline Brock, 86, American politician.Euline W. Brock Amos Cardarelli, 88, Italian footballer (Roma, Internazionale, national team).Roma: morto Amos Cardarelli, cresciuto a due passi dal Trieste-Salario Roy Carr, 73, British music journalist (NME, Vox), heart attack.Music Writer Roy Carr Has Died François Corbier, 73, French songwriter and television presenter, cancer.Mort de François Corbier, figure du Club Dorothée Bozhidar Dimitrov, 72, Bulgarian historian, heart attack.Bozhidar Dimitrov, Former Minister And History Museum Director, Dies Aged 72 Brad Dye, 84, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi (1980–1992). Ayanna Dyette, 32, Trinidadian volleyball player, cervical cancer. Dick Feagler, 79, American journalist (The Plain Dealer), playwright, and television personality (WKYC, WEWS).Columnist Dick Feagler, voice of Clevelanders for five decades, dead at 79 Peter Firmin, 89, British television producer (Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog, Clangers).Clangers co-creator Peter Firmin dies aged 89 Harvey Gentry, 92, American baseball player (New York Giants).Harvey William Gentry Gordon Hillman, 74, British archaeobotanist.In Memoriam, Gordon Hillman (1943-2018) Shirley Huffman, 89, American politician, Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon (1985–1993).Shirley Huffman, first female mayor of Hillsboro, dies at 89 Leonard Isaacson, 92, American chemist and composer.Leonard Maxwell Isaacson Dame Gillian Lynne, 92, British dancer and choreographer (The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, The Muppet Show), pneumonia.Director and Choreographer Dame Gillian Lynne Passes Away at 92 Anacleto Sima Ngua, 82, Equatorial Guinean Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Bata (1982–2002).Bishop Anacleto Sima Ngua Gianfranco Petris, 81, Italian footballer (Fiorentina, Lazio, national team).Lutto, si è spento Gianfranco Petris: vinse grandi trofei con la Fiorentina Merv Richards, 87, New Zealand pole vaulter.Pole vault trailblazer the 'founder' of the sport in NZ Joe Rosenthal, 97, Canadian sculptor.Joe Rosenthal Awtar Singh, 52, Afghan politician, loya jirga representative for Paktia, bombing.Avtar Singh Khalsa, Sikh candidate for October polls among 20 killed in Afghanistan blast Leo Thiffault, 73, Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars).Leo E. Thiffault Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield, 80, British banker and politician.Tributes paid to ethical banking giant Lord Terry Thomas Julian Tudor-Hart, 91, British physician and writer.Dr Julian Tudor Hart passes away aged 91
2 Henry Butler, 68, American jazz pianist, cancer.Henry Butler, New Orleans piano virtuoso, dies at 68 Emma Černá, 81, Czech actress (Adelheid, Day for My Love, Viy).Zemřela herečka Emma Černá Russell Crossley, 91, English footballer (Liverpool, Shrewsbury Town).Players - Russell Crossley Edward Dailey, 85, American ophthalmologist and tennis player.Edward Geiser Dailey M.D. Sutanto Djuhar, 90, Chinese-Indonesian entrepreneur, co-founder of the Salim Group, Indofood and Indocement.被总理叫做“福清主义者”的老人去世了 Richard S. Ellis, 71, American mathematician, bile duct cancer.Obituary: Richard Ellis, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Patrick Finnegan, 68, American Army General and lawyer, President of Longwood University (2010–2012), heart attack.General Patrick Finnegan, Longwood's 25th president, passes away Henri Froment-Meurice, 95, French diplomat, Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1979–1981) and West Germany (1981–1983).Penguily. L’ambassadeur Henri Froment-Meurice s’est éteint à 95 ans Richard Gagliardi, 84, American ice hockey player and coach.Richard A. Gagliardi Sr. Antonio Halili, 72, Filipino politician, Mayor of Tanauan City (since 2013), shot.Tanauan mayor dead after flag ceremony shooting Shih-Ying Lee, 100, Chinese-born American engineer and inventor.Shih-Ying Lee, longtime mechanical engineering professor, inventor, and entrepreneur, dies at 100 Maurice Lemaître, 92, French artist.L’un des créateurs essentiels du Lettrisme, Maurice Lemaître, est mort Liu Boli, 87, Chinese nuclear chemist, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.中国工程院院士刘伯里逝世，在放射性药物领域具有国际影响力 Alan Longmuir, 70, Scottish bass guitarist (Bay City Rollers). Denis Mitchison, 98, British bacteriologist.In Memoriam: Prof Denis A Mitchison Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni, 86, Indian Navy admiral, Chief of the Naval Staff (1987–1990). Paul Pruitt, 96, American politician.Paul F. Pruitt Ángel Roberto Seifart, 76, Paraguayan judge and politician, Vice President (1993–1998).Falleció Ángel Roberto Seifart Shuhaimi Shafiei, 50, Malaysian politician, cancer.PKR lawmaker Shuhaimi Shafiei dies of cancer Meic Stephens, 79, Welsh writer and editor.Prolific Welsh journalist and scholar Meic Stephens dies Gavin Trippe, 78, British motorcycle racing promoter and publisher.Gavin Trippe 1940—2018 Kurt Ucko, 96, American Olympic field hockey player.Kurt Ucko Katsura Utamaru, 81, Japanese rakugo storyteller, pulmonary disease. Bill Watrous, 79, American jazz trombonist.What a week! RIP Bill Watrous
3 Pierre-Ernest Abandzounou, 77–78, Congolese politician, stroke.Disparition : décès à Brazzaville du ministre Pierre Ernest Abandzounou Joe Adams, 94, American music manager (Ray Charles) and actor (Carmen Jones).Joe Adams, Longtime Manager of Ray Charles Dies at 94 Gary Bold, 79-80, New Zealand physicist.Gary Edward John Bold Alan Diaz, 71, American photographer, Pulitzer Prize winner (2001). Richard Erdall, 85, American politician.Richard M. 'Dick' Erdall Ali Haydar Kaytan, 66, Turkish militant, co-founder of the PKK, shot. Halima Khatun, 84, Bangladeshi academic, writer and activist.Professor Dr. Halima Khatun Thérèse Kleindienst, 101, French librarian.Décès de Thérèse Kleindienst (prom. 1939) Greg Krosnes, 50, American actor, complications from diabetes.Greg Krosnes Krishna Kumari, 92, Indian royal, politician and philanthropist, last Maharani of Jodhpur, member of the Lok Sabha (1971–1977).Former Jodhpur Rajmata Krishna Kumari passes away at 93 Henri Martre, 90, French telecommunications engineer.Disparition d’Henri Martre Barthélemy Mukenge, 92, Congolese politician, President of Kasaï (1960–1962, 1962).Nécrologie: Le patriarche Barthélémy Mukenge Shabantu, le premier gouverneur du Kasai occidental après l'indépendance, n'est plus Robby Müller, 78, Dutch cinematographer (Paris, Texas, Dancer in the Dark, Dead Man), vascular dementia.Robby Müller death: Cinematographer nicknamed 'master of light' dies aged 78 Boris Orlov, 73, Russian gymnastics coach.Markante turncoach Boris Orlov (73) overleden John Prest, 89, British historian.Obituary: Balliol College, Oxford, modern historian John Prest Lorraine Rodgers, 97, American WASP pilot.Lorraine Rodgers Takahiro Satō, 41, Japanese manga writer, acute coronary syndrome.Bachi Bachi Manga Creator Takahiro Satō Passes Away at 41 Bradford A. Smith, 86, American astronomer, complications of myasthenia gravis.NASA's Bradford Smith, tour guide for Voyager missions, dies Arthur Stinchcombe, 85, American sociologist.Art Stinchcombe, Professor Emeritus and Legendary Sociologist, Dies at 85 Richard Swift, 41, American singer-songwriter, producer and musician (The Shins, The Black Keys, Starflyer 59), complications from hepatitis.Richard Swift Dead at 41 Guilherme Uchoa, 71, Brazilian politician, President of the Legislative Assembly of Pernambuco, pulmonary edema.Guilherme Uchoa, presidente da Assembleia Legislativa de PE, morre no Recife, aos 71 anos Dave VanDam, 63, American voice actor and impressionist (David Letterman, Barack Obama), member of the Wack Pack.Howard Stern Wack Packer ‘Evil Dave Letterman’ Dead at 63 Wang Jian, 56, Chinese businessman, co-founder of Hainan Airlines and HNA Group, fall.Wang Jian, Co-Founder of Chinese Giant HNA, Dies in France
4 Boukary Adji, 79, Nigerien politician, Prime Minister (1996).Décès de l'ex-Premier ministre nigérien Boukary Adji E. Riley Anderson, 85, American judge, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court (1994–1996, 1997–1998, 1998–2001).Former Supreme Court chief justice who once worked in Oak Ridge dies at 85 Carmen Campagne, 58, Canadian singer and children's entertainer, Juno winner (1989), cancer.Canadian singer-songwriter Carmen Campagne dies of cancer at age 58 Georges-Emmanuel Clancier, 104, French poet and novelist.Le romancier et poète Georges-Emmanuel Clancier s'est éteint à 104 ans dans son sommeil Ernst W. Hamburger, 85, Brazilian physicist, lymphoma.Morre, aos 85, o físico e professor da USP Ernst Hamburger, em São Paulo Rogelio Mangahas, 79, Filipino poet and writer.Renowned poet Rogelio Mangahas has passed away at 79 Darrell McNeil, 60, American animator (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jem, James Bond Jr.).Andy Mangels Remembers Darrell McNeil, 1957-2018 Harry M. Miller, 84, New Zealand-born Australian promoter, publicist and talent agent.Legendary celebrity manager and promoter Harry M. Miller dies, aged 84 Ali Qanso, 70, Lebanese politician, cancer.Minister Ali Qanso dies after battling cancer Alan S. Rabson, 92, American pathologist and cancer researcher.Dr. Alan S. Rabson, Long-Time NCI Deputy Director and Cancer Research Stalwart, Dies Donovan Webster, 59, American journalist, suicide.Albemarle author Donovan Webster dies at 59
5 Jonathan Barker, 65-66, American-born Canadian film producer (Camilla, Journey to Mecca).Jonathan Curtis Barker François Budet, 78, French singer-songwriter, novelist, and poet.Disparition de François Budet : "il était un peu comme un grand frère" disent ses amis chanteurs Adamu Ciroma, 83, Nigerian politician and banker, Minister of Finance (1999–2003). Alexandra Denisova, 95, Canadian ballerina.Patricia Denise Galian Donald J. Farish, 75, American educator, President of Roger Williams University (since 2011).Roger Williams University president dies Evgeny Golod, 83, Russian mathematician.Скончался Е.С. Голод Skënder Hyka, 73, Albanian footballer (17 Nëntori, national team).Futbolli shqiptar në zi, ndahet nga jeta ish-sulmuesi i kombëtares dhe i “Tironës” Claude Lanzmann, 92, French documentarian (Shoah, The Last of the Unjust, Pourquoi Israël).Claude Lanzmann Dies: Director Best Known For Holocaust Documentary ‘Shoah’ Was 92 Jim Malloy, 87, American recording engineer (Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Henry Mancini), Grammy winner (1964).Jim Malloy, recording engineer for Presley, Cash, dies Gerald Messadié, 87, French author.L’écrivain et biographe Gerald Messadié est mort Ed Schultz, 64, American broadcaster (The Ed Show, The Ed Schultz Show) and political commentator.Ed Schultz, former Fargo radio personality, has died Kenneth Shearwood, 96, English cricketer.Lancing College announcement – Ken Shearwood Michel Suffran, 87, French novelist.Bordeaux : décès de l'écrivain Michel Suffran Jean-Louis Tauran, 75, French Roman Catholic cardinal, President of the PCID (since 2007) and Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (since 2014), Parkinson's disease.Décès du cardinal français Jean-Louis Tauran Hubert Zafke, 97, German military officer.Hubert Zafke
6 Omran al-Zoubi, 58, Syrian politician.Information Ministry announces death of former Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi Donald D. Belcher, 79, American executive, CEO of Banta Corporation.Donald Belcher, 79 of Pauma Valley Eugène Bellemare, 86, Canadian politician, MP for Carleton-Gloucester (1988–2004).Obituary: Former art teacher Eugène Bellemare became respected four-term Liberal backbencher