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Deaths in December 2018

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The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in December 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.

December

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Scott Stearney
1960 – 2018
Paul Sherwen
1956 – 2018
Geoff Murphy
1938 – 2018
Belisario Betancur
1923 – 2018
Lyudmila Alexeyeva
1927 – 2018
Robert Bergland
1928 – 2018
Xavier Tilliette
1921 – 2018
Nancy Wilson
1937 – 2018
Matti Kassila
1924 – 2018
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
1924 – 2018
Penny Marshall
1943 – 2018
Kazimierz Kutz
1929 – 2018
Paddy Ashdown
1941 – 2018
Simcha Rotem
1924 – 2018
Sigi Schmid
1953 – 2018
John Culver
1932 – 2018
Roy J. Glauber
1925 – 2018
Richard Overton
1906 – 2018
Amos Oz
1939 – 2018
Shehu Shagari
1925 – 2018
Ringo Lam
1955 – 2018
Mrinal Sen
1923 – 2018
Kader Khan
1937 – 2018
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References

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  1. Ken Berry, TV Actor in ‘F-Troop,’ ‘Mayberry R.F.D,’ Dies at 85
  2. Morto Ennio Fantastichini: l’attore stroncato dalla leucemia (in Italian)
  3. Photographer Anwar Hossain found dead at a city hotel
  4. Почина академик Иван Катарџиев, врвен научник за Македонската историја (in Macedonian)
  5. Aizsaulē devies dramaturgs Pauls Putniņš (in Latvian)
  6. U.S. Navy admiral Scott Stearney found dead in apparent suicide
  7. Steffi Tücking ist unerwartet gestorben Archived 2018-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  8. 美国华裔物理学家张首晟教授去世,终年55岁 (in Chinese)
  9. Côte d’Ivoire : Sery Bailly, l’ex-ministre de Gbagbo est décédé Archived 2018-12-03 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  10. Missioni: si è spento a Lima padre Ugo De Censi, salesiano fondatore dell’Operazione Mato Grosso (in Italian)
  11. Iconic voice of cycling Paul Sherwen dies at 62-years-old
  12. Three-time WBC Champ Markus Beyer passed away at 47
  13. Умер писатель Андрей Битов (in Russian)
  14. Philip Bosco, Tony-Winning Character Actor, Is Dead at 88
  15. Acclaimed Kiwi film director Geoff Murphy dies
  16. Muere Josep Lluís Núñez, el presidente del Barça más longevo (in Spanish)
  17. Кыргызстанда өмүр бою абакка кесилген Кадыржан Батыров каза болду (in Kyrgyz)
  18. Laatste Nederlandse Sobibór-overlevende Selma Wijnberg (96) overleden (in Dutch)
  19. Former culture minister Nikoloz Rurua found dead in Tbilisi
  20. Stampede Wrestling superstar Tom 'The Dynamite Kid' Billington, dead at 60
  21. Pokerlegende Thor Hansen (71) er død (in Norwegian)
  22. Ambassador who served under 8 U.S. presidents dies in SLO at age 92
  23. Morre José de Anchieta, ex-governador de Roraima (in Portuguese)
  24. John Henry "Ace" Cannon
  25. 25.0 25.1 Former Astros players Luis Valbuena, Jose Castillo die in car accident
  26. Elhunyt Forintos Győző (in Hungarian)
  27. Larry 'The Axe' Hennig dead at 82
  28. Joseph Joffo, l'auteur d'"Un sac de billes", est décédé à l'âge de 87 ans (in French)
  29. WSOP Bracelet Winner "Minneapolis Jim" Meehan Passes Away
  30. Buzzcocks singer Pete Shelley dies at 63
  31. Confirmado: Falleció el expresidente Belisario Betancur (in Spanish)
  32. Shmuel Flatto-Sharon, MK who entered politics to escape prosecution, dies at 88
  33. MFF:s ordförande död (in Swedish)
  34. Morto Radice, l'allenatore dell'ultimo scudetto del Torino (in Italian)
  35. В Москве умерла правозащитница Людмила Алексеева (in Russian)
  36. Muore a Roma Enrico Crispolti, tra i massimi critici dell'arte italiani del '900 (in Italian)
  37. Posłanka Jolanta Szczypińska nie żyje (in Polish)
  38. Ex-kansanedustaja Pentti Tiusanen on kuollut (in Finnish)
  39. Professor Sir David Wetherall obituary: 'iconic' scientist dies
  40. Singer Yigal Bashan has passed away
  41. Bob Bergland, Agriculture Secretary Under Carter, Dies at 90
  42. William Blum, Independent Journalist and Anti-Imperialist Historian, Dies at 85
  43. È morto il fisico Riccardo Giacconi, Nobel nel 2002, padre dell'Astronomia a raggi X (in Italian)
  44. Robert Thomas Giggie
  45. Scholes, Gordon AO
  46. Merton Dick Van Orden
  47. മുന്‍ മന്ത്രി സി.എന്‍ ബാലകൃഷ്ണന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു Archived 2018-12-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Malayalam)
  48. "Former vice chairman of Chinese KMT party dies". Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  49. R. I. P. Robert Spaemann (in German)
  50. Décès du Père jésuite Xavier Tilliette, philosophe et écrivain (in French)
  51. Winifred Clare (nee Griffin) (Winkie) Ashby
  52. Former race relations commissioner and Māori All Black Hiwi Tauroa dies aged 91
  53. Iranian first scorer at World Cup dies (in Persian)
  54. Schriftsteller Wilhelm Genazino ist tot (in German)
  55. Former SC lieutenant governor and longtime Beaufort attorney Brantley Harvey dies
  56. Hungarian film director Ferenc Kosa dies aged 81
  57. "In Memoriam:Admiral James "Ace" Lyons USN Ret.)". Archived from the original on 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  58. William Newsom III, prominent judge and father of governor-elect Gavin Newsom, dies at 84
  59. Former Workers' Party president Seán Garland dies aged 84
  60. Скончался известный израильский журналист, бывший узник Освенцима (in Russian)
  61. Nancy Wilson, Grammy winning jazz singer, dies at 81
  62. Filmregissören Matti Kassila är död (in Swedish)
  63. Fallece la “comadre” Remedios Loza a los 69 años (in Spanish)
  64. Joe Osborn 1937-2018
  65. Edmond Simeoni, figure emblématique du mouvement autonomiste corse, est mort (in French)
  66. Jean-Pierre Van Rossem is overleden op 73-jarige leeftijd (in Dutch)
  67. Preminula višestruka šampionka u šahu Milunka Lazarević (in Serbian)
  68. PS-boegbeeld Moureaux overleden (in Dutch)
  69. Former Ethiopian president Girma Woldegiorgis dies
  70. È morto Eraldo Isidori, ex-parlamentare della Lega (in Italian)
  71. Ex-Florida State University president dies at 72
  72. Jon Bluming (1933 - 2018): vechtsporter die cultverschijning werd in Nederlandse films (in Dutch)
  73. Penny Marshall, who played feisty Laverne in 'Laverne & Shirley' before directing movies, dies at 75
  74. Professorin Dr. Amélie Dorothea Mummendey : Unternehmensnachrufe[permanent dead link] (in German)
  75. Singer-songwriter Anca Pop dies in Danube River car crash
  76. Rona Ramon, widow of Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, passes away at 54
  77. Former Boston Police Commissioner Francis “Mickey” Roache dies
  78. Award-winning Albrighton rose breeder David Austin dies, aged 92
  79. Former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh Ambushed And Killed By Gunmen
  80. [R.I.P.] Jason Voorhees from ‘Friday the 13th Part 2,’ Steve Dash Has Passed Away
  81. "Former Prime Minister Tulsi Giri passes away at 93". Archived from the original on 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  82. Kazimierz Kutz nie żyje. Cała jego twórczość była godzeniem sprzeczności (in Polish)
  83. Writer, actor, director Peter Masterson dies
  84. "Neild". Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  85. 1972 Olympic champion Shinobu Sekine passed away
  86. Bill Slater | 1927 - 2018
  87. Raimo Vartia on poissa (in Finnish)
  88. 铁木尔·达瓦买提同志逝世,享年92岁 (in Chinese)
  89. "Audrey Geisel, widow of Dr. Seuss, dead at 97". Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  90. "BYU basketball legend Mel Hutchins dies at age 90". Archived from the original on 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  91. Malayalam actor Geetha Salam passes away at 73
  92. Dichter und Ka­ri­ka­tu­rist F.W. Bernstein ist tot (in German)
  93. Klaus Hagerup (72) er død (in Norwegian)
  94. Donald Moffat, 87, a Top Actor Who Thrived in Second Billings, Dies
  95. bp Gerard Bernacki Archived 2018-12-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish)
  96. Lars Hindmar (in Swedish)
  97. Ex-Lib Dem leader Paddy Ashdown dies aged 77
  98. Décès du mathématicien Jean Bourgain (in French)
  99. James Kelvin "Kelly" Burnett
  100. Jiko Luveni Passes Away
  101. Zmarł Symcha Rotem. Miał 94 lata (in Polish)
  102. Honduran president during US-funded 'Contra' war on Nicaragua dies
  103. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz passes away
  104. Alfred Bader: Chemical company magnate, Milwaukee philanthropist dies at age 94
  105. Nana Chudasama, former Mumbai mayor who put up banners on Marine Drive for decades, dies at 86
  106. Elias M. Stein, 1931-2018
  107. Zomrel Jozef Adamec – Trnavská Desina Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Slovak)
  108. Murió Osvaldo Bayer y las redes se inundaron de mensajes y condolencias (in Spanish)
  109. Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Passes Away
  110. Mexico: Helicopter crash claims Puebla governor, ex-governor
  111. New Zealand Olympian and distance running folk hero Bill Baillie dies
  112. Larry Eisenberg, 99, Dead; His Limericks Were Very Well Read
  113. Fallece Álex Figueroa, ex ministro de Salud de Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (in Spanish)
  114. Well known midwife Sulagitti Narasamma who helped thousands of women deliver babies, no more
  115. Forpasis Baldur Ragnarsson (1930–2018) (in Esperanto)
  116. "Nancy Grace Roman, involved with Hubble telescope, dies". Archived from the original on 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  117. Sigi Schmid, former Galaxy coach, dies at 65
  118. Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, 77, Dies; Historian Recognized Black Suffragists
  119. Sister Wendy Beckett dead: Much-loved BBC presenter and art critic dies at 88
  120. John Culver, former U.S. senator and father of Chet Culver, dies at 86
  121. In Memoriam: Roy J. Glauber, 1925-2018
  122. 北川知克元環境副大臣が死去 Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  123. Sono Osato, Japanese-American Ballet Star, Is Dead at 99
  124. Dr. Larry Roberts, Internet Pioneer, is dead.
  125. Professor Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, expert on number theory who was co-creator of the ‘beautiful’ Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer Conjecture – obituary
  126. Juan Bautista Agüero passes away
  127. Morre, aos 93 anos, Mãe Stella de Oxóssi Archived 2019-01-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  128. [R.I.P. ‘Cannibal Holocaust’ Star Robert Kerman Has Passed Away
  129. Morre no Rio a cantora Miúcha aos 81 anos (in Portuguese)
  130. Nation's oldest living veteran Richard Overton dies in Austin at age 112
  131. Bp Tadeusz Pieronek nie żyje. Miał 84 lata (in Polish)
  132. Academy Award-Winning Animator Børge Ring Dies at 97
  133. Décès d’Abdelmalek Benhabylès, Président du Conseil Constitutionnel sous Chadli Archived 2019-01-01 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  134. Digimon Adventure Voice Actress Toshiko Fujita Passes Away
  135. Peter Hill-Wood: Arsenal's former chairman has died at the age of 82
  136. Le grand résistant Georges Loinger s’est éteint à l’âge de 108 ans (in French)
  137. Ruby Christine McGuire
  138. Israeli author Amos Oz dead of cancer at 79: daughter
  139. "Ex-President Shehu Shagari dies in Abuja". Archived from the original on 2018-12-29. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  140. Former Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner Dies
  141. Ab Fab's Dame June Whitfield dies aged 93
  142. 'Shiye' Glazer, Israeli soccer legend, passed away at 91
  143. Veteran painter Syed Jahangir dies at 83
  144. Famous HK movie director, Ringo Lam, 63 dies at home
  145. Muere la actriz y directora Rosenda Monteros a los 83 años (in Spanish)
  146. Beloved, longtime faculty cellist Aldo Parisot dies at 100
  147. Carlos Sánchez, 83, Dies; Embodied Colombian Coffee as Juan Valdez
  148. R.I.P., Judith Rich Harris: The Woman Who Showed Us How Little Parents Matter
  149. Oud-voetballer Dick Helling (68) overleden (in Dutch)
  150. Mort de l’écrivain allemand Edgar Hilsenrath, iconoclaste auteur du « Nazi et le Barbier » Archived 2019-01-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  151. Don Lusk (1913-2018)
  152. Warren Francis Plunkett, 98
  153. Mrinal Sen, the maker of Mrigaya and Bhuvan Shome, dies at 95
  154. Murió el ex canciller Héctor Timerman (in Spanish)
  155. Dean Ford, singer with Scottish pop group Marmalade, dies aged 72
  156. Morre aos 87 a atriz Etty Fraser Archived 2019-01-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
  157. Urban Clifford "Urbie" Green
  158. Veteran actor, writer Kader Khan dies at 81
  159. Christian Mohn er død Archived 2019-01-08 at Archive.today (in Norwegian)
  160. Meghalt Seregély István nyugalmazott egri érsek (in Hungarian)
  161. Gülriz Sururi’nin eşi Engin Cezzar kimdir? (in Turkish)
  162. Peter Thompson dead: Liverpool legend of Bill Shankly era passes away aged 76

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