Deaths in January 2018

The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2018. For notable deaths before the current month, please see "Months". Names under each date are reported in alphabetical order by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are reported here also if notable.

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, nationality, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and most importantly a source.

January

 
Manuel Olivencia
1929 – 2018
 
Thomas S. Monson
1927 – 2018
 
Fred Bass
1928 – 2018
 
Brendan Byrne
1924 – 2018
 
Jerry Van Dyke
1931 – 2018
 
John W. Young
1930 – 2018
 
Jim Anderton
1938 – 2018
 
Max Richards
1931 – 2018
 
Odvar Nordli
1927 – 2018
 
Tom Luken
1925 – 2018
 
John V. Tunney
1934 – 2018
 
Jean Porter
1922 – 2018
 
Dan Gurney
1931 – 2018
 
Dolores O'Riordan
1971 – 2018
 
Jo Jo White
1946 – 2018
 
Stansfield Turner
1923 – 2018
 
Dorothy Malone
1924 – 2018
 
Paul Bocuse
1926 – 2018
 
Naomi Parker
1921 – 2018
 
Jimmy Armfield
1935 – 2018
 
Nicanor Parra
1914 – 2018
 
Jack Ketchum
1946 – 2018
 
Claribel Alegría
1924 – 2018
 
Elizabeth Hawley
1923 – 2018
 
Ingvar Kamprad
1926 – 2018
 
Coco Schumann
1924 – 2018
 
Mark Salling
1982 – 2018
 
Haim Gouri
1923 – 2018

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  174. Neil Harris von SHAM 69 tot (in German)
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  178. "Gene Sharp, advocate for nonviolent resistance, dies at 90". ABC News.
  179. Скончался бывший премьер-министр Молдовы Ион Чубук (in Russian)
  180. Muere Francisco Núñez, el hombre más longevo del mundo, a los 113 años en su casa de Badajoz (in Spanish)
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  182. Rolf Schafstall ist tot (in German)
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  185. VRT-icoon Tante Terry overleden (in Dutch)
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  189. 'Godfather van de moderne Surinaamse kunst' Erwin de Vries overleden (1929-2018) (in Dutch)
  190. Botte, Peter. "Former Yankee Oscar Gamble, known for his giant Afro and lefty power, dead at 68". nydailynews.com.
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  192. Умер первый космонавт Украины Леонид Каденюк (in Russian)
  193. Former NBA Player Rasual Butler and Wife Leah LaBelle Killed In Car Crash
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