List of Famous people who died in 2018
Saida Gunba
Saida Kanosovna Gunba was a Soviet javelin thrower. Gunba was affliated with Burevestnik Tbilisi.
Gary Seear
Gary Alan Seear was a New Zealand rugby union player. A number eight later in his career, Seear made his debut for Otago as a 19-year-old as a lock. He captained the 1974 Junior All Blacks. Seear toured South Africa with the 1976 All Blacks but did not make an appearance until the following year where he played at number eight in two tests in France. He made further appearances in the 1978 home series against the Wallabies, the 1979 French tourists side, four more internationals in Britain and the sole test in Australia in 1979. He played in Italy for the Fracasso San Dona club during the 1979 season. He later worked as a commercial property sales consultant for worldwide real estate firm Colliers International in Christchurch.
Petr Braiko
Pyotr Yevseevich Braiko was a Soviet soldier during the Second World War who gained the status of Hero of the Soviet Union following the conflict.
Gaétan Gervais
Gaétan Gervais was a Canadian author, historian and university professor, most noted as a prominent figure in Franco-Ontarian culture. With a group of university students at Laurentian University, he designed the Franco-Ontarian flag, and was a founding member of the Franco-Ontarian Institute.
Carlos Lozano Guillén
Carlos Lozano Guillén was a Colombian journalist, activist and political leader. He was a member of the Colombian Communist Party.
Karin von Aroldingen
Karin von Aroldingen Gewirtz was a German ballet dancer. She danced as a soloist at the Frankfurt Opera Ballet before joining the New York City Ballet in 1962 after receiving a personal invitation from George Balanchine. She was named as one of Balanchine's main beneficiaries in his will. Von Aroldingen retired from New York City Ballet in 1984, having reached the rank of principal dancer in 1972. In her later life she worked as a répétiteur for the Balanchine Trust, for which she was also a founder, staging his ballets for various companies.
Wang Guangying
Wang Guangying was a Chinese entrepreneur and politician. He was one of the most prominent "red capitalists", a title bestowed on him by Premier Zhou Enlai. He founded Modern Chemical Works in the 1940s and served as Founding Chairman of China Everbright Group in the 1980s. His sister Wang Guangmei was the wife of President Liu Shaoqi, and for that connection he was persecuted and imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution, when Liu was ousted by Chairman Mao Zedong. Wang was rehabilitated after Mao's death and served as Vice Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and Vice Chairperson of the National People's Congress (NPC).
Serafino Sprovieri
Serafino Sprovieri was a Roman Catholic archbishop.
Guy Dupré
Guy Dupré was a French writer and publisher.
Feng Ting-kuo
Feng Ting-kuo was a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1985 to 1988, and was a member of the National Assembly between 1992 and 1996, then represented Taichung County in the Legislative Yuan until 2008.