List of Famous people who died in 2018

Saida Gunba

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First Name Saida
Born on August 30, 1959
Died on November 24, 2018 (aged 59)

Saida Kanosovna Gunba was a Soviet javelin thrower. Gunba was affliated with Burevestnik Tbilisi.

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Gary Seear

First Name Gary
Last Name Seear
Born on February 19, 1952
Died on February 8, 2018 (aged 65)

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.

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Petr Braiko

First Name Petr
Born on September 9, 1918
Died on April 7, 2018 (aged 99)

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.

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Gaétan Gervais

First Name Gaétan
Born on August 10, 1944
Died on October 20, 2018 (aged 74)
Born in Canada, Ontario

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.

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Carlos Lozano Guillén

First Name Carlos
Last Name Guillén
Born on June 19, 1948
Died on May 23, 2018 (aged 69)

Carlos Lozano Guillén was a Colombian journalist, activist and political leader. He was a member of the Colombian Communist Party.

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Karin von Aroldingen

First Name Karin
Last Name Aroldingen
Born on September 9, 1941
Died on January 5, 2018 (aged 76)
Born in Germany, Thuringia

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.

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Wang Guangying

First Name Wang
Last Name Guangying
Born on July 31, 1919
Died on October 29, 2018 (aged 99)

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).

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Serafino Sprovieri

First Name Serafino
Last Name Sprovieri
Born on May 18, 1930
Died on January 3, 2018 (aged 87)
Born in Italy, Calabria

Serafino Sprovieri was a Roman Catholic archbishop.

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Guy Dupré

Guy Jean Wellington Dupré
First Name Guy
Last Name Dupré
Born on February 5, 1925
Died on January 17, 2018 (aged 92)

Guy Dupré was a French writer and publisher.

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Feng Ting-kuo

First Name Feng
Last Name Ting-kuo
Born on September 24, 1950
Died on June 5, 2018 (aged 67)

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.

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