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May →. The following is a list of notable deaths in April 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.
Apr 17, 2018 · April 17, 2018. One person was killed and seven others sustained minor injuries on a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas when an engine exploded in midair on Tuesday,...
Apr 6, 2018 · Winnie Mandela (1936-2018) Apr 2 South African anti-apartheid activist and ANC politician, dies of a long illness at 81. Apr 3 David Edgerton, American entrepreneur and founder of Burger King, dies of complications of surgery at 90.
Apr 1, 2018 · December 1, 2018. What happened in April 2018. Browse historical events, famous birthdays and notable deaths from Apr 2018 or search by date, day or keyword.
- 17 July 2014: Eric Garner. Getty Images. A protest over the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York police. Eric Garner died after he was wrestled to the ground by a New York police officer on suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes.
- 9 August 2014: Michael Brown. Getty Images. The killing of Michael Brown led to violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown, 18, was killed by a police officer, in Ferguson, Missouri, who was responding to reports that Brown had stolen a box of cigars.
- 22 November 2014: Tamir Rice. Getty Images. A solitary toy is left as a memorial near where Tamir Rice died. Tamir Rice, a boy of 12, was shot dead in Cleveland, Ohio by a police officer after reports of a male who was "probably a juvenile" pointing a gun that was "probably fake" at passers by.
- 4 April 2015: Walter Scott. Walter Scott was shot in the back five times by a white police officer, who was later fired and eventually sentenced to 20 years in prison.
The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in April 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.
Aug 3, 2018 · Aug. 3, 2018 Share full article Remembering Aretha Franklin, John McCain, Neil Simon, Philip Roth, Stephen Hawking, Anthony Bourdain, Kate Spade, Barbara Bush and many others who died this year.
