The scientist, the singer, the director, the designer... and others who have left us forever in the past 12 months. Though they may have left us in 2018, they're legacy will continue to live on for time eternal. A look back at notable people who no longer with us.
Final farewell: A tribute to those we lost in 2018
A look back at notable people who have left us forever in 2018
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Irish singer and leader of The Cranberries Dolores O'Riordan died at 46 on January 15
© EPA/MACIEJ KULZYNSKI Paul Bocuse, a master of French cuisine, died aged 91 on January 20
© AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani Swedish founder of the Ikea furniture chain, Ingvar Kamprad passed away on January 27. He was 91
© EPA/INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V./HO Hubert de Givenchy, founder of the eponymous French fashion house, died on March 10. He was 91
© EPA-EFE/KIKI HUESCA Renowned Russian actor and theater director Oleg Tabakov died aged 82 on March 12
© Alexandra Mudrats/TASS Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's finest scientific minds, died on March 14 at the age of 76
© Eleanor Bentall/Corbis via Getty Images Oscar-winning director Milos Forman died April 14. He was 86
© AP Photo/Petr David Josek American author and journalist Tom Wolfe died on May 14 at the age of 88
© AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews Award-winning director and screenwriter Kira Muratova died on June 6 at the age of 83
© EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI Prominent Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky passed away on June 16. He was 87
© Valery Sharifulin/TASS Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin died on August 16. She was 76
© David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan passed away on August 18 at the age of 80
© REUTERS/Evan Schneider/U.N. Photo DH Legendary Russian singer Joseph Kobzon died on August 30 aged 80
© Vyacheslav Prokofyev/TASS French crooner Charles Aznavour died on October 1 at the age of 94
© RB/Redferns/Getty Images Famed Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe died on October 6. She was 85
© EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee died on November 12 at age 95
© Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci passed away on November 26. He was 77
© AP Photo/Andrew Medichini George H.W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States, died on November 30. He was 94
© Independent News and Media/Getty Images Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva died at the age of 91 on December 8
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