Notable deaths on March 18

American convicted rapist-killer executed in Louisiana (1978–2025)

Bonobo research subject (1980–2025)

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1930–2024)

American astronaut and lunar explorer (1932–2020)

American musician (1926–2017)

British writer (1939–2016)

German politician (1961–2016)

Czech filmmaker (1936–2016)

American football player (1992–2016)

Kenyan author (1930–2015)

American Eastern Orthodox theologian and priest (1939–2015)

Footballer (1961–2015)

Nigerian writer (1951–2014)

Zambian footballer and coach (1953-2014)

American novelist (1943–2014)

American politician (1938–2013)

American novelist

Pakistani fighter pilot (1935–2013)

American sportswriter (1918–2012)

King of Tonga from 2006 to 2012

United States Air Force general

United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient (1932–2012)

American statesman and attorney (1925–2011)

American actor (1924–2010)