Fr. Thomas Keating, O.C.S.O. (7 March 1923 – 25 October 2018) was an American Trappist monk and priest. He was born in New York City. Keating was known as one of the architects of Centering Prayer. He was a founder of the Centering Prayer movement and of Contemplative Outreach.
Keating died on 25 October 2018 in Spencer, Massachusetts from respiratory failure at the age of 95.
Michael J. O'Connor
Michael J. O'Connor (December 15, 1928 – October 24, 2018) was an American politician. He was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives and South Dakota State Senate. He was President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 1975 to 1976. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
O'Connor died in Sioux Falls from skin cancer on October 24, 2018 at the age of 89.
Ana González de Recabarren
Ana González González, more commonly known by her married name Ana González de Recabarren (25 July 1925 – 26 October 2018), was a Chilean human rights activist. She was born in Tocopilla, Chile.
González joined the Association of Relatives of the Disappeared Detainees (AFDD) and became one of its primary leaders alongside Sola Sierra, Viviana Díaz, and Clotario Blest. She participated in a hunger strike at the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean headquarters in Santiago.
In 1996, she was the focus of the Televisión Nacional de Chile-broadcast documentary "Quiero llorar a mares" and in 2001 won the Premios Ondas for Ibero-America for the Best Program or Professional or Television Station.
In June 2000, she sued former dictator Augusto Pinochet for the disappearance of her family 26 years prior.
González died from a lung infection in Santiago on 26 October 2018 at the age of 93.
Nikolai Karachentsov
Nikolai Petrovich Karachentsov (, 27 October 1944 – 26 October 2018) was a Soviet and Russian actor. He was born in Moscow. He was known for his roles in "Juno and Avos", "The Dog in the Manger", and in "A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines". In 1989, he was awarded the People's Artist of the RSFSR.
In 2005, Karachentsov was involved in a serious car accident that left him in a coma for a month.
In 2017 Karachentsov was diagnosed with lung cancer and underwent unsuccessful treatment in Israel.
Karachentsov died of kidney failure in Moscow one day before his 74th birthday.
György Károly
György Károly ("Károly György", 31 August 1953 – 26 October 2018) was a Hungarian poet and writer. He was born in Budapest. He published his first poems in the Élet és Irodalom (“Life and Literature”). He was poetic silent in the 1980s. In the nineties Károly began writing again. His best known novels were "Folyamatos május" and "Dunakanyaró".
Károly died on 26 October 2018 in Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary from brain cancer, aged 65.
Chappaqua, New York
Chappaqua (, ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York. It is on of land on the east bank of the Hudson River. It is about north of New York City.
Bill and Hillary Clinton live here. Since the 2010 census, 1,436 people live here.
Burlingame, California
Burlingame () is a city in San Mateo County, California. It is located near San Francisco on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, Burlingame had a population of 28,806.
Diabase
Diabase (also known as dolerite or microgabbro) is an igneous rock that is often blue in colour. It is rich in magnesium and iron, and originally found under the crust of volcanoes. Dikes and sills in igneous rock are often made of diabase.
Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
On October 27, 2018, a mass shooting occurred at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Authorities reported several fatalities along with several other wounded people (including three police officers). One suspect was taken into custody.
It was reported that three people were killed on the ground level, four in the synagogue's basement and at least one other person died in the building.
The local TV station KDKA-TV initially reported that the suspect, described as a white male with a beard, entered the synagogue and shouted "All Jews must die" before opening fire.
2018 Little Village fire
On August 26, 2018, a fire broke out in Chicago's Mexican-American Little Village neighborhood. The fire killed 10 children, including six children under the age of 12. Investigators stated that the fire started in the back of the building in a ground-floor apartment, which was vacant.
The fire is the deadliest residential fire to have occurred in Chicago since 1958. In the aftermath of the fire, multiple violations were found in the apartment. Apartment owner, Merced Gutierrez, appearing in court for the 40 violations found at the site of the fire.
Jun-ichi Nishizawa
Nishizawa died on October 21, 2018 in Sendai, Japan at the age of 92.
Erin Heatherton
Erin Heather Bubley (born March 4, 1989) is an American model and actress. She is best known for her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret. Heatherton was born in Skokie, Illinois. At the age of 17, Heatherton moved to New York City and signed with the Marilyn Agency.
As of December 2013 Heatherton is ranked No. 15 on Models.com top 25 sexiest models list. In 2013 it was announced that Heatherton had signed with IMG.
Australia men's national para ice hockey team
The Australian men's para ice hockey team (also known as Aussie Ice Roos) is the ice sledge hockey team representing Australia. The team will make it's debut at the 2018 World Para Ice Hockey Championships in Pool C in Finland.
Statue of Unity
The Statue of Unity is a tribute to the Indian leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, unveiled on 31 October 2018. This statue is a patriotic symbol of the legacy of a man who spent his life in the struggle for freedom. As a mark of respect, statue is located at his birthplace in Gujarat. The statue is designed by Ram V. Sutar. The total amount for the project is US $430 million. The statue stands 182 metres high, making it the one of the tallest monument in the world, second to the St. Louis Arch.
The Statue of Unity is at Sadhu Bet Island. A 12 km square lake will create the atmosphere of equality and diversity. A special trust called as “Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust” has been created for to manage the place. The statue is made with steel frame and reinforced concrete. For durability, the statue has been given bronze plating. The statue has a 153 m high viewing deck able to hold 200 visitors. It has a panoramic view of the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
It has been designed to withstand winds of velocity of 60 metres/second, and is also claimed to be earthquake resistant. A total of 22,500 tons of cement forms the core structure of this monument. The iron used in the construction was collected from old farm equipment throughout India. A team of 700 Indian workers worked on the smelting and casting.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 — 15 December 1950) was a lawyer and influential political leader in the Indian independence movement. After independence, he played an important role in the integration of over 500 princely states into the Indian Union. He was deeply influenced by Gandhi’s ideology and principles, having worked very closely with the leader. Despite being the choice of the people, on the request of Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel stepped down from the candidacy of Congress President, which ultimately turned out to be the election to choose the first Prime Minister of independent India. He was the first Home Minister of Independent India and his uncompromising efforts towards consolidation of the country earned him the title ‘Iron Man of India’.