The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in August 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.
Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.
Des Plaines River
The Des Plaines River () is a river that flows southward for through southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois in the United States. They meet in the Kankakee River west of Channahon to form the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Kankakee River
The Kankakee River () is a tributary of the Illinois River. It is about long, in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois in the United States. It flows through a primarily rural farming region of reclaimed cropland, south of Lake Michigan.
Channahon, Illinois
Channahon is a village in Grundy and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 12,560 at the 2010 census. Channahon is also the name of the township in which most of the village resides. The current village president is Missey Moorman Schumacher. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago.
Grundy County, Illinois
Grundy County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 50,063. Its county seat is Morris.
Chicago metropolitan area
The Chicago metropolitan area, or Chicagoland, is the metropolitan area that includes the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. The population is about 9.5 million people and CSA population of 9.9 million people, it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States.
The Chicago metropolitan area is one of the world's largest economies, with more than four million employees and making an annual gross regional product (GRP) of over $561 billion. The region is home to more than 400 major corporate headquarters, including 31 in the Fortune 500.
Kane County, Illinois
Kane County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2010 census, it has a population of 515,269, making it the fifth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Geneva, and its largest city is Aurora.
Kane County is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Kendall County, Illinois
Kendall County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. In the 2010 census, it has a population of 114,736. Its county seat is Yorkville, and its most populous municipality is Oswego. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.
Oswego, Illinois
Oswego is a village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The village population, in the 2010 census, is 30,355. Its population has more than doubled since the 2000 census count of 13,326. With that growth, Oswego is the largest city located completely within Kendall County.
Philmont, New York
Philmont is a village in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,379 at the 2010 census.
List of governors of South Carolina
The Governor of the State of South Carolina is the head of state for the state of South Carolina. Under the South Carolina Constitution, the governor is also the head of government, serving as the chief executive of the South Carolina executive branch.
The governor is the "ex officio" commander-in-chief of the National Guard when not called into federal use. The governor's responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the South Carolina General Assembly, submitting an executive budget and ensuring that state laws are enforced.
Henry McMaster is the Governor of South Carolina since January 2017.
The only female governor in South Carolina is Nikki Haley.
This is a list of South Carolina governors.
The General Assembly chose the President for a term of two years.
The General Assembly chose the Governor for a term of two years.
The General Assembly chose the Governor for a term of two years.
First Constitution of South Carolina to provide for the direct election of the Governor.
This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, other governorships, and other high offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented South Carolina except where noted. *denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.
, there are six former U.S. governors of South Carolina who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. governor of South Carolina being Ernest "Fritz" Hollings (served 1959–1963, born 1922). The most recent U.S. governor of South Carolina to die was James Burrows Edwards (served 1975–1979, born 1927), on December 26, 2014. The most recently serving governor to die was Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (served 1987–1995, born 1940) on December 7, 2005.
Diya (light)
A Diya, diyo, deya, divaa, deepa, deepam, or deepak is an oil lamp. It is used in the Indian subcontinent, mostly in India and Nepal. It is usually made from clay and a cotton wick dipped in ghee or vegetable oils. Diyas are native to the Indian subcontinent. It is often used in Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Zoroastrian religious festivals such as Diwali or the Kushti ceremony.
Kali Puja
Kali Puja is also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja. It is a festival celebrated in the honour of Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day of the Hindu month Kartik. It is mostly celebrated in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, Tripura and Bangladesh. It happens at the same time with the pan-Indian Lakshmi Puja day of Diwali. In this day Bengalis, Odias, Assamese and Maithils worship goddess Kali and the rest of India worships goddess Lakshmi on Diwali. Mahanisha puja is done by the Maithili people of Mithila region in India and Nepal.
Mandiraja
Mandiraja is a sub-district in Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Mandiraja Subdistrict located in east Jakarta with a distance of about 300 km, the area is 52,61 km and the population in 2010 was 63.679 people. Mandiraja Subdistrict consists of 16 Villages 72 RW and 387 RT, the administrative center of Mandiraja sub-district is in the village of Mandiraja Kulon.
Mandiraja inhabits the northern mountains of South Serayu to the zone of Serayu alluvial depression with an altitude between 50 and 450 meters above Sea level, South of the hills covering 6 villages namely Salamerta,Glempang,Kebanaran,Somawangi,Jalatunda, and Kaliwungu while the other 10 villages are lowlands, the highest point of Mandiraja is igir hill 475 meters in the border between Somawangi village and Kebumen District, the big river across the Mandiraja District is the Kalisapi River and Serayu River
Serayu River is in the sub-district.
geographically, Mandiraja District is located between 7°28'37 South latitude and 109 East longitude and borders:
Mandiraja sub-district inhabited by various Javanese tribes are indigenous tribes who inhabit this region, besides Javanese tribes in Mandiraja sub-district there are also other tribes such as Sundanese,Chinese,Arabic and other
the majority of the population of Mandiraja sub-district embraced Islam and a small proportion embraced Chatolicism, Christianity in significant numbers inhabited kertayasa village in part of the villages of Candiwulan, Somawangi and Mandiraja Kulon.
most of the productive land in Mandiraja sub-district is planted with rice and a small portion is planted with various vegetables and fruits. the village with the largest rice production is Purwasaba village Somawangi,blimbing , candiwulan and Kaliwungu
Mandiraja culture adheres to the Banyumasan culture and Javanese culture is quite different because the Banyumasan culture is absorbed in Sundanese culture, in Mandiraja District there are some very unique culture such as Ebeg, Lengger , kentongan and others.