page_title: 2018 in the United Kingdom
section_title: October
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 in the United Kingdom / Deaths / October
caption_attribution_description: English: Official portrait of Baroness Hollis of Heigham
context_page_description: Events from the year 2018 in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: 1 October
  Ben Daglish, 52, English composer and musician, lung cancer.
  Michael Freedland, 83, journalist and biographer.
  Donald Read, 88, historian.
  2 October
  Wendy Atkin, 71, epidemiologist.
  Geoff Emerick, 72, English recording engineer (Abbey Road Studios, The Beatles), multi-Grammy winner, heart attack.
  Ceri Peach, 78, Welsh geographer.
  3 October
  David M. Fergusson, 74, British-born New Zealand psychologist, lung cancer.
  Sir Roger Gibbs, 83, financier.
  Peter Wales, 89, Sussex cricketer.
  4 October
  Bertie McMinn, 60, Northern Irish footballer (Distillery, Glenavon, Moyola Park), cancer.
  Sir John Swinton of Kimmerghame, 93, military officer.
  John Tyrrell, 76, musicologist.
  5 October
  Ray Galton, 88, English comedy writer (Steptoe and Son), dementia.
  Richard Horden, 73, architect, lung cancer.
  7 October
  Brian Hughes, 80, Welsh footballer (Swansea City, Atlanta Chiefs).
  John Wicks, 65, producer, singer and musician (The Records).
  8 October
  Neville Chamberlain, 78, Anglican prelate, Bishop of Brechin (1997–2005).
  Alfred Holland, 91, British-born Australian Anglican bishop.
  9 October
  Anna Harvey, 74, fashion editor (Vogue) and stylist (Princess Diana).
  Tony Hopper, 42, English footballer (Carlisle United), motor neurone disease.
  10 October
  Denzil Davies, 80, Welsh politician and MP (1970–2005).
  Mary Midgley, 99, philosopher.
  11 October
  Sir Doug Ellis, 94, English entrepreneur and footballer club chairman (Aston Villa).
  Jimbo Simpson, 60, Northern Irish paramilitary (UDA), lung cancer.
  13 October – Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham, 77, politician.
  14 October
  Peter Brackley, 67, football commentator, heart attack.
  Tom Delahunty, 83, British-born New Zealand football referee, FIFA list (1969–1984).
  15 October – Charlie Crickmore, 76, English footballer (Hull City, A.F.C. Bournemouth, Notts County). (death announced on this date)
  16 October – Paul O'Brien, 64, chemist.
  17 October – Geoff Scott, 61, English footballer (Stoke City, Leicester City, Birmingham) and manager.
  18 October – Anthea Bell, 82, English literary translator (Asterix).
  21 October – Robert Faurisson, 89, British-born French academic and Holocaust denier.
  25 October
  Ruth Gates, 56, biologist, brain cancer.
  Norman Sheil, 86, English racing cyclist.
  29 October
  Sir Nigel Broomfield, 81, diplomat, Ambassador to Germany (1993–1997).
  Dave Duncan, 85, Scottish-born Canadian writer (West of January, The Cutting Edge), brain haemorrhage.
  30 October – Sangharakshita, 93, Buddhist teacher and writer, founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community, pneumonia and sepsis.
  31 October – Ken Shellito, 78, English footballer (Chelsea) and manager.
caption: Patricia Hollis, Baroness Hollis of Heigham
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