page_title: 2018 in the United Kingdom
section_title: February
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 in the United Kingdom / Deaths / February
caption_attribution_description: English: Donald Lynden-Bell at the Observatory building of the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
context_page_description: Events from the year 2018 in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: 1 February – Patricia Lindop, 87, radiation biologist.
  2 February
  Malcolm Jefferson, 71, British racehorse trainer.
  Alan Maynard, 73, health economist.
  4 February
  Alan Baker, 78, British mathematician, recipient of the Fields Medal (1970), stroke.
  Kenneth Haigh, 86, English actor.
  John Mahoney, 77, English-American actor, throat cancer.
  5 February
  Richard Doughty, 57, English cricketer (Gloucestershire).
  6 February
  Donald Lynden-Bell, 82, English astrophysicist.
  Michael White, 58, British author and musician (Thompson Twins).
  9 February
  Anne Treisman, 82, British psychologist.
  10 February
  Sir Alan Battersby, 92, British organic chemist.
  Sir Lawrence Byford, 92, British police officer and author, Chief Inspector of Constabulary (1983–1987).
  13 February
  Ernest Hecht, 88, Czechoslovakian-born British publisher.
  14 February
  Angus Black, 92, Scottish rugby player (Lions, national team).
  Al Garner, 88, British jazz musician.
  19 February
  Geoff Pimblett, 73, British rugby league player (England national team, St Helens R.F.C.).
  Sir John Orr, 72, British police officer.
  Stormin, 34, British grime musician, skin cancer.
  20 February
  David Barons, 81, British racehorse trainer.
  Judy Blame, 58, English stylist and art director.
  Ian Williams, 27, British rugby union player (Doncaster Knights, Rotherham Titans).
  21 February
  Emma Chambers, 53, British actress (The Vicar of Dibley).
  Ian Aitken, 90, British journalist and political commentator.
  22 February
  Ivor Smith, 92, British architect (Park Hill). (death announced on this date)
  23 February
  Eddy Amoo, 74, British soul singer (The Real Thing).
  25 February
  Penny Vincenzi, 78, British writer.
  Scott Westgarth, 31, British boxer.
  26 February
  Sir Paul Jenkins, 63, British lawyer, Treasury Solicitor (2006–2014).
  27 February
  Peter Miles, 89, English actor (Z-Cars, Doctor Who). (death announced on this date)
  28 February
  John Muir, 70, Scottish footballer (St Johnstone, Alloa).
  Kieron Durkan, 44, English footballer (Wrexham, Stockport County, Macclesfield Town).
caption: Donald Lynden-Bell in 2008
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