In the year 2024
1,378 Notable deaths
Michel Siffre
French cave explorer (1939–2024).
Born January 3rd, 1939 in Nice.
Died August 25th, 2024 at 85 years old in Nice. [ref]
Anshuman Gaekwad
Indian cricketer (1952–2024).
Born September 23rd, 1952 in Mumbai.
Died July 31st, 2024 at 71 years old in Vadodara (cancer). [ref]
Brigitte Bierlein
Austrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of austria and president of the austrian constitutional court (1949–2024).
Born June 25th, 1949 in Vienna.
Died June 3rd, 2024 at 74 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Saulos Chilima
Malawian economist and politician (1973–2024), vice president of malawi (2014–2019, 2020–2024).
Born February 12th, 1973 in Ntcheu District.
Died June 10th, 2024 at 51 years old in Mzuzu (airplane crash).
Parnelli Jones
American racecar driver and team owner (1933–2024).
Born August 12th, 1933 in Texarkana.
Died June 4th, 2024 at 90 years old in Torrance. [ref]
Daniel J. Evans
American politician (1925–2024).
Born October 16th, 1925 in Seattle.
Died September 20th, 2024 at 98 years old in Seattle. [ref]
Tony Campolo
American sociologist and pastor (1935–2024).
Born February 25th, 1935 in Philadelphia.
Died November 19th, 2024 at 89 years old in Bryn Mawr. [ref]
Helen Gallagher
American performance artist.
Born July 19th, 1926 in Brooklyn.
Died November 24th, 2024 at 98 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Robert Badinter
French lawyer, politician and author (1928–2024).
Born March 30th, 1928 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 9th, 2024 at 95 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Zvi Zamir
Director of the mossad (1968–1974).
Died January 2nd, 2024 at 98 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Arno Allan Penzias
German-born american physicist.
Born April 26th, 1933 in Munich.
Died January 22nd, 2024 at 90 years old in San Francisco (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Robert MacNeil
American writer and journalist (1931–2024).
Born January 19th, 1931 in Montreal.
Died April 12th, 2024 at 93 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ed Broadbent
Canadian politician and political scientist.
Born March 21st, 1936 in Oshawa.
Died January 11th, 2024 at 87 years old in Ottawa.
Mirta Díaz-Balart
First wife of fidel castro.
Born September 30th, 1928 in Havana.
Died July 6th, 2024 at 95 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Niels Arestrup
French actor, film director and screenwriter (1949–2024).
Born February 8th, 1949 in Montreuil.
Died December 1st, 2024 at 75 years old in Ville-d'Avray. [ref]
Donald Payne Jr.
American politician (1958–2024).
Born December 17th, 1958 in Newark.
Died April 24th, 2024 at 65 years old in Newark (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Marsden
Australian writer (1950–2024).
Born September 27th, 1950 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2024 at 74 years old [ref]
Chris Cross
English bass guitarist (1952–2024).
Born July 14th, 1952 in Tottenham.
Died March 25th, 2024 at 71 years old in London. [ref]
Onyeka Onwenu
Nigerian actress, singer and politician.
Born January 31st, 1952 in Obosi.
Died July 30th, 2024 at 72 years old in Reddington Hospital Lagos. [ref]
John Capodice
American actor (1941–2024).
Born December 25th, 1941 in Chicago.
Died December 30th, 2024 at 83 years old in Blauvelt. [ref]
Basdeo Panday
Prime minister of trinidad and tobago from 1995 to 2001.
Born May 25th, 1933 in Princes Town.
Died January 1st, 2024 at 90 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]
Bill Viola
American video and installation artist (1951–2024).
Born January 25th, 1951 in Queens.
Died July 12th, 2024 at 73 years old in Long Beach (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Fraser Stoddart
Scottish chemist and nobel laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.
Born May 24th, 1942 in Edinburgh.
Died December 30th, 2024 at 82 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Ron Harper
American actor.
Born January 12th, 1933 in Turtle Creek. [ref]
Died March 21st, 2024 at 91 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Sartaj Aziz
Pakistani economist and strategist (1929–2024).
Born February 7th, 1929 in Mardan.
Died January 2nd, 2024 at 94 years old in Islamabad.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 1378
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X