In the year 2024
1,378 Notable deaths
Roland Dumas
French lawyer and politician (1922–2024).
Born August 23rd, 1922 in Limoges.
Died July 3rd, 2024 at 101 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Zong Qinghou
Chinese businessman.
Born October 11th, 1945 in Suqian.
Died February 25th, 2024 at 78 years old in Hangzhou (lung cancer). [ref]
Andrew Schally
Polish-american endocrinologist (1926–2024).
Born November 30th, 1926 in Vilnius.
Died October 17th, 2024 at 97 years old in Miami Beach. [ref]
Gaetano Pesce
Italian architect (1939–2024).
Born November 8th, 1939 in La Spezia.
Died April 3rd, 2024 at 84 years old in New York City, Manhattan. [ref]
Alexander Maslyakov
Soviet and russian television presenter (1941–2024).
Born November 24th, 1941 in Yekaterinburg.
Died September 8th, 2024 at 82 years old in Moscow (lung cancer). [ref]
Wieteke van Dort
Dutch actress and singer (1943–2024).
Born May 16th, 1943 in Surabaya. [ref]
Died July 15th, 2024 at 81 years old in The Hague (liver cancer). [ref]
Noriko Ohara
Japanese voice actress (1935–2024).
Born October 2nd, 1935 in Ikebukuro.
Died July 12th, 2024 at 88 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Peter Green
British historian and novelist (1924–2024).
Born December 22nd, 1924 in London.
Died September 16th, 2024 at 99 years old in Iowa City. [ref]
Steve Paxton
American experimental dancer and choreographer (1939–2024).
Born January 21st, 1939 in Phoenix.
Died February 20th, 2024 at 85 years old in East Charleston. [ref]
Abbas Nilforoushan
Iranian general (1966–2024).
Born August 23rd, 1966 in Isfahan. [ref]
Died September 27th, 2024 at 58 years old in Dahyeh (airstrike). [ref]
Sergei Berezin
Russian ice hockey player (1971–2024).
Born November 5th, 1971 in Voskresensk.
Died June 26th, 2024 at 52 years old in Windermere. [ref]
Wu Bangguo
Former chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress of china (1941–2024).
Born July 22nd, 1941 in Pingba District.
Died October 8th, 2024 at 83 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Artur Jorge
Portuguese football coach (1946-2024).
Born February 13th, 1946 in Porto.
Died February 22nd, 2024 at 78 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Gerhard Aigner
German football executive (1943–2024).
Born September 1st, 1943 in Regensburg.
Died June 20th, 2024 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Kishin Shinoyama
Japanese photographer (1940–2024).
Born December 3rd, 1940 in Yodobashi-ku.
Died January 4th, 2024 at 83 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Tonke Dragt
Dutch children's writer and illustrator (1930–2024).
Born November 12th, 1930 in Batavia. [ref]
Died July 12th, 2024 at 93 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Fleur Adcock
New zealand poet and editor, of english and northern irish ancestry (1934–2024).
Born February 10th, 1934 in Papakura.
Died October 10th, 2024 at 90 years old in London. [ref]
Péter Eötvös
Hungarian composer and conductor (1944–2024).
Born January 2nd, 1944 in Odorheiu Secuiesc.
Died March 24th, 2024 at 80 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Jean-Claude Gaudin
French politician (1939–2024).
Born October 8th, 1939 in Marseille.
Died May 20th, 2024 at 84 years old in Saint-Zacharie. [ref]
Evgeny Velikhov
Soviet physicist (1935–2024).
Born February 2nd, 1935 in Moscow.
Died December 5th, 2024 at 89 years old in Moscow, Mersin. [ref]
Jacques Freitag
South african high jumper (1982–2024).
Born June 11th, 1982 in Warrenton.
Died July 1st, 2024 at 42 years old in Pretoria West (gunshot wound). [ref]
Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Norwegian social anthropologist and professor (1962–2024).
Born February 6th, 1962 in Oslo.
Died November 27th, 2024 at 62 years old in Oslo (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Allen J. Bard
American electrochemist.
Born December 18th, 1933 in New York City.
Died February 11th, 2024 at 90 years old in Austin. [ref]
Eileen Kramer
Australian dancer, artist, performer, choreographer and supercentenarian (1914-2024).
Born November 8th, 1914 in Mosman Bay. [ref]
Died November 15th, 2024 at 110 years old in New South Wales. [ref]
Alexander Goehr
English composer.
Born August 10th, 1932 in Berlin.
Died August 26th, 2024 at 92 years old in Cambridgeshire. [ref]
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