In the year 2024
1,378 Notable deaths
Yoshio Taniguchi
Japanese architect.
Born October 17th, 1937 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died December 16th, 2024 at 87 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
Piedad Córdoba
Colombian lawyer and politician (1955-2024).
Born January 25th, 1955 in Medellín.
Died January 20th, 2024 at 68 years old in Medellín. [ref]
Roman Madyanov
Russian actor (1962–2024).
Born July 22nd, 1962 in Dedovsk.
Died September 25th, 2024 at 62 years old (lung cancer). [ref]
Bruce Kessler
American racing driver, film/television director (1936–2024).
Born March 23rd, 1936 in Seattle.
Died April 4th, 2024 at 88 years old in Marina del Rey. [ref]
Aderounmu Adejumoke
Nigerian actress.
Born March 26th, 1984 in Abeokuta.
Died April 7th, 2024 at 40 years old [ref]
Aribert Reimann
German composer, pianist and accompanist.
Born March 4th, 1936 in Berlin.
Died March 13th, 2024 at 88 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Günter Brus
Austrian artist (1938–2024).
Born September 27th, 1938 in Ardning.
Died February 10th, 2024 at 85 years old in Graz. [ref]
Howard Waldrop
American writer (1946–2024).
Born September 15th, 1946 in Houston.
Died January 14th, 2024 at 77 years old in Austin (stroke). [ref]
Olga Fikotová
Czechoslovak and american discus thrower (1932–2024).
Born November 13th, 1932 in Most.
Died April 12th, 2024 at 91 years old in Costa Mesa. [ref]
Charles Dumont
French singer-songwriter (1929–2024).
Born March 26th, 1929 in Cahors. [ref]
Died November 18th, 2024 at 95 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Antonio Skármeta
Chilean writer and ambassador (1940–2024).
Born November 7th, 1940 in Antofagasta.
Died October 15th, 2024 at 83 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Aleksei Bugayev
Russian association football player (1981–2024).
Born August 25th, 1981 in Moscow.
Died December 29th, 2024 at 43 years old in Ukraine. [ref]
Enver Hadžihasanović
Bosnian general and war criminal (1950–2024).
Born June 7th, 1950 in Zvornik.
Died December 16th, 2024 at 74 years old
Robert Irwin
British historian, novelist, and writer on arabic literature (1946–2024).
Born August 23rd, 1946 in Guildford.
Died June 28th, 2024 at 77 years old in London. [ref]
Arnold Mindell
American psychologist (1940–2024).
Born January 1st, 1940 in Schenectady.
Died June 10th, 2024 at 84 years old in Yachats. [ref]
Claudio Graziano
Italian general (1953–2024).
Born November 22nd, 1953 in Turin. [ref]
Died June 17th, 2024 at 70 years old in Rome (gunshot wound). [ref]
Tan Howe Liang
Singaporean weightlifter (1933–2024).
Born May 5th, 1933 in Shantou.
Died December 3rd, 2024 at 91 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Ibrahim Babangida
Footballer (1976–2024).
Born August 1st, 1976 in Kaduna.
Died May 9th, 2024 at 47 years old in Kaduna State (traffic collision). [ref]
Ralph Abraham
American mathematician (1936–2024).
Born July 4th, 1936 in Burlington.
Died September 19th, 2024 at 88 years old in Santa Cruz. [ref]
Zhang Zhijie
Badminton player.
Born January 30th, 2007 in Jiaxing. [ref]
Died June 30th, 2024 at 17 years old in Yogyakarta (sudden cardiac death). [ref]
Christos Yannaras
Greek philosopher and orthodox theologian (1935–2024).
Born April 10th, 1935 in Athens.
Died August 24th, 2024 at 89 years old in Kythira. [ref]
Lorraine O'Grady
African american conceptual artist (1934–2024).
Born September 21st, 1934 in Boston.
Died December 13th, 2024 at 90 years old in New York City. [ref]
Anthony Epstein
British pathologist and academic (1921–2024).
Born May 18th, 1921 in London.
Died February 6th, 2024 at 102 years old in London. [ref]
Vyacheslav Dobrynin
Soviet and russian composer, songwriter, pop singer (1946–2024).
Born January 25th, 1946 in Moscow.
Died October 1st, 2024 at 78 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Arthur Chilingarov
Russian explorer and politician (1939–2024).
Born September 25th, 1939 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 1st, 2024 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 676 to 700 of 1378
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson