In the year 2024
1,378 Notable deaths
Miet Smet
Belgian politician (1943–2024).
Born April 5th, 1943 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died December 19th, 2024 at 81 years old in Destelbergen. [ref]
Igors Rausis
Latvian-czech chess player.
Born April 7th, 1961 in Alchevsk.
Died March 28th, 2024 at 62 years old in Alchevsk. [ref]
Emilio Correa
Cuban boxer (1953–2024).
Born March 21st, 1953 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died March 11th, 2024 at 70 years old in Boa Vista. [ref]
Roald Poulsen
Danish football manager (1950–2024).
Born November 28th, 1950 in Odense.
Died October 16th, 2024 at 73 years old [ref]
Abraham Shochat
Israeli politician.
Born June 14th, 1936 in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2024 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
Rosie Reyes
Mexican tennis player (1939–2024).
Born March 23rd, 1939 in Mexico City.
Died January 4th, 2024 at 84 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Andreas Dückstein
Austrian chess player (1927–2024).
Born August 2nd, 1927 in Budapest.
Died August 28th, 2024 at 97 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Aigars Fadejevs
Latvian athletics competitor (1975–2024).
Born December 27th, 1975 in Valka.
Died December 17th, 2024 at 48 years old in Riga. [ref]
Eugenia Kalnay
Argentine meteorologist.
Born October 1st, 1942 in Buenos Aires.
Died August 14th, 2024 at 81 years old in Maryland.
Luis Ernesto Tapia
Panamanian footballer (1944–2024).
Born October 21st, 1944 in Panama City.
Died November 13th, 2024 at 80 years old in Panama City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gottfried Münzenberg
German physicist (1940–2024).
Born March 17th, 1940 in Nordhausen.
Died January 2nd, 2024 at 83 years old in Greifswald.
Jan Zaanen
Dutch physicist (1957-2024).
Born April 17th, 1957 in Leiden.
Died January 18th, 2024 at 66 years old [ref]
Michael Grunstein
Biologist and academic (1946–2024).
Born August 30th, 1946 in Romania. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2024 at 77 years old [ref]
Annelie Ehrhardt
East german hurdler (1950–2024).
Born June 18th, 1950 in Hötensleben.
Died October 22nd, 2024 at 74 years old in Magdeburg. [ref]
Pascal Hervé
French racing cyclist (1964–2024).
Born July 13th, 1964 in Tours.
Died December 24th, 2024 at 60 years old in Quebec. [ref]
José Antonio Ardanza
Spanish politician (1941–2024).
Born June 10th, 1941 in Elorrio.
Died April 8th, 2024 at 82 years old in Gautegiz Arteaga (prostate cancer). [ref]
Klaus Wunder
German footballer (1950-2024).
Born September 13th, 1950 in Erfurt.
Died January 16th, 2024 at 73 years old in Hemmingen. [ref]
Paolo Taviani
Italian film director, screenwriter and producer (1931-2024).
Born November 8th, 1931 in Italy, San Miniato.
Died February 29th, 2024 at 92 years old in Rome. [ref]
Boris Bystrov
Russian actor (1945–2024).
Born February 12th, 1945 in Soviet Union.
Died August 17th, 2024 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Füruzan
Turkish filmmaker and writer (1932–2024).
Born October 29th, 1932 in Istanbul.
Died February 11th, 2024 at 91 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Zaid al-Rifai
Former prime minister of jordan (1936–2024).
Born November 27th, 1936 in Amman.
Died August 12th, 2024 at 87 years old [ref]
André Juillard
French comic book creator (1948-2024).
Born June 9th, 1948 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 31st, 2024 at 76 years old in Penvénan. [ref]
Rainer Brandt
German actor (1936–2024).
Born January 19th, 1936 in Berlin.
Died August 1st, 2024 at 88 years old [ref]
Michel del Castillo
French writer (1933–2024).
Born August 2nd, 1933 in Madrid. [ref]
Died December 17th, 2024 at 91 years old in Sens (lung disease). [ref]
Ratomir Tvrdić
Basketball player (1943–2024).
Born September 14th, 1943 in Split.
Died August 20th, 2024 at 80 years old in Split. [ref]
Deaths 1026 to 1050 of 1378
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci