Dead at age 34

229 Notable deaths

Elliott Smith

American singer-songwriter (1969-2003).

Born August 6th, 1969 in Omaha. [ref]

Died October 21st, 2003 at 34 years old in Echo Park (stabbing). [ref]

Dana Plato

American actress (1964-1999).

Born November 7th, 1964 in Maywood.

Died May 8th, 1999 at 34 years old in Moore (drug overdose).

Yokozuna

American professional wrestler (1966-2000).

Born October 2nd, 1966 in San Francisco.

Died October 23rd, 2000 at 34 years old in Liverpool (pulmonary edema).

Charlie Parker

American jazz musician (1920–1955).

Born August 29th, 1920 in Kansas City. [ref]

Died March 12th, 1955 at 34 years old in New York City (pneumonia, lobar pneumonia, perforated ulcer). [ref]

Sophie

British singer, songwriter, record producer and dj (1986–2021).

Born September 17th, 1986 in Glasgow. [ref]

Died January 30th, 2021 at 34 years old in Athens (fall from building). [ref]

Charles I of Austria

Final monarch of austria-hungary (r. 1916–18).

Born August 17th, 1887 in Persenbeug Castle.

Died April 1st, 1922 at 34 years old in Funchal (pneumonia).

Lorenzen Wright

American basketball player.

Born November 4th, 1975 in Oxford.

Died July 29th, 2010 at 34 years old in Memphis (ballistic trauma).

Bessie Coleman

American aviatrix.

Born January 26th, 1892 in Atlanta.

Died April 30th, 1926 at 34 years old in Jacksonville (aviation accident). [ref]

Rich Homie Quan

American rapper (1989–2024).

Born October 4th, 1989 in Atlanta.

Died September 5th, 2024 at 34 years old in Atlanta (drug overdose). [ref]

Li Wenliang

Chinese ophthalmologist known for warning about the coronavirus in december 2019 (1986-2020).

Born October 12th, 1985 in Beizhen City. [ref]

Died February 7th, 2020 at 34 years old in Wuhan (COVID-19). [ref]

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No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.