Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 59
998 Notable deaths
Vivek
Indian film actor and television personality (1961-2021).
Born November 19th, 1961 in Kovilpatti.
Died April 17th, 2021 at 59 years old in Chennai (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Billy Preston
American r&b musician (1946–2006).
Born September 2nd, 1946 in Houston.
Died June 6th, 2006 at 59 years old in Scottsdale (kidney failure, malignant hypertension). [ref]
Peter Lorre
Hungarian and american actor (1904–1964).
Born June 26th, 1904 in Ružomberok.
Died March 23rd, 1964 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Conway Twitty
American country singer (1933–1993).
Born September 1st, 1933 in Friars Point.
Died June 5th, 1993 at 59 years old in Springfield (abdominal aortic aneurysm).
Teddy Pendergrass
American singer (1950–2010).
Born March 26th, 1950 in Philadelphia.
Died January 13th, 2010 at 59 years old in Bryn Mawr (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Kevin Mitnick
American hacker (1963–2023).
Born August 6th, 1963 in Van Nuys.
Died July 16th, 2023 at 59 years old in Pittsburgh (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Hattie McDaniel
American actress (1893-1952).
Born June 10th, 1893 in Wichita. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1952 at 59 years old in Woodland Hills (breast cancer).
Émile Durkheim
French sociologist (1858–1917).
Born April 15th, 1858 in Épinal.
Died November 15th, 1917 at 59 years old in Paris (cerebral hemorrhage).
Erik Satie
French composer and pianist (1866-1925).
Born May 17th, 1866 in Honfleur.
Died July 1st, 1925 at 59 years old in rue Pierre-Larousse (liver cirrhosis).
Deaths 21 to 30 of 998
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez