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
July 4th
194 Notable deaths
Victor Chang
Chinese-born australian cardiac surgeon (1936–1991).
Born November 21st, 1936 in Shanghai.
Died July 4th, 1991 at 54 years old in Mosman.
Mohammed Amin al-Husseini
Palestinian arab nationalist (1897–1974).
Born January 1st, 1895 in Jerusalem.
Died July 4th, 1974 at 79 years old in Beirut.
Jesse Helms
American politician (1921–2008).
Born October 18th, 1921 in Monroe.
Died July 4th, 2008 at 86 years old in Raleigh (dementia). [ref]
Ronnie Lane
English musician.
Born April 1st, 1946 in Plaistow. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1997 at 51 years old in Trinidad (multiple sclerosis, pneumonia). [ref]
Abbas Kiarostami
Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer.
Born June 22nd, 1940 in Tehran.
Died July 4th, 2016 at 76 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (surgical complications, stomach cancer). [ref]
Allen Klein
American businessman, music publisher (1931–2009).
Born December 18th, 1931 in Newark.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 77 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Marcelo H. del Pilar
Filipino writer, lawyer, and journalist (1850-1896).
Born August 30th, 1850 in Bulakan.
Died July 4th, 1896 at 45 years old in Barcelona (tuberculosis).
Pingali Venkayya
Indian independence activist.
Born August 2nd, 1876 in Andhra Pradesh.
Died July 4th, 1963 at 86 years old in India.
Robert Louis-Dreyfus
French/swiss billionaire (1946-2009).
Born June 14th, 1946 in Paris.
Died July 4th, 2009 at 63 years old in Zürich (leukemia). [ref]
Eric Sykes
English actor and director (1923-2012).
Died July 4th, 2012 at 89 years old in Esher. [ref]
Deaths 11 to 20 of 194
To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan