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
You can now subscribe to our newsletter to enjoy personalized deathpulse updates delivered to your inbox!
Looking to doomscroll? Check out all the death that came in 2025.
Ruth Benedict
American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948).
Born June 5th, 1887 in New York City.
Died September 17th, 1948 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Occupations
anthropologist
Wikipedia
Subscribe!
I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to. Jimi Hendrix