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
Deaths in...
10 Notable deaths
in Washington, D.C.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American lawyer and jurist (1933–2020).
Born March 15th, 1933 in Brooklyn.
Died September 18th, 2020 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Woodrow Wilson
President of the united states from 1913 to 1921 (1856–1924).
Born December 28th, 1856 in Staunton.
Died February 23rd, 1924 at 67 years old in Washington, D.C..
Frederick Douglass
African-american social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895).
Born February 14th, 1818 in Talbot County.
Died February 20th, 1895 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
J. Edgar Hoover
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972).
Born January 1st, 1895 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 2nd, 1972 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C. (respiratory failure).
Douglas MacArthur
United states army general in wwi, wwii and korea (1880–1964).
Born January 26th, 1880 in Little Rock.
Died April 5th, 1964 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (kidney failure).
Dianne Feinstein
American politician (1933–2023).
Born June 22nd, 1933 in San Francisco.
Died September 29th, 2023 at 90 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Bob Dole
American politician (1923–2021).
Born July 22nd, 1923 in Russell.
Died December 5th, 2021 at 98 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
John von Neumann
Hungarian and american mathematician and physicist (1903–1957).
Born December 28th, 1903 in Budapest.
Died February 8th, 1957 at 53 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).
Madeleine Albright
United states secretary of state from 1997 to 2001.
Born May 15th, 1937 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 23rd, 2022 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer). [ref]
Charles J. Guiteau
American assassin (1841–1882).
Born September 8th, 1841 in Freeport.
Died June 30th, 1882 at 40 years old in Washington, D.C. (hanging to death).
Deaths 1 to 10 of 514
Want more? View other places of notable deaths.
If you’re not ready to die for it, take the word “freedom” out of your vocabulary. Malcolm X