Most notably...
65,988 Notable deaths
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Founder of the liberation tigers of tamil eelam, a militant organization in sri lanka (1954-2009).
Born November 26th, 1954 in Valvettithurai.
Died May 19th, 2009 at 54 years old in Nanthi Lagoon.
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italian writer, filmmaker, poet, and intellectual (1922–1975).
Born March 5th, 1922 in Bologna.
Died November 2nd, 1975 at 53 years old in Lido di Ostia.
Mark Rothko
American painter of latvian-jewish descent (1903-1970).
Born September 25th, 1903 in Daugavpils. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1970 at 66 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
William Powell
American actor.
Born July 29th, 1892 in Pittsburgh.
Died March 5th, 1984 at 91 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
W. H. Auden
British-american poet (1907–1973).
Born February 21st, 1907 in York.
Died September 29th, 1973 at 66 years old in Vienna.
Rex Harrison
British actor (1908–1990).
Born March 5th, 1908 in Huyton.
Died June 2nd, 1990 at 82 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Guglielmo Marconi
Italian inventor and radio pioneer (1874-1937).
Born April 25th, 1874 in Bologna. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1937 at 63 years old in Rome.
Rory Gallagher
Irish guitarist (1948–1995).
Born March 2nd, 1948 in Ballyshannon.
Died June 14th, 1995 at 47 years old in London (infectious disease).
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
American financier and philanthropist (1874–1960).
Born January 29th, 1874 in Cleveland.
Died May 11th, 1960 at 86 years old in Tucson (pneumonia).
Sly Stone
American musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer (1943–2025).
Born March 15th, 1943 in Denton. [ref]
Died June 9th, 2025 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Deaths 1891 to 1900 of 65988
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris