Most notably...
66,026 Notable deaths
Ludwig II of Bavaria
King of bavaria.
Born August 25th, 1945 in Nymphenburg Palace. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1886 at -60 years old in Lake Starnberg (drowning). [ref]
John Allen Chau
American missionary (1991–2018).
Born December 18th, 1991 in Scottsboro. [ref]
Died November 17th, 2018 at 26 years old in North Sentinel Island. [ref]
John Allen Muhammad
American serial killer, co-perpetrator in the "dc sniper case".
Born December 31st, 1960 in Baton Rouge.
Died November 10th, 2009 at 48 years old in Greensville Correctional Center (lethal injection). [ref]
James Avery
American actor (1945–2013).
Born November 27th, 1945 in Suffolk.
Died December 31st, 2013 at 68 years old in Glendale (surgical complications). [ref]
Karl Popper
Austrian-british philosopher of science.
Born July 28th, 1902 in Vienna. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1994 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Majel Barrett
American actress (1932–2008).
Born February 23rd, 1932 in Cleveland.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 76 years old in Bel Air (leukemia). [ref]
Bessie Smith
American blues singer.
Born April 15th, 1894 in Chattanooga. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1937 at 43 years old in Clarksdale (traffic collision). [ref]
Biz Markie
American rapper and record producer (1964-2021).
Born April 8th, 1964 in Harlem.
Died July 16th, 2021 at 57 years old in Baltimore. [ref]
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
Colombian mob boss (1947-1989).
Born May 14th, 1947 in Hospital.
Died December 15th, 1989 at 42 years old in Tolú.
Roy O. Disney
American businessman (1893–1971).
Born June 24th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died December 20th, 1971 at 78 years old in Burbank (cerebral hemorrhage).
Deaths 1971 to 1980 of 66026
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore