Most notably...
66,065 Notable deaths
Rafael Trujillo
President of the dominican republic (1891-1961).
Born October 24th, 1891 in San Cristóbal.
Died May 30th, 1961 at 69 years old in Santo Domingo (gunshot wound).
Leo Frank
American factory superintendent and lynching victim.
Born April 17th, 1884 in Cuero.
Died August 17th, 1915 at 31 years old in Marietta (lynching).
Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021).
Born June 12th, 1941 in Chelsea. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2021 at 79 years old in Tampa Bay area (cancer). [ref]
Sarabjit Singh
Indian national convicted of terrorism and spying by a pakistani court (1963-2013).
Born December 18th, 1963 in Bhikhiwind.
Died May 2nd, 2013 at 49 years old in Jinnah Hospital, Lahore (blunt trauma).
John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912-1992).
Born October 5th, 1912 in Good Samaritan Hospital. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1992 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019).
Born November 21st, 1941 in New Orleans.
Died June 6th, 2019 at 77 years old in New Orleans (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Iris Apfel
American interior designer and fashion icon (1921–2024).
Born August 29th, 1921 in New York City, Queens. [ref]
Died March 1st, 2024 at 102 years old in Palm Beach. [ref]
Theodor Herzl
Father of modern political zionism (1860–1904).
Born May 2nd, 1860 in Pest. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1904 at 44 years old in Reichenau an der Rax (pneumonia). [ref]
Dennis M. Ritchie
American computer scientist, co-inventor of the unix operating system and the c programming language.
Born September 9th, 1941 in Bronxville.
Died October 12th, 2011 at 70 years old in Berkeley Heights (prostate cancer). [ref]
Zora Neale Hurston
African american folklorist, novelist, short story writer, and civic rights advocate (1891–1960).
Born January 7th, 1891 in Notasulga.
Died January 28th, 1960 at 69 years old in Fort Pierce (stroke).
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Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi