Most notably...
66,186 Notable deaths
Mac Davis
American songwriter, singer and actor (1942-2020).
Born January 21st, 1942 in Lubbock.
Died September 29th, 2020 at 78 years old in Nashville (surgical complications). [ref]
Les Paul
American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and inventor.
Born June 9th, 1915 in Waukesha. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2009 at 94 years old in White Plains (pneumonia).
William Somerset Maugham
English playwright and author (1874–1965).
Born January 25th, 1874 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 16th, 1965 at 91 years old in Nice (pneumonia).
Russell David Johnson
American television and film actor (1924–2014).
Born November 10th, 1924 in Ashley.
Died January 16th, 2014 at 89 years old in Bainbridge Island (kidney failure).
Oskar Dirlewanger
German nazi military officer and ss regiment/brigade commander (1895–1945).
Born September 26th, 1895 in Würzburg.
Died June 7th, 1945 at 49 years old in Altshausen (blunt trauma, torture murder).
Albert DeSalvo
American criminal and convicted rapist.
Born September 3rd, 1931 in Chelsea.
Died November 26th, 1973 at 42 years old in Walpole (stab wound). [ref]
Dick Gregory
American comedian, social activist, social critic, writer, and entrepreneur (1932–2017).
Born October 12th, 1932 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2017 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure). [ref]
Greer Garson
British-american actress, art collector and philanthropist (1904-1996).
Born September 29th, 1904 in London.
Died April 6th, 1996 at 91 years old in Dallas (heart failure).
P. G. Wodehouse
English author (1881–1975).
Born October 15th, 1881 in Guildford.
Died February 14th, 1975 at 93 years old in Southampton Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Joe Don Baker
American actor (1936–2025).
Born February 12th, 1936 in Groesbeck.
Died May 7th, 2025 at 89 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman