Most notably...

65,896 Notable deaths

Pete Postlethwaite

English character actor (1946–2011).

Born February 16th, 1946 in Warrington. [ref]

Died January 2nd, 2011 at 64 years old in Shrewsbury (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Reggie White

American football player (1961–2004).

Born December 19th, 1961 in Chattanooga.

Died December 26th, 2004 at 43 years old in Cornelius (heart arrhythmia). [ref]

Blake Edwards

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1922-2010).

Born July 26th, 1922 in Tulsa. [ref]

Died December 15th, 2010 at 88 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]

Marsha P. Johnson

American gay liberation activist and transgender woman (1945-1992).

Born August 24th, 1945 in Elizabeth.

Died July 6th, 1992 at 46 years old in New York City. [ref]

Anatoly Dyatlov

Deputy chief-engineer of the chernobyl nuclear power plant at the time of the disaster (1931-1995).

Born March 3rd, 1931 in Atamanovo.

Died December 13th, 1995 at 64 years old in Kyiv (myocardial infarction). [ref]

John Matuszak

American actor and american football player (1950–1989).

Born October 25th, 1950 in Oak Creek.

Died June 17th, 1989 at 38 years old in Hollywood (drug overdose).

Bernard Montgomery

British army officer (1887–1976).

Born November 17th, 1887 in Kennington.

Died March 24th, 1976 at 88 years old in Alton (disease).

Victoria Wood

British comedian.

Born May 19th, 1953 in Prestwich.

Died April 20th, 2016 at 62 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Butch Cassidy

American outlaw.

Born April 13th, 1868 in Beaver.

Died November 7th, 1908 at 40 years old in Bolivia.

Randy Meisner

American musician and founding member of the eagles (1946–2023).

Born March 8th, 1946 in Scottsbluff.

Died July 26th, 2023 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). [ref]

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It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live. Victor Hugo