Most notably...
60,967 Notable deaths
Colonel Sanders
American entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded kfc.
Born September 9th, 1890 in Henryville. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1980 at 90 years old in Louisville (pneumonia, leukemia). [ref]
Bing Crosby
American singer and actor (1903–1977).
Born May 2nd, 1903 in Tacoma. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1977 at 74 years old in Alcobendas (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). [ref]
Benedict XVI
Pope of the catholic church from 2005 to 2013 (1927–2022).
Born April 16th, 1927 in Birth house of Benedict XVI. [ref]
Died December 31st, 2022 at 95 years old in Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. [ref]
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American artist (1960-1988).
Born December 22nd, 1960 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1988 at 27 years old in New York City (drug overdose). [ref]
Sidney Poitier
Bahamian and american actor (1927–2022).
Born February 20th, 1927 in Cat Island. [ref]
Died January 6th, 2022 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Eddie Van Halen
American rock musician (1955-2020).
Born January 26th, 1955 in Amsterdam.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (laryngeal cancer, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Rishi Kapoor
Indian film actor (1951-2020).
Born September 4th, 1952 in Mumbai.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 67 years old in Mumbai (leukemia). [ref]
Dilip Kumar
Indian actor and politician.
Born December 11th, 1922 in Peshawar.
Died July 7th, 2021 at 98 years old in P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Mumbai (prostate cancer). [ref]
Niki Lauda
Austrian former formula 1 driver (1949-2019).
Born February 22nd, 1949 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2019 at 70 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Leader of the islamic state of iraq and the levant from 2013 to 2019.
Born July 28th, 1971 in Samarra.
Died October 27th, 2019 at 48 years old in Barisha (suicide bombing). [ref]
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia