Most notably...
61,064 Notable deaths
Jack Kirby
American comic book artist, writer and editor.
Born August 28th, 1917 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1994 at 76 years old in Thousand Oaks (heart failure). [ref]
Mary Kay Letourneau
American schoolteacher convicted of the statutory rape of a 12/13-year old boy (1962-2020).
Born January 30th, 1962 in Tustin.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 58 years old in Des Moines (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Michael Madsen
American actor (1957–2025).
Born September 25th, 1957 in Chicago.
Died July 3rd, 2025 at 67 years old in Malibu (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989.
Born January 26th, 1918 in Scornicești. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1989 at 71 years old in Târgoviște (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Lisa Robin Kelly
American film and television actress (1970–2013).
Born March 5th, 1970 in Southington.
Died August 15th, 2013 at 43 years old in Altadena (myocardial infarction, drug overdose).
Robert Hanssen
Fbi agent who spied for soviet and russian intelligence services.
Born April 18th, 1944 in Chicago.
Died June 5th, 2023 at 79 years old in United States Penitentiary, Florence ADMAX. [ref]
Florence Griffith Joyner
American track and field athlete (1959-1998).
Born December 21st, 1959 in Los Angeles.
Died September 21st, 1998 at 38 years old in Mission Viejo (epilepsy).
Jim Nabors
American actor and singer (1930-2017).
Born June 12th, 1930 in Sylacauga.
Died November 30th, 2017 at 87 years old in Honolulu (surgical complications). [ref]
Jim Croce
American singer-songwriter (1943–1973).
Born January 10th, 1943 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1973 at 30 years old in Natchitoches (aircraft crash). [ref]
Milkha Singh
Indian track and field athlete (1935–2021).
Born October 17th, 1935 in Govindpura. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2021 at 85 years old in Chandigarh (COVID-19). [ref]
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner