Most notably...

65,505 Notable deaths

Norman Whitfield

American songwriter, record producer (1940–2008).

Born January 1st, 1943 in Harlem. [ref]

Died September 16th, 2008 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (diabetes). [ref]

Bill Hunter

Australian actor (1940–2011).

Born February 27th, 1940 in Ballarat.

Died May 21st, 2011 at 71 years old in Kew (liver cancer). [ref]

John D. MacDonald

Writer from the united states.

Born July 24th, 1916 in Sharon. [ref]

Died December 28th, 1986 at 70 years old in Milwaukee. [ref]

Ron Williamson

American baseball player (1953-2004).

Born February 3rd, 1953 in Ada.

Died December 4th, 2004 at 51 years old in Tulsa (liver cirrhosis).

Niklas Luhmann

German sociologist, administration expert, and social systems theorist (1927-1998).

Born December 8th, 1927 in Lüneburg.

Died November 6th, 1998 at 70 years old in Oerlinghausen.

Manu Dibango

Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist (1933–2020).

Born December 12th, 1933 in Douala.

Died March 24th, 2020 at 86 years old in Melun (COVID-19). [ref]

Bob Denard

French mercenary.

Born April 7th, 1929 in Bordeaux. [ref]

Died October 13th, 2007 at 78 years old in Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Zewditu I of Ethiopia

Empress of ethiopia (1876-1930).

Born April 29th, 1876 in Ejersa Goro.

Died April 2nd, 1930 at 53 years old in Addis Ababa.

Fanny Kaplan

Russian assassin (1890-1918).

Born February 10th, 1890 in Novichi.

Died September 3rd, 1918 at 28 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).

Clodagh Rodgers

British singer (1947–2025).

Born March 5th, 1947 in Warrenpoint.

Died April 18th, 2025 at 78 years old in Cobham. [ref]

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Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius