Most notably...

83,072 Notable deaths

Karl Schwarzschild

German physicist, astronomer and mathematician.

Born October 9th, 1873 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

Died May 11th, 1916 at 42 years old in Potsdam (pemphigus). [ref]

Kamehameha V

King of hawaii from 1863 to 1872.

Born December 11th, 1830 in Honolulu.

Died December 11th, 1872 at 42 years old in Honolulu (disease).

Jan Palach

Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation in protest (1948–1969).

Born August 11th, 1948 in Všetaty, Londýnská. [ref]

Died January 19th, 1969 at 20 years old in Borůvkovo sanatorium (self-immolation).

Richard Fleischer

American film director (1916–2006).

Born December 8th, 1916 in New York City.

Died March 25th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer, musician and actor (1949-2016).

Born June 14th, 1949 in Lubefu.

Died April 24th, 2016 at 66 years old in Abidjan (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Mel Ott

American baseball player (1909–1958).

Born March 2nd, 1909 in Gretna.

Died November 21st, 1958 at 49 years old in New Orleans (traffic collision).

Sándor Kocsis

Hungarian footballer.

Born September 21st, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]

Died July 22nd, 1979 at 49 years old in Barcelona.

Lee Soon-jae

South korean actor.

Born October 10th, 1935 in Hoeryong.

Died November 25th, 2025 at 90 years old

Antony Sher

British actor, writer and theatre director (1949–2021).

Born June 14th, 1949 in Cape Town.

Died December 2nd, 2021 at 72 years old in Stratford-upon-Avon (cancer). [ref]

Werner Goldberg

German soldier and politician (1919–2004).

Born October 3rd, 1919 in Berlin.

Died September 28th, 2004 at 84 years old in Berlin.

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What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved