In the year 2024
1,148 Notable deaths
Sérgio Mendes
Brazilian musician (1941–2024).
Born February 11th, 1941 in Niterói.
Died September 6th, 2024 at 83 years old in Encino (long covid). [ref]
Akebono Tarō
American professional wrestler and rikishi.
Born May 8th, 1969 in Waimānalo.
Died April 11th, 2024 at 54 years old in Tokyo (heart failure). [ref]
Sitaram Yechury
Indian politician.
Born August 12th, 1952 in Chennai.
Died September 12th, 2024 at 72 years old in All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. [ref]
Ebrahim Raisi
8th president of iran from 2021 to 2024.
Born December 14th, 1960 in Mashhad.
Died May 19th, 2024 at 63 years old in Bakrabad Rural District (helicopter crash). [ref]
Norman Jewison
Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024).
Born July 21st, 1926 in Toronto.
Died January 20th, 2024 at 97 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
General secretary of the communist party of vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024.
Born April 14th, 1944 in Đông Anh.
Died July 19th, 2024 at 80 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Mike Lynch
British-irish businessman and software engineer (1965-2024).
Born June 16th, 1965 in Ilford. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2024 at 59 years old in Sicily (suffocation).
Duane Eddy
American guitarist (1938–2024).
Born April 26th, 1938 in Corning.
Died April 30th, 2024 at 86 years old in Franklin (cancer). [ref]
John Ashton
American actor.
Born February 22nd, 1948 in Springfield.
Died September 26th, 2024 at 76 years old in Fort Collins (cancer). [ref]
Peter Higgs
British physicist and nobel prize winner (1929–2024).
Born May 29th, 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2024 at 94 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 1148
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach