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In the year 2024
1,148 Notable deaths
Bill Anders
American astronaut and lunar explorer (1933–2024).
Born October 17th, 1933 in British Hong Kong. [ref]
Died June 7th, 2024 at 90 years old in San Juan County (airplane crash). [ref]
Kinky Friedman
American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and columnist.
Born October 31st, 1944 in Chicago.
Died June 27th, 2024 at 79 years old in Medina. [ref]
Michael Jayston
British actor.
Born October 29th, 1935 in Nottingham.
Died February 5th, 2024 at 88 years old [ref]
Charles Dolan
American billionaire businessman (1926–2024).
Born October 16th, 1926 in Cleveland.
Died December 28th, 2024 at 98 years old [ref]
Ismail Haniyeh
Palestinian politician and hamas leader (2017–2024).
Born January 29th, 1962 in Al-Shati refugee camp. [ref]
Died July 31st, 2024 at 62 years old in Tehran (bomb attack). [ref]
Thomas P. Stafford
American astronaut (1930–2024).
Born September 17th, 1930 in Weatherford.
Died March 18th, 2024 at 93 years old in Satellite Beach. [ref]
Fatman Scoop
American rapper, hype man, and radio personality (1968–2024).
Born August 6th, 1968 in Harlem.
Died August 30th, 2024 at 56 years old in Connecticut (atherosclerosis, hypertensive heart disease). [ref]
Paul Alexander
American lawyer and polio survivor (1946–2024).
Born January 30th, 1946 in Dallas. [ref]
Died March 11th, 2024 at 78 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Caleb Carr
American novelist, screenwriter and military historian.
Born August 2nd, 1955 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died May 23rd, 2024 at 68 years old in Cherry Plain (cancer).
Hage Geingob
President of namibia from 2015 to 2024.
Born August 3rd, 1941 in Otjiwarongo.
Died February 4th, 2024 at 82 years old in Windhoek (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 171 to 180 of 1148
You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman