Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Deaths by...
208 Notable deaths
by cardiac arrest
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
President of india from 2002 to 2007.
Born October 15th, 1931 in Rameswaram taluk.
Died July 27th, 2015 at 83 years old in Shillong (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Burt Reynolds
American actor (1936–2018).
Born February 11th, 1936 in Lansing.
Died September 6th, 2018 at 82 years old in Jupiter (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Lisa Marie Presley
American singer (1968–2023).
Born February 1st, 1968 in Memphis.
Died January 12th, 2023 at 54 years old in West Hills (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tom Petty
American musician (1950–2017).
Born October 20th, 1950 in Gainesville.
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 66 years old in UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jim Morrison
American singer; lead vocalist of the doors (1943–1971).
Born December 8th, 1943 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1971 at 27 years old in Paris (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Katharine Hepburn
American actress (1907-2003).
Born May 12th, 1907 in Hartford. [ref]
Died June 29th, 2003 at 96 years old in Old Saybrook (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ray Kroc
American businessman.
Born October 5th, 1902 in Oak Park.
Died January 14th, 1984 at 81 years old in San Diego (cardiac arrest).
Rodney King
American police brutality victim.
Born April 2nd, 1969 in Sacramento.
Died June 17th, 2012 at 43 years old in Rialto (cardiac arrest).
Salvador Dalí
Spanish artist (1904-1989).
Born May 11th, 1904 in Figueres. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 1989 at 84 years old in Figueres (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Hungarian-american socialite and actress (1916-2016).
Born February 6th, 1918 in Budapest. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2016 at 98 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deaths 1 to 10 of 208
Want more? View other causes of notable deaths.
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon