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
October 29th
166 Notable deaths
Jimmy Savile
English dj, television presenter, media personality and paedophile (1926-2011).
Born October 31st, 1926 in Leeds.
Died October 29th, 2011 at 84 years old in Roundhay. [ref]
Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar
Kannada actor.
Born March 17th, 1975 in Chennai.
Died October 29th, 2021 at 46 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Teri Garr
American actress (1944–2024).
Born December 11th, 1944 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2024 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
John Witherspoon
American actor (1942–2019).
Born January 27th, 1942 in Detroit.
Died October 29th, 2019 at 77 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Duane Allman
American musician (1946-1971).
Born November 20th, 1946 in Nashville. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1971 at 24 years old in Macon (motorcycle accident). [ref]
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
Wife of prince henry, duke of gloucester.
Born December 25th, 1901 in Montagu House, Whitehall.
Died October 29th, 2004 at 102 years old in Kensington Palace (stroke). [ref]
Leon Czolgosz
American steel worker and assassin of u.s. president william mckinley.
Died October 29th, 1901 at 28 years old in Auburn (electrocution).
George Gurdjieff
Armenian philosopher, composer and writer.
Born December 27th, 1877 in Gyumri.
Died October 29th, 1949 at 71 years old in American Hospital of Paris (liver cancer). [ref]
Louis B. Mayer
Canadian-american film producer (1884–1957).
Born July 12th, 1884 in Dymer.
Died October 29th, 1957 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
Frances Cleveland
First lady of the united states (1864-1947).
Born July 21st, 1864 in Buffalo.
Died October 29th, 1947 at 83 years old in Baltimore.
Deaths 1 to 10 of 166
The phoenix must burn to emerge. Janet Fitch