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This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in June 2024) and then linked here.
This is a list of the deadliest animals to humans worldwide, measured by the number of humans killed per year. Different lists have varying criteria and definitions, so lists from different sources disagree and can be contentious.
AnimalHumans Killed Per YearAnimalHumans Killed Per Year11,000,000 [a]Mosquitoes2Humans ( homicide )475,000 [b]Humans (homicide)350,000Snakes425,000 [c]DogsDec 2, 2021 · Notable Deaths 2021. Dec. 2, 2021. Share full article. Remembering Hank Aaron, Colin Powell, Stephen Sondheim, Joan Didion, Desmond Tutu, Bob Dole, DMX, Betty White, Larry King, John Madden ...
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll. It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
DeathsDateIncident20,00030 May 1626Wanggongchang Explosion in Beijing, China ...3,00018 August 1769A lightning bolt caused the Brescia ...3,000?1 November 1948Boiler and ammunition explosion aboard an ...1,400–2,2806 March 1862Ammunition warehouse explodes and kills ...Jan 2, 2022 · Director Richard Donner (April 24, 1930-July 5, 2021) ushered in the modern movies' superhero genre with the 1978 blockbuster film "Superman," in which Christopher Reeve vividly brought the Man...
Dec 22, 2021 · Those who passed away this year included the famous, the infamous, the lauded and (sometimes) the lampooned but they all left an indelible mark on our culture, our politics and our hearts. A ...
Dec 30, 2021 · Deaths in 2021: Headline Names Against the Backdrop of Pandemic. Aaron, Sondheim, Dole and Didion. But the loss of Colin Powell from the virus spoke most directly to the moment the world is...
