GET /deaths/{month}/{day}

dayinhistory.dev:day-in-history-api

Summary: Get notable deaths for a specific date
Operation ID: getDeathsByDate
Auth: none

Returns notable deaths for a specific month/day using named months. Query memorial dates for any date using lowercase month names. Useful for historical research or memorial features on specific anniversaries.

Original spec description

Returns a paginated list of notable people who died on the specified month and day.

Usage Tips

- Month names are lowercase (january, july, december, etc.) - Day is numeric - Historical figures may have negative death years

Parameters (3)

day (integer, path, required)

Day of the month (1-31, depending on month)

Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 31}

month (string, path, required)

Full month name (e.g., january, february, march)

Constraints: {'enum': ['january', 'february', 'march', 'april', 'may', 'june', 'july', 'august', 'september', 'october', 'november', 'december']}

page (integer, query, optional, default: 1)

Page number for pagination (starting from 1)

Constraints: {'minimum': 1}

Examples (3)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get deaths on January 1st curl https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/january/1
Get deaths on December 25th, page 2 curl https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/december/25?page=2
Get deaths on July 4th curl https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/july/4

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 10:50:52.951358 200 823ms
2026-03-23 10:19:28.518830 200 968ms
2026-03-23 09:10:47.811204 200 984ms

Response Changes

WhenOldNew
2026-03-23 10:19:28.518830 06a34c80dcf4 78a49f56a096
2026-03-23 10:50:52.951358 78a49f56a096 405e736981dc