GET /today/deathsdayinhistory.dev:day-in-history-api
Returns notable people who died on today's date throughout history. Similar to births, each entry includes name, death year, description of their life/work, and Wikipedia links. Useful for memorial content or historical retrospectives.
Returns a paginated list of notable people who died on today's date.
- Death years can be negative for ancient historical figures - Combines well with /today/events and /today/births for comprehensive daily content - Some entries may be missing descriptions
(integer, query, optional, default: 1)
Page number for pagination (starting from 1)
Constraints: {'minimum': 1}
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get today's notable deaths (first page) | curl |
https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/today/deaths |
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| Get today's notable deaths (page 2) | curl |
https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/today/deaths?page=2 |
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:45:23.682642 | 200 | 2380ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:14:55.113328 | 200 | 844ms |
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:45:23.682642 | 7b64deb6846e |
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