{day}: Get notable deaths for a specific date

API: dayinhistory.dev:day-in-history-api
Endpoint: /deaths/{month}/{day}
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 1010ms

Description

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.

From spec: 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)

Get deaths on January 1st curl

Fetch notable deaths on January 1

curl 'https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/january/1'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/january/1")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("dayinhistory")
result = api.fetch("deaths/{month}/{day}")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/january/1");
const data = await resp.json();
Get deaths on December 25th, page 2 curl

Fetch notable deaths on December 25 (paginated)

curl 'https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/december/25?page=2'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/december/25",
    params={
        'page': 2,
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("dayinhistory")
result = api.fetch("deaths/{month}/{day}", page=2)

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/december/25?page=2");
const data = await resp.json();
Get deaths on July 4th curl

Fetch notable deaths on July 4

curl 'https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/july/4'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/july/4")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("dayinhistory")
result = api.fetch("deaths/{month}/{day}")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://api.dayinhistory.dev/v1/deaths/july/4");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

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