`get_deaths`

Pack: onthisday · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/onthisday/mcp

Find notable people who died on a specific date. Provide month (1-12) and day (1-31). Returns names, death years, and biographical detail.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`month`	number	yes	Month as a number (1-12).
`day`	number	yes	Day of the month (1-31).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "month": 4,
  "day": 14
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/onthisday/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_deaths","arguments":{"month":4,"day":14}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_deaths', {
  "month": 4,
  "day": 14
});

More examples

{
  "month": 8,
  "day": 31
}

Response shape

Always returns: date, type, count, deaths

Field	Type	Description
`date`	string	The date string from the API response
`type`	string	The type of entries returned
`count`	number	Number of deaths found
`deaths`	array	Array of notable deaths

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The date string from the API response"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "deaths"
      ],
      "description": "The type of entries returned"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of deaths found"
    },
    "deaths": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "year": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Year the person died"
          },
          "description": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Person's name and biographical details"
          },
          "wikipedia": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "object",
              "properties": {
                "title": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Wikipedia article title"
                },
                "url": {
                  "type": "string",
                  "description": "Wikipedia article URL"
                }
              }
            },
            "description": "Wikipedia references for the person"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "year",
          "description",
          "wikipedia"
        ]
      },
      "description": "Array of notable deaths"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "date",
    "type",
    "count",
    "deaths"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "onthisday": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/onthisday/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_deaths