On what date did Muhammad Ali die?

Muhammad Ali died on June 3, 2016.

Ali was hospitalized in Scottsdale, Arizona, on June 2 with a respiratory illness. His condition worsened, and he died the following day at age 74 from septic shock. His death ended the life of one of boxing’s most famous champions and a major American civil-rights-era public figure.

Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1942. He won Olympic light-heavyweight gold in 1960 and became world heavyweight champion in 1964 after defeating Sonny Liston. He later became known for his opposition to the Vietnam War and his long battle with Parkinson’s disease.

A common mix-up is confusing the date of Ali’s hospitalization, June 2, with the date of his death. His funeral services took place in Louisville on June 9 and 10, 2016, several days after he died.