Aaliyah

AKA:

Baby Girl

Birth Name:

Aaliyah Dana Haughton

Birth Date:

January 16, 1979

Birth Place:

New York, New York

Death Date:

August 25, 2001

Place of Death:

200 feet from the end of the runway 27, Marsh Harbour Airport, Abaco Islands, The Bahamas

Age:

Cause of Death:

Blunt force trauma (airplane crash)

Cemetery Name:

Ferncliff Cemetery

Claim to Fame:

Music

In her heyday, it seemed like the Grammy-nominated singer was destined for a long career, having made the leap from music to modeling and acting. But sadly that career ended suddenly when she died in a tragically, yet totally preventable, plane crash in the Bahamas in 2001.

Fun Fact

With the release of Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number, rumors circulated of a relationship between Aaliyah and R. Kelly, including the allegation that they had secretly married without her parents’ knowledge. Vibe later revealed a marriage certificate that listed the couple married on August 31, 1994, in Sheraton Gateway Suites in Rosemont, Illinois. Aaliyah, who was 15 at the time, was listed as 18 on the certificate. The illegal marriage was annulled in February 1995 by her parents.

Not-so-fun-fact is that 9 people died because Aaliyah and entourage demanded the smaller plane take off immediately despite the insistence from the pilot that the plane was overloaded. Turns out it was overweight by 700 pounds and nosedived and exploded into flames just moments after takeoff.

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Ferncliff Cemetery

280 Secor Road

Hartsdale, New York, 10530

USA

North America

Map:

Cemetery Map of Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale New York

Grave Location:

Rosewood Mausoleum, Unit 4A, Tier CC Private Section, Crypt 3

Grave Location Description

To visit Aaliyah’s new resting place, one should now enter Gate 2, park behind Rosewood Mausoleum and walk down the flight of stairs to the middle level. Facing the staircase, walk to the right and make a right at the second hallway. Walk to the end and you will see Aaliyah’s new grave on the left.