Vanderbilt, Cornelius
Business and Finance
Age 82
May 27, 1794 - January 4, 1877
Vanderbilt Mausoleum and Cemetery / Staten Island / New York / USA / North America
The Vanderbilt name is synonymous with America’s Gilded Age. Upon their deaths, “Commodore” Cornelius Vanderbilt, who established the family’s fortune, and his son William H., who doubled it in just a few years, were the w...
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy
Historical Figure
Age 64
July 28, 1928 - May 19, 1994
Arlington National Cemetery / Arlington / Virginia / USA / North America
Former First Lady of the United States of America and style icon. She devoted much of her time to making the White House a historical museum of American History while First Lady. Following the assassination of her husband John F. ...
Gallagher, Rory
Music
Age 47
March 2, 1948 - June 14, 1995
St. Oliver's Cemetery / Cork / Ireland / Europe
One of Europe's great guitar players, Rory Gallagher's single-minded dedication to the blues and refusal to change his style for radio success forever relegated him to small clubs and the college tour circuit. Born in Ballyshannon...
Blondin, Charles
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 72
February 28, 1824 - February 22, 1897
Kensal Green Cemetery / North Kensington / London / United Kingdom / Europe
Charles Blondin was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. During the winter of 1858, a 34-year-old French acrobat traveled to Niagara Falls hoping to become the first person to cross the “boiling cataract.” Noting the masses ...
Hugo, Victor
Writers and Poets
Age 83
February 26, 1802 - May 22, 1885
Le Panthéon / Paris / France / Europe
Victor Hugo is considered to be one of the greatest and best-known French writers. Outside France, his most famous works are the novels Les Misérables (1862), and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831). In France, Hugo is renowned fo...
Chaplin, Charlie
Show Business
Age 88
04/16/1889 - 12/25/1977
Cimetière de Corsier-sur-Vevey / Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud / Switzerland / Europe
Charlie Chaplin was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his character, The Tramp, and is considered one of the most important figures in th...
Hill, Barney
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 46
July 20, 1922 - February 25, 1969
Greenwood Cemetery / Kingston / New Hampshire / USA / North America
Betty and Barney Hill lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire where Betty was a social worker and Barney was a postal worker. The couple were catapulted into the international spotlight when in September 1961 they claimed to have been ...
Dexter, Edmund
Business and Finance
Age 61
1801 - July 24, 1862
Spring Grove Cemetery / Cincinnati / Ohio / USA / North America
Edmund Dexter was a famous (well ... famous in the 1800s) whiskey maker and liquor distributor located in Cincinnati, Ohio. An immigrant from England, his first residency was in New York City. From there he moved to Cincinnati wh...
Van Zandt, Townes
Music
Age 52
March 7, 1944 - January 1, 1997
Dido Cemetery / Fort Worth / Texas / USA / North America
He was a reckless drunk and a hopeless idealist, but he is considered by many the greatest Texas songwriter of his generation. He wrote numerous songs, such as "Pancho and Lefty", "For the Sake of the Song", "Tecumseh Valley", "Re...
Taylor, Elizabeth
Show Business
Age 79
February 27, 1932 - March 23, 2011
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale / California / USA / North America
With striking beauty and undeniable talent, Elizabeth Taylor captivated audiences. From precocious child actor to unforgettable leading lady, she played legendary female characters who embodied strength, integrity, and unapologeti...
Tolley, Rick
Sports
Age 30
January 6, 1940 - November 14, 1970
Spring Hill Cemetery / Huntington / West Virginia / USA / North America
Rick Tolley was an American football coach who served as the head football coach at Marshall University during the 1969 and 1970 seasons. He died in the 1970 plane crash that killed all 75 crew and passengers aboard, including mos...
Beach, Sylvia
Writers and Poets
Age 75
March 14, 1887 - October 5, 1962
Princeton Cemetery / Princeton / New Jersey / USA / North America
In the 1920s and 1930s, Sylvia Beach owned and ran Shakespeare and Company, a Paris bookshop. The shop became the community center for "lost generation" intellectuals from Britain and America, including James Joyce, Ezra Pound, Er...
Armstrong, Louis
Music
Age 69
August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971
Flushing Cemetery / Flushing, Queens / New York / USA / North America
From a New Orleans boys’ home to Hollywood, Carnegie Hall, movies and television, the tale of Louis Armstrong’s life and triumphant six-decade career epitomizes the American success story. His trumpet playing revolutionized th...
Le, My-ca Dinh
Disasters
Age 7
January 7, 1975 - July 23, 1982
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Cypress / California / USA / North America
In 1982 top film directors and producers, including Steven Spielberg, John Landis, Joe Dante, and George Miller all contributed to what was to become The Twilight Zone: The Movie. During what was to be the final scene in the final...
Colombo, Joseph
Crime and their Victims
Age 54
June 16, 1923 - May 22, 1978
St. John Cemetery / Middle Village / New York / USA / North America
Joseph Colombo Sr. became the boss of the Colombo crime family, one of five families associated with the American Mafia in New York City. Joseph Colombo’s father Anthony was an early member of the Profaci crime family, forerunne...