Winchester, Sarah
Business and Finance
Age 83
September 1, 1839 - September 5, 1922
Evergreen Cemetery / New Haven / Connecticut / USA / North America
Sarah Winchester was an American heiress who amassed great wealth after the death of her husband, William Wirt Winchester (son of Winchester Repeating Arms Company founder Oliver Winchester). Her inheritance included $20 million (...
Royal, Billy Joe
Music
Age 73
April 3, 1942 - October 6, 2015
Greenwood Cemetery / Morehead City / North Carolina / USA / North America
Billy Joe Royal was a Georgia-born singer who debuted on Columbia Records with "Down in the Boondocks" in 1965, which reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. But he struggled to match his initial success with his subsequent record...
Sandman, Mark
Music
Age 46
September 24, 1952 - July 3, 1999
Sharon Memorial Park / Sharon / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Mark Sandman was an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record label founder best remembered as the bass player and lead singer for the alt indie rock band Morphine. Sandman possessed a distinctive, deep bass-ba...
Spencer, Diana
Historical Figure
Age 36
July 1, 1997 - August 31, 1997
Althorp Estate / Althorp / Northampton / United Kingdom / Europe
Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales and was the mother of Prince William and Prince Harry. She was international icon and earned her enduring popula...
Bancroft, Anne
Show Business
Age 73
September 17, 1931 - June 6, 2005
Kensico Cemetery / Valhalla / New York / USA / North America
Anne Bancroft was a gifted and talented American actress whose 50+ year career was studded with renowned successes on stage, screen, and television. She won both a Tony Award and an Academy Award for best actress for one of her mo...
Hope, Bob
Show Business
Age 100
May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003
Mission San Fernando Rey de Espana Cemetery / Mission Hills / California / USA / North America
Bob Hope was a British-born American comedian, actor, singer, and dancer whose career spanned nearly 80 years. Born Leslie Townes Hope on May 29, 1903, in Eltham, London, he moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, at a young age...
Ford, Tennessee
Music
Age 72
February 13, 1919 - October 17, 1991
Alta Mesa Memorial Park / Palo Alto / California / USA / North America
American singer known for his rich bass-baritone voice in singing country, pop, and gospel, Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit recordings include "The Shotgun Boogie" and "Sixteen Tons". Ford also was a television host and known for his e...
Capote, Truman
Writers and Poets
Age 59
November 30, 1924 - August 25, 1984
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Truman was a unique, one-of-a-kind American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Some of Truman Capote's best known works include 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' (1958) and 'In Cold Blood' (1966). Often view...
Washington, Dinah
Music
Age 39
August 29, 1924 - December 14, 1963
Burr Oak Cemetery / Alsip / Illinois / USA / North America
Dinah Washington was an American singer and pianist who has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the 1950s". Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a wide variety of styles including b...
Brown, Dennis
Music
Age 42
February 1, 1957 - July 1, 1999
National Heroes Park / Kingston / Jamaica / North America
If Bob Marley was the King of Reggae, then Dennis Brown certainly earned his title of Crown Prince of Reggae. Brown's musical career began at age nine and he is credited with over 70 albums and touring relentlessly throughout the ...
Daffan, Ted
Music
Age 84
September 21, 1912 - October 6, 1996
Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery / Houston / Texas / USA / North America
Ted Daffan was a country music performer (with his band the Texans) and songwriter noted for composing the seminal "Truck Driver's Blues" and two much covered country anthems of unrequited love, "Born to Lose" and "I'm a Fool to C...
Knott, Walter
Business and Finance
Age 91
December 11, 1889 - December 3, 1981
Loma Linda Memorial Park / Fullerton / California / USA / North America
Walter Knott was an American farmer who created the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in California. In the 1920s, Walter Knott was a somewhat unsuccessful farmer, whose fortunes changed when he nursed several abandoned berry pla...
Lansky, Meyer
Crime and their Victims
Age 80
July 4, 1902 - January 15, 1983
Mount Nebo Miami Memorial Gardens / Miami / Florida / USA / North America
Meyer Lansky was one of the most important figures in the development of organized crime in New York, nationwide and worldwide in the 20th century. Known as "The Mob's Accountant" Lansky’s work spanned the pre-Prohibition days o...
Wilde, Oscar
Writers and Poets
Age 46
October 16, 1854 - November 30, 1900
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversational skill. Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day. Undeniably brilliant, the author, playwright...
Barfield, Velma
Crime and their Victims
Age 52
October 29, 1932 - November 2, 1984
Parkton Cemetery / Parkton / North Carolina / USA / North America
Velma Barfield was an American female serial killer and is remembered for being one of the first women to be executed in the United States after the death penalty was reinstated in 1976. Barfield was 1 of 9 children born in South ...