Kinison, Sam
Show Business
Age 38
December 8, 1953 - April 10, 1992
Memorial Park Cemetery / Tulsa / Oklahoma / USA / North America
American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his Pentecostal preacher scream, and roles in the popular films 'Caddyshack' and 'Back to School'. Sam Kinison struggled with cocaine addiction, and having been clean 2 months an...
Carpenter, Karen
Music
Age 32
March 2, 1950 - February 4, 1983
Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park / Westlake Village / California / USA / North America
Karen Carpenter was an American singer and drummer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside her older brother Richard. With a distinctive three-octave contralto range, she was praised by her peers for her vocal...
Bonham, John
Music
Age 32
May 31, 1948 - September 25, 1980
St. Michael and All Angels Church Rushock / Droitwich / United Kingdom / Europe
John Bonham was and remains the greatest, most influential Rock Drummer of all-time and best known as the drummer for Led Zeppelin. Describing the style of John Bonham's drumming instantly conjurs up visions of the thunderous powe...
Wadlow, Robert
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 22
February 22, 1918 - July 15, 1940
Upper Alton Cemetery / Alton / Illinois / USA / North America
Robert Pershing Wadlow, also known as Alton's Gentle Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence. He was born and raised in Alton, Illi...
Battaglia, Sam
Crime and their Victims
Age 64
November 5, 1908 - September 7, 1973
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Sam "Teets" Battaglia joined the Torrio-Capone gang at the age of 16, right at the beginning of the Beer Wars of the 1920s. As a high-level member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization, Sam Battaglia quickly rose in the rank...
O'Rourke, Heather
Show Business
Age 12
December 27, 1975 - February 1, 1988
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Heather O’Rourke was the terrified youngster sucked into a spectral vacuum by supernatural spirits in the “Poltergeist” films and was featured in such television shows as Happy Days, Webster and Still the Beaver. She played ...
Wood, Natalie
Show Business
Age 43
July 20, 1938 - November 29, 1981
Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
A doe-eyed, brunette beauty, Natalie Wood was one of Hollywood's brightest stars and a legend both on and off the silver screen. She was the recipient of four Golden Globes, and received three Academy Award nominations during her ...
Greene, Danny
Crime and their Victims
Age 43
November 14, 1933 - October 6, 1977
Calvary Cemetery / Cleveland / Ohio / USA / North America
Danny Green was head of the Irish mob and associate of the Cleveland mobster John Nardi's during the 1970s gang war for the city's criminal operations. He pushed into the Cleveland rackets and began competing with the Italian-Am...
Disney, Walt
Business and Finance
Age 65
December 5, 1901 - December 15, 1966
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale / California / USA / North America
Walt Disney was American entrepreneur, animator, writer, voice actor, and film producer. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, Disney ho...
Accardo, Tony
Crime and their Victims
Age 86
April 28, 1906 - May 22, 1992
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Tony Accardo was the longest-serving boss of the Chicago Outfit. He worked for Al Capone, then ran the crime group for many decades before his death in 1992. Although he is suspected in participating in over 20 murders, he only sp...
Bolan, Marc
Music
Age 29
September 30, 1947 - September 16, 1977
Golders Green Crematorium / London / United Kingdom / Europe
As the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist for T Rex, Marc Bolan captivated generations with his strutting music and hyper-sexual charisma. Sporting makeup, glitter, a top hat with flowing locks of gorgeous hair, Bolan was on th...
Porcaro, Jeff
Music
Age 38
April 1, 1954 - August 5, 1992
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Jeff Porcaro was a founding member of the band Toto with his brother, Steve, and four others. The group’s hits included ″Hold the Line″ in 1977, ″Rosanna″ in 1982 and ″Africa″ in 1983. Interestingly enough, when Jeff...
Boon, D.
Music
Age 27
April 1, 1958 - December 22, 1985
Green Hills Memorial Park / Rancho Palos Verdes / California / USA / North America
D. Boon was a pioneer of the punk scene in the early 1980s in Los Angeles, California. As singer, songwriter, guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock trio the Minutemen, D. Boon mixed funk, punk, metal, country and a healthy dose...
Colosimo, Big Jim
Crime and their Victims
Age 42
February 16, 1878 - May 11, 1920
Oak Woods Cemetery / Chicago / Illinois / USA / North America
James "Big Jim" Colosimo was the first organized crime leader in Chicago who ran a popular restaurant, Colosimo's Cafe, that was a hot spot for vice in Chicago. Colosimo built his empire on gambling, prostitution and load sharkin...
Noir, Victor
Writers and Poets
Age 21
July 27, 1848 - January 11, 1870
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Victor Noir was the nom de plume of a budding journalist killed at 21 years old by Prince Pierre Bonaparte. The prince was a relative of the reigning monarch, Emperor Napoleon III, the same Napoleon who censured the press and forc...