Mungo, Saint
Historical Figure
Age 96
518 AD - January 13, 614
Glasgow Cathedral / Glasgow / United Kingdom / Europe
Kentigern, known as Mungo, was a missionary in the Brittonic Kingdom of Strathclyde in the late sixth century, and the founder and patron saint of the city of Glasgow. On the spot where Mungo was buried now stands the cathedral de...
Taylor, Annie Edson
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 82
October 24, 1838 - April 29, 1921
Oakwood Cemetery / Niagara Falls / New York / USA / North America
Annie Edson Taylor was an American schoolteacher who, on her 63rd birthday, October 24, 1901, became the first, and oldest, person to go over Niagara Falls intentionally and survive. The trip itself took less than twenty minutes, ...
Armour, Herman
Business and Finance
Age 64
March 7, 1837 - September 8, 1901
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
At the young age of 18 Herman Armour left home and made his way to Milwaukee where he opened a butcher shop, eventually becoming Armour, Plankington & Co. With loads of ambition he left the business in charge of his partner, John ...
Drake, Pete
Music
Age 55
October 8, 1932 - July 29, 1988
Spring Hill Cemetery / Nashville / Tennessee / USA / North America
Pete Drake was one of the greatest pedal-steel musicians who played on 118 Gold and Platinum albums with artists ranging from Bob Dylan, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, Marty Robbins, Elvis Presley, Ernst Tubb and George Jones. H...
Edwards, Elizabeth
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 61
July 3, 1949 - December 7, 2010
Oakwood Cemetery / Raleigh / North Carolina / USA / North America
During a lifetime of idyllic successes and crushing reverses, Elizabeth Edwards was an accomplished lawyer, the mother of four children and the wife of a wealthy, handsome senator with sights on the White House. But their 16-year-...
Broonzy, Big Bill
Music
Age 55
June 26, 1903 - August 15, 1958
Lincoln Cemetery / Blue Island / Illinois / USA / North America
Big Bill Broonzy was an American blues singer, songwriter and guitarist and was one of the few country blues musicians of the '20s and '30s to find success when the music evolved into an electric, urbanized form. From his initial ...
Schubert, Franz
Music
Age 31
January 31, 1797 - November 19, 1828
Der Wiener Zentralfriedhof / Simmeringer Hauptstraße 234 / Vienna / Austria / Europe
Franz Schubert was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short life, Schubert left behind a vast oeuvre, including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly lieder), seven complete symphon...
Tomack, Sid
Show Business
Age 55
September 8, 1907 - November 12, 1962
Desert Memorial Park / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America
Sid Tomark was an American actor who appeared in over 50 mostly B-movies including A Wave, a WAC and a Marine, The Thrill of Brazil, Blind Spot, Blondie's Holiday, For the Love of Rusty, A Double Life, I Love Trouble, My Girl Tisa...
Lewis, Furry
Music
Age 88
March 8, 1893 - September 14, 1981
Hollywood Cemetery / Memphis / Tennessee / USA / North America
A notable guitarist in both the bottleneck and finger-picking styles, Furry was a country blues guitarist and songwriter from Memphis, Tennessee whose greatest productivity came late in life during the folk blues revival of th...
Booker, James
Music
Age 43
December 17, 1939 - November 8, 1983
Providence Memorial Park / Metairie / Louisiana / USA / North America
Booker was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist whose unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards. Musician Dr. John described Booker as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever ...
Holmes, H. H.
Crime and their Victims
Age 34
May 16, 1861 - May 7, 1896
Holy Cross Cemetery / Yeadon / Pennsylvania / USA / North America
The country’s first serial killer was a smooth-talking doctor who ran a murder hotel in Chicago. The tale of H. H. Holmes and his Murder Castle is perhaps one of the most fascinating cases in American criminal history. Born Herm...
Rao, Vincenzo
Crime and their Victims
Age 90
June 21, 1898 - September 25, 1988
Ferncliff Cemetery / Hartsdale / New York / USA / North America
Vincenzo Rao was a Consigliere for the Lucchese crime family in New York City. In 1957, Rao was arrested with 60 other mobsters at the notorious Apalachin Meeting. During the 1963 Valachi hearings, Rao was listed as the Lucchese f...
Giunta, Joseph
Crime and their Victims
Age 42
February 10, 2021 - May 7, 1929
Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Joseph Giunta was an Italian-American mobster, President of Unione Siciliana and confidant of Al Capone's rival Joe Aiello. He was a lead conspirator in an attempt to overthrow Al Capone’s criminal empire. When Frank Rio (Capone...
McGonagle, Donald
Crime and their Victims
Age 32
May 28, 1937 - November 18, 1969
New Calvary Cemetery / Mattapan / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Donnie McGonagle was a member of the South Boston McGonagle Family, but not a member of the Mullen Gang run by his twin brother Paulie McGonagle. He had the misfortune of looking so much like his brother when Winter Hill member Wh...
Dixon, Willie
Music
Age 76
July 1, 1915 - January 29, 1992
Burr Oak Cemetery / Alsip / Illinois / USA / North America
Willie Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar. However he is best known as one of the most prolific songwriters of his ti...