Kelly, Grace
Historical Figure
Age 52
November 12, 1929 - September 14, 1982
Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate / Monaco-Ville 98000 / Monaco / Europe
Grace Kelly, also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. Prior to her marriage, she achieved stard...
Byers, Eben
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 51
April 12, 1880 - March 31, 1932
Allegheny Cemetery / Pittsburgh / Pennsylvania / USA / North America
Eben Byers, popular Pittsburgh sportsman, socialite and industrialist, fell out of an upper berth in 1927 returning from a Yale-Harvard football game and injured his arm. His Pittsburgh physiotherapist, Dr. Charles Clinton Moyar, ...
Somers, Suzanne
Show Business
Age 76
October 16, 1946 - October 15, 2023
Desert Memorial Park / Cathedral City / California / USA / North America
Suzanne Somers was a talented actress who first became famous for playing, as she put it, “one of the best dumb blondes that’s ever been done,” on the TV sitcom Three's Company. Holding her own playing opposite veteran actor...
Tamagno, Francesco
Music
Age 54
December 28, 1850 - August, 31, 1905
Cimitero Monumentale di Torino / Turin / Piemonte / Italy / Europe
Francesco Tamagno (1850-1905) was considered the greatest dramatic tenor of his generation. During the last quarter of the 19th century, this legendary singer captured the attention of audiences everywhere with his performances i...
Smith, Arthur
Music
Age 93
April 1, 1921 - April 3, 2014
Magnolia Memorial Gardens / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith was a musician, composer, and record producer, as well as a radio and TV host. He produced the first nationally syndicated country music show on television: The Arthur Smith Show". A talented and respe...
Hilton, Daisy and Violet
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 60
February 5, 1908 - January 4, 1969
Forest Lawn West / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Daisy and Violet Hilton, born in the early 1900s in Brighton, England, were conjoined twins joined at the hip and buttocks. Their lives were a blend of exploitation and fame, marked by challenges and achievements. Born to an unmar...
King, John
The Odd and the Interesting
Age 62
Unknown - September 27, 1880
Elmwood Cemetery / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
John King was a John Robinson circus trainer which, at the time was one of the largest traveling circus shows in the country. John Robinson had elephants and a huge menagerie featuring other creatures. On September 27, 1880 when t...
Werber, Billy
Sports
Age 100
June 20, 1908 - January 22, 2009
Sharon Memorial Park / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Billy Werber was an American professional baseball third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1930, 1933), Boston Red Sox (1933–1936), Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938), Cincinnati Reds (1939...
Chromy, Anna
Artists
Age 81
July 18, 1940 - September 18, 2021
Saint Peter's Church and Cemetery / Salzburg / Austria / Europe
Anna Chromy is a Czech-German painter and sculptor known for her powerful works of art that often explore themes of human emotion, mythology, and spirituality. She was born in 1940 in Austria and developed a passion for the arts e...
Harrison, Wilbert
Music
Age 65
January 5, 1929 - October 26, 1994
North Pinewood Cemetery / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Wilbert Harrison, singer, songwriter and musician is known for recording the definitive version of “Kansas City,” one of the great rock and roll songs of all time. Released in 1959, it was #1 on the R&B charts for seven consec...
Géricault, Théodore
Artists
Age 32
September 26, 1791 - January 26, 1824
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Théodore Géricault was one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement and his expressive works include portraits and military themes. His best-known painting is The Raft of Medusa which is a dramatic interpretation of the aftermat...
Corot, Camille
Artists
Age 78
July 16, 1796 - 22 February 22, 1875
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Camille Corot (1796–1875) was a French artist known for his landscape paintings and his role in the development of the Barbizon School. Born in Paris, he initially studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, but he also developed a...
Seurat, Georges
Artists
Age 31
December 2, 1859 - March 29, 1891
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Georges Seurat was a French painter and one of the pioneers of the Pointillist movement, a technique where paintings are made up of tiny dots of color. Born on December 2, 1859, in Paris, Seurat studied at the École des Beaux-Art...
Pigeon, Charles
Science
Age 76
March 29, 1838 - March 18, 1915
Cimetière du Montparnasse / Paris / France / Europe
Charles-Joseph Pigeon started as a salesman in department store Le Bon Marché in Paris, where he became a close friend of Ernest Cognacq. Together they became partners and co-founders of the Samaritaine department stores. Pigeon ...
Rossini, Gioachino
Music
Age 76
February 29, 1792 - November 13, 1868
Santa Croce Basilica / Firenze / Florence / Italy / Europe
Gioachino Antonio Rossini was the most significant Italian composer of the first half of the nineteenth century. Although he wrote many songs including chamber music and piano pieces, Rossini is most famous for his 39 operas, in p...