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...
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...
Baker Buck
Sports
Age 83
March 4, 1919 - April 14, 2002
Magnolia Memorial Gardens / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Buck Baker was an American stock car racer who began his NASCAR career in 1949 and won his first race three years later at Columbia Speedway. During his NASCAR Cup Series career, Baker won two championships, 46 races and 45 pole p...
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...
Sifford, Charlie
Sports
Age 92
June 2, 1922 - June 2, 1922 – February 3, 2015
Moore's Sanctuary AME Zion Cemetery / Charlotte / North Carolina / USA / North America
Charlie Sifford was a professional golfer who was the first African American to play on the PGA Tour. He won the Greater Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969. He also won the United Golf Association's National Ne...
Pissarro, Camille
Artists
Age 73
July 10, 1830 - November 13, 1903
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Camille Pissarro (1830–1903) was a French Danish painter and one of the key figures in the development of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. Born in the Danish West Indies (now the U.S. Virgin Islands), he moved to France at ...
Rothschild, James Mayer de
Business and Finance
Age 76
May 15, 1792 - November 17, 1868
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Baron James Mayer de Rothschild (1792–1868) was a prominent 19th-century banker and a key figure in the Rothschild banking family. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, he was the second son of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, the patriarch who ...
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...
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...
Delacroix, Eugène
Artists
Age 65
April 26, 1798 - August 13, 1863
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Eugène Delacroix was a French Romantic artist who was regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school. In contrast to the Neoclassical perfectionism of his chief rival Ingres, Delacroix took for his inspiration the art of Ru...