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...
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...
Garbo, Greta
Show Business
Age 84
September 18, 1905 - April 15, 1990
Skogskyrkogården / Stockholm / Sweden / Europe
Greta Garbo was a Swedish-American actress, renowned for her iconic roles in the silent film and early sound film eras. Born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson in Stockholm, Sweden, she worked as a shop assistant and appeared in a few Swedis...
Monet, Claude
Artists
Age 86
November 14, 1840 - December 5, 1926
Cimetière de Giverny / Giverny / France / Europe
Claude Monet was a French painter and a founder of the Impressionist movement, best known for his vibrant landscape paintings that capture the fleeting effects of light and atmosphere. Born on November 14, 1840, in Paris, Monet gr...
Chagall, Marc
Artists
Age 97
July 6, 1887 - March 28, 1985
Le cimetière - Saint-Paul de Vence / Saint-Paul-de-Vence / France / Europe
Marc Chagall was a Russian and French artist considered by many the last great master of his century. An early modernist, he was associated with the École de Paris, as well as several major artistic styles and created works in a ...
Leopold II of Belgium, King
World Leaders
Age 74
April 9, 1835 - December 17, 1909
Église Notre-Dame de Laeken / Laeken / Brussels / Belgium / Europe
Leopold II was the second King of the Belgians from 1865 to 1909, and the founder and sole owner and beneficiary of the riches extracted from the Congo Free State from 1885 to 1908. The Congo Free State, a private colonial project...
Gallagher, Rory
Music
Age 47
March 2, 1948 - June 14, 1995
St. Oliver's Cemetery / Cork / Ireland / Europe
One of Europe's great guitar players, Rory Gallagher's single-minded dedication to the blues and refusal to change his style for radio success forever relegated him to small clubs and the college tour circuit. Born in Ballyshannon...
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...
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...
Ritter, Tex
Music
Age 68
January 12, 1905 - January 2, 1974
Oak Bluff Memorial Park / Port Neches / Texas / USA / North America
Tex Ritter was an American singer, songwriter, and actor known for his contributions to country music and his work in Western films. Ritter's early life was shaped by a love for music, especially traditional country and cowboy son...
Wyeth, Andrew
Artists
Age 91
July 12, 1917 - January 16, 2009
Hathorn Cemetery / Cushing / Maine / USA / North America
Andrew Wyeth (1917–2009) was a prominent American realist painter, best known for his detailed and emotionally evocative works that captured the rural landscapes and people of Pennsylvania and Maine. Born in Chadds Ford, Pennsyl...
Verne, Jules
Writers and Poets
Age 77
February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905
Cimetière de la Madeleine / Amiens / Picardy / France / Europe
Jules Verne was a French novelist, poet and playwright best known for his adventure novels and is often regarded as one of the pioneers of science fiction. Born in Nantes, France, Verne initially studied law but eventually turned ...
Keaton, Buster
Show Business
Age 70
October 4, 1895 - February 1, 1966
Forest Lawn Memorial Park – Hollywood Hills / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Along with Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton was one of the three big stars of the Hollywood silent film era. Keaton was an American silent film actor, comedian, and director renowned for his physical comedy, deadpan...
White, Stanford
Crime and their Victims
Age 52
November 9, 1853 - June 25, 1906
Saint James Episcopal Church Graveyard / Saint James / New York / USA / North America
Stanford White was a celebrated American architect and a partner in the architectural firm McKim, Mead & White, one of the most significant Beaux-Arts firms at the turn of the 20th century. White designed many houses for the wealt...
Switzer, Carl
Show Business
Age 31
August 7, 1927 - January 21, 1959
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Carl Switzer, the actor who as a child played Alfalfa in the Our Gang comedy film series, was the freckle-faced boy with a warbling singing voice and a cowlick protruding from the top of his head. It was Switzer’s best-known rol...