Christie, Agatha
Writers and Poets
Age 85
September 15, 1890 - January 12, 1976
St. Mary's Church / Cholsey, Wallingford / United Kingdom / Europe
Agatha Christie, the world’s best selling author, was born on 15th September 1890 in Torquay. She is know as the Queen of Crime for her detective fiction stories and her two most famous detectives are Hercule Poirot and Miss Jan...
Davis, Miles
Music
Age 65
May 26, 1926 - September 28, 1991
Woodlawn Cemetery / Bronx / New York / USA / North America
There are few musical geniuses in this world, but as jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader Miles Davis is one of the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. His sound, technique and ...
Simpson, Nicole Brown
Crime and their Victims
Age 35
May 19, 1959 - June 12, 1994
Ascension Cemetery / Lake Forest / California / USA / North America
Nicole Brown Simpson was the ex-wife of former professional football player and occasional actor O. J. Simpson, to whom she was married from 1985 to 1992, and the mother of their two children, Sydney and Justin. She was killed in ...
Bennett, Eddie
Sports
Age 31
1904 - 01/16/1935
St. John Cemetery / Middle Village / New York / USA / North America
Eddie Bennett was an American batboy and mascot for several teams, most notably the New York Yankees during the 1920s and 1930s. At the time of his death, Bennett was considered to be the "most famous mascot in the world". Bennet ...
Nimoy, Leonard
Show Business
Age 83
March 26, 1931 - February 27, 2015
Hillside Memorial Park / Culver City / California / USA / North America
After leaving Boston and a short stint in the Army, Leonard Nimoy pursued his passion of acting and appeared early in his career in such films as Queen for a Day, Rhubarb, Monk Baroni, Zombies of the Stratosphere, Them! and The Br...
Allen, Gracie
Show Business
Age 69
July 26, 1895 - December 31, 1969
Forest Lawn Memorial Park / Glendale / California / USA / North America
Gracie Allen was an accomplished comedian and actress. She was best known for her contribution to weekly radio program
‘Burns and Allen’, which she aired along with her husband, comedian George Burns. Allen was the most love...
Menéndez, José
Crime and their Victims
Age 45
May 6, 1944 - August 20, 1989
Princeton Cemetery / Princeton / New Jersey / USA / North America
José Menéndez was an entertainment executive and was married to Kitty Menendez, a former beauty queen, school teacher and mid-level Beverly Hills socialite. Sadly Kitty and Jose will always be remembered as the murder victims of...
Denny, Sandy
Music
Age 31
January 6, 1947 - April 21, 1978
Putney Vale Cemetery and Crematorium / Putney, London / England / Europe
Sandy Denny has been described as the pre-eminent British folk rock singer who was successful as a solo artist and as the lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. For most fans of classic rock, she is remembe...
Conigliaro, Tony
Sports
Age 45
January 7, 1945 - February 24, 1990
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum / Malden / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Tony C was a phenomenal baseball player who, in his first at bat for the Boston Red Sox hit a towering home run on the first pitch. During his 1964 rookie season, Conigliaro batted .290 with 24 home runs and 52 RBI in 111 games. A...
Bedard, Henry Jr.
Crime and their Victims
Age 15
June 25, 1959 - December 16, 1974
Swampscott Cemetery / Swampscott / Massachusetts / USA / North America
Henry was a young teenager who was found in the woods overlooking his hometown of Swampscott, Massachusetts. He was beaten to death with a baseball bat and his murder has gone unsolved for over 40 years.
Pérignon, Dom
Historical Figure
Age 77
December 14, 1638 - December 4, 1715
Church of Saint Sindulphe / Hautvillers / France / Europe
Dom Pierre Pérignon was a French Benedictine monk who made important contributions to the production and quality of Champagne wine in an era when the region's wines were predominantly red. He is often credited erroneously that he...
de Beauvoir, Simone
Writers and Poets
Age 78
January 9, 1908 - April 14, 1986
Cimetière du Montparnasse / Paris / France / Europe
Simone de Beauvoir was a French writer, intellectual, existentialist philosopher, political activist, feminist, and social theorist. Though she did not consider herself a philosopher, she had a significant influence on both femini...
Stuart, Charles
Crime and their Victims
Age 30
December 18, 1959 - January 4, 1990
Woodlawn Cemetery / Everett / Massachusetts / USA / North America
“My wife’s been shot! I’ve been shot!” screamed Charles "Chuck" Stuart into his cell phone as he drove through the Mission Hill area of Boston. Paramedics responding to the call for help found that both Charles and his wif...
Mydland, Brent
Music
Age 37
October 21, 1952 - July 26, 1990
Oakmont Memorial Park / Lafayette / California / USA / North America
Brent Mydland was a talented keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter best remembered as a member of The Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist (aka The Hot Seat) in the band. No previous keyboard...
Weiss, Hymie
Crime and their Victims
Age 28
December 25, 1898 - October 11, 1926
Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / North America
Chicago mobster and a tough rival of legendary mobster Al Capone. Hymie Weiss was thought to be the first to use the infamous words 'Lets take him for a ride' when planning a hit on someone. Folklore has it that Weiss was the only...