Lewis, C. S.
Writers and Poets
Age 64
November 29, 1898 - November, 22 1963
Holy Trinity Church / Headington Quarry / Oxford, OX3 8NU, England / United Kingdom / Europe
C. S. Lewis was a British author, literary scholar and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Magdalen College, Oxford (1925–1954), and Magdalene College, Cambridge (1954–1963). He is...
Olivier, Laurence
Show Business
Age 82
May 22, 1907 - July 11, 1989
Westminster Abbey / London SW1P 3PA / England / UK / Europe
Laurence Olivier was one of the most influential actors, directors and producer of the 20th century, renowned for his commanding Shakespearean performances on stage and screen. Born in 1907, he rose to prominence in British theatr...
Churchill, Winston
World Leaders
Age 90
November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965
St Martin's Church / Bladon, Woodstock OX20 1RS / England / United Kingdom / Europe
Winston Churchill was a British statesman, soldier, writer, and orator who played a central role in 20th-century world history. Born in 1874, he began his career as an army officer and war correspondent before entering Parliament ...
Marx, Groucho
Show Business
Age 86
October 2, 1890 - August 19, 1977
Eden Park Memorial Cemetery / Mission Hills / California / USA / North America
Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was best known as a master of quick wit and widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era. His rapid-fire, often impromptu delivery of innuendo-laden patter earned him many admirers and ...
Higelin, Jacques
Music
Age 77
October 18, 1940 - April 6, 2018
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Jacques Higelin (1940–2018) was a pioneering French singer-songwriter and performer who helped reshape French popular music by blending chanson, rock, jazz, and theatrical performance. He began his career in the 1960s as an acto...
Petrucciani, Michel
Music
Age 36
December 28, 1962 - January 6, 1999
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Michel Petrucciani's ambition to become a pianist was fired when he saw a televised Duke Ellington concert when he was four. However, from birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in h...
Spilotro, Anthony
Crime and their Victims
Age 48
May 19, 1938 - June 14, 1986
Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery / Hillside / Illinois / USA / North America
Anthony "Tough Tony" Spilotro started out as an enforcer for the Chicago Outfit. He later ran a burglary ring known as The Hole In The Wall gang and took over Outfit operations in Las Vegas. Things were problematic for Spilotro in...
Belmont, Joseph
Show Business
Age 63
August 18, 1875 - May 16, 1939
Hollywood Forever Cemetery / Los Angeles / California / USA / North America
Joseph “Baldy” Belmont (born William Albertus Ducharme, circa 1873/1875 – May 16, 1939) was an American actor best known for his work in early silent-era and early talkie films. Performing under his stage name, he appeared i...
DiMaggio, Joe
Sports
Age 84
November 25, 1914 - March 8, 1999
Holy Cross Cemetery / Colma / California / USA / North America
Joe DiMaggio was an professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Born to Italian immigrants in California, he is considered to be one of the gre...
Hayworth, Rita
Show Business
Age 68
October 17, 1918 - May 14, 1987
Holy Cross Cemetery / Culver City / California / USA / North America
Rita Hayworth (Margarita Carmen Cansino 1918-1987) was a film actress and dancer who performed publicly for the first time at the age of six with her father, dancer Eduardo Cansino, Sr. By the age of 8 she was featured in her firs...
Martin, Billy
Sports
Age 61
May 16, 1928 - December 25, 1989
Gate of Heaven Cemetery / Hawthorne / New York / USA / North America
Billy Martin was a fiery and complex figure in Major League Baseball, best known for his success and volatility as both a player and a manager. As a player, he was a gritty second baseman who spent most of his career with the New ...
Safra, Lily
Business and Finance
Age 87
December 30, 1934 - July 9, 2022
Cimetière Israélite de Veyrier / Geneva / Switzerland / Europe
Lily Safra (1934–2022) was a Brazilian-born philanthropist, socialite and a prominent charitable donor. Born Lily Watkins in Porto Alegre, Brazil, she later moved to Europe and became a well-known figure in international high so...
Safra, Edmond
Business and Finance
Age 67
August 6, 1932 - December 3, 1999
Cimetière Israélite de Veyrier / Geneva / Switzerland / Europe
Edmond J. Safra (1932–1999) was an influential international banker and philanthropist, born in Beirut, Lebanon, into a Sephardic Jewish family with a long tradition in finance. He built a global banking empire through instituti...
Molière
Writers and Poets
Age 51
January 15, 1622 - February 17, 1673
Cimetière du Père Lachaise / Paris / France / Europe
Molière was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the great writers in the French language and world literature. His extant works include comedies, farces, tragicomedies, comédie-ballets, and more. His ...
Rodin, Auguste
Artists
Age 77
November 12, 1840 - November 17, 1917
La Villa des Brillants / Meudon / Département des Hauts-de-Seine / France / Europe
Auguste Rodin, a French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture, lived a life marked by perseverance, innovation, and profound artistic evolution. Born into a modest family in Paris, Rodin struggled academica...