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MacPherson, Herbert Taylor b. January 22, 1827 d. October 20, 1886
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Lieutenant in the 78th Regiment, Seaforth Highlanders. On September 25, 1857, in actions at Lucknow, India, Lieutenant MacPherson led a detachment of men in a bayonet charge which resulted in capturing two enemy brass 9-pounder canons. For gallantry in action, he was promoted Captain and awarded the Victoria Cross Medal in June, 1858. He later achieved the rank of Major General and died of a fever while leading an expedition to pacify...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Body lost or destroyed, Unmarked grave somewhere in Burma
Byron, Lord. George Gordon b. January 22, 1788 d. April 19, 1824
Author, Poet. He was the 6th Baron Byron. He was among the most famous of the English 'Romantic' poets. His major works include Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, Don Juan and Hours of Idleness. He died of fever and exposure while engaged in the Greek struggle for independence. His remains (except for his heart, which is buried at Missolonghi, Greece) were sent back to England and buried beneath the chancel of St. Mary Magdalene at Huchnall-Torkard in Nottinghamshire. Authorities would not sanction...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England
Plot: Family vault
Byron, Lord. George Gordon [memorial] b. January 22, 1788 d. April 19, 1824
Author, Poet. This Memorial was placed in Westminster Abbey, 145 years after his death, in 1969.
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Greater London, England
Plot: Poet's Corner
Byron, Lord b. January 22, 1788 d. April 19, 1824
Poet. Born in 1788, Byron is the most famous and controversial of his contemporaries. He was always a study in contrasts, a melancholy satirist, an aristocratic champion of the common man, handsome and adored but obsessed with a small personal deformity. He fled England to escape scandal and a failed marriage and died of fever in 1824. His natural gift for poetry was the only consistency in his troubled life. Yet even during his own lifetime, his personal life overshadowed his work. (Bio by: Dario Pejic)
Ayios Georgios, Mycenae, Regional unit of Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece
Cooke, Sam b. January 22, 1931 d. December 11, 1964
Singer, Gospel, Blues, Soul and Pop, Songwriter. Sam Cooke is considered the father of soul music and was immensely popular in both the black and white communities. This intelligent performer was not only the overseer and manager of the business side of his own career but founded his own record label and publishing company. He was a brilliant composer who wrote most of the songs used in his performances. He was born Samuel Cook ("e" added later), one of five boys and three girls in Clarksdale...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Garden of Honor, right side (Private area, not accessible to the general public).
GPS coordinates: 34.1227570, -118.2359161 (hddd.dddd)
Bacon, Francis b. January 22, 1561 d. April 4, 1626
Philosopher, essayist and politician. Lord Chancellor of England. Alleged unwarrantably by some to have been the writer of Shakespeare's plays. Notable works include 'On the Advancement of Learning,' an early attempt at an encyclopaedia. Died after catching bronchitis when stuffing a chicken with snow to see whether it would be preserved, thus anticipating frozen food. (Bio by: David Conway)
Cause of death: Bronchitis
St Michael Churchyard, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
Griffith, D.W. (David Wark) b. January 22, 1875 d. July 23, 1948
Motion Picture Director. Called by many as “The Father of the Motion Picture”, he was the first to recognize the new medium's potential, and invented many of the common film techniques used today, such as the Flashback, the Iris shot, the mask, and Crosscutting. He is best remembered for his epic "Birth of a Nation" (1915), considered by most his best work, despite its racist message. Born in rural Kentucky to Jacob Griffith, a Confederate Army Colonel and Civil War hero, he grew up hearing...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Mount Tabor Methodist Church Graveyard, Crestwood (Oldham County), Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
Ryurikovich III., Ivan Vasiliyevich b. January 22, 1440 d. October 27, 1505
Russian Tsar. He was a member of the Ryurikovich Dynasty, the dynasty that ruled Russia before the Romanovs. Known as Ivan the Great, he became the first Sovereign of All of the Russias and laid the foundations for autocracy in Russia. His parents were Vasiliy II (also known as Vasiliy the Blind) and Mariya of Borovsk. In 1462 he took power, and, timidly at first, continued the policy of unification that the ruling Grand Dukes of Muscovy before him had. However, he avoided pursuing this policy...[Read More] (Bio by: Carrie-Anne)
Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russian Federation
Bixby, Bill (Wilfred Bailey) b. January 22, 1934 d. November 21, 1993
Actor. Born Wilfred Bailey Bixby, his career spanned over three decades appearing on stage, television and motion pictures. He is best known for his TV series roles as Tim O'Hara on "My Favorite Martian", as Tom Corbett on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" and as Dr. David Bruce Banner on "The Incredible Hulk". He also appeared on "Ben Casey", "The Twilight Zone", "Ironside", "The Love Boat", Fantasy Island", "The Streets of San Francisco" and was in the lead role on "The Magician". His feature...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Cause of death: Prostate Cancer
Cremated, Ashes scattered, Ashes scattered at his Hana, Hawaii estate
Hutchence, Michael Kelland [cenotaph] b. January 22, 1960 d. November 22, 1997
Singer, songwriter, 1980's pop culture icon. He was the doe-eyed front man for the popular 1980s New Wave rock band, INXS ("In Excess"). Born to Kelland and Patricia Kennedy Hutchence at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Hutchence lived most of his early years in Hong Kong, where his father worked for an Australian trading company. The young Michael was an athletic swimmer and showed a precocious interest in poetry and music. At the age of 8, he made...[Read More] (Bio by: Kathy Riley Williams)
Cause of death: Suicide
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Hutchence, Michael Kelland b. January 22, 1960 d. November 22, 1997
Singer, songwriter, 1980's pop culture icon. He was the doe-eyed front man for the popular 1980s New Wave rock band, INXS ("In Excess"). Born to Kelland and Patricia Kennedy Hutchence at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Hutchence lived most of his early years in Hong Kong, where his father worked for an Australian trading company. The young Michael was an athletic swimmer and showed a precocious interest in poetry and music. At the age of 8, he made...[Read More] (Bio by: Kathy Riley Williams)
Cause of death: Suicide
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Eternal Love, Lot 4648, Space 3
Sothern, Ann b. January 22, 1909 d. March 15, 2001
Actress. Born in Valley City, North Dakota, as Harriet Lake, her career spanned six decades and included 64 movies and 175 TV episodes. In the 1950's she was in the television series "Private Secretary" and later "The Ann Sothern Show." She received an Oscar nomination in 1988 for best supporting actress in the movie "The Whales of August." She died of heart failure at her home in Ketchum, Idaho.
Cause of death: Heart failure
Ketchum Cemetery, Ketchum, Blaine County, Idaho, USA
Corrigan, Douglas 'Wrong Way' b. January 22, 1907 d. December 9, 1995
Pilot that was to fly to the West coast but ended up in Ireland instead.
Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange County, California, USA
Plot: Block M, Grave 31
Keppler, Reinhardt John b. January 22, 1918 d. November 15, 1942
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United Syates Navy during World War II as a Boatswain's Mate First Class on broard the cruiser "USS San Francisco". He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery in the Solomon Islands, on November 12 and 13, 1942. His citation reads "For extraordinary heroism and distinguished courage above and beyond the call of duty while serving aboard the U.S.S. San Francisco during action against enemy Japanese forces. When a hostile torpedo...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo County, California, USA
Plot: Section C, Grave 379
Fife Jr., James b. January 22, 1897 d. November 1, 1975
United States Navy Admiral. He served in World War I. After the war he served aboard battleships and destroyers. During World War II, he commanded submarines in the Pacific. From April 1947 until 1950, he commanded the Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet. This assignment was followed by duty as Assistant Chief, and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Operations). His final assignment before retirement was as U. S. Naval Deputy Commander in Chief, Mediterranean, under Admiral Mountbatten, Royal Navy.
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 11.
Cram, George Henry b. January 22, 1838 d. August 5, 1872
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the the 9th Kentucky (USA) Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, United States Volunteers, on March 13 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services at the battles of Stones River, Chicakamuaga and Mission Ridge, in the campiagn in East Tennessee, in the winter of 1863 and 1864, and throughout the Atlanta Campaign". (Bio by: Dustin Oliver)
Oakdale Memorial Gardens, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Plot: Section 2, Lot 123 (Dodge family)
Bacon, Francis [memorial] b. January 22, 1561 d. April 4, 1626
Phliosopher, essayist and politician. Lord Chancellor of England. Alleged unwarrantably by some to have been the writer of Shakespeare's plays. Notable works include 'On the Advancement of Learning' , an early attempt at an encyclopaedia. Died after catching bronchitis when stuffing a chicken with snow to see whether it would be preserved, thus anticipating frozen food. The Latin inscription on the statue base begins (in translation): "Francis Bacon, first Baron Verulam and Viscount St. Albans...[Read More] (Bio by: David Conway)
Trinity College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Plot: Chapel (he is buried at the Church of St. Michael, St. Albans, UK)
Beckwith, Charles A. b. January 22, 1929 d. June 13, 1994
United States Army Officer. He was the founder and first Commander of the United States Army's Counter-terrorist 1st Special Operations Detachment - Delta, also known as "Delta Force". He is remembered for its most decisive failure, the attempt to rescue the 52 hostages held in the American Embassy in Teheran, Iran in 1980. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, affectionately known as Chargin' Charlie, was a six foot, 3 inch Green Beret (Army Special Forces) officer and decorated hero of the Vietnam War...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Plot: Section 9, Grave 1132
GPS coordinates: 29.2863293, -98.2551193 (hddd.dddd)
Riley, John Phillip b. January 22, 1877 d. November 16, 1950
Spanish-American War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served in the United States Navy during the War with Spain as Landsman on board the USS Nashville. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during the operation of cutting the cable leading from Cienfuegos, Cuba, on May 11, 1898. His citation reads "Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Rilley displayed extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action." His Medal was awarded to him in July 1899. His name is spelled "Rilley"...[Read More]
Greenlawn Cemetery, Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Brown, Willa Beatrice b. January 22, 1906 d. July 18, 1992
African-American aerospace pioneer, the first African-American woman to hold a commercial pilot's license in the United States and the first African-American female officer in the Civil Air Patrol. As a young high school teacher in Gary, Indiana, and later a social worker in Chicago, Willa Brown felt that her talents were being wasted. She sought greater challenges and adventures in life, especially if they could be found outside the limited career fields normally open to African-American's...[Read More] (Bio by: Curtis Jackson)
Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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