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Scorsese, Martin [future burial site] b. November 17, 1942
Hollywood film director.
Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond County, New York, USA
Toto (Terry) [memorial] b. November 17, 1935 d. September 1, 1945
Canine movie star. Carl Spitz spent many years in Hollywood not only readying dogs for films but also training "Dogs for Defense" during World War II. Among his movie-star pupils was the female Carin terrier who played Dorothy's male dog, Toto, in "The Wizard of Oz." He was the innovator of training animals to react and perform by using silent hand signals to direct the animal. These hand signals were instrumental in directing Toto during the filming of the movie. The dog was one of many in...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Hudson, Rock b. November 17, 1925 d. October 2, 1985
Actor. Born Roy Harold Scherer Jr., his father abandoned his family during the depths of the Great Depression in the early 1930s. His mother remarried and his stepfather adopted him. Following a stint in the United States Navy during World War II, he moved to California to get into the motion picture business. For a couple of years, he drove a truck, among other odd jobs to support himself. In 1948 he met Henry Willson, a powerful Hollywood agent. Impressed by his stature and good looks...[Read More] (Bio by: MC)
Cause of death: Complications of AIDS
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Cathedral City), Cathedral City, Riverside County, California, USA
Plot: Tower of Memories
Vespasian, Titus Flavius
Roman Emperor. He was born in 9 AD into an equestrian family, and spent his early life in the army, serving as a military tribune in Thrace in 36 AD. He then rose through the ranks of public office, reaching the rank of praetor in 40 AD. He was appointed legate of Legio II "Augusta" during the reign of the Emperor Claudius, and in 43 AD, he took part in the invasion of Britain, leading the capture of twenty hill forts, including Maiden Castle in Dorset. He also captured the Isle of Wight, for...[Read More] (Bio by: js)
Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy
Doulton, John Dwight b. November 17, 1793 d. May 26, 1873
Father of English pottery. He set up a pottery in Fulham, a small village near London. In 1815 he left the Fulham pottery and invested his life savings of Ł100 in a small pottery in Vauxhall Walk. The company produced a line of stoneware bottles, jars, tobacco containers, match stands, butter dishes and utilitarian based industrial products in addition to some traditional brown stoneware tobies. (Bio by: julia&keld)
West Norwood Cemetery and Crematorium, West Norwood, Greater London, England
Montgomery, Bernard Law b. November 17, 1887 d. March 24, 1976
British Field Marshal. Affectionately referred to as "Monty" by his troops, he served as field commander over British and Allied forces in North Africa, Sicily, and Europe. Educated at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Montgomery entered the army in 1908 and served in World War I. In the earlier stages of World War II, he commanded the 3rd Division in France. He had the foresight to see that Britain had countered German aggression too quickly and was not fully prepared for such a...[Read More] (Bio by: RCB)
Holy Cross Churchyard, Binsted, Hampshire, England
Weber, Carl Maria von b. November 17, 1786 d. June 5, 1826
Composer. He wrote the first important German Romantic opera, "Der Freischutz" ("The Free-Shooter", 1821). The plot, taken from an old folk tale, concerns a hunter who makes a pact with the devil for magic bullets that never miss their targets. Thoroughly German in sound and setting, it challenged the Italian style (epitomized by Rossini) that dominated European opera at the time. "Der Freischutz" was also one of the earliest music dramas to employ leitmotivs (recurring musical themes), a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Old Catholic Cemetery, Dresden, Dresden, Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Coltman, Corp. William Harold b. November 17, 1891 d. June 29, 1974
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient, the most-decorated NCO of the war.
St Mark Churchyard, Winshill, Staffordshire, England
Mathias, Bob b. November 17, 1930 d. September 2, 2006
Olympic Athlete. He was born in Tulare, California. He won the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1948 at age 17, did it again four years later and went on to serve four terms in Congress. His life became the basis of a 1954 movie, "The Bob Mathias Story," with Mr. Mathias himself in the leading role. In 1983 he was enshrined in the United States Olympic Hall of Fame. He died in Fresno, California. (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare County, California, USA
Mix, Elisha b. November 17, 1818 d. October 8, 1898
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served in the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 8th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "long, faithful and meritorious services". (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Oakwood Cemetery, Allegan, Allegan County, Michigan, USA
Plot: Lot 373
Prom, William Raymond b. November 17, 1948 d. February 9, 1969
Viet Nam Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Marine Corps during the War in Viet Nam as a Lance Corporal in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division (Rein), FMF. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery near An Hoa in the Republic of Vietnam on February 9, 1969. His citation reads “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a machinegun squad leader with Company I, in...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Allegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Block 2J, Section 11, Grave 11
Rivers, Jacob b. November 17, 1881 d. March 12, 1915
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-l'Avoue, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Plot: Le Touret Memorial, Panel 26 and 27 (No Known Grave)
Weed, Stephen Hinsdale b. November 17, 1831 d. July 2, 1863
Civil War Union Brigadier General. He was a Union Brigade commander killed in action on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. A Regular Army officer, he commanded artillery in the early years of the war, commanding all the Army of the Potomac's V Corps artillery at the Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. He was given command of a brigade of infantry in June 1863. In the tenuous fighting for Little Round Top on July 2, 1863 General Weed led his brigade into a breech in the line...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Moravian Cemetery, New Dorp, Richmond County, New York, USA
Plot: Section O, Lot 281
Stethem Jr., Robert Dean b. November 17, 1961 d. June 15, 1985
United States Navy Sailor, Murder Victim. While flying home from Athens, Greece, Lebanese terrorists hijacked his airplane, Trans World Airlines Flight 847, and he was murdered solely because he was an American sailor. His body was dumped on the tarmac below the airplane and left there for several hours before the terrorists allowed authorities to remove it. Born in Waterbury, Connecticut and raised in Waldorf, Maryland, he was one of three sons (his father and two brothers also served in the...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 59, Lot 430, Grid EE-25
Dewert, Richard David b. November 17, 1931 d. April 5, 1951
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Dewert served as a Hospital Corpsman, United States Navy. Hospital Corpsman attached to Marine infantry company, 1st Marine Division. He was awarded his medal posthumously for service in Korea, on April 5, 1951. His citation reads-For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a HC, in action against enemy aggressor forces. When a fire team from the point platoon of his...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Foote, Shelby b. November 17, 1916 d. June 27, 2005
Historian. Although he is best known for his participation and commentary in Ken Burns' landmark 1990 "Civil War" television documentary, he had received previous acclaim for his three-volume "Civil War" history of the conflict (published in 1974), and six historical novels, especially the work "Shiloh," published in 1952. He served in the United States Army during World War II, and worked as a journalist before he launched his writing career. He died at age 88 in his hometown of Memphis...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA
GPS coordinates: 35.1215286, -90.0272217 (hddd.dddd)
McNair, Denise b. November 17, 1951 d. September 15, 1963
Murder Victim. Born Carol Denise McNair, the eldest child of Chris and Maxine McNair a photo shop owner and a school teacher. She attended Center Street Elementary School where her she counted Condoleeza Rice among her school friends. She was a member of the Brownies and played baseball, and had a well developed social conscious, helping to raise money for charity by staging plays, dance routines, and poetry readings in the family carport. She was a member of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Honda, Soichiro b. November 17, 1906 d. August 5, 1991
Business Magnate. In 1948, he established the Honda Motor Company. Since then, Honda has continued to be one of the world’s leading companies, selling millions of products worldwide including motorcycles, power equipment, ATVs, generators, marine engines and of course, automobiles. (Bio by: db)
Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
Maroldo, Johnny b. November 17, 1905 d. 1985
Actor. He was also credited as Johnny Winters. John Maroldo married Little Marie Bernadet in the mid 1930s. An Italian-American dwarf from Pennsylvania who was also a member of the Johnny J. Jones troupe, John was known to the world as Johnny Winters, "champion Charleston dancer." He and Marie both appeared in The Terror of Tiny Town in 1938 and The Wizard of Oz in 1939. They retired in San Diego, California. Marie passed away on March 20, 1979, and Johnny in 1985. (Bio by: kc.byrne)
Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
Plot: Cathedral Mausoleum, Sanctuary of Dawn, next to his wife, Marie Maroldo
Smith, Davey 'The British Bulldog' b. November 17, 1962 d. May 17, 2002
Smith, who shot to fame wrestling as the British Bulldog in the World Wrestling Federation, was trained by the legendary Stu Hart. Father of Bret "The Hitman" Hart, and the late wrestler Owen Hart. Davey Boy Smith enjoyed life with the Hart Family in Calgary so much that he married Stu and Helen's youngest daughter Diana. And so another member was added to the Hart Foundation. Upon many injuries in the WWF, he followed Bret Hart to World Championship Wrestling. He couldn't match the fame he had...[Read More] (Bio by: Desiree)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend

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