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Troiano, Domenic 'Donnie' b. January 17, 1946 d. May 25, 2005
Guitarist, Producer, Composer and Songwriter. He became one of Canada's premiere rock guitarists. He was the lead guitarist for the Guess Who, and had been involved with The James Gang, Mandala, Bush, Robbie Lane and the Disciples. In the mid 1980s he started composing music for several television series such as Night Heat. He has worked with the legendary Moe Koffman, Ronnie Hawkins and many others. Domenic's guitar work can be heard in musical recordings by Joe Cocker, David Clayton-Thomas...[Read More] (Bio by: Scott Buschlen)
Forest Lawn Mausoleum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Calderón de la Barca, Pedro b. January 17, 1600 d. May 25, 1681
Author. One of the most important dramatists in the Golden Age of the Spanish Stage. He is best remembered for his works "La vida es sueño", "El Alcalde de Zalamea", "El médico de su honra", "La dama duende", "El gran teatro del mundo", "El mayor monstruo, los celos" and "Los cabellos de Absalón". (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Gossec, François-Joseph b. January 17, 1734 d. February 16, 1829
Composer. He helped popularize the symphony in France, and his original approach to scoring anticipated several techniques of the Romantic movement. Gossec used larger musical forces than any composer before him. His "Te Deum" (1779) requires 1200 singers and a wind orchestra of 300. He also experimented with spatial music by placing groups of vocalists and instrumentalists at different parts of a venue, and by employing offstage voices. Gossec was born in Vergnies, Belgium, and...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Plot: Division 13
McCain Jr., John Sidney b. January 17, 1911 d. March 22, 1981
US Navy Admiral. The son of a four star Admiral, he would also rise to four-star Admiral rank, serving in World War II through the Vietnam War. Born the son of Navy officer John Sidney McCain Sr and Katherine Vaulx McCain in Council Bluffs, Iowa, he graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1931, and married the former Roberta Wright on January 21, 1933, in Tijuana, Mexico, on a spur of the moment decision. They would have three children: Jean (AKA Sandy), John S. 3rd, and Joseph Pinckney...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 4001-A map grid V-15
Parsons, Nancy b. January 17, 1942 d. January 5, 2001
Actress. She appeared in the original "Porky's" in 1981, where her character 'Beulah Balbricker' first appeared.
Cause of death: Complications of diabetes
Viroqua Cemetery, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin, USA
Kaye, Nora b. January 17, 1920 d. February 28, 1987
Ballerina. Married to director, Herbert Ross.
Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section D, Lot 36
GPS coordinates: 34.0591316, -118.4415588 (hddd.dddd)
Miller, Patsy Ruth b. January 17, 1904 d. July 16, 1995
Actress of the silent screen. She is best remembered for playing 'Esmeralda' opposite Lon Chaney in the silent version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923). (Bio by: Alberto Blanco)
Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown
Hughes (Ruf.), Carol (Catherine) b. January 17, 1910 d. August 8, 1995
Actress. Best known for replacing actress Jean Rogers in the 'Dale Arden' role in the third and last of Universal's "Flash Gordon" serials. Married to actor Frank Faylen (most famous for playing Dobie Gillis' dad on TV) from 1936 until his death in 1985. (Bio by: David)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section C, Lot 25, Grave 3
Laemmle, Carl b. January 17, 1867 d. September 24, 1939
Motion Picture Pioneer. Founder of Universal Studios. Born in Laupheim, Germany, he left school at 13 and arrived in Chicago in 1884 to seek his fortune. He studied accounting and became manager of a clothing store in Oshkosh, Nebraska, before returning to Chicago in 1905 to set up a retail shop. While looking for a suitable location, Laemmle grew intrigued by the crowds he saw lining up outside the city's many storefront nickelodeons. He opened his own Chicago cinema, the White Front...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Home of Peace Memorial Park, East Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Chapel Mausoleum
Beery Sr., Noah Nicholas b. January 17, 1882 d. April 1, 1946
Actor. The older brother of star Wallace Beery, he was called "The King of The Bad Guys" for his memorable portrayals of ruthless, lecherous villains. His best work was done during the silent era, in such films as "The Mark of Zorro" (1920), "The Sea Wolf" (1920), "The Spoilers" (1923), "Lord Jim" (1925), and especially "Beau Geste" (1926), as the sadistic Sergeant Lejaune. Talkies brought a new dimension to his nastiness...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Cause of death: Heart attack
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Sheltering Hills, Lot 930, Space 1
Taggart, Charles A. b. January 17, 1843 d. April 10, 1938
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Private in the Union Army in Company B, 37th Massachusetts Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for action on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), Virginia. His citation reads "Capture of flag." (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section R, Row 9, Grave 14
Venn (Swanson), Ruth b. January 17, 1910 d. January 27, 2003
Harold and Ruth Swanson opened a store in Battle Creek, Michigan, selling donuts to local stores. During World War II, there was a shortage of shortening, so they starting making cookies instead. They started a chain of bakeries known as "branch bakeries," soon devolping franchise bakeries in 22 states that became known as Archway Cookies. Mr. Swanson died in 1954, Ruth later marrying Robert Venn, which ended in divorce. She continued to operate the Battle Creek plant until 1988. (Bio by: Graveaddiction)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
Hagen (O'Brien), Joseph (John) Francis Anthony 'Philadelphia Jack' b. January 17, 1878 d. November 12, 1942
Professional Boxer. Joseph Francis Anthony Hagen's parents were Patrick T. Hagen of Derry, County Cavan, Ireland, who immigrated to the USA around 1870, and his wife, Mary. The name was originally "O'Hagan" but changed to "Hagen" by Patrick when he immigrated. Joseph's siblings were Mary, Sadie, Anna, Kathryn, and John Thomas Augustine Hagen ("Young Jack O'Brien"). He was the World Light-Heavyweight Champion from 1905 to 1912. O'Brien's most memorable fight occurred when he defeated World...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section 4, Range 2, Lot 6, South Grave
Armand, Louis b. January 17, 1905 d. August 30, 1971
French Government Official. Until the Gestapo captured him, he spent World War II blowing up Nazi troop trains in France. Afterward, as head of railway reconstruction, he did a masterly job of modernizing the French rail system. He also helped create Euratom, Westen Europe's atomic-energy commission, and served as its first President. (Bio by: K)
Cimetière de Cruseilles, Cruseilles, Departement de la Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Martin, Grady b. January 17, 1929 d. December 3, 2001
Country Musician. Martin was born on January 17, 1929, in Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Martin was a recording artist with the Decca Record Label. He played guitar, for the likes of Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Chet Atkins, and Willie Nelson. Martin began his career shortly after arriving in Nashville, Tennessee, and releasing his, "Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy" in the 1940s. He later became known as a recording artist, appearing on many other artists' albums, right up into the 1990s. During the 1970s...[Read More]
Hopper Cemetery, Laws Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
Grant, Lewis Addison b. January 17, 1828 d. March 20, 1918
Civil War Union Brigadier General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Born in Winhall, Vermont, he was educated in the common schools of Vermont. He later taught school in New Jersey and Massachusetts, then studied law and successfully practiced his profession in his native state. On August 15, 1861, he was commissioned Major of the 5th Vermont. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, he participated in the 1862 campaigns in the East. At Savage's Station in June the 5th Vermont suffered grievous...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
Plot: Section 8, Lot 416, Grave 2
Garner, Jay b. January 17, 1929 d. January 21, 2011
Actor. Born James H. Garner, Jr., he was raised in Chattanooga and educated at the University of Tennessee. Upon graduation, he moved to Atlanta and launched his career in the entertainment industry, initially in radio, before acting with a local repertory company in a production of "Red, White and Maddox". Garner marked his introduction to the Broadway stage as he reprised the role of Lester Maddox in the play "Red, White and Maddox" (1969), followed by his performance as Benjamin Franklin (...[Read More] (Bio by: C.S.)
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Barter, Frederick b. January 17, 1891 d. May 15, 1953
World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served as a Sergeant Major in the 1st Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, British Forces. On May 16, 1915, at Festubert, France, when at the first line of German trenches, Sergeant Major Barter called for volunteers to enable him to extend the assault. With eight men, he attacked the German position with bombs, capturing 3 German officers and 102 men along with 500 yards of their trenches. He also found and cut eleven of the enemy'...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Bournemouth Crematorium and North Cemetery, Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Bailes, Walter b. January 17, 1920 d. November 27, 2000
Songwriter, Musician. A member of the famous country music group "The Bailes Brothers", he was a writer of religious and secular songs and wrote most of his group's music. His best known works included "Dust on the Bible," and "Give Mother My Crown." The former was often sung by Kitty Wells, and the later popularized by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. Walter and his brothers Homer, John, and Kyle seldom appeared together and usually paired off in various combinations. Walter and his brother John...[Read More] (Bio by: Steve Corley)
Shiloh Memorial Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Porter, Darrell R. b. January 17, 1952 d. August 6, 2002
Major League Baseball catcher with the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, and St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Joplin, MO. He was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association and co-founder of Enjoy the Game. He was the Oklahoma Athlete of the Year, 1982 World Series MVP for the St. Louis Cardinals, a four-time Major League All-Star, member of the Royals Silver Anniversary Team and a member of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. Author...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill Walker)
Cause of death: Combined effects of heat and cocaine
Longview Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA

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