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1951 Monument to Baseballists
The 1951 Monument to Baseballists is a cenotaph for the following members of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame: Cristóbal Torriente, José de la Caridad Méndez, Antonio Márquez García, Armando Marsans, Alfredo 'El Pájaro' Cabrera, Alfredo Arcaño, José Muñoz, Julián Castillo, Bernardo Baró, Adolfo Luque, Bienvenido Jiménez, Ramon Herrera
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, Cuba.
Epitaph: Profesional Osario 1942. (Christian Association of Professional Baseball Players, Umpire and Managers).
1951 Monument to Baseballists
The 1951 Monument to Baseballists is a cenotaph for the following members of the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame: Cristóbal Torriente, José de la Caridad Méndez, Antonio Márquez García, Armando Marsans, Alfredo 'El Pájaro' Cabrera, Alfredo Arcaño, José Muñoz, Julián Castillo, Bernardo Baró, Adolfo Luque, Bienvenido Jiménez, Ramon Herrera
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, Cuba.
Epitaph: Profesional Osario 1942. (Christian Association of Professional Baseball Players, Umpire and Managers).
47th (London) Division
Memorial to the 47th (London) Division, which captured High Wood in the Battle of the Somme on September 15th, 1916
High Wood, Albert, Somme, France.
Abbots of Grimbergen b. 1710.
Erected in 1710 by Bishop Herman de Munck (1678-1712).
Norbertine Abbey Church, Grimbergen, Belgium.
Abbott, Bud b. October 2, 1896. d. April 24, 1974.
Comedian. Half of the comedy team "Abbott and Costello."
Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Cancer.
Abdu'l-Bahá b. May 23, 1844. d. November 28, 1921.
Center of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh and His eldest son.
Shrine at Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel.
Specific Interment Location: Same shrine as The Bab.
Abeele, Jos. Van Den "Binus" b. April 29, 1912. d. July 15, 1991.
Was a painter (artist) whose work basically was a mixture of Jeroen Bosch and Pieter Breughel the Elder. Binus was a man of nature who shunned any attention of the media but nonetheless exhibited his work in national and international (Paris, Madrid, München) musea. Apart from his paintings, Binus was known for his graphical work. He was the designer of many famous labels and icons (e.g.. Belgian beers). (bio by W. van den dae)
Edelare Cemetery, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Abel, Inga b. 1946. d. May 22, 2000.
Actress in both TV and theatre. Since 1992 she was a member of the cast of Germany's most popular soap opera "Lindenstrasse".
Nordfriedhof, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Abel, John b. 1577. d. 1674.
Architect and King's Carpenter (to Charles I).
Saint Mary's Church, Sarnesfield, Herefordshire, England.
Abelard, Peter b. 1079. d. April 21, 1142.
Theologian / Philosopher / Famed Lover.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Abineri, John b. May 18, 1928. d. June 29, 2000.
Appeared three times in Doctor Who, as Ranquin in "The Power of Kroll" (1978), as Richard Railton in "Death to the Daleks" (1974), and as General Carrington in "The Ambassadors of Death" (1970).
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: motor neuron disease.
About, Edmond b. 1828. d. 1885.
Writer and academician.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 36.
Abud, Mary Jane
Granddaughter of Madame Marie Gresholtz Tussaud, the famous proprietor of wax museums.
Saint Mary's Catholic Church ('The Temple'), London, England.
Adam, Robert b. July 3, 1728. d. March 3, 1792.
He is a celebrated architect and designer, noted for his grand fireplaces.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Adam, William b. 1689. d. 1748.
Architect and entrepreneur, father of Robert and James Adam. Born near Kirkcaldy, Scotland the son of a builder-architect, he inherited a legacy of classicism from Sir William Bruce and of Palladianism from James Smith (c. 1645-1731), and he developed a Baroque style after Sir John Vanburgh (1664‹1726) and James Gibbs, which he disseminated through his large practice. He was popular and well connected, patronized by a leading enlightenment figure, John Clerk, for whom he built Mavisbank(1723). His entrepreneurial spirit saw the launch of a wide range of industrial projects, ranging from brickworks and saltpans to barley mills and marble works. In 1727, he began to collect engravings of contemporary architectural masterpieces for publication, resulting in the posthumous Vitruvius Scoticus (1812). He landscaped several gardens, for example at Newliston in West Lothian (1725). His practice was continued his sons, John, Robert and James. Other major works include Arniston and The Drum (both 1726), House of Dun (1730), Chatel-herault (1731), Duff House (1735) and additions to Hopetoun House (1721‹46).
Greyfriars Church (Kirk), Edinburgh, Scotland.
Adams, Ansel b. February 20, 1902. d. April 22, 1984.
Artist - Nature Photographer.
Ashes scattered off Mount Ansel Adams, Sierra Nevadas, USA.
Cause of Death: Heart failure and cancer.
Adams, John Frank [Memorial] b. November 5, 1930. d. January 2, 1989.
Mathematician who staudied with Besicovitch (q.v.) and made contributions to theories of cohomology and homotopy. also (as stated in the inscription) and enthusiastic rock-climber.
Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Cause of Death: Car crash.
Adams, Michael J. d. November 15, 1967.
NASA pilot that died during an X-15 accident.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Plane crash..
Adams, Robert [memorial] d. 1957.
Archbishop of British Columbia.
St. Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: tomb is currently not on view because the area is being used as an office.
Addington, Henry b. May 30, 1757. d. February 15, 1844.
British Prime Minister, 1801-1804.
Saint Mary Magdalene's Churchyard, Mortlake (London Suburb), England.
Addinsell, Richard b. 1904. d. November 15, 1977.
British composer of film, television and theater scores.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Addison, Joseph b. May 1, 1672. d. June 17, 1719.
Addison was a great essayist and was know as 'the noblest purifier of English literature.'
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: north aisle of the Henry VII Chapel.
Addiss, Jus b. October 10, 1917. d. October 26, 1979.
TV Series director. Directed High Chaparral series.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: pneumonia.
Adelochus b. 786. d. 823.
Bishop of Strasbourg. Founder of the first church in Strasbourg, and was its first Bishop. His fine sarcophagus (carved about 1130) includes religious scenes.
Church of Saint Thomas, Strasbourg, France.
Adenauer, Konrad b. January 5, 1875. d. April 19, 1967.
Politician. Mayor of Cologne, first Bundeskanzler (Chancellor) of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Rhondorfer Waldfriedhof, Rhondorf-Bad Honnef, Germany.
Cause of Death: Heart failure.
Adrian, Edgar Douglas "Lord adrian of Cambridge" [Memorial] b. November 30, 1889. d. August 4, 1977.
Physiologist, specializing in study of the nervous system. Nobel Prize 1932 for work on neryous impulses. Peerage 1955. President of the Royal Society 1955-1960. Master of Trinity College 1951-1965 and Chancellor of Cambridge University 1968-1975.
Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Ady, Endre b. 1877. d. 1919.
Poet, journalist, intellectual, the 'founder of modern Hungarian lyric poetry.'
Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary.
Specific Interment Location: plot 19/1.
Aethelred, King, I. (Ethelred) b. 844. d. 871.
King of the West Saxons - not to be confused with Ethelred the Unready (Ethelbert II). Reigned 866-871. Brother of Alfred the Great, who succeeded him as King. This is the only memorial brass to an English king - it actually dates from about 1440. He was killed by the Danes in Battle at Martin, about 25m. north of Wimborne.
Wimborne Minster (Church of St. Cuthburga), Wimborne, Dorset, England.
Aguinaldo, Emilio b. 1869. d. 1964.
In 1896 led an independence rebellion against Spanish rule and two years later cooperated with the U.S. during the Spanish American War. He then led the Philippino Insurrection (1899-1901) against U.S. occupation of the Philippines.
Backyard of the Aguinaldo Shrine, Cavite, .
Akins, Claude b. May 25, 1926. d. January 27, 1994.
Actor in the Planet of the Apes Sci-Fi-Saga.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: cancer.
al-Assad, Hafez
President of Syria.
Na'asah Mosque, Qardaha, Syria.
Alacoque, Saint Margaret Mary b. 1647. d. 1690.
Warning: The photo page for this person contains images which may not be suitable for those who are easily disturbed.Jesus revealed the Devotion to His Sacred Heart (the Nine First Fridays and the Holy Hour) during His apparitions to St. Margaret Mary.
Chapel of the Apparitions of the Sisters Of The Visitation Mother House, Paray-le-Monial, France.
Alain (Emile Chartier) b. 1868. d. 1951.
Philosopher.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 94.
Alban of Britain, Saint d. 200.
The first English martyr, killed by the Romans for sheltering a Christian priest.
Cathedral, St. Alban¹s, Hertfordshire, England.
Albeniz, Issac (Manuel Francisco) b. May 29, 1860. d. May 18, 1909.
Pianist / Composer.
Cementerio del Sudoeste, Barcelona, Spain.
Albers, Hans b. September 22, 1891. d. July 24, 1960.
Musician and Schauspieler.
Ohlsdorfer Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
Cause of Death: massive internal bleeding.
Albert, King b. 1878. d. 1924.
King of Belgium.
Church of Our Lady, Brussels, Belgium.
Specific Interment Location: The Royal Crypt.
Albert, Prince b. August 18, 1819. d. December 14, 1861.
He was prince of Saxe - Coburg Gotha and consort of his cousin and later husband of Queen Victoria, whom he married in 1840. Albert was a lover of the arts and is famous for the Great Exhibition of 1851. He died on Saturday, 14th November 1861 from typhoid at Windsor Castle. He is believed to have caught the disease from the castles drains. Victoria, who worshipped her husband went into deep personal mourning. She disappeared into almost total seclusion until 1866 and never began full duties until the late 1870's. One of his greatest acts in his life was one of his last. When the United States and England were embroiled in the "Trent" Affair during the American Civil War, Prince Albert softened the wording of the Offiical English diplomatic ultimatum to the Lincoln Administration, which had the potential to caused actual warfare between the two nations. His changes allowed the United States to respond in a way that allowed it to satisfy British demands as well as to keep American international prestige intact. Thus Prince Albert averted a war that would have been disasterous to both nations.
Windsor Castle (Frogmore), Windsor, England.
Cause of Death: Typhoid.
Albert, Prince [Original burial site while Royal Mausoleum was constructed] b. August 18, 1819. d. December 14, 1861.
German prince, husband of Queen Victoria.
Windsor Castle (Albert Memorial Chapel), Windsor, England.
Cause of Death: Typhoid.
Albertson, Jack b. June 16, 1910. d. November 25, 1982.
Actor. He played Ed Brown ("the Man") on the TV Series "Chico and the Man", as well as "Grandpa Joe" in the movie "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". His brother was actor Frank Albertson.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Alboni, Marietta b. 1826. d. 1894.
Opera singer.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 66.
Aldemare, Sir Julius Caesar d. 1636.
Master of the Rolls (a high legal position) and Privy Councilor to King James I. His tomb depicts a legal document with the seal broken off, as a metaphor of his death.
St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate, London, England.
Alekhine, Alexandre b. 1892. d. 1946.
Russian born chess genius for Russia and France. World Champion (1927-35, 1936-46). He defeated Capablanca in 1927 to win the world championship and defended it successfully (apart from a defeat by Euwe in 1935) for nearly 20 years.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Alekseeva, Tsarevna Natalia b. 1675. d. 1716.
Wife of Peter the Great.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Specific Interment Location: Annunciation Church.
Alexander, Prince b. 1871. d. 1871.
Son of King Edward VII.
Sandringham Estate, King's Lynn, England.
Alexander of Holderness
12th century Abbot of Peterborough.
Peterborough Cathedral, Peterborough, England.
Alexandra, Queen
British Monarch. Wife of King Edward VII.
Windsor Castle (St. George's Chapel), Windsor, England.
Alexandra's dogs, Queen
Pets of Queen Alexandra.
Marlborough House, London, England.
Alfieri, Vittorio b. 1749. d. 1803.
Italian poet.
Santa Croce Church, Florence, Italy.
Alfieri, Vittorio b. 1749. d. 1803.
Italian poet.
Santa Croce Church, Florence, Italy.
Alfonso XII, King b. November 28, 1857. d. 1885.
King of Spain.
El Escorial Monastery, Madrid, Spain.
Specific Interment Location: Panteon de los Reyes.
Alfonso XIII, King b. May 17, 1886. d. February 28, 1941.
King of Spain.
El Escorial Monastery, Madrid, Spain.
Specific Interment Location: Panteon de los Reyes.
Alfred The Great, Canute, b. 849. d. April 26, 899.
British Monarch.
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.
Alfvén, Hannes b. 1908. d. 1995.
Physician. He was awarded The Nobel Prize in 1970 with L. Néel.
Djursholm Cemetery, Djursholm, Sweden.
Alice, Princess
British princess.
Windsor Castle (Frogmore), Windsor, England.
Specific Interment Location: Behind Frogmore Mausoleum.
Alighieri, Dante b. 1265. d. September 14, 1321.
Italian poet. He essentially founded modern Italian literature with classics such as "The Divine Comedy."
Dante Tomb, Ravenna, Italy.
Alighieri, Dante [cenotaph] b. 1265. d. September 14, 1321.
Italian poet. He essentially founded modern Italian literature with classics such as "The Divine Comedy."
Santa Croce Church, Florence, Italy.
Alix of Namur "Countess of Hainault" b. 1100.
Wife of Count Baudouin IV of Hainault. The last remaining tomb of the six tombs of the Counts of Hainault; the rest were destroyed during the Revolutionary Wars.
Collegiate Church of St. Waudru, Mons, Belgium.
Allen, John d. 1774.
Royal Apothecary.
Old Parish Church of St. Marylebone, London, England.
Allen, Steve d. 2000.
Comedian and actor.
Ashes Given to Family, Cremated.
Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynmen b. April 23, 1861. d. May 14, 1936.
British Field Marshal, First Viscount Allenby. He figured prominently in the Second Battle of Yeper (Ypres) and the capture of Vimy Ridge during the First World War. In 1917 he began an offensive against the Turkish armies in the Middle East, causing the Turks to capitulate. From 1919 to 1925 he was British High Commissioner in Egypt.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: St. George's Chapel.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Allilujewa-Stalina, Nadezhda Sergejevna b. 1901. d. November 9, 1932.
She was the second wife of Josiph Vissarionovich Stalin. Stalin married Allilujeva in 1918, and she was young enough to be his daugter. Allilujewa did never fit in the political environment of her husband, she became outsider and she was very unhappy. She was found dead in her sleeping room with one revolver in her hand. At that time (1932) the official version of her death was suicide. But a lot of facts pointed to murder. The death of Stalin's second and last wife remains for all time a secret.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Specific Interment Location: entering the cemetery turn to the right. You will always find the flowers on her grave.
Cause of Death: alleged suicide.
Alliluyev, Fyodor Sergeyevich b. 1896. d. 1955.
Son of Sergei (q.v.) and brother-in-law of Stalin.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Alliluyev, Sergei Yakovlevich b. 1866. d. 1945.
Communist revolutionary, (originally a railway-worker), father of Nadezhda (q.v.) and hence father-in-law of Stalin.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Alliluyeva, Anna Sergeyevna b. 1896. d. 1964.
Daughter of Olga and Sergei (qq. v.), sister of Nadezhda (q.v.) and hence Stalin's sister-in-law.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Alliluyeva, Olga Evgenyevna b. 1877. d. 1951.
Wife of Sergei (q.v.), mother of Nadezhda (q.v.) and hence, Stalin's mother-in-law.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Allison, George b. 1895. d. 1953.
Founding member of the British Communist Party. He was also an executive member.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Allon, Henry b. 1818. d. 1892.
Hymn writer and Congregationalist minister at the Unionist Chapel, Islington; also editor of the 'British Qaurterly Review', 1866-1886. Father of Henry Erskine Allon (q.v.).
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: West Boundary Road B.
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence b. 1836. d. 1912.
Painter.
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Crypt.
Alphand, Jean Charles b. 1817. d. 1891.
Inventor. he was the father of Bois de Boulogne and Bois de Vincennes in Paris.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 66.
Alphand, Nicole b. 1917. d. February 15, 1979.
French diplomatic hostess. The wife of Herve Alphand, France's ambassador to the United States in the Kennedy and Johnson years, Mme. Alphand made the French Embassy the center of Washington's haut monde.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Alterie, Louis "Two-Gun" (Leland Varain) b. 1886. d. 1935.
Member of Chicago's West side gang under Dion O'Bannion. He is often credited with inventing the "one-way ride", taking a Philadelphia gangster, John Dougherty (alias Duffy), for a car ride in 1923, but the "honor" of creating the one-way ride goes to Earl Hymie, Weiss. Alterie did invent the ambush murder which involved renting an apartment close to the home or office of an intended victim and staging a surprise attack. Alterie is also said to be the only gangster during the 1920's to execute a horse. His fellow gangster friend Samuel Morton died after being thrown from that horse in 1923.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Alzheimer, Alois (Aloysius) b. June 14, 1864. d. December 19, 1915.
Physician who reported on a patient with dementia, later termed Alzheimer's disease.
Hauptfreidhof, Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany.
Cause of Death: renal failure.
Ambrose, Saint b. 340. d. 397.
Patron saint of Milan. he is buried in a glass coffin, flanked by the skeletons of Saints Gervasius and Protais, martyrs, whose bodies he "miraculously" uncovered. The coffin is a double decker of sorts; Ambrose is in the center at a higher level than the other two.
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan, Italy.
Specific Interment Location: In Basilica's crypt, open to public on Ambrose's feast day.
Cause of Death: Natural causes.
Amelie, Queen Marie
Wife of King Louis Philippe I.
Chapelle Royale, Dreux, France.
Amery, Jean Hans Mayer b. October 31, 1912. d. October 17, 1978.
Austrian writer and commentator on current affairs. Was in concentration camps at Auschwitz, Buchenwald and Bregen Belsen, in the years 1943 to 1945. His works fight against the violations of humanity.
Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) , Vienna, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: Group 40, Nr. 132.
Cause of Death: suicide.
Ames, Oliver, Jr. d. July 28, 1918.
Second Lieutenant Oliver Ames Jr entered the Sevice from Massachusetts. Eventually he was transferred to the 165th United States Infantry Regiment, part of the 42nd Infantry Division. The 42nd or "Rainbow Division" was comprised entirely of National Guard units. The 165th Regiment was formerly known as "The Fighting 69th". Ames was the 1st Battalion Adjutant under Major "Wild Bill" Donovan. On July 29th, 1918, during the Battle Of The Ourcq River, Ames was killed by a German sniper who was hidden behind a dead horse. He was awarded The Distinguished Service Cross. His character was played by actor Dennis Morgan in the 1940 Warner Brothers film "The Fighting 69th"
Oise-Aisne Cemetery, Fere-en-Tardenois, France.
Specific Interment Location: Plot A Row 03 Grave 07.
Amidaji Temple
The original site where priests quietly gathered and enshrined the ashes of legendary warrior and ruler, Nobunaga Oda and his son Nobutada. In addition to his military exploits, Nobunaga permitted the practice of Christianity and tried to develop local economies by improving badly kept roads and abolishing barriers between provinces. The graves of Nobunaga and Nobutade and those of more than 120 supporters are located within the temple grounds. It is thought that some of Nobunaga's ashes have been divided and enshrined at this and two other sites, the Kenbun Shrine and the Honnoji Shrine.
Amidaji Shrine, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan.
Ampere, Andre Marie b. 1775. d. 1836.
Physicist who formulated the theory of electrodynamics and who had the amp (unit of electrical current) named after him.
Cimetiere de Montmartre, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 30.
Amphibalus, Saint d. 200.
St. Amphibalus was a Christian priest sheltered by St. Alban (q.v.), as a consequence of which the latter was executed. His remains, or as one authority puts it "certain relics which were held to be his", were discovered at Redbourne, near the town of St. Albans, in the twelfth century, and placed in the Abbey church. Unfortunately his first shrine was destroyed when the roof of the abbey fell in. A new shrine (the present one) was built around 1350. This shrine was broken into fragments and the remains of St. Amphibalus dispersed at the dissolution of the English monasteries. The fragments of the shrine were found and restored during the nineteenth-century.
Cathedral, St. Alban¹s, Hertfordshire, England.
Amundsen, Roald b. July 16, 1872. d. 1928.
Explorer of the North Pole, some believe he was the first to reach the North Pole.
Body lost, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Crashed with his plane above the Berents Sea.
Ancerl, Karel b. 1908. d. 1973.
Conductor - banned by Nazis, survived Theresienstadt and Auschwitz, became conductor of Czech Philharmonic Orchestra after the war, escaped to Canada at the Russian invasion in 1968 and became conductor of the Toronto Symphony.
Vysehradsky Hrbitov, Prague, The Czech Republic.
Anders, Broni Wladyslaw
General Broni Wladyslaw Anders was the Polish Commander-in-Chief and General in Italy during WWII. He also served as Poland's Premier.
Polish War Cemetery, Montecassino, Italy.
Andersen, Hans Christian b. April 2, 1805. d. August 4, 1875.
Poet, writer and storyteller.
Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Anderson, Charles b. June 1, 1814. d. September 2, 1895.
27th Governor of Ohio 1865-1866.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Anderson, Heartley "Hunk" b. 1899. d. April 24, 1978.
Football coach whose career spanned more than 40 years.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Anderson, Samuel b. December 15, 1839. d. September 11, 1881.
Anderson was a Major in the Royal Engineers, Inspector of submarine defenses, Surveyor to British commission in North America (1859-62), explorer in Palestine (1865-66) and Chief Astronomer to British commission in North America (1872-74).
Rochester Cathedral, Rochester, Kent, England.
Anderson, Sir Hugh Kerr d. 1928.
Neurophysiologist and Master of the College
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Anderson, Stikkan "Stig Anderson" b. 1931. d. 1997.
Producer of 1970's musical group ABBA. Founder of The Polar Price.
Galärvarvskyrkogården, Stockholm, Sweden.
Anderson-Manahan, Anastasia "Anna" (Franziska Schanzkowska) b. December 16, 1896. d. 1984.
She claimed to be the Grand Duchess Anastasia, daughter of Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was slaughtered with his family in Russia after the revolution. DNA testing of tissue from her intestine (after her death), prved that she was not the daughter of Nicholas II. The plaque on her grave reads: Anastasia Manahan, 1901 - 1984 .
Ashes scattered by memorial plaque at Castle Seeon, Bavaria, Germany.
Epitaph: "Our hearts are unquiet until they rest in Thee, O God. God's mills grind slowly but excellent well.".
Andre, John b. 1751. d. 1780.
British Major during the American Revolution. Was the British contact of Benedict Arnold.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Cause of Death: Hanged as a spy.
Andrew, Saint [partial remains]
St Andrew is the patron Saint of Scotland. Following his crucifixion at the hands of the Romans, St Andrew was buried in St Patras, Greece, where he remained for 300 years. During this time he was exhumed and taken to Constantinople. The larger part of St. Andrew's remains were stolen from Constantinople in 1210 AD and now reside in this church in Amalfi, southern Italy. In 1879, the Archbishop of Amalfi sent a small piece of St. Andrew's shoulder blade to Scotland and in 1969 Pope Paul VI gave more relics to the country.
The museum at the Ruins of Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Saint Andrews, Scotland.
Andrew, Saint [partial remains]
St Andrew is the patron Saint of Scotland. Following his crucifixion at the hands of the Romans, St Andrew was buried in St Patras, Greece, where he remained for 300 years. During this time he was exhumed and taken to Constantinople. The larger part of St. Andrew's remains were stolen from Constantinople in 1210 AD and now reside in this church in Amalfi, southern Italy. In 1879, the Archbishop of Amalfi sent a small piece of St. Andrew's shoulder blade to Scotland and in 1969 Pope Paul VI gave more relics to the country.
Church of St. Andrew, Amalfi, Italy.
Andrewes, Lancelot b. 1555. d. 1626.
Author, Bishop of Winchester and Dean of the Chapel Royal. A key figure in the develpment of the Anglican Church.
Southwark Cathedral, London, England.
Andrews, William b. 1955. d. July 30, 1992.
Murderer involved in the 1974 Hi-Fi Shop Murders in Ogden, Utah. He held the world's record for the longest time on Death Row (17 years, 9 months), until it was broken by Gary Graham (19 years - executed in Texas in June, 2000)On April 22, 1974, Dale Pierre, William Andrews, and Keith Roberts, all airmen in the US Air Force, entered the Hi-Fi Shop in Ogden, Utah. Pierre and Andrews forced five people (two women and three men) to drink Liquid Drano. Pierre then shot them in the head. Two of the victims, Cortney Naisbitt and Orren Walker survived. Carol Naisbitt (Cortney's mother), Stanley Walker (Orren's son) and Michelle Ansley (who was also raped by Pierre) died. Roberts was convicted only of armed robbery (he had no role in - or apparently knowledge of - Pierre and Andrews' plan to murder the victims) and was paroled in 1987. Cortney Naisbitt's heroic fight for survival was the basis for Gary Kinder's 1982 best-seller "Victim: the Other Side of Murder" which was made into the 1991 TV movie "Aftermath: A Test of Love" starring Richard Chamberlain. (Bio by B. Haines)
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Executed by lethal injection.
Andreyev, Vasily Vasilyevich b. 1861. d. 1918.
Founder of the first professional Russian folk orchestra.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Specific Interment Location: Artist's Cemetery.
Andriessen, Mari b. December 4, 1897. d. December 7, 1979.
Dutch sculptor
RK Begraafplaats Sint Adelberts, Bloemendaal, Netherlands.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Andropov, Yuri b. June 15, 1914. d. February 9, 1984.
Soviet leader. General Secretary of the Communist Party.
Kremlin Wall, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Cause of Death: Acute kidney failure.
Angel, Jimmy Crawford b. 1899. d. 1956.
A pilot with James Lindberg's Flying Circus, he flew to Venezuelan Guayana with James McCracken in search of a river filled with gold. After finding it once, he spent his life in search of it again, focussing on Auyantepuy.
Angel Falls waterfall, Angel Falls, Venezeula.
Specific Interment Location: His ashes were spread over the waterfall in 1956 or 57.
GPS coordinates: 33, 44 (hddd.dddd)
Cause of Death: internal injuries from a plane accident.
Angelico, Fra b. 1387. d. 1455.
Italian early renaissance painter.
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church, Rome, Italy.
Anne, Queen b. 1664. d. 1714.
British Monarch.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Buried next to her husband, Prince George.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Anne of Cleves b. September 22, 1515. d. July 16, 1557.
Wife of Henry VIII, Queen of England.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Entombed behind a wall of chairs.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Anselmi, Albert d. May 7, 1929.
Albert Anselmi and John Scalise fled a murder charge in Sicily and came to Chicago where the Genna gang took them in. Anselmi and Scalise along with Frankie Yale murdered Dion O'Bannion on November 10, 1924. Eventually these two worked for Al Capone where they were gunmen in the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre. Capone found out after the massacre that these two were out to kill him and on May 7, 1929 capon threw a dinner party. He made a sppech about loyalty, then stepped behind the honored guests and smashed both of their heads in with a baseball bat.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Murdered with a baseball bat by Al Capone..
Anthony, Saint
Saint.
Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Anthony of Padua, Saint b. 1195. d. June 13, 1231.
Franciscan Preacher. He holds the record for being canonized in the shortest period of time after his death (less that one year).
Basilica of Saint Anthony, Padua, Italy.
Specific Interment Location: In the crypt behind the main altar.
Cause of Death: Overwork and possible cirrosis of the liver.
Antoinette, Marie b. November 2, 1755. d. October 16, 1793.
French queen.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Cause of Death: Executed by guillotine.
Antoinette, Marie [Original burial site] b. November 2, 1755. d. October 16, 1793.
French Queen.
La Chapelle Expiatoire, Paris, France.
Cause of Death: Executed by guillotine.
Antranik, Ozanian b. 1865. d. 1927.
Armenian hero.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 94.
Apap-Bologna, Filippo Antonio "Marchesina della Gnien" b. 1901. d. 1954.
Sultan. He married Wilfrida Gollcher in 1933 and had several children. The father of the late 6th Marquis di Gnien.
Addolorata Cemetery, Marsa, Malta.
Specific Interment Location: Gollcher Family tomb.
Apollinaire, Guillaume (William Apollinaris Kostrowitzky) b. 1880. d. 1918.
Poet.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
GPS coordinates: 48.86315, 2.39490 (hddd.dddd)
Apostel, Hans Erich b. January 22, 1901. d. November 30, 1972.
Follower of Schoenberg, composed many symphonies and chamber-works in the 12-tone style.
Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) , Vienna, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: 32.c.57.
Apps, Syl b. 1914. d. 1998.
Canadian hockey player whose teams include: McMaster University 1931-1935; Hamilton Tigers 1935-1936; Toronto Maple Leafs 1936-1943, 1945-1948.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Arago, François b. 1786. d. 1853.
Physician, astronomer and politician during the 2nd Republique in France (1848).
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: division 4.
Aragon, Isabell d' b. 1247. d. 1271.
French queen. Wife of King Philippe III.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Arbuckle, Roscoe "Fatty" b. 1887. d. 1933.
Comedian / Actor. He was accused of the rape and resulting death of Virginia Rappe (an obscure Hollywood starlet). He was acquitted and declared factually innocent, but his career was ruined as a result of the negative publicity. He was married to Minta Durfee.
Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Heart Attack.
Archduchess Isabella Clara Eugenia of Austria b. 1566. d. 1623.
Archduchess of Austria. Albert and Isabella presided as regents of the Netherlands for the Spanish monarchy. Isabella was the daughter of Phillip II of Spain and Albert of Austria was her cousin. They reigned over a period of prosperity and culture, the high noon of the country under Spanish rule. After Albert's death, Isabella retired to a convent. Their tomb, which was located in the area shown in the picture, was destroyed during the period of the French Revolution.
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels, Belgium.
Archduke Albert of Austria b. 1559. d. 1621.
Archduke of Austria. Albert and Isabella presided as regents of the Netherlands for the Spanish monarchy. Isabella was the daughter of Phillip II of Spain and Albert of Austria was her cousin. They reigned over a period of prosperity and culture, the high noon of the country under Spanish rule. After Albert's death, Isabella retired to a convent. Their tomb, which was located in the area shown in the picture, was destroyed during the period of the French Revolution.
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels, Belgium.
Arensky, Anton
Composer.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Arieti, Silvano b. 1914. d. August 7, 1981.
Italian psychiatrist whose work on schizophrenia dealt with the link between schizophrenic disorders and creativity. He was editor of the reference work "American Handbook of Psychiatry"(1959).
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Arkhangelsky, Alexander Andreyevich b. 1826. d. 1924.
Pioneer of Russii choral music.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Specific Interment Location: Artist's Cemetery.
Armstead, Henry Hugh b. 1828. d. 1905.
Sculptor. Noted for reredos in Westminster Abbey and marble sculpture in the Beer Mausoleum.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Armstrong, Edward Frankland d. December 14, 1945.
Leading scientist.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Arnaz, Desi b. March 2, 1917. d. December 2, 1986.
Actor.
Ashes Scattered, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Lung cancer.
Arndt, Ernst Moritz b. 1769. d. 1860.
Author, editor, and professor.
Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery), Bonn, Germany.
Epitaph: GUTE NACHT; IHR MEINE FREUNDE ALLE MEINE LIEBEN, ALLE DIE IHR UM MICH WEINT LASST EUCH NICHT BETRÜBEN DIESEN ABSTIEG DEN ICH TU IN DIE ERDE NIEDER SEHT DIE SONNE GEHT ZUR RUH KOMMT DOCH MORGEN WIEDER Translation: Good night, you my friends All you who are dear to me, all you who weep for me, Do not let it grieve you, this descent I am undertaking. See the sun has gone to rest and yet will return tomorrow..
Arne, Thomas b. 1710. d. 1778.
Composer. Wrote "Rule Brittania" and choral music.
Saint Paul's Church, London, England.
Arnold, Benedict b. January 14, 1741. d. June 14, 1801.
American Revolutionary War Hero, turned traitor.
Crypt in the basement of St. Mary's Battersea Church, London, England.
Epitaph: Arnold was sometimes General for His Majesty and sometimes General for the colonies.
Arnoldson, K. P. (Karl Pontus Arnoldson) b. October 27, 1844. d. February 20, 1916.
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1908.
Norra begravningsplatsen (The Northern Cemetery), Stockholm, Sweden.
Specific Interment Location: Section Kv 21C, grave 1054 -10614.
Aron, Jean Paul b. 1925. d. 1988.
Writer and journalist, the first famous person in France who died by AIDS.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 87 (columbarium), urn 791.
Cause of Death: AIDS.
Aron, Raymond b. 1905. d. 1983.
Philosopher.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Arouet, François Marie "Voltaire" [Body minus heart] b. 1694. d. 1778.
Poet, dramatist, historian , satirist (ŒCandide¹, ŒZadig¹), and philosopher, who became one of the first European celebrities to be Œa legend in his own lifetime¹. Profoundly influenced thinkers of the French revolution and French culture in general. Entered Pantheon 1791.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Artaud, Antonin b. 1896. d. 1948.
Writer, actor.
Cimetiere de Marseille, Marseille, France.
Arthur, Jean b. October 17, 1905. d. June 19, 1991.
Actress.
Ashes scattered off of Point Lobos, California, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Heart failure.
Arthur, King [alleged burial site]
Legendary King. One time in the year 1195 A.D. a monk was walking along the south side of the abbey when he noticed two miniature sized pyramids adorning a small tomb which contained two bodies that were back then over 600 years old he and some fellow monks unearthed the grave and found two bodies in a hollowed out log a man and a woman the man was a tall person with a skull fracture that might have come from a blow to the head causing it to split in half and another amazing discovery was the heavy lead cross used as a grave marker and it read in Latin "Here lies Arthur the once and Future King" King Edward the 1st was notified of this immediately and he built a royal marble tomb on the spot that remains today at Glastonbury Abbey. It remained there for 20 years until the abbey burned to the ground along with the Bodies of King Arthur and Queen Guenivere the cross survived but was later stolen and is yet to be found (bio by P. Sarathchandra).
Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset, England.
Arthur, Prince b. 1486. d. 1502.
Eldest son Henry VII and the elder brother of Henry VIII and was the heir to the throne. However, in 1502 he died and Henry became heir to the throne.
Worcester Cathedral, West Midlands, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chantry of Prince Arthur in the quire opposite King John.
Artois, Marguerite d' b. 1285. d. 1311.
French Royalty. Wife of Louis, Count of Evreux (who was son of King Philippe III).
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Artomonova, Inga b. 1936. d. 1966.
World champion ice skater.
Vakangovskoye Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Asanuma, Inejiro b. December 27, 1898. d. October 12, 1960.
At the height of his career, Asanuma was Chairman of Japan's Socialist Party and a strong critic of the Liberal Democratic Party and the security pact between Japan and the United States. During a speech in Beijing the previous year, he suggested that the United States was an enemy common to the Sino-Japanese people. Minutes into a speech at Tokyo's Hibiya Hall for a political debate Asanuma was attacked at the podium by Otoya Yamaguchi, a 17 year old right-wing university student, who stabbed him once in his abdomen and once in his chest. "Mainichi" newspaper photographer Yasushi Nagao snapped a photo as Yamaguchi withdraws the blade from his second stab. Asanuma staggered and fell, soon dying thereafter before reaching a nearby hospital. Asanuma's murder leads to massive protests in Tokyo. Yamaguchi later commits suicide. For his photograph, which was published in U.S. newspapers, Nagao became the first foreign winner of a Pulitzer Prize for news photography(1961).
Tama Reien (Cemetery), Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, Japan.
Ascham, Roger b. 1515. d. 1568.
Scholar & writer who was born in Yorkshire & educated in the household of Sir Humphrey Wingfield, Speaker of the House of Commons. In 1548 he was appointed tutor to the young Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth I).
Saint Sepulchre Without Newgate, London, England.
Ascoli, Max b. 1898. d. 1978.
Publisher/editor of the Reporter magazine.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Ashcroft, Peggy
Actress.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Specific Interment Location: Cremated at Golders Green Crematorium, ashes are elsewhere.
Ashley, Laura b. 1925. d. 1985.
Clothing Designer.
Carno Churchyard, Powys, Wales.
Ashmole, Elias
Founder of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
St. Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: tomb is currently not on view because the area is being used as an office.
Ashton, Hugh [Memorial] d. November 23, 1522.
Archdeacon of York who was a protegee of Margaret Beaumont (q.v.) and like her a supporter of St. John's College. This memorial was built for a chapel he endowed at the College he is actually buried at York Minster.
Saint John's College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Asimov, Isaac b. January 2, 1920. d. April 6, 1992.
Author of hundreds of books.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: heart and kidney failure.
Askold, Prince b. 800.
Founder of Kiev. Scandinavian prince murdered and buried with Prince Dir by the Viking Oleg, who became the founder of the Rus Dynasty.
Askoldova Mohyls, Kiev, Ukraine.
Cause of Death: Murdered.
Aslan, Raoul b. October 16, 1886. d. June 18, 1958.
The famous actor of Armenian origin who came from Greece to Austria. The director of "Burgtheater" 1945-48, he was the member of its ensemble since 1920. The first "Kammerschauspieler" title holder in Austria.
Friedhof Grinzing, Vienna, Austria.
Cause of Death: heart attack.
Asplund, Gunnar b. 1885. d. 1940.
Architect. He designed the City Library (Stadsbiblioteket) in Stockholm, Sweden.
Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm, Sweden.
Asquith, Herbert Henry b. September 12, 1852. d. February 15, 1928.
Prime Minister, 1908-1916.
All Saints Churchyard, Sutton Courtenay, Oxforshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: In the churchyard to the East of the chancel.
Asquith, Lord
Liberal Prime Minister of Great Britain.
Sutton Courtenay Churchyard, Sutton Courtenay, Oxforshire, England.
Astor, John Jacob, V. b. May 20, 1886. d. July 19, 1971.
First Baron Astor of Hever.American financier who inherited Hever Castle (the childhood home of Anne Boleyn) from his father John Jacob Astor, who drowned in the Titanic disaster.
Hever Castle Grounds, Hever, Kent, England.
Astor, Violet Mary, V. b. May 28, 1889. d. July 3, 1965.
Wife of the First Baron Astor of Hever.
Hever Castle Grounds, Hever, Kent, England.
Astrid, Queen b. 1905. d. 1935.
Queen of Belgium with King Leopold, III. Princess of Sweden. She was the 'Princess Di' of her era. Popular and beautiful, she died young in a car accident.
Church of Our Lady, Brussels, Belgium.
Specific Interment Location: The Royal Crypt.
Cause of Death: Car accident (Packard 120).
Asturias, Miguel Angel d. 1974.
Nobel Prize-winning (1967) writer. His novels, many of them reflect Mayan Indian influences, include "El senor presidente" (1963), "Hombres de Maiz" (1949), and a trilogy on the foreign exploitation of the banana trade. In the Guatemalan civil service from 1946, he was ambassador to France (1966-70). Awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1966.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 10.
Ataturk, Mustafa Kemal b. 1881. d. 1938.
Founder of the Turkish Republic.
The Anitkabir, Ankara, Turkey.
Atlan, Jean Michel b. 1913. d. 1960.
Poet, painter.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Attlee, Clement b. January 3, 1883. d. October 8, 1967.
British Prime Minister (1945-1951) and Social Reformer.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: North aisle.
Auber, Daniel Francois Esprit b. 1782. d. 1871.
Composer, mainly of operas (Fra Diavolo, The Bronze Horse, etc.) His opera 'Masaniello', also called 'la Muette de Portici', was found so stirring in its call for freedom that it sparked off the Belgian revolution of 1830 when performed in the Brussels opera house.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: division 4.
Auden, W. H. b. February 21, 1907. d. September 28, 1973.
Poet.
The Cemetery at Kirchstatten, Kirchstatten, Austria.
Augereau, Pierre b. 1757. d. 1816.
Marshall of France.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 59.
Augustine, Saint b. November 13, 354. d. August 28, 430.
Bishop of Hippo, the great Church Father, whom scholars call the greatest thinker in the Latin language. Author of many books and sermons, perhaps the most famous of which are "The Confessions" and the "City of God."
St. Pietro in Ciel D'Oro (Saint Peter's with the Golden Sky), Pavia, Italy.
Specific Interment Location: The altar.
Aumont, Jean-Pierre b. January 5, 1911. d. January 30, 2001.
A French actor whose seven-decade career included television, theatre and silver screen: highlights are "Lili" with Leslie Caron, Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar", and the 1998 television miniseries "The Count of Monte Cristo". He also wrote several books, including novels and an autobiography.He was married to actress Maria Montez who acted with him in "Atlantis". Montez died at age 32 of a heart attack.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Aupick, Jacques b. 1789. d. 1857.
General and the stepfather of the poet Baudelaire, most of whose fame comes form sharing the latter's grave.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Auric, George b. 1899. d. 1983.
Composer and member of the group 'Les Six', who went on to a career writing music for the cinema.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Auriol, Vincent b. 1884. d. 1966.
Sixteenth president of the French Republic from 1947 to 1953 (during the Fourth Republic).
Muret Cimetière, Muret, Haute-Garonne, France.
Austen, Jane b. 1775. d. 1817.
Author.
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.
Avellaneda, Nicolas b. October 3, 1837. d. November 25, 1885.
President of Argentina (1874-1880).
La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Specific Interment Location: # 44.
Avril, Jane b. 1868. d. 1943.
Dancer of Can Can, she was painted by Toulouse Lautrec.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 19.
Aylesbury, Lady d. 1667.
Mother-in-law of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (q.v.)
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: North Ambulatory.
Ayoma, Mitsuko "Countess Coudenhove-Kalergi" (Maria Thekla Mitsu) b. July 7, 1974. d. August 27, 1941.
Very popular and famous person in Japan. She married the Austrian ambassador in Tokyo Heinrich Coudenhove-Kalergi from the very respected, nobility and old Austrian family. She lived with her family mostly in Austria. All her 7 children were very high educated and respected person in Austria. Japanese visitors of Vienna often come to her grave because she is the symbol of the Japanese-Austrian history.
Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: near the grave of Gustav Klimt.
Azabombewka, Sonja b. February 20, 1885. d. February 6, 1907.
Russian Princess.
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Italy.
Azoy, Alberto d. September 18, 1952.
Alberto Azoy, Manager of Havana team that won five championships in the Cuban League between 1899 and 1904
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, Cuba.
Specific Interment Location: He is interred within the 1942 monument to baseballists.
Azoy, Alberto
Alberto Azoy, Manager of Havana team that won five championships in the Cuban League between 1899 and 1904.
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, Cuba.
Specific Interment Location: 1951 Monument to Baseballists.
Baba, Gul d. 1541.
Turkish dervish, died during the Turkish occupation of Hungary. His tomb is still an important pilgrimage destination, and is the most northerly building maintained by the Turkish Government.
Mecset utca, Budapest, Hungary.
Babbage, Charles b. December 28, 1791. d. October 18, 1871.
Mathematician, inventor, code-breaker & engineer whose inventions & work on mechanical calculating machines led to computers. He developed a mathematical wheel that was the forerunner of the calculator.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Babi Yar Memorial
This memorial stands at Babi Yar, the ravine then on the city limits of Kiev where the German army (with the assistance of the Ukrainian police) massacred the town's Jewish population in 1941. The German army records note 33,771 Jews shot here in two days. Yevgeny Yevtushenko's famous poem which first brought attention to the massacre in the Soviet Union began 'At Babi Yar there is no monument'. Now there is this one, with tablets in Russian, Ukrainian and Yiddish which state that over 100,000 'citizens of Kiev and prisoners of war' were executed there.
The Babi Yar Memorial, Babi Yar, Kiev, Ukraine.
Babington, Humfrey b. 1615. d. 1691.
Vice-Master of Trinity College, and founder of Barrow Hospital.
Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Bach, Johann Christian b. 1735. d. 1782.
Composer. Youngest son of J.S. Bach. Friend of W.A. Mozart. "The London Bach."
Churchyard Gardens of the Old Saint Pancras Church, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Exact plot unknown, plaque is in the center of the small gardens.
Bach, Johann Sebastian b. March 21, 1685. d. July 28, 1750.
German composer, organ virtuoso and church musician widely regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, composers who ever lived. Bach wrote over 1000 works many of which are now considered to be models of the art. Bach was originally buried in an unmarked (but remembered) grave outside St. John's Church in Leipzig. During renovation work in the late 1800s, by which time his greatness was being acknowledged, his coffin was discovered and moved inside the church. St. John's was destroyed during World War II, and, in 1950, Bach was moved to his final resting place to lie at the foot of the altar in St. Thomas' Church. It was there that he had labored for the final 27 years of his life as a church musician and director of the Thomanerchor (boys' choir) which still performs his works in Leipzig and on frequent international tours. (bio by M. Petersen).
Thomaskirche (Saint Thomas' Church), Leipzig, Germany.
Specific Interment Location: In front of the altar.
Cause of Death: Stroke.
Bacon, Francis "Lord Verulam, Earl of St. Albans" [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.
Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Cause of Death: Bronchitis, caught whilst stuffing a chicken.
Baden-Powell, Olave
'World Chief Guide' Scout.
Somewhere In Nyeri, Nyeri, Kenya.
Baden-Powell, Robert
'Chief Scout Of The World' .
Saint Peter's Churchyard, Nyeri, Kenya.
Baekelmans, Lode b. January 26, 1879. d. May 11, 1965.
Flemish writer.
Antwerpen Schoonselhof, Antwerp, Belgium.
Baez, Buenaventura b. 1810. d. 1884.
Served five terms as president of the Dominican Republic, 1849-1853, 1856-1858, 1865-1866, 1868-1873, and 1876-1878.
Cathedral of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Bagshaw, Harry d. January 31, 1927.
Bagshaw was a cricketer, playing for Derbyshire and M.C.C..
Eyam Parish Church, Eyam, Derbyshire, England.
Cause of Death: 1/31/1927.
Bahá'u'lláh b. November 12, 1817. d. May 29, 1892.
Founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
Unknown burial site, Bahjí, Israel.
Bailey, Irving "Ace" b. July 3, 1903. d. 1992.
Canadian hockey player whose teams include: St. Mary's Juniors 1921-1923; St. Mary's Seniors 1923-1924; Peterborough 1924-1926; Toronto St. Pats 1926-1927.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Bailey, Ronald Coleman [Memorial only] b. 1901. d. 1985.
Inventor, at Christchurch, of the Bailey Bridge, a sectional prefabricated military bridge much used during World War II. Knighted in 1946.
Christchurch Priory, Dorset, England.
Baily, Edward Hodges b. 1788. d. 1867.
Sculpted statue at the head of Nelson's Column and the busts of Lawrence, Byron and Faraday.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Bain, Dan b. 1874. d. 1962.
Canadian hockey player whose teams include: Winnipeg Victorias,1894-1897, 1897-1902.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Baird, Andrew Wilson b. 1842. d. 1908.
General Superintendent of ports in India, Burma and Ceylon. Invented the technique for measuring tides.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Baker, Joséphine b. 1906. d. 1975.
Singer and dancer.
Cimetiére de Monaco, Monaco, Monaco.
Bakhtiar, Shapur
Leader of democratic opposition to the Shah of Iran, and briefly (37 days) Prime Minister of Iran after fall of the Shah. Lived in exile in Paris.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Cause of Death: assassinated by agents of the Khomeini regime.
Balakirev, Milij b. 1836. d. 1910.
Composer.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Balavoine, Daniel b. 1952. d. 1986.
French singer.
Biarritz Cimetière, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.
Balcarce, Marcos b. April 25, 1777. d. December 4, 1832.
Joined the Military at a young age and was involved in the struggles against the Portuguese in Missiones Province, and against the English invasions. He was taken prisoner by the English. When released he went to Spain, where he fought against Napoleon. He returned to Argentina and took part in the May Revolution. Sent to Chile, he participated in actions for O'Higgins. He remained in Chile as Governor until the arrival of San Martin, whence he returned to Buenos Aires to work in various government positions.
La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Specific Interment Location: Pantheon of Meritorious Citizens, marked on the La Recoleta map as #6..
Baldaccini, Cesar b. 1921. d. 1998.
Original sculptor who experimented with use of scrap metal, compressed cars, etc. His own sculpture surmounts his grave.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Baldiga, Jürgen b. October 27, 1959. d. December 4, 1993.
Photographer.
Alter St. Matthäus Friedhof, Berlin, Germany.
Specific Interment Location: Abteilung X3 - Reihe W - Grab 5.
Cause of Death: AIDS.
Baldwin, I. d. February 4, 1118.
Crusader.
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel.
Baldwin, Lucy b. 1869. d. 1945.
Wife of Prime Minister Baldwin.
Worcester Cathedral, Worcestershire, England.
Specific Interment Location: The nave.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Baldwin, Sir Stanley [memorial plaque] b. 1867. d. 1947.
1st Earl of Bewdley, K.G., P.C. was the leading Conservative politician between the two world wars and was Prime Minister for three terms (1923-4, 1924-29 and 1935-37).
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Cremated at Golders Green, buried in the Nave.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Baldwin, Sir Stanley b. 1867. d. 1947.
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl of Bewdley, K.G., P.C. was the leading Conservative politician between the two world wars and was Prime Minister for three terms (1923-4, 1924-29 and 1935-37).
Worcester Cathedral, Worcestershire, England.
Specific Interment Location: Cremated at Golders Green, buried in the Nave.
Balfe, Michael b. 1808. d. 1870.
Irish musician who wrote the minor opera, The Bohemian Girl.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Balfe, Michael William [memorial] b. 1808. d. 1870.
Popular Victorian composer ('The Bohemian Girl' - 'I dreamt I dwelt in Marble Halls')
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: North Choir.
Cause of Death: Asthma.
Balfour, Arthur James b. 1848. d. 1930.
Prime Minister, 1902-1905.
Whittingehame (near Dunbar), Lothian, Scotland.
Specific Interment Location: Balfour Family plot.
Balmain, William d. 1805.
Naval surgeon; the town of Balmain, New South Wales, Australia is named after him.
St. Giles in the Fields, London, England.
Balogh, Janos Nagy b. 1874. d. 1919.
Artist.
Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary.
Specific Interment Location: plot 34/2.
Balzac, Honore de b. 1799. d. 1850.
French novelist.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
GPS coordinates: 48.86268, 2.39306 (hddd.dddd)
Bancroft, Archbishop d. 1619.
Archbishop of Canterbury.
St. Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: buried in the church, unmarked tomb.
Bancroft, Francis d. 1727.
Draper, founder of Bancroft's School.
St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate, London, England.
Bancroft, Lady (Mary Wilton) b. 1840. d. 1921.
Actress and wife of Sir Squire Bancroft who was an actor & theatre owner.
Brompton Cemetery, London, England.
Bancroft, Sir Squire b. 1841. d. 1926.
Bancroft was an actor & theatre owner. He abolished the pit in theatres, causing a riot on opening night & established morning performances which he called "matinees", after the French word "matin." His wife was an actress.
Brompton Cemetery, London, England.
Bangs, Lester (Leslie Conway) b. December 13, 1948. d. April 30, 1982.
Writer, critic, musician, poet, party animal. Credited by some with popularizing the terms "heavy metal" and "punk rock" (the latter appears, by the way, under "Kind Of Business Or Industry" on Kurt Cobain's death certificate), he wrote outrageous, sensitive, comical, and highly influential criticism and commentary for "Rolling Stone," "Creem," "The Village Voice," and many other publications; he also sang with the the Delinquents and other bands. His posthumously-assembled collection "Psychotic Reactions And Carburetor Dung," appeared in 1987, and his biography, "Let It Blurt," by Jim DeRogatis, appeared in 2000.
Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean, Cremated.
Specific Interment Location: scattered by nephew.
Cause of Death: Complications from flu plus ingestion of Darvon and Valium.
Banks, Thomas [Monument only]
Sculptor.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Nave.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Banner, John b. January 28, 1910. d. January 28, 1973.
Actor, Sgt. Hans Schultz in "Hogan's Heroes" television series.
Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) , Vienna, Austria.
Cause of Death: Abdominal hemorrhage.
Bao dai b. 1913. d. 1997.
Last emperor of Vietnam.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Barabas, Miklos b. 1810. d. 1898.
Artist.
Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary.
Specific Interment Location: plot 28.
Barbara (Monique Serf) b. 1930. d. 1997.
Singer (""Gottingen", "Il Pleut sur Nantes").
Cimetiere de Bagneux, Near Paris, France.
Barbara, Joseph M., Sr. b. 1905. d. 1959.
He is best known as the host of the notorious Apalachin Mafia Conference on Nov 14, 1957 which was raided by local authorities. The mafia never recovered from this because their secret society was exposed like never before.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: heart attack.
Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jules [original interment site] b. 1808. d. 1889.
Writer, he was transferred in 1926 to St Sauveur, le vicomte's cemetery, in Normandy.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Barbirolli, John (Giovanni Battista) b. December 2, 1899. d. July 29, 1970.
British conductor. Sir John was born Giovanni Battista Barbirolli, Dec 2, 1899. He was born in London Œwithin the sound of Bow-bells¹ and so, whilst of Italian parentage, was a true Cockney! He made his solo debut as a cellist at age 11 and joined the Queens Hall orchestra one of London¹s finest at that time - in 1915. He succeeded Arturo Toscanini as conductor of the New York Philharmonic in 1937, and married the oboist Evelyn Rothwell in 1939. Despite war-time difficulties, he elected to return to England at the height of the war in 1943, to conduct and rescue - the failing Halle Orchestra of Manchester. He conducted this orchestra for 27 years and raised it back to international standard. Sir John was one of the Œdiscoverers¹ of the great Jacqueline du Pre and was the conductor for her definitive recorded performance of the Elgar Cello Concerto. He was friend of Rubinstein, Kreisler, Heifetz, Dame Janet Baker, Kathleen Ferrier, Daniel Barenboim and many other famous musicians. It was his close friend, the composer Ralph Vaughan Williams who called him ŒGlorious John¹! Sir John also was a close friend of Sir Edward Elgar in his later years and his recordings are still fimly within the recording catalogue. There are many music lovers who regard Barbirolli as the greatest conductor of Elgar. His biographer, Michael Kennedy wrote that Sir John was ŒŠone of the most lovable and fascinating musicians of the 20th century.) Sir John died in London, from a heart attack following a fight with cancer. He conducted and rehearsed to the last, and died, July 28, 1970. He was cremated and his ashes buried in his parents grave at Kensal Green Catholic Cemetery, which is just a few hundred yards from Kensal Green Station, a short tube-train journey from Central London. The grave is poorly marked and it is best to ask at the Cemetery office which is located about 150 yards, on the right of the main drive into the cemetery. This cemetery should not be confused with the much larger Kensel Green (General) Cemetery which adjoins the Catholic one and which shares an entrance from the main road. (Biography by Ernest Blamires, Sydney Australia, Member of the Elgar Society, blamireseg@hotmail.com.)
Kensal Green Catholic Cemetery, London, England.
Cause of Death: heart attack following a fight with cancer.
Barbusse, Henri b. 1873. d. 1935.
Writer whose novel of the First World War ('Le Feu' - 'Under Fire') won the Prix Goncourt and has remained a classic.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 97.
Barclay, David b. 1682. d. 1769.
Quaker merchant, son of Robert Barclay the 'apologist' (as mentioned on his headstone) who wrote an early defence fo the Quaker movement. Began life as a draper and started trading with the West indies and New England. Entered a banking partnership with the Quaker family of Freame, and thus became the founder of Barclays Bank, which is still one of the leading British banking companies.
Quaker Cemetery, Winchmore Hill, London, England.
Barendse, Barend b. October 14, 1907. d. January 8, 1989.
TV commentator "spel zonder Grenzen ( Game without Borders).
Begraafplaats Westgaarde , Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Specific Interment Location: Urnentuin graf #534.
Barker, Eric b. 1912. d. June 1, 1990.
Actor.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Barker, Lloyd b. 1898. d. March 18, 1949.
Criminal. Son of Ma Barker. After being released from prison for his crimes with the gang, Lloyd went straight -- and was killed about 2 years later. He was shotgunned to death by his wife in their home in Westminister, Colorado. His wife was subsequently placed in an insane asylum.
Unknown Cemetery, Unknown City, .
Cause of Death: murdered by his wife.
Barnato, Barney (Barnett Isaacs) b. 1852. d. 1897.
Financier and rogue. Born Barnett Isaacs in 1852, he made his first fortune in diamonds in South Africa and returned to England to become king of the market in gold shares ('kaffirs'). His visiting card bore the inscription 'I'll stand you a drink but I won't lend you a fiver'. Took to drink and commited suicide throwing himself overboard ship en route to England, south of Madeira. His funeral was attended by all the leading city figures. One of them later wrote: 'Poor Barney; what a tragic end for a gigantic humbug, but an amusing one.'
Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London, England.
Cause of Death: Suicide by drowning.
Barney, Nathalie b. 1876. d. 1972.
Writer and Parisian salonnière. She was the longtime lover of Dolly Wilde, the niece of Oscar Wilde.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Barnwell, Frank S. d. August 1, 1938.
Frank Barnwell built his first aeroplane with his brother in Scotland in 1900. It failed to fly. In 1911 they actually flew an aeroplane of their own building and had won a Scottish Aeronautical Society Prize. They then moved South, Frank to Sir George White's British and Colonial Aeroplane Company (later the Bristol Aeroplane Company) and his brother Harold to Vickers, where he was killed flying in 1917. At Bristol, Frank designed the highly successful Bristol Scout (1914), the Bristol Fighter (1916) and led the design team for all subsequent Bristol planes until the WW II Blenheim and Beaufort. He was a passionate but poor pilot and having been banned from flying any of the Bristol Company's machines, built his own personal aeroplane and was tragically killed in August 1938 while testing it at Bristol Civil Airport, Whitchurch. His three sons all died flying in WWII (biography by S. James).
Saint Helen's Church , Alveston, South Gloucestershire, England.
Barrantes, Susan
Mother of the Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.
El Pucara Estate, Unknown City, Argentina.
Cause of Death: Car accident.
Barras, Paul b. 1755. d. 1829.
Politician during French Revolution and after; he was one of the men who fell Robespierre in 1794.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 28.
Barratt, Alfred b. November 22, 1860. d. November 28, 1941.
Sir Alfred was the chairman of Barratt & Company, sweet manufacturers 1912-1921.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Barrault, Jean Louis b. 1910. d. 1994.
French actor and director who with his wife founded a major theatrical company. He appeared in such films as "The Children of Paradise" and "The Longest Day." He was married to actress Madeleine Renaud.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 3.
Barritt, Charles Herbert
Pipe organ sculpture was made in 1929.
Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, England.
Barrow, Isaac [Memorial] b. 1630. d. April 4, 1677.
Mathematician, Master of Trinity College and founder of its library. Buried in Westminster Abbey.
Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Barry, James b. 1795. d. 1865.
British Army Surgeon who upon death was discovered to be a woman.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Barry, James b. October 11, 1741. d. February 22, 1806.
Largely a self-taught artist, Barry became a member of the Royal Academy in 1773 and obtained the commission to decorate the Royal Society rooms in 1777. This occupied him until 1783. Barry was professor of painting at the Royal Academy from 1782 to 1799, but he died in poverty. His most famous work is "The Progress of Human Culture", a series of six monumental paintings done for the Great Room of the Royal Academy. (Bio by K. Smith)
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Crypt, Artists Corner.
Barry, Marty b. 1905. d. 1969.
Canadian hockey player whose teams include: NY Americans 1927-1928; Boston Bruins 1929-1935; Detroit Red Wings 1935-1939; Montreal Canadians 1939-1940; Pittsburgh Hornets 1939-1940; Minneapolis Millers 1940-1941.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Barry, Morris b. 1918. d. 2000.
Director, producer, and actor. Directed the Doctor Who episodes The Moonbase (1967), The Tomb of the Cybermen 1967 and The Dominators (1968). Also played Tollund in The Creature from the Pit in 1979.
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Barsony, Istvan b. 1835. d. 1928.
Writer.
Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary.
Specific Interment Location: plot 35.
Bartholdi, Frédéric Auguste b. 1834. d. 1904.
Sculptor. He is best known for the "Statue of Liberty" (dedicated 1886).
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 28.
Bartholome, Albert b. 1848. d. 1928.
Sculptor, he was the author of the memorial of Le Pre Lachaise cemetery.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: division 4.
Barthou, Louis b. 1862. d. 1934.
French Politician, minister of foreign office in 1934, he understood Hitler was a great danger. He was killed with King Alexander of Yougoslavie in Marseille.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 11.
Bartley, Thomas W. b. February 11, 1812. d. June 20, 1885.
17th Governor of Ohio 1844.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Bartok, Bela b. March 25, 1881. d. September 26, 1945.
Composer.
Farkasreti Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary.
Specific Interment Location: Parcel no. 470 .
Baryie, Antoine b. 1795. d. 1875.
Sculptor.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 49.
Basanavicius, Dr. Jonas b. 1851. d. 1927.
Writer. He was the first publisher of a Lithuanian language newspaper.
Rasu Cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Basevi, George b. 1794. d. 1845.
Noted architect, (e.g. Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge) and pupil of Sir John Soane (q.v.). Fell off the west tower of Ely Cathedral while surveying it.
Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, England.
Cause of Death: Fall.
Bashkirtseff, Marie b. 1859. d. 1884.
When she died at age 24 she had managed to fill 84 volumes of a diary with passionate observations and candid descriptions of the famous people she knew personally. It was published posthumously to the consternation of many who were in the books. She was a promising painter. Most of her work went to the Russian Museum at St. Petersburg. Died of tuberculosis.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 11 (family Mausoleum).
Bastie, Maryse b. 1898. d. 1952.
Pilot, she crossed over the South Atlantic (alone) in 1936.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Bates, Arthur b. 1864. d. 1924.
Salvation Army Commissioner
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.
Bates, H. E. b. 1905. d. 1974.
Author.
Charing Crematorium, Ashford, Kent, England.
Specific Interment Location: Ashes buried under a tree on the 'Cedar Lawn'.
Batthyany, Count Lajos b. 1806. d. 1849.
A Leader of the Hungarian revolt of 1848, he was executed by the Austrians in 1849.
Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary.
Specific Interment Location: Plot 19.
Battisti, Lucio b. March 5, 1943. d. September 9, 1998.
Musician,songwriter,singer. The most important personality in the Italian musical panorama during the last thirty years.
Civic Cemetery, Molteno, Italy.
Battle of Yser Memorial
This commemorates the Flemish troops who held the area of the River Yser at great cost during most of the First World War. On the tower can be seen the letters AVV crossing with the letters VVK. The former stands (in Flemish) for 'All for Flanders' - the latter for 'Flanders for Christ'.
Battle of the Yser Memorial, Diksmuide, Belgium.
Bauby, Jean-Dominique d. 1997.
Magazine Editor / Author of 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.'
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Baudelaire, Charles b. April 9, 1821. d. August 31, 1867.
French writer. Baudelaire rebelled against his bourgeois upbringing and scandalized his family with his bohemian lifestyle. Disgusted with contemporary society and plagued by ³spleen,² Baudelaire sought escape in numerous forms (from drugs to dandyism). He is best known for his collection of poems, The Flowers of Evil (1857) and for his collection of prose poems, Paris Spleen (1869).
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
GPS coordinates: 48.84015, 2.32493 (hddd.dddd)
Cause of Death: cancer.
Baudin, Jean Baptiste Aphone Victor b. 1811. d. 1851.
Doctor who devoted his practice to the poor. Became a deputy during the Second Republic and died at the barricades during the coup d¹etat of December 1851. Entered the Pantheon in 1889.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 23.
Baudouin, King, I. b. 1930. d. 1993.
King of Belgium.
Church of Our Lady, Brussels, Belgium.
Specific Interment Location: The Royal Crypt.
Baumann, Heinz E. "Charly" b. September 14, 1928. d. January 24, 2001.
Well-known and respected tiger trainer for Ringling Brothers circus.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Baviere, Isabeau de b. 1371. d. 1435.
French Queen. Wife of King Charles VI.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Bazhan, Mikola b. 1904. d. 1983.
Writer and poet.
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, Ukraine.
Bazin, François b. 1816. d. 1878.
Composer ("Maitre Pathelin").
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 32.
Beardsley, Aubrey b. 1872. d. 1898.
Artist.
Cathedral Cemetery, Menton, France.
Bearsted, Marcus Samuel b. 1853. d. 1927.
First Viscount Bearsted. Banker and founder of Shell Oil Company.
Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London, England.
Beaton, Cecil b. January 14, 1904. d. January 18, 1980.
English society photographer, artist and film/theatre designer. Academy awards: Best Costume 1958 ('Gigi'), 1964 ('My Fair Lady').
All Saints Church, Broadchalke, Wiltshire, England.
Cause of Death: stroke.
Beatty, Admiral Sir David b. 1871. d. 1936.
Beatty took over from Jellicoe as Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Fleet in 1916. He received the surrender of the German Fleet in 1918 at the Firth of Forth.
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The crypt, next to Jellicoe.
Beatty, William b. 1773. d. 1842.
Surgeon in the Royal Navy. He was surgeon to Admiral Lord Nelson onboard Victory at the battle of Trafalgar, 1805.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Beauchamp, Margaret d. 1482.
Duchess of Somerset. Grandmother of King Henry VII.
Wimborne Minster (Church of St. Cuthburga), Wimborne, Dorset, England.
Beaufort, John b. 1404. d. 1444.
Duke of Somerset. Grandfather of King Henry VII.
Wimborne Minster (Church of St. Cuthburga), Wimborne, Dorset, England.
Beaufort, Margaret "Countess of Richmond and Derby" b. 1443. d. 1509.
Mother of Henry VII. Foundress of St. John's and Christ's Colleges, Cambridge. Patroness of the printer William Caxton. Her tomb is the work of the Italian artist Pietro Torrigiano.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel of Henry VII.
Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de b. January 24, 1732. d. May 18, 1799.
Musician, politician, inventor, spy, arms dealer and playwright ('The Barber of Seville' and 'The Marriage of Figaro')
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Cause of Death: Complications connected with lengthy heavy-drinking. Apoplexy.
Epitaph: Sepult des Familles Caron Beaumarchais et . . ..
Beaumont, Francis b. 1584. d. 1616.
Famous poet and dramatist.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Poets Corner, name on Abraham Cowley's grave marker, actual grave is unmarked.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Beaumont, Hugh (Eugene Hugh Beaumont) b. February 16, 1909. d. May 3, 1982.
Television and movie actor. Played Ward Cleaver on "Leave It to Beaver."
Ashes scattered at his summer retreat, not far from the Twin Cities in Minnesota, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Heart attack.
Beaumont, William John d. August 6, 1868.
Senior Fellow of Trinity College and Vicar of the Church of St. Michael.
Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Beauvoir, Simone de b. 1908. d. 1986.
French writer, philosopher, feminist. She has come to be seen as the mother of post-1968 feminism. Philosophical writings linked to Sartrian existentialism. Best known for her work The Second Sex (1949) which contained detailed analysis of women's oppression. Other major works: The Guest (1943); Memoires d'une jeune fille rangée (1958).
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Bebb, William b. October 8, 1802. d. October 23, 1873.
19th Governor of Ohio 1846-1849.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Bechet, Sydney b. 1897. d. 1959.
Jazzman.
Cimetiere de Garches, Hauts de Seine, France.
Beck, Ludwig [cenotaph] b. June 29, 1880. d. July 20, 1944.
German general, conspirator in the attempt to kill Adolf Hitler. Beck had served on the German General Staff in World War I, and was Chief of the General Staff from 1935. He was one of the main conspirators in the anti-Hitler resistance movement, and was to be Hitler's successor as head of state after the planned assassination of Hitler on July 20, 1944. However, Hitler survived the bomb blast, and Beck and the other main conspirators were rounded up at Army headquarters on Bendlerstrasse and placed under arrest. Beck attempted to commit suicide, but two attempts to shoot himself failed to kill him, and he was then shot to death by order of General Fromm.
Memorial to the German Resistance, Stauffenbergstrasse, Berlin, Germany.
Cause of Death: executed by gunshot.
Becker, Jacques b. 1906. d. 1960.
Filmmaker ("Casque d'Or" with Simone Signoret).
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Becket, Saint Thomas b. 1118. d. 1170.
Archbishop of Canterbury. The `A' is a relatively recent invention and was not part of his original name. Becket was a Saint, Martyr and Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry II. He was a powerful and ambitious prelate who supported the authority of the Pope over the dictates of the King. As a result Henry had Becket assassinated on this site on the 29th December, 1170, a sword being driven through the top of his skull. He was canonized two years later.
Ashes put into a cannon and fired over the city of Canterbury, Kent, England, Cremated.
Cause of Death: executed.
Becket, Saint Thomas [site of his death] b. 1118. d. 1170.
Archbishop of Canterbury. The `A' is a relatively recent invention and was not part of his original name. Becket was a Saint, Martyr and Archbishop of Canterbury under Henry II. He was a powerful and ambitious prelate who supported the authority of the Pope over the dictates of the King. As a result Henry had Becket assassinated on this site on the 29th December, 1170, a sword being driven through the top of his skull. He was canonized two years later.
Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Martyrdom.
Cause of Death: executed.
Beckett, Edmund "Baron Grimthorpe" b. 1816. d. 1905.
'Lawyer, mechanicain and controversialist'. Eccentric of wide interests. One iwas architecture, which he practised by restoring most of the churches in St. Albans, including the Abbey Church (cathedral)in a controversial style. He commented 'I am the only architect with whom I have never qaurelled'. He was also interested in clocks and watches, and designed and arranged the construction of 'Big Ben', the clock and bell in the Houses of Parliament.
Abbey Church, St. Alban¹s, Hertfordshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: Churchyard.
Cause of Death: Illness following fall.
Beckett, Samuel b. 1906. d. 1989.
Irish novelist and playwright. Beckett lived in France from 1937 on and wrote primarily in French after 1945. His work was influenced primarily by Kafka and Joyce. Beckett is perhaps best known for his absurdist play, Waiting for Godot (1953).
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
GPS coordinates: 48.83778, 2.32811 (hddd.dddd)
Beckford, William b. 1709. d. 1770.
Memorial only. MP and twice Lord Mayor of London, noted for his radical and anti-monarchist opinions. He sided with the ultra-radical John Wilkes and his speech complaining to the King is engraved beneath this memorial. for the City of London he was an important symbol of 'the free Englishman'. Father of the eccentric author of 'Vathek' (also William Beckford).
Guildhall, London, England.
Cause of Death: Chill.
Beckinsale, Richard b. 1947. d. 1979.
Actor, "Coronation Street."
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Beer, Julius b. 1836. d. 1880.
Financier. Proprietor of "The Observer."
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Beer, Julius b. 1836. d. 1880.
No bio.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Beerbohm, Sir Max (Henry Maximilian) b. August 24, 1872. d. May 20, 1956.
English caricaturist, author.
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: ashes buried in the crypt.
Beethoven, Ludwig Van b. December 16, 1770. d. March 26, 1827.
Composer, Pianist. Starting from models of Viennese Classicism, his creativity extended into the Romantic and had a lasting influence on the development of music. He composed one opera "Fidelio", nine symphonies, chamber music, piano sonatas, lieder and much more. He moved to Vienna in 1792 and studied under Albrechtsberger, Haydn and Salieri. His hearing began to deteriorate after 1800 and after 1815 he was completely deaf. He was originally buried in the Währinger-Orts Friedhof next to Franz Schubert. His grave fell into disrepair and in 1888 he was exhumed and reburied in the Vienna Zentralfriedhof. Composer Anton Bruckner was present at the exhumation out of morbid curiosity.
Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) , Vienna, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: Group 32 A, Number 29.
Cause of Death: Cirrhosis, jaundice, bouts with colic and inflammation of the intestines, chronic hepatitis, and liver failure.
Beethoven, Maria Magdalena (Keverich) d. July 17, 1787.
Mother of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Alter Friedhof (Old Cemetery), Bonn, Germany.
Epitaph: HIER RUHT DIE MUTTER BEETHOVENS MARIA MAGDALENA BEETHOVEN GEB. KEVERICH GEST. 17. JULI 1787. SIE WAR MIR EINE SO GUTE MUTTER MEINE BESTE FREUNDIN. Ludwig van Beethoven. Translation: Here lies the mother of Beethoven Maria Magdalena Beethoven, née Keverich, died 17. July 1787. She was such a good mother to me my best friend..
Begga, Saint d. 700.
Saint. Founder of the convent at Andenne, also great-great-great-grandmother of the Emperor Charlemagne.
Saint Begga's Collegiate Church, Andenne, Belgium.
Beguinot, Count Francois Barthelemy b. 1757. d. 1808.
Soldier who rose through the ranks of the Revolutionary Army and was made a Count by Napoleon in the last year of his life. Entered the Pantheon in 1808.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 5.
Behan, Brendan b. 1923. d. 1964.
Writer.
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Behn, Aphra b. 1640. d. 1689.
Spy, authoress and feminist icon. The first woman known to earned a living by writing. Her best known play is 'the Rover' and her best-known novel 'Oroonoko' , claimed to be 'the first philosophical novel in English'. Spied for England during the Dutch Wars of 1675-1677, after which her poverty ( which led he to the debtor's prison) drove her to writing. 'Here lies a proof that wit can never be/Defence enough against mortality.'
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Cloister.
Bela, King, III.
King of Hungary.
St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest, Hungary.
Belgrano, Manuel
General Belgrano was an Argentine independence war hero.
Santo Domingo Church, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Specific Interment Location: His elevated sarcophagus is situated in front of the Santo Domingo Church at the corner of Defensa and Belgrano streets in Buenos Aires, Argentina..
Bell, Bob "Bozo" b. January 18, 1922. d. December 8, 1997.
Actor. WGN-TV Chicago's legendary and world's most famous portrayer of 'Bozo the Clown' on WGN's 'Bozo's Circus.' He played Bozo from 1960 to 1984, and he was inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame on August 3, 1996.
Ashes Scattered at Sea, Cremated.
Bell, Robert Anning b. 1862. d. 1933.
Artist and Member of Royal Academy.
Saint James Church, Piccadilly, London, England.
Bellezza, Dario b. 1944. d. 1995.
Italian poet and novelist.
Cimitero Degli Inglesi, Florence, Italy.
Bellini, Vincenzo [original interment site] b. 1801. d. 1835.
Opera composer, remembered for 'Norma',. 'La Somnambula' and 'I Puritani' all of which give spectacualr material for prime donne.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 11.
Bellini, Vincenzo b. 1801. d. 1835.
Opera composer, remembered for 'Norma',. 'La Somnambula' and 'I Puritani' all of which give spectacualr material for prime donne.
Catania Church, Catania, Italy.
Bellonte, Maurice b. 1896. d. 1984.
Airman.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Belmondo, Paul b. 1898. d. 1982.
Sculptor, he was the father of french actor Jean Paul Belmondo.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Belmonte, Juan
Possibly the greatest bullfighter of modern times.
Seville Cemetery, Seville, Spain.
Specific Interment Location: About three hundred feet past the main entrance on the left.
Cause of Death: Suicide.
Belsky, Ivan b. 1704. d. 1795.
President of the Russian Academy of Arts.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Specific Interment Location: Annunciation Church.
Belyayev, Pavel I. b. 1925. d. 1970.
Cosmonaut.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Cause of Death: natural causes.
Benedict, Saint
Saint Benedict was the fouder of the Benedictine monastic order as well as being the patron saint of engineers and speleologists.
Abbey of Montecassino, Montecassino, Italy.
Specific Interment Location: Beneath the altar.
Beneke, Tex d. 2000.
Lead singer and saxophonist for one of Glenn Miller's bands.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Benians, Ernest Alfred [Memorial] b. 1880. d. 1952.
Historian, Master of St. John's College, 1933-1952
Saint John's College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Benislavskaya, Galina Arturovna b. 1897. d. 1926.
Yesenin was the great love of Galina Benislavskaya. She wrote him a lot of letters and he answered some of them. After the death of Yesenin (also suicide), she decided to end also her life. After her death on the grave of Yesenin, all trees surrounding Yesenin's grave had to be removed, to avoid the next death of his fans.
Vakangovskoye Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Specific Interment Location: Meters from Yesenin's grave.
Cause of Death: Hung herself in a tree above the grave of Sergei Yesenin.
Benn, Gottfried b. 1886. d. 1956.
Poet and physician. As German military surgeon on duty at the execution of Edith Cavell in World War I.
Waldfriedhof Dahlem, Berlin, Germany.
Bennett, Enoch Arnold b. May 27, 1867. d. March 29, 1931.
Novelist, editor of "Woman", famous for his cliffhanger novels ("The Five Towns") about the pottery area of Stoke-On-Trent.
Burslem Cemetery, Burslem, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Bennett, Richard Bedford b. July 3, 1870. d. June 26, 1947.
11th Prime Minister of Canada (1930-1935) Conservative-Alberta. New Brunswick-born lawyer, was first prime minister elected representing the west. Served in the House of Commons (1911-1937). Minister of Justice (1920-21), Minister of Mines (1926). Leader of the Conservative Party (1927-1937). Became prime minister just as the Great Depression was setting in. Virtually every measure he tried failed. Dissillusioned, he left Canada and never returned. Retired in England, he was created Viscount Bennett of Mickelham, Hopewell and Calgary, with a seat in the House of Lords (1941-1947).
Village Churchyard at Mickleham, Mickleham, Surrey, England.
Cause of Death: Heart failure.
Bennett, William Sterndale b. April 13, 1816. d. February 1, 1859.
Excellent but little-remembered composer, a friend of Mendelssohn and Schumann who both admired his work.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Nave.
Benoit, Peter b. August 17, 1834. d. March 8, 1901.
Belgian composer.
Antwerpen Schoonselhof, Antwerp, Belgium.
Benson, Archbishop d. 1896.
Archbishop of Canterbury.
St. Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: buried in the church, unmarked tomb.
Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic) b. June 21, 1880. d. February 29, 1940.
Author and biobrapher. E.F.Benson was the son of Archbishop Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury. He was the most prolific of the three Benson brothers who wrote and were published; his works include a number of ghost stories, the social comedies "Mapp & Lucia" and a range of biographies and autobiographies. He was thrice Mayor of Rye, in East Sussex (down the coast from Hastings), and in the later years of his life, he lived in Lamb House, formerly the home of Henry James.
Rye Cemetery, Rye, East Sussex, England.
Cause of Death: Natural causes.
Bentham, Jeremy b. February 15, 1748. d. June 6, 1832.
Warning: The photo page for this person contains images which may not be suitable for those who are easily disturbed.Philosopher. He was one of the originators of Utilitarianism. He Wrote 'Frangment On Government' in 1776. He willed his body to be preserved and displayed. It was dissected in a medical amphitheater at the Web Street School of anatomy in London, 3 days after his death, which was illegal at the time. Only executed murderers could be dissected at the time. His organs were removed, and the original head replaced with a wax one. After being stolen by students as a joke, the real head is now kept in a safe in the College. The body, dressed in Bentham's own clothes, still remains stuffed with hay, straw, wool, cotten, and lavender to keep moths away. Since he was a founder of University College, Mr. Bentham is ensconced inside a glass fronted mahogany case (on casters) , set unceremoniously in a busy hallway. He is regularly visited by scholars from all over the world, once went to a beer festival in Germany, and only has dinner once a year, at the annual Bentham Dinner. He was trundled to the annual Board of Directors meeting for years.
Lobby of University College, London, England.
Bentinck, William b. 1738. d. 1809.
3rd Duke of Portland (Lord of the Manor)
Old Parish Church of St. Marylebone, London, England.
Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish "3rd Duke of Portland" b. April 14, 1738. d. October 30, 1809.
British Prime Minister, 1783, 1807-1809 .
St. Marlebone, London, England.
Beothy, Akos b. 1838. d. 1904.
Politician.
Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary.
Specific Interment Location: Plot 28.
Beregovoi, Georgi T. b. 1921. d. 1995.
Cosmonaut.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Cause of Death: natural causes.
Berg, Alban
Composer.
Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Austria.
Berger, Michel b. 1947. d. 1992.
Author of music, including the rock opera "Starmania."
Cimetiere de Montmartre, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 29.
Berggren, Wesley Joseph "Wes" b. April 3, 1971. d. October 27, 1999.
Guitarist & keyboardist for Dallas, TX rock band Tripping Daisy. Died of an accidental overdose of cocaine and two prescription drugs.
Ashes Given to Family, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Overdose of cocaine and presciption drugs.
Bergman, Ingrid b. August 29, 1915. d. August 29, 1982.
Actress. She starred in "Casablanca," "Intermezzo," "For whom the bells tolls," "Anastasia," etc. Buried alongside her parents. (It is often said that her ashes were scattered off the coast of Sweden but the cinerary urn was not empty at her funeral, making this officially her burial site.).
Norra begravningsplatsen (The Northern Cemetery), Stockholm, Sweden.
Specific Interment Location: Section Kv 11F, grave 228 -11573 .
Cause of Death: Cancer.
Bergson, Henri b. 1859. d. 1941.
Philosopher.
Cimetiere de Garches, Hauts de Seine, France.
Berkely, Sir Charles "Earl of Falmouth" b. January 11, 1630. d. June 3, 1665.
Died in the naval battle at Lowestoft
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel of St. John the Baptist.
Cause of Death: Cannon-shot in battle.
Berl, Emmanuel b. 1892. d. 1976.
Writer, he was the husband of the singer Mireille.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Berlage, Hendrik Petrus b. February 21, 1856. d. August 12, 1934.
Architect.
Crematorium Velsen (Velsen Crematorium), Driehuis, Netherlands.
Berlioz, Hector b. December 11, 1803. d. March 8, 1869.
Composer.
Cimetiere de Montmartre, Paris, France.
Bernadotte, Folke b. January 2, 1895. d. September 17, 1948.
Swedish diplomat. He was murdered by the "Stern Gang" in Jerusalem, Palestine during a mission for UN.
Norra begravningsplatsen (The Northern Cemetery), Stockholm, Sweden.
Specific Interment Location: Section Kv 21F, grave 38 -10092.
Cause of Death: Murdered.
Bernard, Tristan b. 1866. d. 1947.
Writer.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Bernardin de Saint Pierre, Henri b. 1737. d. 1814.
Writer ("Paul et Virginie").
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 11.
Bernhardt, Sarah b. October 22, 1844. d. March 26, 1923.
Actress.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
GPS coordinates: 48.86119, 2.39489 (hddd.dddd)
Cause of Death: uraemia following kidney failure.
Berry, Jules b. 1889. d. 1951.
Actor.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 80.
Berthe b. 726. d. 783.
French Queen. Wife of King Pepin the Short.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Berthellot, Marcelin b. 1827. d. 1907.
Chemist.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Berthelot, Pierre Eugene Marcellin b. 1827. d. 1907.
Organic chemist and free-thinker. Synthesized methane, acetylene and benzine. Husband of Sophie (q.v.) Entered Pantheon in 1907.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 25.
Berthelot, Sophie b. 1837. d. 1907.
Wife of Marcellin Berthelot (q.v.). Died of sorrow within one hour of her husband and was buried with him in the Pantheon Œin homage to her conjugal virtue¹. Entered Pantheon in 1907.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 25.
Bertillon, Alphonse b. 1853. d. 1914.
Criminologue.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 89.
Bertrand, Henri
French General.
Les Invalides, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: L'eglise du Dôme.
Berwald, Franz b. 1796. d. 1868.
Composer. The Swedish Radio concert hall "Berwald-hallen", built 1979, is named in his honor.
Norra begravningsplatsen (The Northern Cemetery), Stockholm, Sweden.
Specific Interment Location: Section Kv 1A, grave 83-1505.
Bescherelle, Louis Nicolas b. 1809. d. 1883.
French grammarian and lexicograph.
Cimetiere de Valmondois, Val d¹Oise, France.
Besicovitch, Abram Samuilovitch [Memorial] b. January 28, 1901. d. November 2, 1970.
Mathematician, of Karaite descent, who carried out research in pure mathematics. The inscription refers to 'his life-long idisyncrasies of speech' ; this is a reference to the Russian accent and usages which he never lost despite his many years in Britain after fleeing Russia.
Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Bessette, Lauren b. 1964. d. July 16, 1999.
Sister-in-law of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Cremated remains scattered off the coast of Martha's Vineyard from the US Navy Ship USS Briscoe, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Plane crash.
Bethlen, Count Istavan b. 1874. d. 1946.
Hungarian politician. Led the counter-insurrection against the Communist regime of Bela Kun (1919-1921) and was Prime Minister of Hungary 1921-1931. Went into hiding when Germany invaded Hungary in 1944 but was captured by the Russians in 1945 and taken to Moscow where he died in (as yet) unknown circumstances in 1946.
Donskoi Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Bethune, Henry Norman b. March 3, 1890. d. November 12, 1939.
Physician/humanitarian. He was the originator of the mobile blood transfusion service during the Spanish Civil War.
Mausoleum of Martyrs, Shih Cha Chuang, China.
Cause of Death: Septicemia (blood poisoning).
Betjeman, Sir John b. August 28, 1906. d. May 19, 1984.
British poet known for his nostalgia for the near past, his exact sense of place, and his precise rendering of social nuance, which made him widely read in England at a time when much of what he wrote about was rapidly vanishing. The poet, in near-Tennysonian rhythms, satirized lightly the promoters of empty and often destructive "progress" and the foibles of his own comfortable class. As an authority on English architecture and topography, he did much to popularize Victorian and Edwardian building and to protect what remained of it from destruction. The son of a prosperous businessman, Betjeman grew up in a London suburb, where T.S. Eliot was one of his teachers. He later studied at Marlborough College (a public school) and Magdalen College, Oxford. The years from early childhood until he left Oxford were detailed in ³Summoned by Bells (1960)², blank verse interspersed with lyrics. Betjeman's first book of verse, Mount Zion, and his first book on architecture, Ghastly Good Taste, appeared in 1933. Churches, railway stations, and other elements of a townscape figure largely in both books. Four more volumes of poetry appeared before the publication of Collected Poems (1958). Later collections were High and Low (1966), A Nip in the Air (1974), Church Poems (1981), and Uncollected Poems (1982). His celebration of the more settled Britain of yesteryear seemed to touch a responsive chord in a public that was suffering the problems of war and its austere aftermath. Betjeman's prose works include several guidebooks to English counties; First and Last Loves (1952), essays on places and buildings; The English Town in the Last Hundred Years (1956); and English Churches (1964; with Basil Clarke). He was knighted in 1969, and in 1972 he succeeded C. Day-Lewis as poet laureate of England.
St. Enodoc Church, Trebetherick, Cornwall, England.
Specific Interment Location: (Sir John Betjeman¹s grave is just inside the gate, while his mother is buried by the North wall. A memorial tablet to his father is on the wall inside the church).
Betty, William Henry b. 1791. d. 1874.
Child actor, starred in "The Young Roscius."
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Betz, Carl b. March 9, 1921. d. January 18, 1978.
Actor. He costarred with Donna Reed as Dr. Alex Stone on "The Donna Reed Show" (1958-1966). Afterward, he starred in his own series, "Judd For The Defense" (1967-1969), playing defense attorney Clinton Judd.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: lung cancer.
Beuve-Mery, Hubert b. 1902. d. 1989.
He founded the great french Newspaper "Le Monde."
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Beviere, Jean Baptist Pierre b. 1723. d. 1807.
Lawyer who signed the Tennis-Court Oath in the French Revolution and became a Senator in 1804. Entered Pantheon in 1807.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 5.
Bevin, Ernest b. 1881. d. 1951.
A famed British Labour politician and minister for labour in the coalition government during World War II.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Bianchi family
Restaurant family. The monument was erected by a restaurant owner in memory of his wife, an opera singer, who is said to have died in childbirth in the 1930's. There are no dates on the monument.
Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, England.
Bichat, Xavier b. 1771. d. 1802.
Doctor.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 8.
Bichurin, I. Y. b. 1770. d. 1843.
Sinophile and explorer.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Specific Interment Location: Lazarus Cemetery.
Bickford, Charles b. 1891. d. November 9, 1967.
Actor in the Virginiian series.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: blood infection.
Bienvenüe, Fulgence b. 1852. d. 1936.
Inventor, the father of the Parisian subway.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 82.
Bierce, Ambrose b. June 24, 1842.
Author, wrote "The Devil's Dictionary." Disappeared in 1913.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Billroth, Theodor b. April 26, 1829. d. February 6, 1894.
He was the first surgeon on the world to achieve success against stomach cancer by removing a part of the stomach.
Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) , Vienna, Austria.
Cause of Death: heart attack.
Binger, Louis Gustave b. 1856. d. 1936.
Explorator, he "gave" Ivory coast to France.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Bingham, William b. 1754. d. 1804.
United States senator, financier, landowner and friend of Presidents.
Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England.
Specific Interment Location: Buried in the Nave.
Binney, Thomas b. 1798. d. 1874.
Rev. Dr. Thomas Binney. Leader of the Congregationalist church, known as 'The Archbishop of Nonconformity'.
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Abney House Corner.
Cause of Death: melancholia.
Birgel, Willy b. September 19, 1891. d. December 29, 1973.
German actor during the 30s and 40s in both theatre and movies and later in TV. His best known film is probably "...reitet für Deutschland."
Friedhof (Cemetery) Melaten, Cologne, Germany.
Specific Interment Location: Area D (between V and W).
Birinus, Saint d. December 3, 650.
A German, he became a priest in Rome, then Bishop in Genoa, Italy. He was sent by Pope Honorius I as a missionary to Britain in AD634 and the following year converted King Cynegils of Wessex to Christianity.
Dorchester Abbey, Oxfordshire, England.
Birkbeck, George b. 1776. d. 1841.
Doctor, philanthropist, educationalist and founder of the Mechanics' Institutions; the London Institute became Birkbeck College.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Birla, Ghanshyam das b. April 14, 1894. d. June 11, 1983.
Indian Businessman. He was the wealthiest man in India. Mahatma Ghandi was assassinated in the gardens of his home.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Epitaph: What we call life is a wonderful journey full of purpose. When the mission is realized the person passes away. This is the eternal law of nature.
Bishop, Maurice b. 1944. d. 1983.
Prime Minister of Granada(1979-1983). He was assassinated during a coup.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Assassinated.
Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley b. November 18, 1786. d. April 30, 1856.
Composer of ballets, operas, oratorios and glees. Regarded in his time as a 'great', he is now forgotten apart from his all-time hit, 'Home, Sweet Home.' Bishop was the first musician to be knighted, by Queen Victoria in 1842.
East Finchley Cemetery (formerly Saint Marylebone Cemetery), Finchley, London, England.
Bismarck, Otto von b. April 1, 1815. d. July 30, 1898.
Politician, Prussian Prime Minister and first chancellor of the German empire.
The mausoleum on the hill behind his castle, Friedrichsruh, Germany.
Bixby, Bill (Wilfred Bailey) b. January 22, 1934. d. November 21, 1993.
Actor.
Ashes scattered at his Hana, Hawaii estate, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Prostate Cancer.
Bizet, Georges b. October 25, 1838. d. June 3, 1875.
Composer.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Bizot, Michel b. 1795. d. 1855.
French general, he was killed in Sebastopol.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Björling, Jussi b. February 5, 1911. d. September 9, 1960.
Opera singer (tenor).
Stora Tuna kyrkogård, Stora Tuna, Sweden.
Black
One of Ernest Hemingway's dogs. Buried at Hemingway's Cuban home where he lived from 1939-1960.
Museo Ernest Hemingway, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba.
Black, Roy (Gerd Höllerich) b. January 25, 943. d. October 9, 1991.
German folk singer and actor.
Unknown Cemetery, Augsburg, Germany.
Cause of Death: heart failure.
Black Hawk b. 1767. d. October 3, 1838.
Sauk Indian Leader.
Body Destroyed in Museum Fire, Cremated.
Blackmore, Richard Doddridge [cenotaph] b. 1825. d. 1900.
Author of "Lorna Doone."
Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England.
Blaha, Lujza b. 1850. d. 1926.
Singer and actress, 'The Hungarian Nightingale.'
Kerepesi Cemetery, Budapest, Hungary.
Specific Interment Location: plot 18/1.
Blake, Amanda b. February 20, 1927. d. August 16, 1989.
Actress. She starred as 'Miss Kitty' in Gunsmoke.
Cremated remains spread over the animal reserve she helped establish, Cremated.
Cause of Death: AIDS. She contracted AIDS from her bisexual husband who didn't tell her that he had the disease.
Blake, Hector b. 1912. d. 1995.
Canadian hockey player whose teams include: Hamilton Tigers 1932-1935; Montreal Maroons 1934-1935; Providence Reds 1935-1936; Montreal Canadians 1935-1948.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Blake, Robert b. 1599. d. 1657.
He was Admiral-at-Sea. He was the greatest naval commander of his age, to whom Nelson considered himself inferior. He was exhumed from this vault pursuant to a Royal Warrant, dated 9th September, 1661, and buried in the churchyard north of the Abbey.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Blake, William b. 1757. d. 1827.
Poet / Artist.
Bunhill Fields, London, England.
Blake, William [cenotaph] b. 1757. d. 1827.
Poet / Artist.
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Blakelock, Keith b. 1945. d. 1985.
Police constable gruesomely murdered during a riot in Haringey, North London. His case is a cause celebre, as the man convicted of his murder was later acquitted in controversial circumstances.
East Finchley Cemetery (formerly Saint Marylebone Cemetery), Finchley, London, England.
Cause of Death: Murdered.
Blanche, August b. September 17, 1811. d. November 30, 1868.
Author, journalist, publicist, politician.
Norra begravningsplatsen (The Northern Cemetery), Stockholm, Sweden.
Specific Interment Location: Section Kv 2, grave 1.
Cause of Death: Heart attack in the front line of a public parade.
Blanqui, Auguste b. 1805. d. 1881.
Revolutionary.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 91.
Blanqui, Louis Auguste b. 1805. d. 1881.
The 'eternal revolutionary', who spent more than half his life in prison. Took part in the French revolution of 1848, and that of 1870 which deposed Napoleon III Arrested by the new government, the Commune of Paris tried to obtain his release but were unsuccessful. Released form prison in 1879 and elected a deputy, but was not allowed to serve. The Blanquists eventually joined with the mainstream socialists.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 67.
Blanshard, Richard b. October 19, 1817. d. June 5, 1894.
First Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island (1849-1851), which became part of British Columbia, Canada in 1866. When Blanshard arrived in the frontier colony in March 1850 he was treated rudely by Hudson's Bay Company Chief Factor James Douglas, who had wanted the appointment. Provided with no home or office and disputed at every step, Blanshard despised life in in the colony and resigned after only a year and retired to England.
St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Boldre, Lyminton, Hampshire, England.
Bleu, Xiola
Ex-lover of Perry Farrell from Jane's Addiction (etc.). She died at nineteen of an overdose. The scupture on the cover of Ritual is of Farrell, Bleu, and Casey Niccoli.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Drug overdose.
Bligh, William b. September 9, 1754. d. December 7, 1817.
British Military Commander.
St. Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, England.
Blixen, Karen "Isak Dinesen" b. April 17, 1885. d. September 7, 1962.
Karen Blixen wrote a number of books, the most famous are:"Seven Gothic Tales" (1934), "Winter's Tales" (1942), and "Out of Africa" (1937). The latter was the basis for the Sydney Pollack movie of the same name. Her portrait is on a Danish 50 Kroner money note (see photo) and has been on a Danish stamp twice (the only non-royal person to receive such an honor).
On her 40 acre estate, Rungstedlund, Rungsted, Denmark.
Specific Interment Location: Under a huge beech tree.
Cause of Death: malnutrition.
Blondi
Blondi (sometimes called Blonda) was a female Alsatian (German Shepherd) that belonged to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler during most of his life as German Chancellor (1933-1945). As the Soviet Army closed in on Hitler's bunker in Berlin, Hitler and some of his staff planned suicide by cyanide poisoning. However, Hitler was mistrustful of the poison capsules that had been supplied by SS Chief Himmler (whom he now saw as a traitor), so he ordered his personal doctor Werner Hasse to try one of the capsules out on Blondi. Blondi was initially buried in a shell crater outside the emergency exit to Hitler's bunker, and this same burial site was later used to inter the cremated remains of Hitler and Eva Braun. On April 30, 1945, on Hitler's orders, Blondi, Hitler and Eva Braun were cremated with diesel fuel in the Reich Chancellery garden above his bunker. The charred corpses were later discovered by the Russians. These remains were allegedly shipped to Moscow for tests that confirmed their identity although some accounts have them being autopsied in a pathology clinic in Buch, a suburb of Berlin. After the autopsies, Hitler, his wife, Eva Braun and his propaganda leader, Joseph Goebbels were allegedly buried in a series of locations including Buch, Finow and Rathenau (all in East Germany). In February of 1946, the remains were again moved to a Soviet Smersh facility in Magdeburg (Nos. 32 and 36). These remains were removed one final time in 1982 (some account say it was as early as 1970) by the request of Yuri Andropov, Secretary General of the USSR, 1982-84. Andropov, former KGB chief, fearing that Neo-Nazi's may discover the location, had the graves opened. All remains (still in a state of decomposition) were ground-up and put into a nearby Danube River tributary. All of these details are in dispute and there are many conflicting 'facts' stated in a variety of sources.
Unmarked site, Klausenerstrasse, Magdeburg, Germany.
Cause of Death: cyanide poisoning .
Blondin, Charles (Jean Francois Gravelet) b. 1824. d. February 22, 1897.
Tight Rope Performer, crossed Niagara Falls in a series of bizarre theatrical performances... including stopping midway to cook and eat an omelet.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Grave No.13198. Square 140. Row 1..
Blondin, Charlotte d. December 15, 1888.
Wife of Charles Blondin.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Grave No.13198. Square 140. Row 1..
Blore, Edward b. 1790. d. 1879.
Architect. Completed Buckingham Palace after Nash was dismissed.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Blore, Edward William b. January 24, 1827. d. June 24, 1885.
Vice Master of Trinity College, 1880-1885
Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Blow, John b. 1649. d. October 1, 1708.
Organist, composer (especially for the keyboard)and teacher of Purcell. His monument shows the score of the 'Gloria' from his 'Service in G'.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: North Choir.
Blunt, Anthony b. 1908. d. 1983.
Art historian. He was accused in 1979 of spying for the Soviets in the 1930s and 1940s by Britain. He collaborated with Philby, Maclean and Burgess. In 1964 he was exposed by Margaret Thatcher in British Parliament.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Boadicea, Queen "Queen Boudicca" [in dispute] (Boudicca) d. 61.
Queen of the Icenii (an East Anglian Celtic tribe), anti-Roman and burner and sacker of London. Widow of Prasutagus, scourge of the occupying Romans, feminist icon, sacked Camulodunum (Colchester), Verulamium (St.Albans) and Londinium (London). Was eventually defeated and finally took her own life in preference to falling into Roman hands. The village of Battle Bridge is said by some to be the site of the last battle between Queen Boadicea and the Roman general Caius Suetonius Paulinus. On losing the battle, the queen and her three daughters are said to have taken poison. In 1851/2, King's Cross Station was built on the site of Battle Bridge and the queen is said to lay beneath this platform. Others, however, claim that Battle Bridge was a corruption of 'Broad Ford Bridge' and that the queen is buried on Parliament Hill, Hampstead or in Suffolk.
Kings Cross Station, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Platform 10 (suburban line).
Cause of Death: Self-ingested poison.
Boberg, Ferdinand b. 1860. d. 1946.
Architect. Rosenbad, Waldemarsudde, Thielska Galleriet, NK department store.
Norra begravningsplatsen (The Northern Cemetery), Stockholm, Sweden.
Specific Interment Location: Section Kv 21C, grave 200A -19180.
Bobrishev-Pushkin, Pavel Sergeievich b. 1802. d. 1865.
He was a 'Dekabristy', a leader of the December 1825 Russian Revolution.
Vakangovskoye Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Boccioni, Umberto b. 1882. d. 1916.
Italian painter and sculptor: principal theorist of the futurist movement.
Cimitero Monumentale di Verona, Verona, Italy.
Boch, Anna b. 1848. d. 1936.
Painter. She was the only person who bought (in 1890) a painting from Vincent Van Gogh when he was alive : "Les Vignes rouges."
Ixelles Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium.
Boddam, Rawson Hart
Served as Governor of Bombay.
Bath Abbey, Bath, Somerset, England.
Specific Interment Location: Buried in the Nave.
Bodkin, Michael b. 1879. d. February 11, 1900.
Admirer of Nora Barnacle (later Joyce's wife) and model for the Michael Furey character in "The Dead" in DUBLINERS.
Rahoon Cemetery, Galway City, Galway, Ireland.
Specific Interment Location: Tomb is along wall and main path in old part of cemetery /enter through old gate which is higher than the new gate.
Boeckler, Hans b. February 26, 1875. d. February 16, 1951.
Unionist. After the second world war he contributed to the re-establishment of the German federation of trade unions DGB and was chairman of the board of the metalworking union.
Friedhof (Cemetery) Melaten, Cologne, Germany.
Specific Interment Location: His stone is shaped like a cog.
Boehm, Johann b. January 26, 1886. d. May 13, 1959.
Politician and trade unionist, pioneered partnership between business and unions.
Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) , Vienna, Austria.
Boeing, William E. b. October 1, 1881. d. September 25, 1951.
Seattle aviation pioneer, founder of the Boeing Airplane Co.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Boelcke, Oswald b. May 19, 1891. d. October 28, 1916.
Boelcke was most likely the world's first flying ace and was the first fighter pilot to be awarded Germany's highest military honor, the Pour le Merite. Boelcke was the first to devise air combat tactics which in turn gave him the title of "Father of Air Fighting Tactics" which are still used today. One of the youngest ever appointed Hauptman (Captain), he was an exceptional leader and was given command of his own squadron in which he was also able to choose his own pilots. One new pilot he chose was the then unknown Manfred von Richthofen (aka the Red Baron) among other future aces. In a remarkably short time period, Boelcke raised his air combat score to a total of 40. He died in a flying accident when his plane collided with one of his best friends during the take-off on a sortie in October 1916. Although the war lasted two more years, only 11 other German pilots were able to meet or exceed Boelcke's score.
Ehren Friedhof (Cemetery of Honor), Heide Strasse, Dessau, Germany.
Boerne, Ludwig b. 1786. d. 1837.
German-Jewish writer and political philosopher, influenced Karl Marx.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Bogarde, Dirk b. March 28, 1921. d. May 8, 1999.
Actor. Dirk Bogarde was a popular British stage and screen actor. He starred in such films as Ill met by Moonlight (1957), Doctor at Large (1957), The Doctor's Dilemma (1959), The Singer, Not the Song (1961), The Password is Courage (1962) and Oh! What a Lovely War (1969). He was knighted in 1992. He was also a successful writer, most of which was written during his time in France.
Ashes scattered in France, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Heart attack in his home in London.
Bohemond
Crusader.
Canosa Cathedral, Apulia, Italy.
Bohr, Niels Henrik David b. October 7, 1885. d. November 18, 1962.
Danish physicist. He won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1922 for his work on applying the quantum theory to atomic and molecular structure. Developed the Bohr theory of the atom.
Assistens Cemetery, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Boieldieu, François Adrien b. 1775. d. 1834.
Opera composer ('The Caliph of Baghdad' and 'La Dame Blanche'). Conductor of the Imperial Opera in St. Petersburg 1803-1811.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 11.
Boissy d'Anglas, François b. 1756. d. 1826.
Politician during French Revolution.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 28.
Bojaxhiu, Agnes Gonxha "Mother Teresa" b. 1910. d. 1997.
A Christian missionary who went to India in 1928, she worked tirelessly in the slums of Calcutta, eventually establishing the siterhood Missionaries of Charity and working with lepers and in disaster areas throughout the world. She received the Pope john XXIii Peace Prize in 1971 and the Nobel Peace prize in 1979.
Mother House Convent, Calcutta, India.
Bolack, Tom b. 1920. d. 1999.
Acting Governor of New Mexico from 1962-1963.
Ashes were mixed with
gunpowder and shot off in a skyrocket during a Fourth
of July Celebration in 1999., Cremated.
Bolan, Marc Feld b. September 30, 1947. d. September 16, 1977.
British Musician. Founder, along with Steve Took, of the famous 1970's group T-Rex. His songs inluded " Ride a White Swan". Marc Bolan died following a car crash, in which his Mini hit a tree. The car was being driven by his girlfriend, American singer Gloria Jones. The plaque marking his grave is very often stolen by his fans, and is continuously being replaced. His grave is located in the Keats Rosebed, plot #46087.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Boleyn, Anne
Wife of Henry VIII.
Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula, Tower of London, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel Royal.
Boleyn, Henry (Bullen)
Anne Boleyn's infant brother.
St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, England.
Boleyn, Sir Thomas (Bullen) d. 1538.
Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde, he was the father of Anne Boleyn & the grandfather of Queen Elizabeth I.
St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, England.
Bolivar, Simon b. 1783. d. 1830.
Known as "El Libertador", or ´the Liberator', of South America. Through a series of tactical battles, he gained independence from Spain for what is now Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
National Pantheon, Caracas, Venezeula.
Bolkhovitinov, Evgeny d. 1837.
Scholar and historian of the Ukrainian church.
Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev, Ukraine.
Böll, Heinrich b. December 21, 1917. d. July 16, 1985.
Author, winner of Nobel Prize.
Bornheim-Merten cemetery, Bonn, Germany.
Boltzmann, Ludwig b. February 20, 1844. d. September 5, 1906.
Scientist.
Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) , Vienna, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: Group 14C, Number 1.
Cause of Death: suicide because of his disappointment in the scientific world and his theories about it.
Bomans, Godfried Jan Arnold b. March 2, 1913. d. December 22, 1971.
Dutch author
RK Begraafplaats Sint Adelberts, Bloemendaal, Netherlands.
Specific Interment Location: grave number 1235.
Cause of Death: heart attack.
Bomberos Monument d. May 17, 1890.
Bomberos (Firefighters) Monument for the firefighters who lost their lives in the fire of May 17, 1890.
Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, Havana, Cuba.
Bonaparte, Charles Louis Napoleon, III. b. April 20, 1808. d. January 9, 1873.
First president of the French Republic from 1848-1851 (during the Second Republic). Emperor of the French, 1852-1870. He died in excile. He was the son of Napoleon's oldest brother, Louis, King of Holland, and Hortense de Beauharnais. Hortense was Josephine's daughter by her first marriage.
Saint Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: In crypt behind the high altar.
Bonaparte, Eugene Louis John Joseph b. March 16, 1856. d. June 1, 1879.
Prince Imperial. He was the only child of Napoleon III and his wife the Empress Eugenie. He served in the British Army as his family was in exile in England. He wanted to make a name for himself. He was in a scouting party in South Africa during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 that had dismounted. A surprise Zulu attack spooked his horse and he was left on foot to defend himself against overwhelming odds with only a pistol. He received sixteen wounds, all in the front. Queen Victoria attended his funeral. His death sent shock waves throughout Europe as he was the last dynastic hope for the restoration of the Bonapartes to the throne of France. (Bio by ) "He joined the French Army in 1870 at the outbreak of the Franco-German War. After the first defeats he had to flee from France with the Imperial Family and settled in England at Chislehurst (Kent), completing his military education at Woolwich and Sandhurst. On his father's death (Jan. 9, 1873) the Bonapartists proclaimed him Napoleon IV, and he became the official pretender. He became an officer in the British Army and volunteered to join the British expedition to Zululand in February 1879. While out on reconnaissance with a few troopers he was surprised by Zulus and speared to death at Ulundi. His body was brought back to England and buried in a special mausoleum constructed by his mother at St. Michaels Abbey in Farnborough (Hampshire) alongside his father, the last Emperor of the French." (Bio by A. Pottinger)
Saint Michael's Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: In crypt behind the high altar.
Cause of Death: speared to death.
Bonaparte, Jerome [Cenotaph]
Napoleon's brother.
Les Invalides, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: L'eglise du Dôme.
Bonaparte, Joseph b. 1768. d. 1844.
King of Napoli, King of Spain, Napoleon's brother.
Les Invalides, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: L'eglise du Dôme.
Bonaparte, Louis b. 1778. d. 1846.
Brother of Napoleon I, father of Napoleon III, he was king of Holland.
St Leu St Gilles church, St-Leu-La-Foret, Val d¹Oise, France.
Bonaparte, Napoleon b. August 15, 1769. d. May 5, 1821.
First Emperor of France.
Les Invalides, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: L'eglise du Dôme.
Bonaparte, Napoleon, II. b. 1811. d. 1832.
Napoleon Bonaparte's son.
Les Invalides, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: L'eglise du Dôme.
Bonaparte, Napoleon [original burial site] b. August 15, 1769. d. May 5, 1821.
First Emperor of France.
Napoleon burial site, Saint Helena, France.
Bonch-Bruyevich, Vladimir Dmitryevich b. 1873. d. 1955.
Bolshevik, colleague of Lenin, in charge of Soviet newspapers and publishing in the 1920s.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Bond, Dennis d. 1658.
One of Cromwell's Council
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Bond, Martin d. 1643.
Captin Bond was Commander of the City's Trained Bands (army) in the Armada year of 1588.
St. Helen's Church, Bishopsgate, London, England.
Bond, Ward b. April 9, 1903. d. November 5, 1960.
Actor.
Ashes spread in the Pacific Ocean somewhere between Newport Beach and Catalina Island, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Heart Attack.
Bondarchuk, Sergei b. 1920. d. 1994.
Film Director.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Bondi, Beulah b. May 3, 1888. d. January 11, 1981.
Actress.
Ashes Scattered at Sea, Cremated.
Cause of Death: died of injuries after tripping over her cat.
Bonham, John Henry b. May 31, 1948. d. September 24, 1980.
Led Zeppelin's drummer. Father of Jason Bonham, also a drummer.
St. Michael's Church and cemetery, Rushock, England.
Cause of Death: Accidental asphyxiation. He choked on his own vomit after a drinking binge at the house of Led Zeppelin guitarist, Jimmy Page.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich [cenotaph] b. February 4, 1906. d. April 9, 1945.
German pastor and theologian, active in the German resistance against Hitler. Arrested by the Gestapo in 1943 and sent to Buchenwald concentration camp. Executed by the Nazis at Flossenbürg concentration camp, just before the end of the war, along with Admiral Canaris and other leaders of the resistance.
Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial, Flossenbürg, Germany.
Cause of Death: executed by hanging by the Nazis.
Boniface, Saint b. 1183. d. 1260.
Bishop of Lausanne. The coffin is small because it only contains some assorted vertebrae, pelvic bones, etc. The rest of St. Boniface is divided up amongst some other churches in Brussels, notably Notre Dame de la Cambre. Apparently he was originally buried in ND de la Cambre entirely, but during the religious wars of the 17th century he was dug up and his bones were split up.
Church of Notre Dame de la Chapelle, Brussels, Belgium.
Boniface, Saint [Skull and other bones] b. 1183. d. 1260.
Bishop of Lausanne. Apparently he was originally buried in ND de la Cambre entirely, but during the religious wars of the 17th century he was dug up and his bones were split up.
Church of Notre Dame de la Cambre, Brussels, Belgium.
Bonifatius, Wynfrith
Missionary
Dom St. Salvator & Bonifatius Church, Fulda, Germany.
Specific Interment Location: buried beneath the church.
Bonnassieux, Jean
Sculptor.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Bonomi, Joseph b. October 9, 1796. d. March 3, 1878.
Sculptor, Traveler and Archeologist. He was also Curator of Sir John Soames Museum from 1861.
Brompton Cemetery, London, England.
Bookbinder, Issac Bernard "Bernie" b. April 10, 1927. d. December 24, 2000.
Best-selling author, recipient of the Pulitzer Prize.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: lung cancer.
Boon, Dickie b. 1878. d. 1961.
Canadian hockey player whose teams include: Montreal AAA's 1899-1903; Montreal Wanderers 1904-1906.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Boone, Richard b. June 8, 1916. d. January 10, 1981.
Actor - 'Have Gun Will Travel.'
Ashes Scattered in Hawaii, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Cancer.
Booth, Bramwell
Salvation Army General.
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.
Booth, Catherine
Founder of the Salvation Army.
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.
Booth, Charles b. March 30, 1840. d. November 23, 1916.
The great philanthropist and social reformer who was a pioneer in the establishment of the pension in Britain.
St. Andrew's Church, Thringstone, Leicestershier, England.
Specific Interment Location: Next to the path running through the churchyard. His grave is opposite the Garden of Rememberance.
Booth, Eliza Ann b. 1879. d. July 31, 1981.
Mother of George Formby, the noted British ukulele player, and wife of George Formby Sr., the entertainer and comedian.
Warrington Cemetery, Warrington, Cheshire County, England.
Cause of Death: Natural causes.
Booth, Mary
Wife of Charles Booth, the great philanthropist and social reformer.
St. Andrew's Church, Thringstone, Leicestershier, England.
Specific Interment Location: Next to the path running through the churchyard. His grave is opposite the Garden of Rememberance.
Booth, William b. 1829. d. 1912.
Founder of the Salvation Army.
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.
Booth-Clibborn, Catherine b. 1858. d. 1955.
Set up Salvation Army units in France and Switzerland. Daugher of William Booth.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Bordet, Jules b. 1870. d. 1961.
Doctor. Nobel prize of medicine in 1919. Discovered the whooping cough bacillus with Octave Gengou. Developed the whooping cough vaccine.
Ixelles Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium.
Borge, Victor (Borge Rosenbaum) b. January 3, 1909. d. December 23, 2000.
Musician, conductor, classical pianist, radio performer. Co-author of My Favorite Intermissions (1971) and My Favorite Comedies in Music (1981).
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Borges, Jorge-Luis b. August 24, 1899. d. June 14, 1986.
Argentinian fantasy writer.
Cimetiere des Rois, Geneva, Switzerland.
Cause of Death: Liver cancer.
Bormann, Martin b. 1900.
Private secretary to Adolph Hitler. Head of the Party Chancellery and private secretary of the Fuhrer, who by the end of World War II had become second only to Hitler himself in terms of real political power, Martin Bormann was born in Halberstadt on 17 June 1900. Bormann, the most mysterious and sinister figure in the Third Reich, who signed Hitler's political testament, who acted as the witness to his marriage to Eva Braun and watched his Fuhrer commit suicide in the Chancellery bunker. Ordered by Hitler 'to put the interests of the nation before his own feelings' and to save himself, Bormann left the Fuhrer-bunker on 30 April 1945. Accounts of what happened afterwards vary widely. According to Erich Kempka (Hitler's chauffeur), Bormann was killed trying to cross the Russian lines by an anti-tank shell which hit the tank in which they were trying to escape, causing it to burst into flames. Kempka, who was temporarily blinded at the time, claimed nonetheless to have seen Bormann's dead body. Hitler Youth Leader, Artur Axmann, on the other hand, believed that Bormann committed suicide and claimed to have seen Bormann's body on 2 May 1945 in the Invalidenstrasse, north of the River Spree in Berlin. Doubts, however, have persisted and numerous sightings of Bormann have been reported, beginning in 1946 when his presence in a North Italian monastery was announced. In the same year, his wife Gerda (a rabid Nazi and daughter of Supreme Party Judge, Walter Buch) died of cancer in South Tyrol, though his ten children survived the war. It was then alleged that Bormann had escaped (like other loyal Nazis) via Rome to South America. Rumoured to have settled in Argentina where he was living secretly as a millionaire, allegedly spotted in Brazil and also in Chile, Bormann's traces proved as elusive as the anonymity in which he first rose to power.
Having been sentenced to death in absentia at Nuremberg on 1 October 1946, he was formally pronounced dead by a West German court in April 1973.
Ashes scattered in the Baltic Sea, Cremated.
Börne, Ludwig b. 1786. d. 1837.
German writer.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 19.
Borodini, Aleksandr
Composer.
Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Borrero, Misael Pastrana b. 1923. d. 1997.
President of Columbia (1970-1974); Father of president of columbia.
San Ignacio Church, Santa Fe De Bogota, Colombia.
Borsch, Willie "Wild Willie" d. October 1, 1991.
Drag racer in the "Winged Express"." Partner Mousie Marcellus travels with Borsch's ashes.
Ashes given to partner who continues to race with them, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Cancer.
Bosch, Karl vanden d. 1665.
Bishop of Ghent, 1660-1665.
Cathedral of St. Bavon, Ghent, Belgium.
Bosio, François Joseph b. 1768. d. 1845.
Sculptor.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 45.
Boskovsky, Willi b. 1909. d. 1991.
The most famous first violin player of one of the world's best classic orchestra "Wiener Philharmoniker."
Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) , Vienna, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: Group33G, Number 78.
Cause of Death: Natural causes.
Bossuet, Jacques Benigne b. 1627. d. 1704.
Great figure of the french catholicism religion, writer ("Oraisons funebres").
Cathedrale de Meaux, Seine et Marne, France.
Bostock, Frank Charles b. 1866. d. 1912.
Zoo-keeper who ran a commercial menagerie. His memorial shows one of his finest specimens.
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.
Bostock, John "of Wheathampstead" d. 1465.
Abbot of St. Albans, close colleague of Duke Humfrey of Gloucester (q.v.) and himself a patron of learning. Originally buried in a special chapel, which has now been reconstructed.
Abbey Church, St. Alban¹s, Hertfordshire, England.
Boucicaut, Aristide b. 1810. d. 1877.
Businessman, creator of the shop "Le Bon Marché."
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Bougainville, Louis Antoine [body minus heart] b. 1729. d. 1811.
Navigator. Founded colony on what are now the Falkland Islands. Undertook a famous voyage around the world his book contributed to the idea of Œthe noble savage¹. Took part in US War of Independence. Wide interests in science the flower Œbougainvillea¹ is named after him. Became Grand Officer of the Legion d¹Honneur. Entered pantheon in 1811.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 3.
Boulanger, Georges b. 1837. d. 1891.
Soldier (General). His mistress Marguerite de Bonnemain (1856 - 1891) died at 35. The words "A bientôt" (see you soon) were written under her name on the grave. Boulanger planned a military revolution in France, but the boulangiste revolt failed miserably. He fled to Brussels and shot himself on his mistress's grave, thus becoming one of the few people to have died on his own tomb in a public cemetery. Only their first names are written on the grave. The sentence "Ai-je pu vivre deux mois et demi sans toi !" (How could I live two and a half months without you !) is written under Boulanger's name).
Ixelles Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium.
Cause of Death: Suicide.
Bourbon, Jeanne de b. 1339. d. 1378.
French Queen. Wife of King Charles V.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Bourdelle, Antoine b. 1861. d. 1929.
Sculptor.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Bourgeois, Francis d. 1810.
Connoisseur and philanthropist. He left his magnificent art collection (which was originally acquired on behalf of the King of Poland) to Dulwich College, which comissioned a special gallery at Dulwich, designed by the incomparable Sir John Soane, to house it. Soane included a mausoleum for Sir Francis Bourgeois in the building, which is still open to the public. Their website can be found here.
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, England.
Bourget, Paul b. 1852. d. 1935.
Writer.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Bouygues, Francis b. 1922. d. 1993.
Architect and TV businessman. Founder of major construction business which bears his name, and also has extensive interests in TV.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Bove, Emmanuel b. 1898. d. 1945.
Writer.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Bowdler, Thomas "the 'Bowdleriser'" b. July 11, 1754. d. February 24, 1825.
The man who "bowdlerised" Shakespeare, who took out all the rude words. "My object is to offer these plays to the public in such a state that they may be read with pleasure in all companies, and placed without danger in the hands of every person who is capable of understanding them." The word "bowdlerised" was coined in 1836, after his death. (Previously editions of Shakespeare which had been amended in this way - and there were many of them - were referred to as "castrated").
Churchyard of Oystermouth Parish Church, Near Swansea, Wales.
Specific Interment Location: The grave slab has been re-mounted recently on a new table-style tomb, to the south-east of the Church.
Epitaph: Sacred
To the memory of
Thomas Bowdler, Esqr.
Youngest son of Thomas Bowdler, Esqr.
of Ashley Near Bath
Born at Ashley July 11, 1754
and died at Rhyddings Near Swansea
Febry 24, 1825
He was a sincere member of
the established Church of England
Putting away lying, speak every
man truth with his neighbour for
we are members one of another
Ephes. Chap IV, Verse 25.
Bowerman, William J. "Bill" b. 1911. d. December 24, 1999.
Co-founder of Nike, Inc. Track and Field coach at the University of Oregon, 1948-1972.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Bowling, John d. 1815.
Lt. of the 79th Regiment of Highlanders. Killed in action at Waterloo.
Memorial Church, Waterloo, Belgium.
Boxhall, Joseph Groves b. March 23, 1884. d. April 25, 1967.
Fourth Officer aboard the RMS Titanic. He survived the accident.
Ashes scattered at sea at the last known site of the Titanic, Cremated.
Boyer, Alexis b. 1757. d. 1833.
Surgeon of Napoleon I, Louis XVIII, Charles X and Louis Philippe I.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Boyle, Robert b. 1627. d. 1691.
Physicist (discoverer of 'Boyle's Law'), and a founder of the Royal Society.
St. Martins-in-the-Fields, London, England.
Boyton, Emma d. March 1, 1847.
Wife of Sir James Boyton was M.P. for East Marylebone.
East Finchley Cemetery (formerly Saint Marylebone Cemetery), Finchley, London, England.
Boyton, Henry James d. December 14, 1916.
Lieutenant Grenadier Guards, Henry James Boyton fell in the Battle of the Somme. He was the only son of Sir Harry Boyton, M.P. for East Marylebone and Emma Boyton.
East Finchley Cemetery (formerly Saint Marylebone Cemetery), Finchley, London, England.
Boyton, James d. May 16, 1826.
Sir James Boyton was M.P. for East Marylebone.
East Finchley Cemetery (formerly Saint Marylebone Cemetery), Finchley, London, England.
Bozuffi, Marcel b. 1929. d. 1988.
Actor.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Bracegirdle, Anne b. 1663. d. 1748.
Actress, a favourite of the playwright William Congreve and the actor Colley Cibber.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Cloister.
Bradford, John b. 1510. d. June 30, 1555.
Protestant martyr under Queen Mary. Burnt alive at Smithfield
Marian Martyrs' Monument, Smithfield, London, England.
Bradford, Samuel b. 1652. d. 1731.
Dean of Westminster and Bishop of Rochester.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: North Transept.
Bradley, Elizabeth b. 1922. d. 2000.
Actress, "Coronation Street."
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Bradshaw, John b. 1602. d. 1659.
He was president of the tribunal which condemned Charles I to execution. On January 30, 1661, the anniversary of the execution of Charles I, his body was exhumed and his corpse was hanged from the gallows for a day and at evening the body was buried beneath the gibbet. His body probably still lies somewhere under what is now Connaught Square.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Bradshaw, Mary
Wife of John Bradshaw. He was president of the tribunal which condemned Charles I to execution.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Bragg, Sir William Lawrence [Memorial] b. March 31, 1890. d. July 1, 1971.
Physicist, Fellow of Trinity College. Son of Sir William Bragg, and awarded jointly with him a Nobel Prize for their work on crystallography in 1915. He remains the youngest person ever to have won the Nobel. According to the inscription 'he captivated the minds of his audiences with a style of lecturing at once lucid and elegant'.
Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Brahe, Tycho b. 1546. d. 1601.
Astronomer to the Royal families of Denmark and Bohemia. Colleague of Johannes Kepler. He proved (against the prevailing belief) that stars were more distant from the earth than the moon.
Tyn Church, Prague, The Czech Republic.
Brahms, Johannes b. May 7, 1833. d. April 3, 1897.
Composer, Pianist and Conductor. Brahms is regarded as the main representative of German Classicist High Romantic and perfecter of Viennese Classicism. He wrote four symphonies, piano concerti, choral works with orchestra and chamber music. He had a wide circle of friends (including Robert & Clara Schumann and Johann Strauss, Jr.).
Zentralfriedhof (Central Cemetery) , Vienna, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: Group 32 A, Number 26 (next to Johann Strauss, Jr.).
Braidwood, James b. 1800. d. June 22, 1861.
Superintendent (i.e. Head) of the London Fire Engine Establishment, the precursor of the Fire Brigade, 1832-1861, having already reformed the Edinburgh Fire Service. Died in the great Tooley Street fire in Southwark, London.
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Branch B.
Cause of Death: crushed by falling masonry.
Braille, Louis b. 1809. d. 1852.
Became blind at the age of 3. He invented the reading system for the blind named after him, replacing more complex earlier systems. Entered Pantheon on centenary of his death in 1952.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 25.
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis.
Brain, Dennis b. May 17, 1921. d. September 1, 1957.
French-horn player, child prodigy who became principal in the BBC Symphony. He was the great French horn player who was a child prodigy who had a supportive & gifted family background. His father & teacher, Aubrey Brain, was principal horn in the BBC Symphony. He also loved fast cars & was killed when he lost control of his favorite sports car while driving overnight to London.
Hampstead Cemetery, Hampstead, England.
Cause of Death: automobile accident.
Branchu, Caroline b. 1780. d. 1850.
Opera singer.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 23.
Brancusi, Constantin b. 1876. d. 1957.
Sculptor. Son of a poor peasant and a self-taught man, Brancusi began his career as an apprentice to a cabinet maker. He later worked as an art student and was influenced by Rodin (q. v.). His style moved beyond naturalist representation to stylized elegant forms.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 18.
Brandes, Georg b. February 4, 1842. d. February 19, 1927.
Biographer, wrote biographies about Goethe and Kierkegaard.
Ashes Scattered, Cremated.
Brandt, Willy b. December 18, 1913. d. October 8, 1992.
Mayor of Berlin, Head of Foreign Office, German Chancellor, and recipient of Nobel prize
Waldfriedhof Potsdamer Chaussee, Berlin, Germany.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Branly, Edouard b. 1844. d. 1940.
Physician, creator of TSF.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 10.
Brannum, Hugh "Lumpy" b. 1909. d. 1987.
Actor, who played Mr. Green Jeans, the friendly farmer and handyman on the "Captain Kangaroo" television for 30 years. The show went out of production in 1985.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Branting, Hjalmar b. November 23, 1860. d. February 21, 1925.
Politician. Swedish Prime Minister in 1920, 1921-23 and 1924-25. Awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in 1921.
Adolf Fredrik Kyrkogård, Stockholm, Sweden.
Brassai (Gyula Halasz) b. 1899. d. 1984.
Photographer ("Paris by Night").
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Brassens, Georges b. 1921. d. 1981.
French singer.
Cimetière Le Py, Sète, Herault, France.
Brasseur, Pierre b. 1905. d. 1972.
Actor.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 59.
Braudel, Fernand b. 1902. d. 1985.
Historian.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 32.
Braun, Eva [in dispute] b. February 6, 1912. d. April 30, 1945.
Adolph Hitler's Mistress. On April 30, 1945, on Hitler's orders, he and Eva Braun were cremated with diesel fuel in the Reich Chancellery garden above his bunker. The charred corpses were later discovered by the Russians. These remains were allegedly shipped to Moscow for tests that confirmed their identity although some accounts have them being autopsied in a pathology clinic in Buch, a suburb of Berlin. After the autopsies, Hitler, his wife, Eva Braun and his propaganda leader, Joseph Goebbels were allegedly buried in a series of locations including Buch, Finow and Rathenau (all in East Germany). In February of 1946, the remains were again moved to a Soviet Smersh facility in Magdeburg (Nos. 32 and 36). These remains were removed one final time in 1982 (some account say it was as early as 1970) by the request of Yuri Andropov, Secretary General of the USSR, 1982-84. Andropov, former KGB chief, fearing that Neo-Nazi's may discover the location, had the graves opened. All remains (still in a state of decomposition) were ground-up and put into a nearby Danube River tributary. All of these details are in dispute and there are many conflicting 'facts' stated in a variety of sources.
Ashes scattered in unknown location in Russia, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Suicide by poison.
Brautigan, Richard Gary b. January 30, 1935. d. 1984.
Writer, poet, novelist. Works include "Revenge of the Lawn," "The Abortion: A Historical Romance 1966," "Trout Fishing In America," "A Confederate General From Big Sur," "Dreaming of Babylon," and "So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away."
Ashes given to daughter, Cremated.
Cause of Death: suicide by gunshot to the head.
Breakspear, Robert "of the Chamber" d. 1110.
Tenant - or possibly monk - of the Abbey at St. Albans, whose son Nicholas became the first and so far only English Pope, Hadrian IV.
Abbey Church, St. Alban¹s, Hertfordshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: Choir.
Brecht, Bertolt b. 1898. d. 1956.
Playwright.
Dorotheenstadt and Friedrichswerder Cemetery, Berlin, Germany.
Brel, Jacques b. 1929. d. October 9, 1978.
Belgian Songwriter and Singer.
Altuona Cemetery, Altuona, Hiva-Oa, Iles Marguises, French Polynesia.
Brescombe, Walter d. 1280.
Bishop of Exeter, 1257 to 1280.
Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England.
Bresslaw, Bernard b. February 25, 1934. d. June 11, 1993.
Actor, cast member of the "Carry On" series of movies.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Bretagne, Anne de b. 1477. d. 1514.
Queen of France, Wife of King Louis XII.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Breton, Andre
Artist (Father Of Surrealism).
Batignolles Cemetery, Paris, France.
Breton, Jules b. 1827. d. 1906.
Painter and poet.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Brett, Jeremy b. November 3, 1933. d. September 12, 1995.
Actor, stage and TV, probably best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the TV Series by Granada.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Heart failure.
Brewin, Andrew b. 1907. d. 1983.
Canadian Leader. He founded the New Democratic Party and was a noted libertarian. he was President of the Ontario Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation(1946-1948) and was elected to Parliament in 1962 and winning five times.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Brewster, Diane b. 1931. d. 1991.
Actress, she played Miss Canfield on "Leave It To Beaver."
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich b. 1906. d. November 10, 1982.
General Secretary of the Communist Party. Named chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in 1960, Brezhnev resigned in 1964 to become Khrushchev's direct assistant as second secretary of the Central Committee. The assistance he offered, however, was not what Khrushchev had hoped: After only three months in the post, Brezhnev helped lead the conservative coalition that forced Khrushchev from power. Brezhnev himself was one of the primary beneficiaries of Khrushchev's ouster. Named first secretary of the Communist Party, he became one of the two most important men in the Soviet Union. The other was Premier Aleksei Kosygin. Eventually, however, Brezhnev emerged as the dominant force and was named General Secretary of the Communist Party.
Kremlin Wall, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Cause of Death: Heart attack.
Brezhneva, Natalya Denisovna b. 1886. d. 1975.
Mother of Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, strong man of the previous Soviet Union.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Specific Interment Location: On the left side of the main pavement.
Bridge, John Frederick b. 1844. d. 1924.
Organist of Westminster abbey, and composer (cantata 'Boadicea')
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Cloisters.
Bridges, Lloyd (Lloyd Vernet Bridges) b. January 15, 1913. d. March 10, 1998.
Actor. Father of actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Natural causes.
Bridges, Lloyd (Lloyd Vernet Bridges) b. January 15, 1913. d. March 10, 1998.
Actor. Father of actors Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Natural causes.
Bright, John D. "Johnny" b. June 11, 1930. d. December 14, 1983.
Member, College Football Hall of Fame, Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame, Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the Edmonton Eskimo Football Club Wall of Honour. As a senior at Drake University in the fall of 1951, he was a leading contender for the Heisman Trophy. A controversial play in a game against Oklahoma A&M resulted in his receiving a broken jaw and impeded his quest. This event was captured on film and became known as the "Johnny Bright Incident." It earned the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for Photography for John Robinson and Don Ultang of the Des Moines Register staff. He was the first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1952. He became the first such draftee to decline a National Football League offer in favor of the Canadian Football League. He also enjoyed success as a coach, educator, school administrator and community servant. He died of cardiac arrest during anesthesia for elective knee surgery. He is the subject of a biographical novel, "Johnny Bright, Champion."
Holy Cross Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta , Canada.
Cause of Death: Cardiac arrest during anesthesia for elective knee surgery.
Brillat Savarin, Anthelme b. 1755. d. 1826.
Lawyer, he was an amateur of french cooking and wrote "La Physiologie du goût."
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 28.
Brindley, James
Inventor of the canal 'lock system' which allows ships to go up and down hills.
Newchapel Churchyard, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
Bringhurst, John Dorset [memorial only] d. 1815.
Of the First Regiment of Dragoons. Killed in action at Waterloo.
Memorial Church, Waterloo, Belgium.
Brinsmead, John b. 1815. d. 1908.
Overtook Broadwood in 1900 as US' largest piano manufacturer.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Brissac, Count Hyacinthe Hughes Timoleon de Cosse b. 1746. d. 1813.
Of aristocratic birth, became Chamberlain to Napoleon and was made Count in 1808. Entered Pantheon in 1815.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 2.
Brod, Max [memorial plaque] b. May 27, 1884. d. December 20, 1968.
Close friend of Franz Kafka, he also served as an editor on all of Kafka's major works. He was also a novelist and essayist in his own right (German language).
Zidovsky hrbitov na Olsanech (Jewish Cemetery at Olsany), Prague, The Czech Republic.
Specific Interment Location: Enter through the main gate and walk to the right side of the ceremonial hall within. There you will find a sign pointing to Kafka's grave. Follow the direction of the sign until you reach the sector 21 sign. Turn right at this sign and head towards the wall. Turn left when you get to the wall and walk until you reach the end of the sector (also marked by a sign). The memorial plaque is on the wall, opposite Kafka's grave..
Brodie, Israel b. 1895. d. 1979.
Chief Rabbi of Britain and the British commonwealth, 1948-1965.
Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London, England.
Brodreskift, Erik "Grim" b. December 23, 1969. d. October 4, 1999.
Musician. One of the co-founders and drummer of the band Borknagar.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: overdose on pills.
Brodsky, Josef
Poet.
Cimitero di San Michele, Venice, Italy.
Brogniart, Alexandre b. 1739. d. 1813.
Architect, he made the Bourse in Paris which took his name (Palais Brongniart).
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 11.
Bromhead, Gonville b. August 29, 1845. d. February 9, 1891.
British Officer, Zulu War, Victoria Cross Awardee. Lt. Bromhead was in command of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot (2nd Warwickshire Regiment / South Wales Borderers) at the British post at Rorke's Drift, Zululand, South Africa, during the British invasion in 1879. Following their victory at Isandhlwana on January 22, 1879, some 4000 Zulus attacked the post at Rorke's Drift. Under the overall command of Lt. Chard, Bromhead and his men successfully defended the post against repeated attacks throughout the afternoon and night, for which action Bromhead was awarded the Victoria Cross on May 2, 1879. Bromhead died on active duty in India.
Cantonment Cemetery, Allahabad, India.
Cause of Death: Enteric fever.
Bromley, Sir Thomas b. 1530. d. April 12, 1587.
Lord Chancellor who presided over the trial of Mary Queen of Scots and died as a result of the consequent stress.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: St. Paul's Chapel.
Cause of Death: Nervous exhaustion.
Bronowski, Jacob b. 1906. d. 1974.
Author, scientist and television host of "The Ascent of Man."
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Bronte, Anne b. January 17, 1820. d. May 28, 1849.
Writer.
St. Mary's Churchyard, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.
Bronte, Branwell
Bronte Sisters' Brother.
The Church of St. Michael and All
Angels, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England.
Bronte, Charlotte b. April 21, 1816. d. March 31, 1855.
Author.
The Church of St. Michael and All
Angels, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England.
Bronte, Emily b. July 30, 1818. d. December 19, 1848.
Author.
The Church of St. Michael and All
Angels, Haworth, West Yorkshire, England.
Broodhaers, Marcel b. January 28, 1924. d. January 28, 1976.
Artist. His tomb stone is "rector-verso."
Ixelles Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium.
Brooke, Rupert Chawner [Memorial only; he is buried on the island of Skyros (Greece)] b. 1887. d. 1915.
Poet renowned for 'The Soldier' ("If I should die, think only this of me/That there's some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England"). Ironically this came true for him not by death in battle in France but from blood poisoning while serving in the Navy in the Mediterranean. His other most famous poem is the semi-satirical 'The Old Vicarage, Grantchester' ("Stands the church clock at ten past three?/And is there honey still for tea?". He lived at Grantchester Vicarage whilst a student at King's College, Cambridge, and is therefore memorialised at the church there.
St. Andrew and St. Mary Church, Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, England.
Cause of Death: Blood poisoning.
Brooks, Phillips [Memorial] b. 1835. d. 1893.
Bishop of Massachusetts. He was the author of the popular Christmas hymn, 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: St. Margaret's Church.
Broughton, Lord (Sir John Hobhouse) b. 1786. d. 1869.
Hobhouse enjoyed some literary fame as the friend with whom Lord Byron toured the continent as far as Turkey in 1809. Prominent Whig minister.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Broughton, William Grant
Broughton was the first Bishop and Metropolitan of Australia (1834-53).
Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England.
Specific Interment Location: the Nave.
Brown, Christy b. 1932. d. 1981.
Writer.
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Brown, Guiilermo (William) b. June 22, 1777. d. March 2, 1857.
Brown was interested in the sea from a young age and arrived in Buenos Aires 1809. He familiarized himself with the Rio de la Plata and the dangers of the estuary. In 1814 he was charged by Posadas with ridding the area of Spanish dominion. His naval action in Montevideo and his victory against the superior Brazilian Navy at Juncal are his major achievements. He is remembered as the creator of the Argentine Navy. His remains are in a small metal chest visible through a glass window inside a green tower.
La Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Specific Interment Location: Green tower, #9 on the map of the cemetery.
Brown, Harry Peter McNab b. April 30, 1917. d. November 2, 1986.
Screenwriter. He wrote a number of books including "A Walk In The Sun" which was made into a movie by the same name.
Ashes Given to Family, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Emphysema.
Brown, Jesse LeRoy b. October 13, 1926. d. December 4, 1950.
Brown was the first African American pilot in the U.S. Navy and who also became the first black naval officer to lose his life in combat during the Korean War. The naval destroyer USS JESSE L. BROWN (DE-1089) is named in his honor and is the first naval vessel named in honor of an African American. Brown was a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. After graduating from the Ohio State University, he accepted an appointment as a midshipman in the U.S. Navy. He completed his Navy pre-flight training at Ottumwa, Iowa, followed by flight training at Pensacola and Jacksonville, Florida. He received his wings at the navy's first black pilot on October 21, 1948. Midshipman Brown joined Fighter Squadron 32 onboard USS WRIGHT (CVL-49)and was commissioned an Ensign on April 15, 1949. Ensign Brown's squadron later embarked on USS LEYTE (CV-32) and joined Fast Carrier Task Force 77 in support of the United Nations Forces in Korea in October 1950. As a pilot of Fighter Squadron 32, Ensign Brown became a section leader and received the Air Medal for daring attacks against the enemy at Wonsan, Chongjin, Songjin, and Sinanju. Leading his section in the face of hostile anti-aircraft fire, he courageously pressed home attacks that inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and provided effective support for friendly ground troops. On December 4, 1950, while aggressively providing close air support to the Marines fighting near the Chosin Reservoir, his Corsair aircraft was struck by enemy fire. It lost power and Brown had to crash-land it. His squadron mate, Captain (then Lieutenant, junior grade) Thomas J. Hudner, crash-landed his plane alongside near Brown's aircraft in a heroic rescue attempt. For his efforts he earned the Congressional Medal of Honor. Hudner was unable to free Brown, who was badly injured in the crash and whose leg was stuck between the crumpled fuselage and hydraulic control panel of his aircraft. 45 minutes later, Marine First Lieutenant Charlie Ward arrived in a rescue helicopter, but the two men were still unable to free Brown. They had no depart at dusk since the helicopter was not equiped to fly at night. Brown told Hudner that if he did not survive, to tell his wife Daisy how much he loved her. Prior to his departure, Hudner spoke to Brown, but got no response. Weather prevent any return to the site until December 7. Since the site was in enemy territory Hudner recommended against a helicopter mission with a flight surgeon to extricate Brown's body. He recomended a flyover, during which time Brown's body was seen still in the cockpit of the Corsair, but stripped of all clothing, evidence of the desperation of local Koreans for clothing items. The pilots, all of whom knew Brown, dropped napalm on his and Hudner's aircrafts. Today, the rusted hulks of the aircraft can still be seen from observation satellites (Latitude 40 degrees, 36' N, Longitude 127 degrees 06). Brown was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Crashsite in Somong-ni, Somong-ni, North Korea.
Cause of Death: crashing-landing wounds and climate exposure during the Korean War.
Brown, John b. December 6, 1816. d. December 28, 1896.
British armour-plate manufacturer who developed rolled-steel plates for naval warships. Was knighted in 1867.
All Saints Church, Ecclesall, Sheffield, England.
Brown, Pamela b. July 8, 1917. d. September 18, 1975.
Stage and film actress. She was living with Michael Powell and when he died 15 years later his grave was placed next to hers.
Holy Cross Church, Avening, Gloucestershire, England.
Cause of Death: Cancer.
Browne, Sir Anthony d. 1548.
Henry VIII granted the Battle Abbey to him. He was Ambassador at the Court of France, 1528, and 1533. Appointed Master of the Horse, 1539, and had a Grant of that Office for life, and was elected Knight of the Garter, 1540, made Justice in Eire, North of Trent, 1546, and Standard Bearer of England, 1547.
St. Mary The Virgin Church, Battle, Bexhill, East Sussex, England.
Browning, Alan b. 1926. d. 1979.
Actor, "Coronation Street."
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett b. 1806. d. 1861.
Writer.
Cimitero Degli Inglesi, Florence, Italy.
Browning, Robert b. May 7, 1812. d. December 12, 1889.
Poet. Married Elizabeth Barrett in 1846. His last work, "Asolando" was published on the day of his death. Browning wrote 'The Ring and the Book', 'Dramtis Personae' and 'Strafford'.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Poet's Corner, alongside Tennyson.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Bruce, Mildred b. November 10, 1895. d. May 21, 1990.
Mildred Bruce, nee Mildred Mary Petre, was a record breaker on land, sea and in the air. She drove for 24 hours in a Bentley, at an average speed of 90 MPH. Having purchased an aircraft from a store in Regent Street, London, she flew around the world. She was also a pioneer of in-air refuelling, following a non-stop flight of 55 hours around the Isle of Wight. During the 1930's she set up her own airline company, employing the world's first air stewardess between London and Paris.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Bruce, Sir George Barclay b. 1821. d. 1908.
Presided over construction of India's railways and designed others for Europe, Africa and Australia.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Bruckner, Anton b. September 4, 1824. d. October 11, 1896.
Composer, Organist. Anton Bruckner was first recognized for his masterful organ improvisations. Although his nine symphonies and masses earned him only a small following during the late 19th century, they are widely appreciated today. Bruckner's nine monumental symphonies are in the tradition of Beethoven and Wagner - Classic, but vast in form and richly romantic in harmony and orchestration.
Saint Florian Church, Linz, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: Beneath the organ (at his request).
Cause of Death: Natural Causes (Old Age).
Brudenell, James Thomas
7th Earl of Cardigan and "hero" of the Light Brigade.
Saint Peter's Church, Deene, Northampton, England.
Specific Interment Location: Brudenell vault.
Brueghel, Pieter, the Elder. b. 1525. d. 1569.
The most original and powerful spirit in Flemish 16th century art.
Church of Notre Dame de la Chapelle, Brussels, Belgium.
Bruinov, Boris b. 1922. d. 1997.
Popular actor.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Brunel, Isambard Kingdom (Mark Isambard) b. 1806. d. 1859.
British engineer. He was Head Engineer at the Great Western railway line and constructed the Thames bridge at Maidenhead and the Wye bridge at Chepstow. He also built ships, of which the Great Eastern (1857) is the most famous. The ship was unlucky and several workmen died during the launching and on it's first trip.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Brunel, Marc Isambard b. 1769. d. 1849.
British engineer. His greatest project was the tunnel under the Thames, which was dug from 1825 till 1842.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Brunelleschi, Filippo (Philippi)
Brunelleschi was an archietect/sculptor who built the dome for the cathedral in Florence.
Cathedral of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Specific Interment Location: Chamber is below the Cathedral.
Brunovsky, Albin b. December 25, 1935. d. January 20, 1997.
Famous Slovak graphic artist.
Crematory Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Brunton, Sir Thomas Lauder b. 1844. d. 1916.
Identified relationship between high blood pressure and angina. Discover that amyl nitrate relieved angina.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Bryant, John b. August 10, 1916. d. 1989.
Actor in the Virginiian series.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Bryant, Margot b. 1897. d. 1989.
Actress, "Coronation Street."
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Brynner, Yul b. July 11, 1920. d. October 10, 1985.
Actor.
Saint Robert Churchyard at the Monastery of Saint Michael, La Tourraine, France.
Cause of Death: Lung Cancer.
Buchan, William b. 1729. d. 1805.
Author of the first-ever book of home medicine, 'Domestic Medicine', which sold over 80,000 copies in his lifetime.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Cloisters.
Buchanan, William V. "Bill" d. August 1, 1995.
Created the first "break-in" novelty records with Dickie Goodman.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Buddha, the Enlightened "Sakhya Muni" [minus tooth] (Siddhartha Gautama/Gotama)
Founder of Buddhism. He was born circa 563 B.C. in Nepal to Suddhodana, king of the Sakhyas, and Queen Maha Maya. He died circa 483 B.C. "After Buddha died his body was cremated and the ashes were put into a urn and divided among various kings from India and Sri-Lanka. Each of the kings put the ashes in giant pagodas that were built in memory of Lord Buddha. some of these Pagodas are taller than the great pyramids of Egypt some reaching over four stories. Some of Lord Buddha's remains can be seen in a highly guarded gold shrine in the New Delhi Museum in New Deli India." (by Panditha)
New Delhi Museum, New Delhi, India.
Buddha, the Enlightened "Sakhya Muni" [tooth] (Siddhartha Gautama/Gotama)
Founder of Buddhism. He was born circa 563 B.C. in Nepal to Suddhodana, king of the Sakhyas, and Queen Maha Maya. He died circa 483 B.C. "After Buddha died his body was cremated and the ashes were put into a urn and divided among various kings from India and Sri-Lanka. Each of the kings put the ashes in giant pagodas that were built in memory of Lord Buddha. some of these Pagodas are taller than the great pyramids of Egypt some reaching over four stories. Some of Lord Buddha's remains can be seen in a highly guarded gold shrine in the New Delhi Museum in New Deli India. This tooth is so powerful that in case the country has a drought the tooth is taken out of it's casket in a highly vivid ceremony and it rains for over 3 days non stop" (by Panditha)
Temple of Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Specific Interment Location: encased in a pure gold casket that is often taken out of its housing and paraded around the entire city in Mid-April and Mid-August.
Budenny, Semyen Mikhaillovich b. 1883. d. 1973.
Marshall of the Soviet Union.
The Kremlin, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Buffum, Robert d. July 20, 1871.
Rank and organization: Private, Company H, 21st Ohio Infantry. Place and date: Georgia, April 1862. Date of issue: 25 March 1863. Citation: One of the 19 of 22 men (including 2 civilians) who, by direction of Gen. Mitchell (or Buell), penetrated nearly 200 miles south into enemy territory and captured a railroad train at Big Shanty, Ga., in an attempt to destroy the bridges and track between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Specific Interment Location: his burial place was not made public.
Cause of Death: suicide in an institution for the criminally insane.
Bugatti
Car manufacturer.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
GPS coordinates: 48.86074, 2.39911 (hddd.dddd)
Bugeaud, Thomas b. 1784. d. 1849.
Marshall of france, governor and pacificator of Algery.
Les Invalides, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: L'eglise St-Louis-des-Invalides.
Bulgakov, Mikhail
Playwright / Novelist.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Bulganin, Nikolai Alexandrovich b. 1895. d. 1975.
Russian Leader. Politician, defense minister under Stalin, then supported Khrushchev who made him premier, however later forced him from office. Expelled from the Central Committee of the Party in 1958.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward b. 1803. d. 1873.
He was the author of The Caxtons, The Last Days of Pompeii and many other novels. He was also a member of Parliament for St. Ives and Lincoln.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel of St. Edmund.
Bundy, Ted (Theodore Robert) b. November 24, 1946. d. January 24, 1989.
Serial Murderer.
Allegedly spread over the Cascade Mountains in Washington State, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Executed by the state of Florida.
Bunning, James Bunstone b. 1802. d. 1863.
Architect of Holloway Prison and Billingsgate Market. Helped lay out Highgate Cemetery.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Bunting, Jabez b. 1779. d. 1858.
Leader of the Methodist movement in the first half of the nienteenth century. A controversial figure who aroused strong oppostion from the liberal wing of the church, but maintianed a powerful authority.
Wesleys Chapel, London, England.
Bunyan, John
Author.
Bunhill Fields, London, England.
Burbage, Cuthbert d. 1636.
Cuthbert Burbage built, along with his brother Richard, the world famous Globe Theatre, London. During the years before 1599 the Chamberlain's Men performed primarily at The Theatre, which had been leased by James Burbage, father of Cuthbert and Richard. The landlord, Giles Allen, a puritan, was not in favor of any theatrical activities on the site. In 1597 the lease expired, and the Chamberlain's men were forced to move to The Curtain, another public playing house near The Theatre. In the mean time The Theatre stood empty. It was at this time, whilst considering alternative playing houses, Burbage purchased the Blackfriars for £600, within the city but under the control of the crown and not city officials, who were staunchly against the Theatre. The local residents protested, however, so it would be years before the players were allowed to use the Blackfriars as a playhouse. Negotiations to move back in to The Theatre were hopeless, the landlord being exceedingly avaricious. In the mean time James Burbage died, leaving the struggle to his two sons, Richard and Cuthbert. Plans to pull down The Theatre and use the timbers for better use as the players could not agree terms with Allen, and since a clause in their former lease allowed them to dismantle the building, the Burbages and their associates and workmen gathered at night and took The Theatre apart, transporting its timbers across the Thames to the Bankside where they built the Globe.
Saint Leonard's Churchyard, Shoreditch, England.
Specific Interment Location: unmarked.
Burbage, James d. 1597.
James Burbage built the first ever English theatre located in Shoreditch in 1576 and was called The Theatre. It was also the first time in history that the word theatre was given to a building.
Saint Leonard's Churchyard, Shoreditch, England.
Specific Interment Location: unmarked.
Burbage, Richard b. 1567. d. 1619.
Built, along with his brother Cuthbert, the world famous Globe theatre, London. He was also a great tragedian actor and was the first great English actor. He was the first actor to play the title roles of Richard III, Hamlet, King Lear and Othello. He also acted in several premieres of plays by Kyd, Beaumont, Fletcher, Webster and Ben Jonson.
Saint Leonard's Churchyard, Shoreditch, England.
Specific Interment Location: unmarked.
Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina "Baroness Burdett-Coutts" b. April 24, 1814. d. December 30, 1906.
Heiress and friend of Charles Dickens. Gave her fortune to assist the poor of England and Ireland, and to found churches.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Nave.
Cause of Death: Bronchitis.
Burgess, Guy Francis de Moncy d. August 30, 1963.
British traitor/Soviet spy.
Saint John the Evangelist, Hampshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: family plot.
Burke, Fred b. 1893. d. July 10, 1940.
He was a hired killer at the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago, Illinois.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Heart attack..
Burn, William
Architect.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Burns, Kenneth
Musician and comedian. He was 'Jethro' of the 'Homer and Jethro' comedy team.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Prostate cancer.
Burns, Robert b. January 25, 1759. d. July 21, 1796.
Scotland's National Poet.
Saint Michael's Churchyard, Dumfries, Scotland.
Burns, Tommy (Noah Brusso) b. June 17, 1881. d. May 10, 1955.
Boxer. World Heavyweight Champion, 1906-1908. Burns was inducted into the Canadian Boxing Hall of Fame in 19??, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame in 1955, and into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on June 9th, 1996.
Ocean View Cemetery, Burnaby, Vancouver, Canada.
Burroughs, William b. February 5, 1914. d. August 2, 1997.
Beat writer. His most famous novel was "Naked Lunch."
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Burrows, Abe b. 1910. d. May 17, 1985.
Author-Director who wrote, "Guys and Dolls," "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," among many others.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Burssens, Gaston b. February 18, 1896. d. January 29, 1965.
Flemish writer.
Antwerpen Schoonselhof, Antwerp, Belgium.
Burton, Cliff
Cliff Burton was the first bassist for Metallica. After James Hetfield (guitarist) and Lars Ulrich (drummer) met and became friends, they wanted to start a band. They needed a bassist so they called on Cliff Burton to do the task. Cliff was already in his own band but Metallica convinced him to join them only after agreeing to move to Cliff's hometown. Later, Metallica acquired Kirk Hammet to replace a short-careered member, Dave Mustaine. The band was working well and had made three albums. One night, while riding on their tour bus to Stockholm, Sweden, their next tour stop, their bus had an accident, flipped on its side and killed Cliff instantly. A few months later, Lars and James decided to go on, as Cliff would have wanted it, and chose Jason Newsted as their new bassist. Newsted can first be heard with Metallica on Garage Days Re-Revisited (a.k.a. The 5.98 EP)(Out of Print but material available on Garage Inc.) His work is on all Metallica albums that follow that. Metallica and fans alike still remember Cliff. One of his best works is "Pulling Teeth," a bass solo, available on Kill 'em All. Cliff liked all kinds of music and his large record collection ranged from Metal to Classical.
Ashes Scattered in the San Francisco Bay, Cremated.
Burton, Jeff d. January 18, 1988.
Actor in the Planet of the Apes Sci-Fi-Saga.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Burton, Richard b. 1925. d. 1984.
Actor.
Protestant Churchyard, Celigny, Switzerland.
Cause of Death: Cerebral hemorrage.
Burton, Richard Francis b. March 19, 1821. d. October 19, 1890.
British explorer and co-founder of the Anthropological Society of London with Dr. James Hunt.
Saint Mary Magdalene's Churchyard, Mortlake (London Suburb), England.
Busch, Wilhelm b. April 15, 1832. d. January 9, 1908.
Graphic artist and author, among his most popular creations are "Max und Moritz" and "Die fromme Helene" (Pious Helen).
Cemetery of Meechtshausen, Seesen am Harz, Germany.
Busoni, Ferruccio
Artist.
Friedhof III, Berlin-Friedenau, Germany.
Specific Interment Location: the first gravesite inside the front gate.
Butchart, Robert Pim b. March 30, 1856. d. October 27, 1943.
Founder of the famous Butchart Gardens, Victoria.
Ashes Given to Family, Cremated.
Butler, Samuel b. 1620. d. 1688.
Writer and satirist, author of 'Hudibras.'
Saint Paul's Church, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Buried in the churchyard (exact location unknown).
Butt, Clara Ellen b. February 1, 1872. d. January 23, 1936.
British Dramatic Contralto who debuted Sir Edward Elgar's "Sea Pictures", "Coronation Ode" and "Dream of Gerontius" stood 6 feet, 2 inches in height in stocking feet and, according to Sir Thomas Beecham, could be heard on a clear day across the British Channel. Referred to as "The Voice of the Empire" and "The British Schumann- Heink" she married baritone Robert Kennerly Rumford in 1900 and the Rumfords often gave joint recitals. The Rumfords had two sons, Roy and Victor and a daughter, Joy. Clara Butt was made Dame Clara Butt in 1920 for her charity work during W.W.I. Favorite son Roy died of meningitis in 1923, Victor committed suicide in 1934 and Dame Clara died in her home, Brooke Lodge, North Stoke, Oxfordshire, surrounded by her family after a long bout with cancer of the spine.
Churchyard at North Stoke, Oxfordshire, England.
Cause of Death: cancer of the spine.
Butterworth, Peter b. February 4, 1919. d. January 16, 1979.
Actor, cast member of the Carry On series of movies. Played the "Meddling Monk" in Doctor Who.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: apparent heart attack.
Byington, Spring b. October 17, 1893. d. September 7, 1971.
Actress - 'December Bride.'
Body donated to medical science, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Byron, Lady " " (Anne Isabella Milbanke) b. May 17, 1792. d. May 16, 1860.
Intellectual woman with interest in mathematics. Her marriage to Lord Byron lasted only fourteen months and produced a daughter. Known as Annabella (spelled Ann on inscription) & as "ye Princess of Parallelograms" to Byron.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Byron, Lord (George Gordon) b. January 22, 1788. d. April 19, 1824.
Poet.
Hucknall Torkard Parish Church, Saint Mary Magdalene, Nottingham, England.
Cause of Death: He died of a fever while fighting in the Greeks' war for independence from the Turks.
Cabanis, Pierre Jean Georges b. 1757. d. 1808.
Poet and revolutionary. At first and ardent Bonapartist, justifying the need for a strong leader, he became disenchanted and devoted himself to science. Entered Pantheon in 1808.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 5.
Cabet, Paul b. 1815. d. 1876.
Sculptor.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Cabral, Pedro Alvares
Discovered Brazil in 1500.
City Church, Santarem, Portugal.
Cachin, Marcel b. 1869. d. 1958.
Newspaper director of "l'Humanité", politician.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 97.
Cadman, Elijah b. 1843. d. 1927.
Salvation Army Commissioner
Abney Park Cemetery, London, England.
Cadman, Robert b. 1711. d. 1739.
Early would-be aviator.
Saint Mary's Church, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
Cadwal, King
King Cadwal build the first church in Ludgate and his remains are said to be buried in the crypt there.
St. Martin within Ludgate, London, England.
Caesar, Gaius Julius
Emperor of Rome, very famous miltary commander. Conquered the whole of Europe to the Rome Empire. Born July 13, 100 B.C., died March 15, 44 B.C.
Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy.
Specific Interment Location: Remains of the Caesar's Church "Templum Divii Iulii", northern part of Forum Romanum.
Cause of Death: assassinated from the members of the senate of the Old Rome.
Caesar, Henry d. 1636.
Dean of Ely Cathedral and patron of music.
Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire, England.
Cage, John d. August 12, 1992.
Composer.
Ashes Scattered at Sea, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Stroke.
Caillaux, Joseph b. 1863. d. 1944.
French Politician.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 54.
Caillebotte, Gustave b. 1848. d. 1894.
French painter and collector who subsided several exhibitions of the Impressionists and left his collection to the French (1894). He is now recognized as an important painter of "urban Impressionism". His best known work is "Paris Street Rainy Day" (1876, Art Institute of Chicago).
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Caillois, Roger b. 1913. d. 1978.
Writer.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Caird, Sir James b. 1816. d. 1892.
Agricultural expert in UK, persuaded government to begin collecting statistics.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Cairnes, Robert b. 1786. d. 1815.
British cavalry officer, killed at Waterloo.
Memorial Church, Waterloo, Belgium.
Caius, John b. October 6, 1510. d. July 29, 1573.
Studied at the then Gonvile Hall, Cambridge, before continuing to study medicine at Padua. Became a celebrated, and wealthy, doctor, and enndowed his old college, which was thenceforth (and still is) known as Gonville and Caius, and to which he was appointed as Master.
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel.
Calewaert, Karl-Justus b. 1893. d. 1963.
27th Bishop of Ghent (1948-1963).
Cathedral of St. Bavon, Ghent, Belgium.
California, Randy (Wolfe) b. February 20, 1951. d. January 2, 1997.
Guitarist - Spirit.
Body Lost at Sea, Unknown City.
Specific Interment Location: In the waters off Molokai, Hawaii.
Callas, Maria b. December 2, 1923. d. September 16, 1977.
Singer (Soprano). The ashes of Maria Callas were scattered into the Aegean Sea, off Greece, after they were stolen (and later recovered) from Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France.
Scattered in the Aegean Sea, Cremated.
Callas, Maria [original interment site] b. December 2, 1923. d. September 16, 1977.
Singer (Soprano). The ashes of Maria Callas were scattered into the Aegean Sea, off Greece, after they were stolen (and later recovered) from Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris, France.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 87 (columbarium), urn 16258.
GPS coordinates: 48..86283, 2.39545 (hddd.dddd)
Calles, Plutarco
President of Mexico.
Panteon de Dólores, Mexico City, D. F., Mexico.
Calloway, Cab b. December 25, 1907. d. November 18, 1994.
One of the premier entertainers in Jazz is Cab Calloway. Cab was raised in Baltimore, he moved with his family to Chicago while in his teens and studied at Crane College. His first stage appearance was in the Plantation Days show at the Loop Theatre. Cab first worked with The Missourians in New York, in 1928. In spring of 1929, he returned to Chicago and acted as the master of ceremonies and vocalist with The Alabamians. Later that year, he returned to New York and appeared on stage with the Hot Chocolate Revue before rejoining The Alabamians for an appearance at the Savoy. In 1930, he took over The Missourians, eventually changing the name to Cab Calloway and His Orchestra. In 1931, Cab recorded Minnie the Moocher, a trademark song that would remain his theme for his entire life. He soon after emerged as the irrepressible leader of a band that succeeded Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club. He became known as "The man in the zoot suit with the reet pleats," who brought a whole new slang vocabulary to the nation along with his own brand of music via early radio broadcasts and extensive touring in the 1930s and 40s Cab's career did not stop with singing. He was on Broadway and the London stage with Porgy and Bess doing the character of "Sportin' Life" which he says was based on him. He also had a starring role with Pearl Bailey in all-black Broadway revival of Hello Dolly. His movie career spanned four decades including Stormy Weather, The Cincinnati Kid and The Blues Brothers, which introduced him to a whole new audience. Cabell (Cab) Calloway, one of America's greatest bandleaders and stage entertainers, was born on December 25th, 1907 in Rochester, NY. Growing up in Baltimore, Calloway began singing as a teenager. While attending law school in Chicago, he realized that entertainment was his calling and became a bandleader with a group called Cab Calloway and His Alabamians. Moving to New York, he hit the big time when he introduced Fats Waller's song Ain't Misbehavin' on Broadway in 1928 in the musical Connie's Hot Chocolates. Calloway became nationally known as a bandleader and star attraction at Harlem's famed Cotton Club in 1931. His popular tune Minnie the Moocher became the theme song of his band for many years. Always a premier showman on stage, wearing colorful zoot suits and singing nonsensical lyrics, Cab knew how to entertain a crowd. He appeared in numerous musical shorts and a few full-length pictures, with a gleam in his eye and sporting a devilish grin. As a further testament to his popularity, the "King of Hi De Ho" was still delighting audiences on stage and screen well into the 1980's. He appeared with Lena Horne in the movie Stormy Weather in 1943, Pearl Bailey on the Broadway stage in Hello, Dolly in 1965, and even dazzled Janet Jackson in her music video in 1988. Calloway died in a nursing home in Delaware on November 18, 1994, from complications of a stroke.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: complications of a stroke.
Calloway, Northern b. 1950. d. 1990.
He played the black storekeeper David On "Sesame Street" from 1970 to 1989.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Calment, Jeanne
Former Oldest LIving Woman.
Trinquetaille Cemetery, Arles, France.
Calvert, Cecilius "2nd Lord Baltimore" b. 1606. d. 1675.
First (European) owner and developer of Maryland, USA.
St. Giles in the Fields, London, England.
Calvin, John b. July 10, 1509. d. May 27, 1564.
Religious reformer. A very influential Protestant theologian whose religion (Calvinism) has touched all of the Western world.
Cimetiere des Rois, Geneva, Switzerland.
Camel of Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon rode this camel during his expedition to Egypt. After the French returned, the camel was placed in the Paris Zoo until it died.
Musée Africain, Island of Aix, France.
Cameron, Donald d. 1815.
Lt. of the 79th Regiment of Highlanders. Killed in action at Waterloo.
Memorial Church, Waterloo, Belgium.
Cameron, John d. 1815.
Captain of the 79th Regiment of Highlanders. Killed in action at Waterloo.
Memorial Church, Waterloo, Belgium.
Campbell, Neil d. 1815.
Captain of the 79th Regiment of Highlanders. Killed in action at Waterloo.
Memorial Church, Waterloo, Belgium.
Campbell-Bannerman, Henry b. 1836. d. 1908.
Prime Minister, 1905-1908.
Meigle Churchyard, Perthshire, Central, Scotland.
Campbell-Bannerman, Sir Henry [memorial] b. September 7, 1838. d. 1908.
Prime Minister 1905-1908, but spent much of his time abroad during this period.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: North aisle.
Cause of Death: Heart failure following influenza.
Campenella, Roy
Baseball Player.
Ashes Given to Family, Cremated.
Camus, Albert b. 1913. d. January 3, 1960.
French writer. Published essays during his youth and worked with the resistance movement during World War II. Known above all for his treatment of the absurd and his humanistic beliefs. Major works: The Stranger (1942); The Myth of Sysiphus (1942); Caligula (1945); The Plague (1947); Exile and the Kingdom (1957).
Lourmarin Cemetery, Lourmarin, France.
Camus, Marcel b. 1912. d. 1982.
Filmmaker.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 87 (columbarium), urn 23249.
Canaris, Wilhelm [cenotaph] b. 1887. d. April 9, 1945.
Admiral Canaris was chief of the counter-intelligence service in the German military, and active in the German resistance against Hitler. He played a major role in the bomb plot to kill Hitler in July 1944, for which he was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Flossenbürg concentration camp, where he was executed for treason just before the end of the war.
Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial, Flossenbürg, Germany.
Cause of Death: the Nazis executed him by hanging .
Canning, Charles Fox b. 1782. d. 1815.
Lt.-Colonel of the 3rd Regiment of Foot Guards. Killed in action at Waterloo . An excellent inscription - 'Near his big chief, on many a trying day / He braved each peril of the deadly fray / and when on Waterloo's ensanguined plain / He fell in glory midst the glorious slain / Unmov'd by aught to selfish minds allied / "Thank Heaven! My Leader lives" he said and died'.
Memorial Church, Waterloo, Belgium.
Canning, Charles John b. December 14, 1812. d. June 17, 1862.
Charles John Canning, 1st Earl Canning, KG, GCB. He was the first Viceroy of India from 1856 to 1862. Son of George Canning.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Statesman's Corner.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Canning, George b. April 11, 1770. d. August 8, 1827.
Brilliant orator who was a strong Foreign Secretary, a Chancellor of the exchequer, and for three months unitl his unexpected death Prime Minister. Father of Charles Canning and cousin of Stratford Canning (qq.v).
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Statesman's Corner.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Cause of Death: Unknown illness.
Canning, Sir Stratford [memorial] b. November 4, 1786. d. October 14, 1880.
British Ambassador in Constantinople for over 50 years. Cousin of George Canning (q.v.)
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Central Aisle.
Canova, Antonio b. 1757. d. 1822.
Italian sculptor.
Basilica de Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice, Italy.
Canrobert, François b. 1809. d. 1895.
Marshall of France.
Les Invalides, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: L'eglise St-Louis-des-Invalides.
Cantlon, William L. "Shorty" d. May 30, 1947.
Race car driver, killed at Indy in the 40's. He was killed during the running of the 1947 Indianapolis 500. After funeral services in Indianapolis, he was taken to Detroit, Michigan, where a second funeral service was held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Capek, Karel b. January 9, 1890. d. December 25, 1938.
Czech playwright. Best known for 'The Insect Play'(1922) and 'RUR', in which he coined the word 'Robot'.
Vysehradsky Hrbitov, Prague, The Czech Republic.
Capote, Truman [Half of cremated remains] b. September 30, 1924. d. August 25, 1984.
Author.
Half of his cremated remains given to Joanne Carson, Cremated.
Caprara, Giovanni b. 1733. d. 1810.
French Cardinal.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Capucine "Germaine Lefebvre" b. January 6, 1933. d. March 17, 1990.
French actress. Died in Lausanne, Switzerland after jumping from her eighth-story apartment window.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: suicide.
Capulet, Juliet [alleged entombment site]
Juliet of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet' fame.
Juliet's House, Verona, Italy.
Cause of Death: suicide by stabbing herself.
Cardijn, Cardinal Joseph b. 1882. d. 1967.
Founder of the 'Jeunesse Ouvriere Catholique' movement in 1925. Made Cardinal in 1965.
Church of Our Lady, Brussels, Belgium.
Carducci, Giosue b. 1835. d. 1907.
Italian poet and Senator of the Italian Republic.
San Grancesco Church, Bologna, Italy.
Cardus, Neville d. February 28, 1975.
Eminent cricket writer, known for portraits of Lancashire heroes of his day. Once off-spin bowler in club cricket and school coach, he was an assistant to Ted Wainwright at Shrewsbury School. He served as cricket correspondent and music critic of the Manchester Guardian and Sunday Times. He was awarded a CBE in 1964 and knighted in 1967. On the 3rd July 1987 John Arlott officially opened the Sir Neville Cardus Press Gallery at the Old Trafford cricket ground.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Ashes scattered on Lawns of Remembrance.
Cardwell, Viscount Edward b. 1813. d. 1886.
Cabinet Minister under 4 Prime Ministers. Ended the purchasing of Army commissions.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Careme, Marie Antoine b. June 8, 1783. d. March 1, 1840.
He was a great chef, known as "le roi des chefs et let chef des rois" (The king of chefs and the chef of kings). The French Freign Minister, Talleyrand, loaned him out to the crowned heads of Europe and he, in effect, was a spy who reported back on what he heard.
Cimetiere de Montmartre, Paris, France.
Carew, Sir Nicholas d. 1538.
Executed for high treason.
Church of Saint Botolph-without-Aldgate, London, England.
Carl, Prince Freidrich Wilhelm (Hohenzollerns) b. 1785. d. 1851.
Son of Friedrich Wilhelm II (q.v.) and grandfather of Ludwig II of Bavaria.
Berlin Cathedral crypt, Berlin, Germany.
Carl, Prince Friedrich Ludwig (Hohenzollerns) b. 1773. d. 1796.
Son of Friedrich Wilhelm II (q.v.).
Berlin Cathedral crypt, Berlin, Germany.
Carle, Frankie d. 2001.
Big-band leader who is best known for his "Sunrise Serenade". He was also a pianist and composer. He and his daughter, Marjorie Hughes, had several hits together.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Carloman, King b. 866. d. 884.
French King. Reigned from 882 to 884.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Carlos, King, III.
King of Spain.
El Escorial Monastery, Madrid, Spain.
Specific Interment Location: Panteon de los Reyes.
Carlos, King, II.
King of Spain.
El Escorial Monastery, Madrid, Spain.
Specific Interment Location: Panteon de los Reyes.
Carlos IV, King
King of Spain.
El Escorial Monastery, Madrid, Spain.
Specific Interment Location: Panteon de los Reyes.
Carlyle, Thomas b. 1795. d. 1881.
Victorian sage.
Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland.
Carmet, Jean b. 1920. d. 1994.
Actor.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Carmiggelt, Simon b. October 7, 1913. d. November 30, 1987.
Dutch journalist/columnist
Westgaarde Crematorium, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Specific Interment Location: ashes scattered.
Cause of Death: diabetes.
Carnegie, William
Earl of Northesk K.B., R.N. Rear Admiral who led "Britannia" at the Battle of Trafalgar and was third in command of the battle. He followed Nelson in the "Weather Column" formation.
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Crypt, opposite Admiral Nelson.
Carnot, Count Lazar-Nicolas-Marguerite b. 1753. d. 1823.
Soldier, left-wing member of the revolutionary Convention. His opposition to the Terror turned him against Robespierre. Had a distinguished political and military career under Napoleon but was proscribed as a regicide at the restoration on the Bourbons. Lived in exile, devoting himself to mathematics he was a pioneer, with Monge (q.v.), of analytic geometry. Grandfather of Sadi Carnot (q.v.). Entered Pantheon in 1889.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 23.
Carnot, Hippolyte b. 1801. d. 1888.
French Politician, father of Sadi Carnot, president of the French Republic.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 11.
Carnot, Marie-Francois-Sadie b. 1837. d. 1894.
Grandson of Lazar Carnot (q.v.). Minister of Public Works, then of finance. His violent death led to public demonstrations and the government ordered a national funeral at the Pantheon.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cell 23.
Cause of Death: Assassinated by the anarchist Caserio..
Carnot, Sadi b. 1837. d. 1894.
Fifth president of the French Republic from 1887-1894 (during the Third Republic). He was assassinated in Lyon by an anarchist.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Cause of Death: assassinated.
Carol, Lynne b. 1914. d. 1990.
Actress, "Coronation Street."
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Carol, Martine b. 1922. d. 1967.
Actress Lola Montes.
Cimetiere du Grand Jas, Paris, France.
Caroline of Anspach, Queen d. 1737.
Queen and wife of King George II.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Henry VII Chapel.
Carpenter, Edward b. August 29, 1844. d. June 28, 1929.
Edward Carpenter was a Gay, Vegetarian, Author and Poet. He was also a campaigner for social and sexual equality. He was born in Brighton on the South coast of England and lived for a long time in Yorkshire, England. He was an outspoken campaigner for Homosexual rights at a time when Oscar Wilde was imprisoned for his sexual inclinations. Edward Carpenter was greatly influenced by Walt Whitman, the American Poet whom he visited a number of times. He was close friends with D. H. Lawrence. He died in Guilford where he is buried with his lover of many years, George Merrill.
Mount Cemetery, Guilford, Surrey, England.
Carpenter, William Benjamin b. 1813. d. 1885.
Biologist. Formulated theory of ocean circulation.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Carpentier, Georges b. 1894. d. 1975.
Great french boxer, he lost a famous fight against american Jack Dempsey.
Cimetiere de Vaires-sur Marne, Seine et Marne, France.
Carranzq, Venustiano
Mexican president, responsible for the death of Emiliano Zapata.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Carre, Oscar
Founder of the Carre Circus Theater in Amsterdam. The Tomb has the same shape as the Theater.
Begraafplaats Zorgvlied, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Carrington, Dora b. 1893. d. 1932.
Cremated.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Suicide.
Carroll, Lewis (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) b. January 27, 1832. d. January 14, 1898.
Author.
Mount Cemetery, Guilford, Surrey, England.
Carson, Rachel [Half of cremated remains] d. April 14, 1964.
Author.
Ashes scattered along the coast near Sheepscott, Maine, Cremated.
Specific Interment Location: Block#4, Site#3 (top).
Carson, Violet b. 1898. d. 1983.
Actress, "Coronation Street."
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cartellier, Pierre b. 1757. d. 1831.
Sculptor.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 53.
Carter, Duane Claude, Sr. b. May 5, 1913. d. March 8, 1993.
Race driver. 11-time veteran of the Indianapolis 500 with 3 finishes in the Top Ten. Best finish was 4th in 1952. Later became Director of Competition for the United States Auto Club (USAC). He was also the 1950 Midwest sprint car racing champion and might be best remembered for his exploits on automobile racing's "Black Sunday," July 29, 1951. On this day, three big-time drivers, each of whom were veterans of the Indianapolis 500, lost their lives. At the Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania, Walt Brown was warming up an ill-handling car, the Jack Robbins Special. This car, as the Noc-Out Hose Clamp Special, had been driven to victory in the 1941 Indianapolis 500 by Floyd Davis and Mauri Rose. Brown suffered critical injuries during a slow tumbling accident in the second turn, and died just after arriving at Carlisle Hospital. Meanwhile, at the Winchester Speedway in Indiana, Cecil Green lost control and went over the embankment between the first and second turn while attempting to qualify the J.C. Agajanian "98 jr." car. This car, considered the best sprint car available, was normally the ride of Troy Ruttman, who would win the big car feature at Williams Grove that day. He died on the way to the hospital while the other drivers waited for the ambulance to return. Next in the qualifying line was Bill Mackey, driver of the Joe Langley Special. No sooner had the ambulance returned than Mackey began his qualifying attempt, only to fly out of the track at the same spot Green had, also suffering fatal injuries. Mackey, whose real name was William C. Gretsinger, Jr., had been having reservations about continuing his racing career, in spite of a run of recent success, including participation in his first Indianapolis 500 in May. During the second wait for the ambulance to return, drivers in the qualifying line had considerable time to ponder the hazards of their profession. Fortunately, the next driver up was the inimitable Carter who, as the defending Midwest sprint car champion, had come to Winchester only because promoter Frank Funk had offered him a special appearance bonus to assure himself of at least one "headliner," while most of the stars were racing at Williams Grove. Without a flicker of reluctance, Carter raced through three consecutive laps, all under the track record. After establishing these records and winning the fast qualifier of the day accolades, he proceeded to win both his preliminary heat race and the day's feature race. Carter married Arza, the former wife of 1950 Indianapolis 500 winner Johnnie Parsons, while traveling to Texas for the filming of the racing movie "To Please A Lady," and became step father to Joan and Johnny Parsons, Jr. Duane and Arza had 3 more children, Duane (Pancho), Dana, and Tony.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Specific Interment Location: Cremated at Conkle Funeral Home, Speedway Chapel, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Carter, Howard b. May 9, 1874. d. March 2, 1939.
On 9 May, 1874 Howard Carter was born to Samuel and Martha Joyce (Sands) Carter of 10, Rich Terrace in Kensington. He was a sickly child of humble origin having had, as a result, no old school ties to his name. Carter was, however, educated as an artist by his father, who was an accomplished and well-known draughtsman himself. As an infant and child, Carter spent many of his days at the family cottage in Swaffham, a small farming community within Norfolk. It was at the nearby mansion of the wealthy Amherst family, Didlington Hall, that the youthful Carter was initially introduced to the splendor of Egypt through the magnificent collection of antiquities housed there. In about 1891,through his ties to the Amherst family, Howard Carter met Percy Edward Newberry, an active member of the London-based Egypt Exploration Fund. Newberry sought an artist to copy the art within tombs for the EEF, and it was on behalf of the recommendation of Lord Amherst that Newberry found his artist in Howard Carter. After a brief preparatory period at the British Museum, Carter left with Newberry to Egypt in October of 1891. At the age of seventeen, this was the first of many times he would leave his homeland for foreign territory. After his arrival at Alexandria, Howard Carter began his first task at Beni Hassan. However eager he was, Carter-as a draughtsman would be-was somewhat appalled to learn that mode of operation involved tracing the art of the Middle Kingdom onto large sheets of transparent parchment. These sheets were then stowed, that they might be studied at a later date. Though he frowned upon such methodology, Carter made certain that he excelled at these tedious tasks. Newberry was pleased with Carter's diligence as well as his work, and Carter soon found favor with him. In January of 1892, Carter was sent by Newberry to the camp of Flinders Petrie to learn field archaeology and excavation. Petrie, however, did not take to Carter right away. It was Carter's persistence, diligence, and discoveries at El Amarna and other important places which had proven Petrie's thoughts on Carter never becoming anything more than an artist and historian wrong. Under Flinders Petrie, Howard Carter underwent the one of the largest metamorphoses in his life: That of artist to excavator. Soon after, Carter was appointed as the main draughtsman and overseer at the site of Hatshepsut's Deir-el-Bahri. Life for Carter continued to improve until, at the age of 25, he was offered the position of Inspector General of Monuments for Upper Egypt by the Director of the Egyptian Antiquities Service, Gaston Maspero. This was a most prominent position for Carter, as his duties included the oversight and regulation of all excavations in the Nile valley. In 1905, Carter's position as Inspector General came to an abrupt and unfortunate end when a dispute between he and drunken French tourists erupted. When the tourists became intolerable towards others in their encampment, Carter gave his guards permission to defend themselves. The French tourists went to officials higher than Carter,including the Egyptian Consul General Lord Cromer. With the officials backing them, the French called for Carter to make a formal apology: Following his choice stubbornly, as was his nature, Carter refused, defending his belief that he made the right decision. The incident gave Carter a blemished reputation, and caused him to be posted to the Nile Delta town of Tanta, a place with very little archaeological involvement. It was at this time that Carter resigned his services. Life for Howard Carter became increasingly difficult after the 1905 occurrence. Carter sustained for himself a meager existence through his art until about 1908, when he was introduced by Maspero to the Fifth Earl of Carnarvon. Carter and Carnarvon took to one another immediately, as their personalities were complimentary to one another. Carter undertook the supervision of Carnarvon's excavations and by 1914, had secured many marvelous antiquities in his personal possession. To Howard Carter, however, his dream had not yet been attained. This dream was to unearth Tutankhamen, the 18th dynasty boy king whose site of burial Carter believed still existed in a nearly complete state. Seasons of searching for Tutankhamen came and went. Finally Carnarvon, having lost hope and much money, suggested that they discontinue the search for Tutankhamen. Carter would not give up, and persuaded Carnarvon to hold out for one more season, beginning 1 Nov. 1922. Three days after the season began, Carter had discovered the first step to King Tutankhamen's tomb. Because of a late arrival by Carnarvon and the mandatory delicateness of the excavator's work, it took the party until 26 Nov. to finally reach the seals which had guarded King Tutankhamen in secrecy for two thousand years. Beyond those seals, as Carter learned at about 4pm that day, lay "Many wonderful things....and gold, everywhere, the glint of gold." There were hundreds of objects within the rooms of Tutankhamen's tomb. So numerous were the antiquities that it took a decade for Carter to unearth and catalogue them all! Before the conclusion of Tutankhamen's excavation, Carter endured many deaths, (Including the loss of Lord Carnarvon,) the media's hype of the curse, and headaches caused by government officials and the antiquity department. Once the last object was sent to the Cairo museum and the excavation of Tutankhamen was closed, Carter retired to an isolated life of failing health and antiquities collecting. When he could be found in Egypt at the Winter Palace Hotel in Luxor, he avoided people and was "Sunk in gloom, talking to no one." Carter returned to England and, in the presence of his niece and care taker-Phyllis J. Walker-died of Cardiac Failure caused by Lymphadenoma on 2 March, 1939. (Bio by Jennifer Wainwright)
Putney Vale Cemetery, London, England.
Cause of Death: Cardiac failure caused by Lymphadenoma.
Carter, Manley L. "Sonny" d. April 5, 1991.
NASA pilot that died during a commercial plane accident.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Plane crash..
Caruso, Enrico b. February 27, 1873. d. August 2, 1921.
Opera Singer (Tenor).
Del Pianto Cemetery, Naples, Italy.
Cary, Valentine d. 1626.
Bishop of Exeter, 1621 to 1626.
Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England.
Cary, William Lucius b. November 27, 1910. d. February 7, 1983.
Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 1961-1964. He was an authority on corporate law.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cascioferro, Vito b. 1862. d. 1945.
Mafia Don, Godfather in Sicily. He was responsible for establishing the strong connection that still exist between the Sicilian and American Mafias. Died in sicilian prison.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Casement, Roger David b. 1864. d. 1916.
British Diplomat & Irish Nationalist.
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Cause of Death: Hanged.
Casement, William d. 1844.
Major General who was a member of the supreme Council of India.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Casimir, Saint b. 1458. d. 1524.
Lithuanian prince, patron saint of Poland.
Saint Casimir's Chapel, Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Casimir Perrier, Jean b. 1847. d. 1907.
Sixth president of the French Republic, 1894-1895 (during the Third Republic).
Pont-sur-Seine, Aube, France.
Cass, Sir John b. 1666. d. 1718.
Merchant and philanthropist, founded a school which still exists, not far form the church where he is buried.
Church of Saint Botolph-without-Aldgate, London, England.
Cassat, Mary b. 1844. d. 1926.
American painter.
Le Mesnil Theribus Cimetière, Le Mesnil Theribus, Oise, France.
Cassidy, Butch
Western Gangster.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cassidy, Jack b. March 5, 1927. d. December 12, 1976.
Father of actors, Shaun and David Cassidy.
Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean, Cremated.
Cassidy, Ted "Lurch" b. July 31, 1932. d. January 16, 1979.
Actor.
Ashes Buried in the front lawn of his home, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Complications from open heart surgery.
Cassin, René [original interment site] b. 1887. d. 1976.
Professor of Law. Joined de Gaulle in London in June 1940. A founder of UNESCO in 1946, and a leading figure in promoting the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. President of the European Court of Human Rights (1965-68) and received the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize. Entered Pantheon on the centenary of his birth in 1987.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Cassin, René b. 1887. d. 1976.
Professor of Law. Joined de Gaulle in London in June 1940. A founder of UNESCO in 1946, and a leading figure in promoting the UN Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. President of the European Court of Human Rights (1965-68) and received the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize. Entered Pantheon on the centenary of his birth in 1987.
The Pantheon, Paris, France.
Castaneda, Carlos d. April 27, 1998.
Author.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Castille, Constance de b. 1140. d. 1160.
French Queen. Second wife of King Louis VII.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Castle, Roy b. August 31, 1932. d. September 2, 1994.
Actor.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: lung cancer.
Catalina, La India b. 1507.
Catalina was a young girl, and daughter of a cacique, or native chief, when she was taken prisoner by Spanish Captain Diego de Nicuesa, in Galerazamba. He took her to Santo Domingo where she was sold as an orphan to a high ranking Spanish official. He baptized and educated her, raising her as if she was his own. When she was about 26, her adoptive mother died, and her only sister was about to marry, she returned to Cartagena again. Being fluent in both Spanish and the native tongue, she was selected by Pedro de Heredia to be her interpreter when he came to found the city of Cartagena, and conquer and plunder the tribes living nearby. She married Heredia's nephew, Alonso Montañés. Later she testified against Heredia when he faced charges including theft of gold and mistreatment of Indians. Catalina moved to Seville in Spain where she disappears from the historical record. Today, her 190 kg, 2.95m tall bronze statue sculpted by Hector Tito Lombana and Eladio Gil Zambrana is synonymous with Cartagena and its annual International Film Festival.
Just outside the city wall, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
Cathcart, George [reinterrment of partial remains] d. 1854.
Lt. General Sir George Cathcart's reluctance to bring up his infantry division was a major factor in bringing about the disaster of the Charge of the Light Brigade. He was killed 11 days later at the Battle of Inkerman. One of the hills in the 'Valley of Death' was named Cathcart Hill after him and was the site of the major British war cemetery. However this cemetery was extensively destroyed during World War II. Recently, some remains (including those of Cathcart) have been gathered into a memorial enclosure.
Cathcart Hill, Sebastopol (or Sevastopol), Crimean Republic, Ukraine.
Catherine, I.
Russian Leader.
Petropavlovskaya Krepost (St. Peter and Paul Fortress), St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Catherine of Siena, Saint [head and finger]
Patron saint of Italy, along with St. Francis of Assisi
Church of San Domenico, Siena, Italy.
Catherine of Siena, Saint [body (without head and one finger)]
Patron saint of Italy, along with St. Francis of Assisi
Santa Maria Sopra Minerva Church, Rome, Italy.
Catherine The Great, II.
Russian Leader.
Petropavlovskaya Krepost (St. Peter and Paul Fortress), St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Caulfield, Joan b. June 1, 1922. d. June 18, 1991.
Actress.
Ashes scattered in the Pacific Ocean, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Cancer.
Cavagnari, Pierre Louis Napoleon [cenotaph] d. September 3, 1879.
Major, British Army and Political Officer. Sir Louis Cavagnari was Deputy Commissioner at Peshawar, India, during the Second Afghan War of 1879. He negotiated the Treaty of Gandamak that ended the first part of that war, and was then placed in command of a British Residency in Kabul, Afghanistan. Along with most of the members of this mission, Cavagnari was killed in action while defending the Residency from mutinous Afghans. His body was consumed in a fire that burned the Residency building. This memorial arch is located in the one-time cantonment area of the Queen's Own Corps of Guides regiment at Mardan on the Northwest Frontier.
Mardan Post, Mardan, Northwest Frontier Province, .
Cause of Death: gunshot wound in battle.
Cavaille-Coll Family
Great familly of organ makers.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Cavell, Edith Louisa [original interment site] b. 1865. d. October 12, 1915.
British nurse who helped many Allied soldiers escape occupied Belgium in World War I. For this she was shot at dawn on October 12th 1915, thus making her a legendary victim of 'Hun brutality.' She was executed (along with other resistance leaders) at a former Army Rifle Range, now known as the 'Enclos des Fusilees.'
Enclos des Fusilees, Brussels, Belgium.
Cause of Death: executed .
Cavell, Edith Louisa [Final interment site as of 1919] b. 1865. d. October 12, 1915.
British nurse who helped many Allied soldiers escape occupied Belgium in World War I. For this she was shot at dawn on October 12th 1915, thus making her a legendary victim of 'Hun brutality.' She was executed (along with other resistance leaders) at a former Army Rifle Range, now known as the 'Enclos des Fusilees.'
Norwich Cathedral, Norfolk, England.
Cause of Death: executed .
Cavell, Edith Louisa [memorial] b. 1865. d. October 12, 1915.
British nurse who helped many Allied soldiers escape occupied Belgium in World War I. For this she was shot at dawn on October 12th 1915, thus making her a legendary victim of 'Hun brutality.' She was executed (along with other resistance leaders) at a former Army Rifle Range, now known as the 'Enclos des Fusilees.'
St. Martin's Place, London, England.
Cause of Death: executed .
Cavell, Edith Louisa [Original interment site until 1919] b. 1865. d. October 12, 1915.
British nurse who helped many Allied soldiers escape occupied Belgium in World War I. For this she was shot at dawn on October 12th 1915, thus making her a legendary victim of 'Hun brutality.' She was executed (along with other resistance leaders) at a former Army Rifle Range, now known as the 'Enclos des Fusilees.'
Enclos des Fusilees, Brussels, Belgium.
Cause of Death: executed .
Cavendish, Edward b. 1895. d. 1950.
Edward Cavendish was the 10th Duke of Devonshire. His son, William, Marquess of Hartington, married Kathleen Kennedy.
Saint Peter's Church, Edonsor Village, Chatsworth, England.
Cavendish, Henry b. 1731. d. 1810.
He was a great scientist, determining the composition of water, recognized hydrogen as an element and was 'the first man to weigh the world.'
Derby Cathedral, Derbyshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Cavendish Area.
Cavendish, Spencer Compton b. 1833. d. 1908.
Spencer Compton Cavendish was the 8th Duke of Devonshire. He was a statesman who served in Parliament for over fifty years. He was a powerful figure in the Liberal Party, and as Marquis of Hartington played a leading role in the cabinets of Gladstone and later Liberal governments. Queen Victoria asked him on three occasions to become Prime Minister, refusing on each occasion. He split the Liberal Party in 1886, through his opposition to Home Rule for Ireland.
Saint Peter's Church, Edonsor Village, Chatsworth, England.
Cavendish, Victor b. 1868. d. 1938.
Victor Cavendish was the 9th Duke of Devonshire. He was a member of Parliament from 1891 and later attended the House of Lords. He held the office of Financial Secretary to the Treasury and from 1916 to 1821 he served as Governor-General of Canada.
Saint Peter's Church, Edonsor Village, Chatsworth, England.
Cavendish, Willaim b. 1720. d. October 2, 1764.
4th Duke of Devonshire. He was a prominent Whig politician, serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and from November 1756 to May 1757, he served as Prime Minister of England.
Derby Cathedral, Derbyshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Cavendish Area.
Cavendish, William b. 1748. d. 1811.
William Cavendish was the 5th Duke of Devonshire. He commissioned John Carr to build the Crescent in near by Buxton.
Saint Peter's Church, Edonsor Village, Chatsworth, England.
Cavendish, William b. 1808. d. 1891.
William Cavendish was the 7th Duke of Devonshire. He served as Chancellor of London University, Chancellor of Cambridge University and founder of the Cavendish Library there. He was also a scholar, Second Wrangler and Smith's Prizewinner in mathematics. He is best remembered as the developer of Eastbourne in Sussex and Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria.
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Cavendish, William Spencer b. 1790. d. 1858.
William Spencer Cavendish was the 6th Duke of Devonshire.Great spender, the large amounts of money he spent on entertaining and building led to him selling most of the town of Wetherby and his estate at Londesborough.
Saint Peter's Church, Edonsor Village, Chatsworth, England.
Caxton, William b. 1422. d. 1491.
The first English printer.
Saint Margaret's Church, Lee Green, London, England.
Ceannt, Eamonn
Social reformer who was involved in the Easter 1916 Uprising in Dublin. He signed the Irish Republic Proclamation, which was read on the steps of the General Post Office on Sackville Street. He was court martialled under the Defence of The Realms Acts, and was sentenced to death. He and his fellow signers were then shot in the former stone-breakers' yard at Kilmainham Jail, Dublin.
Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Ceausescu, Elena b. 1921. d. December 25, 1989.
Dictator with husband Nicolae. Shot on Christmas Day 1989 after a pretty quick trial.
Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania.
Specific Interment Location: Left and right of main path, no numbers.
Cause of Death: Executed.
Ceausescu, Nicolae b. 1918. d. December 25, 1989.
Dictator with wife Elena. Shot on Christmas Day 1989 after a pretty quick trial.
Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania.
Specific Interment Location: Left and right of main path, no numbers.
Cause of Death: Executed.
Ceausescu, Nicu b. 1951. d. 1996.
Son of dictators Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu, who were executed by firing squad on Christmas Day 1989 after a quick trial.
Ghencea Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania.
Specific Interment Location: Left and right of main path, no numbers.
Cause of Death: Liver failure.
Cecil, Robert
First Earl of Salisbury (1612), stateman under Elizabeth I and James I.
Hatfield Church & churchyard, Hertfordshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: in Salisbury Chapel.
Cecil, Robert
Marquess of Salisbury (1903) PM.
Hatfield Church & churchyard, Hertfordshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: in churchyard.
Cecil, Thomas "Earl of Exeter" b. 1542. d. 1623.
Soldier and benefactor of Clare College, Cambridge. Husband of Dorothy Nevill (q.v.)
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel of St. John the Baptist.
Celine, Louis Ferdinand b. 1894. d. 1961.
Writer ("Voyage au bout de la Nuit").
Cimetière de Meudon, Hauts de Seine, France.
Celsius, Anders b. 1701. d. 1744.
Scientist, astronomer.
Gamla Kyrkogården, Uppsala, Sweden.
Cenwalh of Wessex, King
King of Wessex, reigned AD 643-672. Remains of his bones are mixed in the chests above the choir of the Cathedral. Identification of the contents of these chests is impossible, however, because during the English civil war in the 17th century, Parliamentarian soldiers threw the original chests down to the ground and smashed them open. The bones were then used to smash the windows of the cathedral. At the restoration of the monarchy, the bones were gathered up and put into the present mortuary chests (obviously all mixed up).
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.
Cerda, Maria de la b. 1310. d. 1379.
French Royalty. Second wife of Charles, Count of Alencon.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Cerdan, Marcel "Casablanca Clouter" b. July 22, 1916. d. October 27, 1949.
Middleweight champion of the world. The Algerian-born Frenchman lost just four of 110 contest (two were by foul), had 61 KO's, won European titles at 147 and 160 pounds, and a world title at 160. Inducted into the International Boxing hall of fame in 1991.
Cimetière du Sud, Perpignan, Pyrénées Orientales, France.
Cause of Death: Plane crash.
Cerf, Bennett b. May 25, 1898. d. August 27, 1971.
Publisher / Editor / Author / Television Personality / Co-Founder of Random House.
Ashes scattered at his Mount Kisco, New York Home, Cremated.
Cezanne, Paul b. 1839. d. 1906.
Painter.
Cimetière St. Pierre, d'Aix en Provence, Alpes Maritimes, France.
Chabrier, Emmanuel b. 1841. d. 1894.
Composer (Espagna).
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Chacrinha (Abelardo Barbosa) b. 1916. d. 1988.
Brazillian television personality.
Cemitério São João Batista, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Chagall, Marc b. July 7, 1887. d. March 28, 1985.
The French painter of Russian origin. Seen in his works is the resonance of fantasy and dreams. He was one of the most important artists of Surrealism.
Saint Paul Town Cemetery, Saint-Paul de Vence (near Nice), France.
Specific Interment Location: The most westerly aisle upon entering the cemetery.
Cause of Death: natural causes.
Chain, Ernest Boris b. 1906. d. 1979.
Biochemist who purified penicillin for clinical use. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1945.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Chaliapin, Fyodor b. 1873. d. 1938.
Bass Singer.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Chalon, Edward Alfred b. 1780. d. 1860.
Water color artist, known for his portraits.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Chalon, John James b. 1778. d. 1854.
Genre and landscape painter.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Chamberlain, Cyril b. March 8, 1909. d. April 30, 1974.
Actor.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: heart attack.
Chamberlain, Joseph [Memorial only] b. July 8, 1836. d. July 2, 1914.
By origin a Midlands businessman, he became Colonial Secretary, and one of the architects of the system of Imperial Preference. His son Austen later became Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his second son Neville became Prime Minister in the 1930s.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: North Aisle.
Cause of Death: paralysis following stroke.
Chamberlain, Neville b. March 18, 1869. d. November 9, 1940.
British Prime Minister, 1937-1940. He followed a policy of appeasement when dealing with Nazi dictator Adolph Hilter in an effort to avoid war at all costs. His weakness and acceptence of Hitler's militarization of the Rhineland, the absorption of the Sudetenland, and the invasion of Czechslovakia emboldend Hilter to launch the blitzkrieg war that started World War II. First hailed as a peacemaker in the immediate time after the meetings with Hitler, he has been since ridiculed by later generations for not acting to prevent Nazi aggressions.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: just south of the nave altar (cremated at Golders Green).
Chamberlain, Wilt "The Stilt" b. August 21, 1936. d. October 12, 1999.
Basketball player. Chamberlain was one of the most dominant players in the history of basketball. He is the only player to score one hundred points in an NBA game. In his autobiography, he claimed to have slept with more than 20,000 women, a comment that brought him criticism and ridicule.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Heart failure.
Chambers, Ephraim b. 1680. d. 1740.
Encyclopaedist; founder of 'Chamber's Cyclopaedia', which is still published. Dr. Johnson claimed his style was based on Chambers'. Eptiaph(wrtiten by himself): 'multis pervulgatus, paucis notus; qui vitam inter lucem et umbram, nec eruditus, nec idiota, literis deditus, transegit'.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Cloisters.
Chambers, Oswald b. 1874. d. 1917.
Principal of London Bible Training College and YMCA Chaplain to British Commonwealth troops in Egypt during World War I. Wife's notes of his sermons and classes resulted in famous daily devotional classic, My Utmost For His HIghest .
Unknown Cemetery, Cairo, Eqypt.
Cause of Death: Died after appendectomy in Egypt..
Chambers, Paul b. April 22, 1935. d. January 4, 1969.
Bass player.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Chambers, Sir William b. 1723. d. March 3, 1796.
Surveyor-General to the King and architect of Somerset House, the Albany and the Kew Gardens Pagoda amongst other buildings.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: South Transept (Poet's Corner).
Cause of Death: asthma.
Champollion, Jean François b. 1790. d. 1832.
Egyptologist. With the Rosetta stone, he discovered key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 18.
Chandler, Johanna b. 1820. d. 1875.
Founder of National Hospital for Nervous Diseases.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Chaney, Lon, Jr. (Creighton Tull) b. February 10, 1906. d. July 12, 1973.
Actor, son of Lon Chaney, Sr.
Ashes Scattered at Sea, Cremated.
Chaplin, Charlie (Sir Charles Spencer) b. April 16, 1889. d. December 25, 1977.
Actor and film maker of British descent. Raised in poverty by two music hall singers. He began his career in pantomime and toured France, the US and Canada until he signed a Hollywood contract with Mack Sennet in 1913. He attained world-wide fame for his farcical pale-faced character who donned a small mustache, a bowler and accordeon pants. He was forced to leave the US in 1952 during the McCarthy era.
Corsier-Sur-Vevey Cemetery, Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
Chaplin, Oona b. 1926. d. September 27, 1991.
Wife of Charlie Chaplin.
Corsier-Sur-Vevey Cemetery, Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland.
Chapman, George b. 1559. d. 1634.
Jacobean dramatist ('Bussy d'Ambois') and translator of the Greek classics (cf. Keat's sonnet 'On first looking into Chapman's Homer'). His unusual tombstone, in the form of a classical Roman monument, is said to have been designed by his friend Inigo Jones, the architect.
St. Giles in the Fields, London, England.
Chapman, Graham b. January 8, 1941. d. October 4, 1989.
An actor with the Monty Python cast. He was cremated and his ashes were kept by lover David Sherlock until New Year's day 2000, at which time they were scattered over Wales in a fireworks display.
Ashes kept by lover David Sherlock until New Year's day 2000, at which time they were scattered over Wales in a fireworks display, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Cancer.
Chappe, Claude b. 1763. d. 1805.
Physician, creator and inventor of telegraph (disputed).
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 29.
Chard, John Rouse Merriott b. December 21, 1847. d. November 1, 1897.
British Commander at Rorke's Drift. John Rouse Merriott Chard was born in Plymouth, Devon, England. In 1879, he was a Lieutenant in the Corps of Royal Engineers. Chard was in Natal building a bridge when he was placed in command of the British defenses at Rorke's Drift. On the morning of January 22, 1879, a Zulu Army annihilated a large British force at Isandlwana. Later in the afternoon, a smaller Zulu force, which did not participate in the earlier slaughter, attacked the small supply outpost at Rorke's Drift, 10 miles to the West on the Buffalo River. Defended by only 131 soldiers, of which 39 were in the hospital, against almost 4,000 Zulu warriors, Chard and his command, men of the 2nd Battalion / 24th Regiment of Foot, held out against unceasing Zulu attacks throughout the evening and into the night. Early the next morning, after heavy losses, the Zulu's withdrew. For their incredible bravery in the face of an overwhelming force, 11 men, including Lt. Chard received the Victoria Cross. This was the largest amount of Victoria Crosses ever awarded for a single engagement, and the bravery of Lt. Chard is still commemorated by the South African Army with the John Chard Medal for Bravery. The defense of Rorke's Drift was the subject of the 1964 movie Zulu, in which actor Stanley Baker portrayed Chard.
St. John the Baptist Churchyard, Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset, England.
Cause of Death: cancer of the tongue.
Charlemagne, Emperor (Karl der Große (Grosse)) b. 742. d. 814.
King Charles I ('The Great'), Emperor of Frankenreich (roughly today's Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Northern Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary). He was later sainted.
Dom (cathedral) of Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Specific Interment Location: The Shrine of Karl der Große.
Charles "Count of Alencon" b. 1297. d. 1346.
French royalty, brother of King Philippe VI.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Charles "Count of Etampes" b. 1305. d. 1336.
French Royalty.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Charles "Duke of Orleans" b. 1391. d. 1464.
French Royalty, Father of King Louis XII.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Charles b. 1226. d. 1285.
French royalty, son of King Louis VIII. King of Naples and Jerusalem.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Charles "Count of Valois and Alencon" b. 1270. d. 1325.
French Royalty. Son of King Philippe III. Father of King Philippe VI.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Charles, Count d. 1001.
The last of the French Carolingians (descendants of Charlemagne) and nephew of the last Carolingian King Louis V (the Useless), who died childless in a hunting accident.
St. Servatius Church, Maastricht, Holland, Netherlands.
Charles, George William Frederick b. 1819. d. 1904.
Duke of Cambridge who became Field Marshall and Commander-in-Chief of the British Army 1856-1895 and stubbornly refused all atempts to reform the army. Grandson of George III, he married an actress in defiance of the royal Marriage Act.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Grave No.28623. Square 153 Row.1.
Charles, King, I. b. 1600. d. January 30, 1649.
British Monarch. Following his marriage to the Catholic princess Henrietta Maria, Charles was unpopular with the British people and was in continual trouble with his ministers and parliament. Following his defeat in the Civil War at the hands of the Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell, Charles was beheaded in front of Banqueting House at Whitehall on January 30th, 1649.
Windsor Castle (St. George's Chapel), Windsor, England.
Cause of Death: beheaded.
Charles, King, II. b. 1630. d. 1685.
British Monarch. Cause of death was originally reported as apoplexy (stroke), now thought to have been malaria.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Charles, King, IV. ""the Fair"" b. 1294. d. 1328.
King of France from 1322 to 1328.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Charles, King, V. ""the Wise"" b. 1338. d. 1380.
King of France from 1364 to 1380.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Charles, King, VI. ""the Fool"" b. 1368. d. 1422.
King of France from 1380 to 1422.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Charles, Prince b. 1903. d. 1983.
He was appointed Regent of Belgium in 1944 and acted as such until 1950. A referendum then took place; although he was favored to be King by King Albert, he abdicated in favour of his son Baudouin.
Church of Our Lady, Brussels, Belgium.
Specific Interment Location: The Royal Crypt.
Charles of Luxembourg, Prince b. 1927. d. 1977.
Prince of Luxembourg.
Cathedral of Our Lady, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
Specific Interment Location: Ducal Crypt.
Charles Philippe, King, X. "Comte d'Artois " b. October 9, 1757. d. November 6, 1836.
Youngest brother of Kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII and last of the Bourbon kings of France. Like many younger royal princes, he spent his early life in scandalous dissipation and desultorily pursued a military career. His interest later turned to politics, however, and after his older brother was overthrown and beheaded, became the leading active agent seeking a Bourbon restoration. (His other elder brother, Louis XVIII, was too obese and infirm for the role.) After Napoleon's final overthrow in 1815, the Comte d'Artois (as he was known) led the "more Royalist than the king" faction in French politics. Upon assuming the throne on his brother's death in 1824, Charles was initially popular, but squandered his popularity through a series of clumsy efforts to turn the clock back to pre-1789 days. He was overthrown in the so-called "July Revolution" of 1830 and was succeeded as king by his cousin, Louis-Philippe. Fleeing initially to England, he later moved to continent, settling in Prague and then in present-day Slovenia. He died in the palace of Count Michael Coronini Comberg zu Graffenberg at Goritz, Illyria.
Church of Saint Mary of the Annunciation, Castagnavizza, .
Cause of Death: old age.
Charles, Prince of Lorraine and Bar b. 1712. d. 1780.
Prince of Lorraine and Bar. Austrian governor of the Netherlands, 1744-1780. Popular and enlightened, but a poor military leader who was defeated by Frederick the Great. His tomb in the pictured chapel of the cathedral was destroyed during the revolutionary period.
Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels, Belgium.
Charles 'The Bold' of Burgundy, Duke b. 1433. d. January 5, 1477.
Duke, father of Margaret of Burgundy (q.v). Died January 5th 1477 in battle near Nancy, France. His monument was commissioned by Emperor Charles V.
Church of Our Lady, Bruges, Belgium.
Cause of Death: Killed in battle.
Charlotte, Empress b. 1840. d. 1927.
Empress of Mexico and Princess of Belgium. Wife of the hapless Emperor Maximilian of Mexico.
Church of Our Lady, Brussels, Belgium.
Specific Interment Location: Annex to the Royal Crypt.
Charlotte, Grande Duchess b. 1896. d. 1985.
Ruler of Luxembourg, abdicated 1964.
Cathedral of Our Lady, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
Specific Interment Location: Ducal Crypt.
Charlotte, Princess
Only child of British King George IV. She was heir to the throne, but she died in childbirth at 21. It was because of her death that the then unconceived Victoria, became queen in 1837.
Windsor Castle (St. George's Chapel), Windsor, England.
Cause of Death: Died in childbirth.
Charlton, Thomas d. 1343.
Charlton served as Bishop of Hereford, Treasurer of England and Chancellor of Ireland.
Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Herefordshire, England.
Charpentier, Gustave b. 1860. d. 1956.
Composer ("Louise").
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 10.
Chasles, Michel b. 1793. d. 1880.
Mathematician, author of a famous Relation.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 17.
Chaucer, Geoffrey [Actual grave is unmarked] b. 1342. d. October 25, 1400.
Author. His best known work is 'The Canterbury Tales.'
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Poets Corner, name is on Abraham Cowley's marker.
Chausson, Ernest b. 1855. d. 1899.
Composer - major works include the symphonic 'Chanson de la mer et de l'amour', chamber music and songs.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 67.
Cause of Death: Bicycle accident.
Chauveau-lagarde, Claude b. 1756. d. 1841.
Lawyer, he was the lawyer of Queen Marie Antoinette and Charlotte Corday.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Chavez, Carlos b. June 13, 1899. d. 1978.
Composer and orchestra director.
Panteon de Dólores, Mexico City, D. F., Mexico.
Chekhov, Anton b. January 29, 1860. d. July 15, 1904.
Author / Playwright.
Novo-Devichy (Nowodjewchij) Cemetery, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Cause of Death: Tuberculosis.
Chenier, Andre b. 1762. d. 1794.
Born in Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey. Romantic poet, began a diplomatic career. serving in the French Embassy in London, became the darling of the Revolutionary set, but fell foul of its spies and was guillotined during the Terror in 1794. An opera based on his story was written by Umberto Giordano.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Cause of Death: beheaded.
Cherkassky, Shura b. 1911. d. 1995.
Russian concert pianist who moved to London in 1961. He was regarded as one of the most 'electrifying concert pianists of his generation', the last of the 'old-style' virtuosi.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Chernenko, Konstantin Ustinovich b. September 24, 1911. d. March 10, 1985.
Russian Leader / General Secretary of the CPSU 1984-85.
The Kremlin, Moscow, Russian Federation.
Cherubini, Luigi b. 1760. d. 1842.
Composer of operas and symphonic music, highly regarded by Beethoven and a teacher of Berlioz.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Chesney, Norah Elma Mary b. August 20, 1904. d. September 17, 1977.
The Noble Norah Chesney was the sister to the 21st and 22nd Baron and Baroness di Djar-il-Bniet e Buqana. Her mother's family were one of the oldest noble families in Malta. (bio by C. Said Vassallo)
British Cemetery, Ta Qali, Malta.
Chesney Sceberras D'Amico-Inquanez, Frances Mary Carmen Louisa b. June 16, 1898. d. January 12, 1981.
Twenty-second Baroness di Djar il Bniet, eighteenth Baroness di Castel Cicciano.
British Cemetery, Ta Qali, Malta.
Specific Interment Location: near her sister, Norah Chesney.
Chevalier, Maurice b. September 12, 1888. d. 1972.
Popular French singer ("Valentine", "Prosper", etc.).
Cimetière de Marnes la Coquette, Hauts de Seine, France.
Cheyne, Margaret d. August 23, 1419.
The Latin inscription reads: "Here lies Margaret Cheyne, once the wife of William Cheyne, who died the 23rd day of the month of August in the year of Our Lord 1419. On whose soul may God have mercy. Amen"
St. Peter's Church, Hever, Kent, England.
Chichele, Henry
Archbishop of Canterbury (1414-43) and founder of All Souls College, Oxford.
Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England.
Chikatilo, Andrei "Citizen X" b. October 16, 1936. d. February 16, 1994.
Russian serial killer. He is believed to have murdered at least 53 children between 1982 and 1990. Chikatilo's crimes were depicted in the HBO movie "Citizen X."
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: executed by gunshot to the head.
Childebert, King, I. b. 496. d. 558.
French King. Reigned from 511 to 558.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Childers, Erskine d. 1922.
Author & Supporter of Anti-Treaty Forces.
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Cause of Death: Firing squad.
Chippendale, Thomas b. 1718. d. 1779.
Furniture maker and designer (e.g. of the famous 'Chippendale chair').
St. Martins-in-the-Fields, London, England.
Cholmondeley, Sir Richard d. 1515.
Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula, Tower of London, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: in the church.
Chopin, Frederic [body] b. February 22, 1810. d. October 17, 1849.
Composer.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
GPS coordinates: 48.86025, 2.39263 (hddd.dddd)
Chopin, Frederic [Heart] b. February 22, 1810. d. October 17, 1849.
Composer.
Holy Cross Church, Warsaw, Poland.
Chornobil, Vyacheslav Maximovich b. 1937. d. 1999.
Leader of right-wing 'Rukh' political party.
Baykova Cemetery, Kiev, Ukraine.
Christie, Agatha b. 1890. d. 1976.
Mystery writer.
Cholsey Churchyard, Cholsey, Oxfordshire, England.
Christmas, Eric b. March 19, 1916. d. July 22, 2000.
Canadian actor.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Christy, June b. November 20, 1925. d. June 21, 1990.
Singer.
Ashes scattered in the harbor area off Marina Del Rey, Cremated.
Chubb, Charles b. 1770. d. 1848.
Founder of Chubb & Sons, Locksmiths and safe-makers.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Churchill, Jennie Randolph d. 1921.
Mother of Sir Winston Churchill, the legendary British Prime Minister and 20th Century icon.
Saint Martin's Churchyard, Bladon, Woodstock, England.
Churchill, Marigold Frances b. 1918. d. 1921.
Infant daughter of Winston and Clementine Churchill.
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Churchill, Winston b. November 30, 1874. d. January 24, 1965.
British Prime Minister, 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. WWII Hero.
Saint Martin's Churchyard, Bladon, Woodstock, England.
Churchill, Winston b. 1620. d. 1688.
Historian, politician, father of 1st Duke of Marlborough and ancestor of his 20th Century eponym.
St. Martins-in-the-Fields, London, England.
Churchill, Winston [Memorial] b. November 30, 1874. d. January 24, 1965.
British Prime Minister, 1940-1945 and 1951-1955. WWII Hero.
Guildhall, London, England.
Cinader, Robert A. d. 1982.
Television Producer. He worked for Jack Webb's production company, Mark VII Productions. He is most famous for co-creating the TV series "Emergency!" with Harold Jack Bloom. "Emergency!" helped made the public aware of the then-fledgling paramedic program, first authorized in California by the 1969 Wedsworth-Townsend Act. He also co-created "Adam-12" with Webb. The LA County Fire Station portrayed as "Station 51" was renamed in his memory.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Cipollina, John b. August 24, 1943. d. May 29, 1989.
Lead guitarist of Quicksilver Messenger Service.
Ashes scattered in San Francisco, Cremated.
Cause of Death: respiratory illness.
Citroen, André "The Henry Ford of France" b. February 5, 1879. d. July 3, 1935.
French Industrialist.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Ciurlionis, Mikalojus Konstantinas b. 1875. d. 1911.
Lithuania's greatest artist and composer.
Rasu Cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Clagett, Thomas John [cenotaph]
He was the first Bishop of Maryland and the first Bishop to be consecrated in the USA. He was also Chaplain to the United States Senate. He was a direct descendant of George Clagett, three times mayor of Canterbury.
Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Cloisters.
Clampett, Bob (Robert Emerson) b. May 8, 1913. d. May 2, 1984.

Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Complications after a heart attack.
Clapton, Conor
Eric Clapton's son who fell to his death from a New York City highrise. His death inspired Clapton to write the Grammy winning song, Tears in Heaven.
Ripley Churchyard, Surrey, England.
Cause of Death: Accidental fall.
Clare of Assisi, Saint b. 1194. d. August 11, 1253.
Foundress of the Poor Clares, and the most important female figure of the early Franciscan Order.
Basilica of Saint Clare, Assisi, Umbria, Italy.
Specific Interment Location: Under a glass crypt.
Cause of Death: the effects of her extremely austere lifestyle.
Clarges, Anne "Duchess of Albemarle" b. March 25, 1619. d. January 27, 1670.
Wife of George Monck, 1st Lord Albemarle (q.v.). Said to have beenoriginally his seamstress. Clarendon described her as ' a woman of the lowest extraction, the least wit, and less beauty'.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: South aisle.
Clark, Jimmy b. March 4, 1936. d. April 7, 1968.
He is considered, by many, to be the greatest race car driver of all time. Two-time Formula 1 driving champion (1963, 1965) and 1965 Indy 500 winner. At 27, he was the youngest Formula 1 champion. Clark won 25 Formula 1 events. He died at Hockenheim, Germany while in his prime, driving in a Formula II race in which Team Lotus should never have made him drive. The race was of little consequence. He is regarded as being among the finest people to ever have competed in Formula I.
Chirnside Parish Church Cemetery, Chirnside, Scotland.
Specific Interment Location: Near the wall at the top of the churchyard.
Cause of Death: Formula 2 race crash in Hockenheim, Germany.
Clark, Steve b. April 23, 1960. d. January 8, 1991.
Guitarist for rock band, Def Leppard.
Wisewood Cemetery, Hillsborough, England.
Specific Interment Location: The grave is situiated close to the entrance. As the road drops down from the entry gate, keep to the left as it splits into a Y. Follow the edge of the path and keep looking towards the left. His grave is just a few rows away from the road.
Cause of Death: Alcohol poisoning.
Clarke, Thomas
Social reformer who was involved in the Easter 1916 Uprising in Dublin. He signed the Irish Republic Proclamation, which was read on the steps of the General Post Office on Sackville Street. He was court martialled under the Defence of The Realms Acts, and was sentenced to death. He and his fellow signers were then shot in the former stone-breakers' yard at Kilmainham Jail, Dublin.
Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Clarkson, Thomas [memorial] b. 1760. d. 1864.
Leading anti-slavery campaigner who recruited William Wilberforce to head the Parliamentary battle.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Clason, Isak Gustaf b. July 30, 1856. d. July 19, 1930.
Architect. Hallwylska palatset, Nordiska museet (1907).
Norra begravningsplatsen (The Northern Cemetery), Stockholm, Sweden.
Specific Interment Location: Section Kv 13B, grave 884.
Claude de France
French queen. Duchess of Bretagne. Wife of King Francois I.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Claughton, Thomas Legh b. 1816. d. 1905.
Bishop of St. Albans, 1877-1890. Buried in the churchyard, but has a memorial in the Abbey Church as well.
Abbey Church, St. Alban¹s, Hertfordshire, England.
Specific Interment Location: Churchyard.
Claypole, Elizabeth d. 1658.
She was the favorite daughter of Oliver Cromwell. Her body was left undisturbed following the restoration of the monarchy, when her father and his follower's were disinterred and hung drawn and quartered. Their heads were then displayed at Westminster Hall.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Henry VII Chapel.
Clement, Jean Baptiste b. 1836. d. 1903.
Singer and Revolutionary; he was the author of "le Temps des Cerises."
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 76.
Clementi, Muzio b. 1752. d. 1832.
Composer, keyboard virtuoso, and piano manufacturer, making the first true modern pianos. Friend of Beethoven and Haydn.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The Cloister.
Clerc, Jean François Joseph
Early Film Actor.
Mountboucher sur Jabron Cemetery, Department of Drome, France.
Clery, Jean Baptiste d. May 27, 1809.
The stone reads: "The faithful Clery, the last servant of Louis XVI" stands. He escorted Louis XVI to his execution, he stood by Louis XVI until the king's last breath under the guillotine. After that date (July 14, 1789), Clery lived mostly in Vienna. He became a very respected person. The French ambassy in Vienna assumed the costs for this grave.
Hietzinger Friedhof, Vienna, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: Grave number III/6.
Cause of Death: Natural causes..
Clesinger, Auguste b. 1814. d. 1883.
Sculptor (grave of Chopin), nephew of George Sand.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 10.
Clifford, William Kingdon b. 1845. d. 1879.
Mathematician and philosopher who is known for his work with non-Euclidian geometry.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Clive, Colin b. January 20, 1900. d. June 25, 1937.
Colin Clive is best known to movie fans for his portrayals of Henry Frankenstein in 1931's "Frankenstein" and 1935's "Bride of Frankenstein". His body was cremated at Rosedale Cemetery, but just where his ashes ended up is uncertain. Nine days after cremation, the cremains were picked up by a representative of Edwards Brothers Colonial Mortuary. Edwards Brothers lost its license in 1969, at which time about 300 unclaimed cremains, possibly including Clive's, were removed from the basement and placed in a community grave in the Los Angeles County Crematorium Grounds.
Location of Ashes Unknown, Cremated.
Cause of Death: tuberculosis.
Clive, Robert "Lord Clive" [memorial] b. September 29, 1725. d. November 22, 1774.
Clive's dramatic career began in the British East India Company. His military skills and acumen resulted in his becoming Governor of Bengal and extremely wealthy. In the process he secured British domination of India. Eventually this provoked jealousy and criticism resulting in his being tried for abusing his position. The stress of the trial led to mental illness and his suicide.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Cause of Death: Suicide.
Clouzot, Henri-George
Film director. He directed such classic films as "Diabolique" and "Wages of Fear."
Cimetiere de Montmartre, Paris, France.
Clouzot, Vera b. 1921. d. December 15, 1960.
Actress.
Cimetiere de Montmartre, Paris, France.
Cause of Death: Possible heart attack.
Clovis, King, I. b. 465. d. 511.
French King. Reigned from 482 to 511.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Clovis, King, II. b. 635. d. 657.
French King. Reigned from 637 to 655.
Saint Denis Basilique, Paris, France.
Cnut, King
King of England, reigned AD 1016-1035. Remains of his bones are mixed in the chests above the choir of the Cathedral. Identification of the contents of these chests is impossible, however, because during the English civil war in the 17th century, Parliamentarian soldiers threw the original chests down to the ground and smashed them open. The bones were then used to smash the windows of the cathedral. At the restoration of the monarchy, the bones were gathered up and put into the present mortuary chests (obviously all mixed up).
Winchester Cathedral, Winchester, England.
Coates, Austin b. 1922. d. 1997.
Author and son of the famous British composer Eric Coates.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Coates, Eric b. 1886. d. 1957.
Composer of 'The Dam Busters March', 'By a Sleepy Lagoon' and many other well known pieces of light music.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Coates, Phyllis b. 1894. d. 1982.
Wife of the famous British composer Eric Coates.
Golders Green Crematorium, London, England.
Cobain, Kurt b. February 20, 1967. d. April 5, 1994.
Musician. It is rumored that his ashes were scattered in several places.
Ashes scattered in the Wishkah River, Washington, Cremated.
Cobley, Tom "Uncle Tom"
He was made famous by the nursery rhyme which told the story of his journey to Widdecombe Fair. He is reffered to as "Uncle Tom Cobley" in the nursery rhyme.
The Churchyard at Spreyton, Spreyton, Devonshire, England.
Cochrane, Mickey b. August 6, 1903. d. June 28, 1962.
Baseball Hall of Famer.
Ashes scattered over Lake Michigan, Cremated.
Cause of Death: respiratory ailment.
Cochrane, Robert B. b. December 3, 1909. d. May 29, 2000.
War correspondent who reported on World War II and who witnessed the the surrender of the Japanese .
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: bone cancer.
Cockerell, Christopher b. 1911. d. June 1, 1999.
Sir Cockerell invented the Hovercraft.
Unknown Cemetery, Unknown City, .
Cocteau, Jean b. July 5, 1889. d. October 11, 1963.
Poet, painter, writer, film director (la Belle et la Bte, Orpheo...).
Chapelle St. Blaise, Milly La Foret, Essone, France.
Coghill, Nevill Josiah Aylmer b. January 25, 1852. d. January 22, 1879.
British Officer, Zulu War, Victoria Cross Awardee. Lt. Coghill was serving as Aide-de-Camp to Col. Glyn of the 24th Regiment of Foot (2nd Warwickshire Regiment / South Wales Borderers) during the Zulu War of 1879 in South Africa. During the battle of Isandhlwana, January 22, 1879, when the British force was about to be overrun, Lt. Coghill, having a knee injury and unable to walk, cut his way out on horseback. He reached the Buffalo River, where he found Lt. Melvill in the water, attempting the save the Queen's Colour of the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment. Both men lost their horses and could only struggle to the far bank and up the slope, where they were surrounded and killed by the Zulus, after having exhausted their ammunition. Their bodies were later discovered side-by-side, and they were buried together where they fell. Both received the first two posthumous awards of the Victoria Cross on January 15, 1907.
Hillside overlooking the Buffalo River, Fugitive¹s Drift, Natal, South Africa.
Cause of Death: Killed in action.
Cognacq, Ernest b. 1839. d. 1928.
Businessman, he founded the great shop, La Samaritaine.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Cohen, Jack (John Edward) b. October 6, 1898. d. March 24, 1979.
Starting as a market trader, he built up one of the largest store chains in Britain, Tesco.
Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London, England.
Cohl, Emile b. 1857. d. 1938.
Cartoonist.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 87 (columbarium), urn 24023.
Colbert, Con
Social reformer who was involved in the Easter 1916 Uprising in Dublin. He signed the Irish Republic Proclamation, which was read on the steps of the General Post Office on Sackville Street. He was court martialled under the Defence of The Realms Acts, and was sentenced to death. He and his fellow signers were then shot in the former stone-breakers' yard at Kilmainham Jail, Dublin.
Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Colbert, Jean-Baptiste
French Minister.
Saint Eustache Church, Paris, France.
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (Samuel Taylor) b. October 21, 1772. d. July 25, 1834.
Poet, (Kubla Khan, The Ancient Mariner), critic, philosopher, and theologian.
St. Michael's Church, London, England.
Colet, Louise 'The Muse' d. March 8, 1876.
Author.
Municipal Cemetery, Verneuil, France.
Colette, Sidonie b. January 28, 1873. d. August 3, 1954.
Author.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
GPS coordinates: 48.86073, 2.39115 (hddd.dddd)
Coli, Francois [cenotaph] b. 1881. d. 1927.
Aviator who disappeared in his attempt to cross the Atlantic in what would have been the first Paris-New York flight.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Collard, Frederick William b. 1772. d. 1860.
With his brother William Frederick , they became joint owners of the Muzlo Ciementi and Co. piano manufacturing firm when Clementi retired.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Collard, William Frederick b. 1776. d. 1866.
With his brother Frederick William, they became joint owners of the Muzlo Ciementi and Co. piano manufacturing firm when Clementi retired.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Colleoni, Bartolomeo b. 1395. d. November 3, 1475.
15th century military leader,mercenary soldier. Hero of medieval wars as general of the Venice's armies. He ordered that a church be built, later named Colleoni chapel. It now holds his majestic grave, admired today by tourist and art- lovers as a true Renaissance jewel. The tomb itself is empty as Colleoni's remains were originally misplaced until 1969, 494 years after Colleoni's death. The remains and his armor were placed, under the floor of the chapel, near the tomb. He was rumored to have had a third testicle, which he believed to be a symbol of his bravery.
Colleoni Chapel, Bergamo, Italy.
Collins, Cecil (James H.) b. 1908. d. 1989.
A painter on the fringe of modern painting, known for angels, fools, ghosts and warm colors.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Collins, Harry J. d. March 8, 1963.
Commanding Officer of the United States' Army 42nd "Rainbow Division" during World War II. The Rainbow Division liberated the Dachau Concentration Camp on April 29, 1945.
St. Peter's Churchyard Cemetery, Salzburg, Austria.
Specific Interment Location: Grave is opposite the main entrance to St. Peter's Abbey..
Collins, Jane Hampton d. December 25, 2000.
Secretary to US President Richard Nixon.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: heart complications.
Collins, Michael b. October 16, 1890. d. August 22, 1922.
Solider, Politician & chairman Irish Prov. Govt. 1922.
Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Cause of Death: Ambushed.
Collins, Wilkie (William Wilkie) b. January 8, 1824. d. September 23, 1889.
Author and pioneer of detective fiction, including such mysteries as "The Moonstone."
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Colnaghi, Martin Henry b. November 16, 1821. d. June 27, 1908.
He was the founder of the Marlborough Gallery at 53 Pall Mall. He set up the Martin Colnaghi Bequest for the National Gallery to purchase pictures.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: opposite George Critchett.
Columbus, Christopher [in dispute]
Explorer ('Discovered America').
El Faro Colon (Columbus' Lighthouse), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Columbus, Christopher [in dispute]
Explorer ('Discovered America').
Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain.
Colvig, Vance De Bar "Pinto" b. September 11, 1892. d. October 3, 1967.
The original Bozo the Clown.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Lung cancer.
Communard's Wall (Mur des Federees) d. 1871.
Leaders of the Paris commune were lined up against this wall and shot at the fall of the commune (1871).
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Compton, Spencer "First Earl of Wilmington" b. 1673. d. July 2, 1743.
British Prime Minister (1742-1743).
Compton Wynyate, Warwickshire, England.
Comte, Auguste
Philosohper / Mathematician.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Comte, Auguste b. 1798. d. 1857.
Philosopher, father of Positivism.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 17.
Congreve, William [cenotaph]
Playwright.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
GPS coordinates: 51.50008, -.12923 (hddd.dddd)
Connolly, James
Social reformer who was involved in the Easter 1916 Uprising in Dublin. He signed the Irish Republic Proclamation, which was read on the steps of the General Post Office on Sackville Street. He was court martialled under the Defence of The Realms Acts, and was sentenced to death. He and his fellow signers were then shot in the former stone-breakers' yard at Kilmainham Jail, Dublin.
Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland.
Connor, Kenneth b. June 6, 1916. d. November 28, 1993.
Actor, cast member of the "Carry On" series of movies. Father of Jeremy Connor.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: cancer.
Conrad, Joseph b. December 3, 1857. d. August 3, 1924.
Author, famous for his works "Lord Jim" and "Heart of Darkness" (which was the inspiration for the movie "Apocolypse Now").
Canterbury Cemetery, Canterbury, England.
Conried, Hans b. April 15, 1917. d. January 5, 1982.
Actor.
Body donated to medical science, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Heart ailment.
Conscience, Hendrik b. December 3, 1812. d. September 10, 1883.
Flemish writer.
Antwerpen Schoonselhof, Antwerp, Belgium.
Constable, John b. June 11, 1776. d. March 31, 1837.
England's greatest landscape painter ('The Hay Wain', 'Dedham Lock', etc.).
Saint John's Churchyard, London, England.
Constable, John [Memorial only]
England's greatest landscape painter ('The Hay Wain', 'Dedham Lock', etc.).
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The crypt.
Constable, Sir William d. 1655.
Received a knighthood in Ireland from the Earl of Essex. At Edgehill he fought under the 3rd Earl of Essex, afterwards being made Governor of Gloucester. As a regicide his estates were especially exempted from the general pardon after the Restoration.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Constant de Rebecque, Benjamin "Benjamin Contant" b. 1767. d. 1830.
Political philosopher, now mainly remembered for his semi-autobiographical, and rather scandalous, novella , 'Adolphe'. "Whenever there is no absolute necessity, whenever legislation may fail to intervene without society being overthrown, whenever, finally it is a question merely of some hypothetical improvement, the law must abstain, leave things alone, and keep quiet."
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 29.
Contreras, Roberto d. July 18, 2000.
Actor in High Chaparral series.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Conway, Barbara b. 1952. d. 1991.
Investigative journalist, television presenter, author. A pioneer of electronic journalism in the UK.
Western Synagogue Cemetery, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England.
Cook, Elizabeth b. 1742. d. May 13, 1835.
Widow of Captain James Cook R.N. Explorer and Navigator.
St. Andrew the Great Church, Cambridge, England.
Cooke, Alfred d. 1854.
He was the "eminent equestrian."
Kensal Green Cemetery, London, England.
Cooke, Benjamin b. 1734. d. 1793.
Cathedral organist and Master of Choristers. Father of Robert Cooke (q.v.)
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Cloisters.
Cooke, Robert d. 1814.
Cathedral organist, 1802-1814. Son of Benjamin Cooke (q.v.)
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Cloisters.
Cooley, Spade (Donnell C.) b. December 17, 1910. d. November 23, 1969.
Bandleader and fiddler who had a television show in the 1950's. Murdered his wife and made his small daughter watch. Had a heart attack after benefit performance.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Heart attack in prison.
Coombs, Robert b. 1808. d. February 25, 1860.
Champion sculler who died insane. He held his championship for seven years.
Brompton Cemetery, London, England.
Cooper, Abraham b. 1787. d. 1868.
Painter known for hunting and battle scenes with emphasis on horses.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cooper, Harry "Lighthorse" b. 1904. d. October 17, 2000.
Inducted into the Golfer Hall of Fame in 1959. He won the first Vardon Trophy for the lowest average score. Cooper had 32 PGA Tour wins.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cooper, Tommy b. March 9, 1922. d. April 15, 1984.
Tommy Cooper is one of Britain's greatest comics. Born in Caerphilly, Wales in 1922, he moved to Exeter in the first few months of his life. He was noted for his trademark fez and magic tricks. One night Tommy was performing his act to a group of soldiers in Cairo. The act involved a routine with a pith helmet and on this particular night he reached up to his head to grab his hat only to find that he had forgotten to wear it. As chance would have it a local waiter was walking past the stage carrying a tray of drinks. Tommy reached out and swiped the hat off of the waiters head and used that instead. He got a bigger laugh wearing that fez than he ever did for the pith helmet, so it stayed, becoming his instantly recognizable trade mark. By 1957 Tommy Cooper was a well known star. He already had a successful debut at the Hotel Flamingo in Las Vegas and had to turn down a season at the Radio City Music Hall because he was already booked solid for the next two years in England. His first TV series was for Associated-Rediffusion, one of the new independent ITV stations. His show Life With Cooper was so successful that even before the end of it's run he was being offered another series. In 1963 he returned to America to record two Ed Sullivan shows. Sullivan, who at the time had one of the most influential shows on US TV, introduced Tommy for the second show as "The funniest man to ever appear on this stage." His act was popular on both stage and screen, often playing to a packed London Palladium. One of his most famous funny moments was meeting the Queen after a Royal Variety Performance: "Do you think I was funny?" he asked her. "Yes, Tommy." replied The Queen. "You really thought I was funny?" "Yes, of course I thought you were funny." "Did your mother think I was funny?" "Yes, Tommy. We both thought you were funny." "Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?" "No, but I might not be able to give you a full answer." "Do you like football (soccer)?" "Well, not really." "Can I have your Cup Final tickets?" On 15th April 1984, Tommy Cooper collapsed during a live television broadcast at Her Majesty's Theatre. The people in the audience were still laughing as Tommy, lying on the stage, had the curtain brought down on him and the show cut to a commercial break. They thought that it was part of the act. He died within minutes on the way to hospital.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Copernicus, Nicolaus [possible burial site] b. 1473. d. 1543.
Scientist. First modern astronomer to propose the Sun as the center of the planets' motions.
St. John's Cathedral, Frombork, Poland.
Copland, Aaron b. November 14, 1900. d. December 2, 1990.
Composer.
Ashes scattered throughout Tanglewood Music Center in the Bershire Mountains of Massachusetts, Cremated.
Cause of Death: Alzheimer's disease.
Copley, John Singleton
American Colonial Portrait Painter.
Highgate Cemetery (East), Highgate, London, England.
Copley, John Singleton "Baron Lyndhurst" b. 1772. d. 1863.
Lord Chancellor three times. Known for his discreet prosecution of Queen Caroline.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Coppee, François b. 1842. d. 1908.
Poet.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Coquatrix, Bruno b. 1910. d. 1979.
Owner of the great music "Hall L'Olympia."
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 96.
Corallo, Anthony "Tony Ducks" b. 1914. d. August 23, 2000.
Mafia Boss of the Lucchese Crime Family. Criminal record dates back to 1929. He did 2 yrs in prison in 1962 for paying $35,000 in bribes to New York Supreme Court Justice James Vincent Keogh and Assistant U. S. Attorney Elliott Kahaner to assure a light sentence for a mob associate. In 1968 Corallo was sentenced to 4 1/2 years for bribing New York City Water Commissioner James L. Marcus. On Jan 13, 1987 Judge Richard Owen of the Federal District Court in Manhattan gave Corallo, Anthony Salerno (Genevese Family Boss) and Carmine Persico (Colombo Family Boss) all 100 year sentences.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Corbett, Harry H. b. February 28, 1925. d. March 21, 1982.
Actor.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Corday, Charlotte [Original burial site] b. 1768. d. 1793.
Assassin of Marat.
La Chapelle Expiatoire, Paris, France.
Corelli, Arcangelo
Composer.
Pantheon Church, Rome, Italy.
Corio, Ann "Queen of Burlesque" b. November 29, 1909. d. March 1, 1999.
Entertainer.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Pneumonia.
Coriolis, Gaspard b. 1792. d. 1843.
Mathematician.
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Corisande, Countess of Malmesbury b. 1820. d. 1876.
Countess of Malmesbury
Christchurch Priory, Dorset, England.
Corneille, Pierre b. June 6, 1606. d. October 1, 1684.
Writer, author of "Le Cid."
Eglise St Roch, Paris, France.
Cornewall, Captain James b. 1699. d. 1744.
Naval officer, killed at the Battle of Toulouse 1744 against the French and Spanish fleets. As a whole the battle was not a success for England, and a number of officers were court-marshalled as a consequence. However, Cornewall's was the first monument for a naval officer voted for by Parliament, and it also contains the earliest representation of Britannia in statuary - as well as a cartouche of the battle itself.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Cloisters (in passage to Dean's Yard).
Cause of Death: died in battle.
Cornwallis, Charles b. December 31, 1738. d. October 5, 1805.
Lieutenant General of the British Army during the American Revolution. Charles Cornwallis was born in Suffolk, England. As a Lieutenant Colonel during the Seven Years War, Cornwallis distinguished himself. In 1762, He became the Second Earl Cornwallis and a member of the House of Lords. Cornwallis opposed the British policies that antagonized the American Colonies. He voted against the Stamp Act (1765) and the Declaratory Acts (1766). However, when the American Revolution began, Cornwallis was given a general's commission and sailed to America to suppress the revolt. He did well during the Battle of Long Island in 1776. Despite being outmaneuvered by George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, he did well at the Battles of Brandywine (1777) and Monmouth (1778). In 1780, Cornwallis, now Second-in-Command in America, began the southern campaign with the capture of Charleston, S.C. After victories at Camden and Guilford Court House, Cornwallis and his British troops found themselves trapped by French and American forces in Yorktown, Virginia. After a week of bombardment, Cornwallis was forced to surrender his command on October 17, 1781, effectively bringing an end to the War of Independence. In 1786, Cornwallis became the Governor-General of India (1786 - 1793) and than the Viceroy of Ireland (1798-1801). He was reappointed Governor-General of India in 1805 and it was there that he died in Ghazipur shortly after arriving. Today, Cornwallis' tomb in Ghazipur is maintained by the Indian Government.
Overlooking the Ganges River, Ghazipur, India.
Cause of Death: fever.
Cornwallis, Fred d. 1783.
Former Archbishop of Canterbury.
St. Mary's Church, Lambeth, London, England.
Cornwallis, Lord [Memorial] b. 1738. d. 1805.
Twice served as Governor Of India, he was the commander of the British forces which surrendered to the Americans, at Yorktown 1781, thus ending the War of Independence.
Saint Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: The South Transept, opposite monument to Nelson..
Cornwell, John Travers "Jack Cornwell" d. May 31, 1916.
Young soldier (aged 16) who was mortally wounded in the Battle of Jutland, but remained at his post. Killed in action. Recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Manor Park Cemetery, East London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Section 55 West, Grave 13.
Cause of Death: killed in action.
Corot, jean-Baptiste-Camille b. 1796. d. 1875.
Major French landscape painter. He was among the first to paint realistic views of places in France.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Cortambert, Eugène b. 1805. d. 1881.
Geographer.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Cortázar, Julio b. 1914. d. 1984.
Argentine writer, born in Belgium. From 1951 on, he lived in Paris. Much of his writing is a surrealist depiction of the outside world as a phantasmic maze from which one must escape. One of his earliest works, Los reyes (The Kings, 1949), is a prose poem dealing directly with the legend of the Minotaur. The labyrinth theme continues in The Winners (1960; trans. 1965), a novel about a nightmarish cruise won by a group of lottery players. Hopscotch (1963; trans. 1966), which attracted worldwide attention, involves the reader in “hopscotching” about its erratically arranged chapters, making order and, in a sense, sharing in the creation of the novel. Among Cortázar's other works are short stories, their element of fantasy greatly influenced by his compatriot, the writer Jorge Luis Borges. The title story in Blow-Up and Other Stories (1956; trans. 1968) was made into an English-language film by the Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni. Unlike Cortázar's other novels, an overtly political, humanist theme marks A Manual for Manuel (1973; trans. 1978).
Cimetiere de Montparnasse, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Section 2E.
Cortes, Hernando b. 1485. d. 1547.
Spanish Conquistador, claimed Mexico for Spain. Conquered Montezuma and the Aztecs (1520-21).
Church of Jesus of Nazareth, Mexico City, D. F., Mexico.
Cortez, Raul Orlando d. February 28, 1973.
Notable for the miniature motorcycle mounted above his grave.
Cementario General, San Salvador, .
Cortot, Jean Pierre b. 1787. d. 1843.
Sculptor.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 27.
Cory-Wright, Sir Cory b. 1839. d. 1909.
Chairman of William Cory & Son, possibly the world's largest coal distributors during his leadership.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cosell, Howard b. March 25, 1918. d. April 23, 1995.
Radio and television sports announcer, ABC commentator on Monday Night Football and Wide World of Sports. He energized television sports journalism with his abrasive 'tell it like it is' style.
Location of Body is Unknown, Unknown City.
Cause of Death: Heart embolism.
Costes, Dieudonne b. 1892. d. 1973.
He and Bellonte made the first Paris to New-York flight without stop.
Passy Cemetery, Paris, France.
Cottington, Francis b. 1578. d. 1652.
First Earl of Cottington. Twice ambassedor to Spain. Accompanied the future King Charles I and Buckingham as the Prince's secretary to Madrid for their negotiations of the Spanish match.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel of St Paul.
Cottington, Lady Anne d. 1634.
She was the daughter of William Meredith.
Westminster Abbey, London, England.
Specific Interment Location: Chapel of St Paul.
Cotton, Charles b. 1630. d. 1687.
Author and angler.
Saint James Church, Piccadilly, London, England.
Cotton, William d. 1621.
Bishop of Exeter, 1598 to 1621.
Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England.
Coty, René b. 1882. d. 1962.
Seventeenth president of the French Republic from 1953 to 1958 (during the Fourth Republic).
Le Havre Cimetière, Le Havre, Seine maritime, France.
Coue, Emile (Émile Coué) b. February 26, 1857. d. July 2, 1926.
French pharmacist who introduced a method of psychotherapy characterized by frequent repetition of the statement, "je vais de mieux en mieux," "Every day, and in every way, I am becoming better and better." This came to be called Couéism.
Lemoine Family vault in the cemetery, Nancy, France.
Cause of Death: pneumonia.
Countess of Devon, Margaret d. 1591.
Countess of Devon.
Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England.
Countess of Shrewsbury, Elizabeth "Bess of Hardwick" b. 1527. d. 1607.
She was a formidable landowner and businesswoman of the 16th century. She was responsible for the building of several of England's finest stately homes, the most notable being Chatsworth and Hardwick Hall.
Derby Cathedral, Derbyshire, England.
Courteline, Georges b. 1858. d. 1929.
Writer, academic.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 89.
Courtenay, Gertrude d. 1558.
Marchioness of Exeter. Her husband the Marquis of Exeter was executed for treason. Gertrude was also accused and imprisoned, but was spared and died of natural causes.
Wimborne Minster (Church of St. Cuthburga), Wimborne, Dorset, England.
Cousin, Victor b. 1792. d. 1867.
Philosopher.
Le Pere Lachaise, Paris, France.
Specific Interment Location: Division 4..
Cousins, Samuel b. 1801. d. 1887.
First engraver academic.
Highgate Cemetery (West), Highgate, London, England.
Cousteau, Jacques-Yves b. June 11, 1910. d. June 25, 1997.
Oceanographer and scuba pioneer. Co-inventor of the aqua-lung. He shared his love of the ocean through educational television shows and documentary movies. Academy Award and Cannes Film Festival Award winner.
Saint-André-de-Cubzac Cemetery, Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France.
Specific Interment Location: Cousteau Family