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Name
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Cause of deathBio
Alexandre Levy11/10/186401/17/1892UnknownComposer, pianist and conductor
Henri Evenepoel10/03/187212/27/1899TyphusBelgian Fauvism artist
Louis Chauvin03/13/188103/26/1908Neurosyphilitic sclerosisRagtime musician
Rupert Brooke08/03/188704/23/1915SepsisPoet
Robert Johnson05/08/191108/16/1938UnknownBlues singer and musician
Nat Jaffe01/01/191808/05/1945Complications from high blood pressureSwing jazz pianist
Jesse Belvin12/15/193202/06/1960Traffic collision (car)R&B singer, pianist and songwriter
Rudy Lewis08/23/193605/20/1964Drug overdoseVocalist of the Drifters
Joe Henderson04/24/193710/24/1964Heart attackR&B and gospel singer
Rockin' Robin Roberts11/23/194012/22/1967Car crashOriginal member and singer of the Fabulous Wailers
Malcolm Hale05/17/194110/30/1968Poisoning (carbon monoxide)Original member and lead guitarist of Spanky and Our Gang
Dickie Pride10/21/194103/26/1969Drug overdose (sleeping pills)Rock and roll singer
Brian Jones02/28/194207/03/1969Drowned in a swimming pool; coroner's report states "death by misadventure"Rolling Stones cofounder, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist
Alexandra05/19/194207/31/1969Road accidentGerman schlager vocalist
Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson07/04/194309/03/1970Drug overdose (barbiturate), possible suicideLeader, singer and primary composer of Canned Heat
Jimi Hendrix11/27/194209/18/1970AsphyxiationPioneering electric guitarist, singer and songwriter for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Band of Gypsys
Janis Joplin01/19/194310/04/1970Drug overdose (probably heroin)Lead vocalist and songwriter for Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Kozmic Blues Band and Full Tilt Boogie Band
Arlester "Dyke" Christian06/13/194303/13/1971MurderedFrontman, vocalist and bassist of Dyke and the Blazers
Jim Morrison12/08/194307/03/1971Heart failureSinger, lyricist, and leader of the Doors
Linda Jones12/14/194403/14/1972Complications from diabetesSoul singer
Leslie Harvey09/13/194405/03/1972ElectrocutionGuitarist for Stone the Crows and brother of Alex Harvey
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan09/08/194503/08/1973Gastrointestinal hemorrhage associated with alcoholismFounding member, keyboardist and singer of the Grateful Dead
Roger Lee Durham02/14/194607/27/1973Fell off a horse and died from the injuriesSinger and percussionist of Bloodstone
Wallace "Wally" Yohn01/12/194708/12/1974Plane crashOrgan player of Chase
Dave Alexander06/03/194702/10/1975Pulmonary edemaBassist for the Stooges
Pete Ham04/27/194704/24/1975Suicide by hangingKeyboardist and guitarist, leader of Badfinger
Gary Thain05/15/194812/08/1975Drug overdose (heroin)Former bassist of Uriah Heep and the Keef Hartley Band
Cecilia10/11/194808/02/1976Traffic collision (car)Singer
Helmut Köllen03/02/195005/03/1977Poisoning (carbon monoxide)Bassist for 1970s prog rock band Triumvirat
Chris Bell01/12/195112/27/1978Traffic collision (car)Singer-songwriter and guitarist of power pop band Big Star and solo
Zenon De Fleur09/09/195103/17/1979Traffic collision (car) and subsequent medical complicationsGuitarist for the Count Bishops
Jacob Miller05/04/195203/23/1980Traffic collision (car)Reggae artist and lead singer for Inner Circle
Masako Natsume12/17/195709/11/1985Acute myeloid leukemiaActress
D. Boon04/01/195812/22/1985Traffic collision (van)Guitarist, lead singer of punk band Minutemen
Alexander Bashlachev05/27/196002/17/1988Fall from a height, probable suicidePoet, rock musician and songwriter
Amar Singh Chamkila07/21/196003/08/1988MurderedSinger, songwriter, musician, and composer
Jean-Michel Basquiat12/22/196008/12/1988Drug overdose (Speedball)Painter and graffiti artist; formed the band Gray
Pete de Freitas08/02/196106/14/1989Traffic collision (motorcycle)Drummer for Echo & the Bunnymen
Finbarr Donnelly04/25/196206/18/1989Drowning accidentSinger with Five Go Down to the Sea?
Chris Austin02/24/196403/16/1991Plane crashCountry singer and guitarist/fiddle player for Reba McEntire
Dimitar Voev05/21/196509/05/1992CancerPoet, founder of the Bulgarian new wave band New Generation
Mia Zapata08/25/196507/07/1993MurderedLead singer of the Gits
Kurt Cobain02/20/196704/05/1994Suicide by gunshotFounding member, lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for Nirvana
Kristen Pfaff05/26/196706/16/1994Drug overdose (heroin)Bass guitarist for Hole and Janitor Joe
Richey Edwards12/22/196702/01/1995Disappeared near a common suicide site; later presumed deadLyricist and guitarist for Manic Street Preachers
Stretch04/08/196811/30/1995MurderedRapper
Fat Pat12/04/197002/03/1998MurderedAmerican rapper and member of Screwed Up Click
Freaky Tah05/14/197103/28/1999MurderedAmerican rapper and member of the hip hop group Lost Boyz
Kami02/01/197206/21/1999Subarachnoid hemorrhageDrummer for Malice Mizer
Rodrigo Bueno05/24/197306/24/2000Traffic collision (car)Cuarteto singer
Sean Patrick McCabe11/13/197208/28/2000AsphyxiationLead singer of Ink & Dagger
Maria Serrano Serrano11/26/197311/24/2001Plane crash (Crossair Flight 3597)Background singer for Passion Fruit
Rico Yan03/14/197503/29/2002Acute Hemorrhagic PancreatitisFilipino actor
Jonathan Brandis04/13/197611/12/2003Suicide by hangingAmerican actor
Jeremy Ward05/05/197605/25/2003Drug overdose (heroin)The Mars Volta and De Facto sound manipulator
Davor "Moskri" Bobić11/24/197708/25/2005Drug overdoseOriginal member and lead rapper of Prti Bee Gee
Bryan Ottoson03/18/197804/19/2005Drug overdose (prescription medication)Guitarist for American Head Charge
Valentín Elizalde02/01/197911/25/2006MurderedMexican banda singer
Damien "Damo" Morris05/22/198012/19/2007Traffic collision (bus)Member of Australian deathcore band the Red Shore
Orish Grinstead06/02/198004/20/2008Kidney failureFounding member of the R&B group 702
Elizabeth "Bispy" Amirian01/20/198202/12/2009MurderedSinger-songwriter
Jade Goody06/05/198103/22/2009Cervical cancerReality-television personality
Dash Snow07/27/198107/13/2009Drug overdoseArtist
Lily Tembo11/20/198109/14/2009GastritisZambian pop singer
Nate Niec03/03/198210/06/2009Road accidentBassist of numerous punk rock bands
Achik Spin07/01/198204/17/2010Road accidentMember of the Malaysian pop group Spin
Amy Winehouse09/14/198307/23/2011Alcohol poisoningSinger-songwriter
Richard Turner07/30/198408/11/2011Cardiac arrestTrumpet player, collaborator with Friendly Fires
Nicole Bogner03/22/198401/06/2012Undisclosed illnessSinger for Visions of Atlantis
Sahara Davenport12/17/198410/01/2012Heart failureDrag queen, singer, television personality, and classically trained dancer
Soroush "Looloosh" Farazmand10/31/198611/11/2013MurderedGuitarist of Iranian-American band the Yellow Dogs
Slađa Guduraš08/11/198712/10/2014Road accidentBosnian pop singer and actress
Tomas Lowe12/05/198802/13/2016Road accidentBassist for Viola Beach
Anton Yelchin03/11/198906/19/2016Accidental blunt traumatic asphyxiaActor, Chekov in the Star Trek reboot series
Thomas Fekete07/01/198805/31/2016CancerGuitarist for Surfer Blood
Shot12/01/198909/21/2017Diabetic comaRussian rapper
Kim Jong-hyun04/08/199012/18/2017Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoningVocalist and lyricist for Shinee
Fredo Santana07/04/199001/19/2018Cardiovascular disease and idiopathic epilepsyAmerican rapper
Benjamin Keough10/21/199207/12/2020Suicide by gunshotElvis Presley's grandson and son of Lisa Marie Presley