Famous people died in January - page 30

Black Dahlia

Black Dahlia

Black Dahlia is the nickname given by the press to Elizabeth Short, after she was brutally murdered and her naked body was discovered, separated in two parts from the waist, in a vacant lot in Leimert Park, Los Angeles in early 1947.

AmericanJuly 29, 1924553 views

Solomon Northup

Solomon Northup was a famous American abolitionist, who attained unprecedented levels of fame following the publishing of his memoir ’12 Years a Slave.’

AmericanJuly 10, 1807141 views

Dorothy Malone

Dorothy Malone was an American actress known for her role in the film ‘Written on the Wind.’

AmericanJanuary 29, 1924154 views

Alexander Herzen

Alexander Herzen was a Russian author and political activist, popularly known as the ‘Father of Russian socialism’

RussianApril 6, 1812155 views

John James Audubon

John James Audubon was an American ornithologist, naturalist and painter

AmericanApril 26, 178599 views

Claude Akins

Claude Akins was a popular American character actor

AmericanMay 25, 1926193 views

Curly Howard

Curly Howard was an American comedian and vaudevillian

AmericanOctober 22, 1903229 views

Devil Anse Hatfield

Devil Anse Hatfield was the Patriarch of the Hatfield Clan

Carl Switzer

Carl Switzer was an American actor, professional dog breeder, and hunting guide

AmericanAugust 7, 1927299 views

Evelyn Nesbit

Evelyn Nesbit was an actress, artists’ model, and a Chorus Girl

AmericanDecember 25, 1884194 views