Celebrity Car Accident Deaths

January

1962 – Ernie Kovacs (42) – Comedian/Actor
1994 – Mary Wilson – Singer (The Supremes)
1997 – Ennis Cosby (27) – Son of comedian/actor Bill Cosby
2000 – Bobby Phills (30) – Professional basketball player
2000 – Derrick Thomas (33) – Professional Football Player
2002 – Jack Shea (91) – Olympic Gold Medalist
2008 – Ernie Holmes (59) – Professional Football Player/Professional Wrestler

February

1967 – Dirk Rambo – Actor
1974 – Tim Horton (44) – Professional Hockey Player
1995 – Philip Taylor Kramer (42) – Musician (Iron Butterfly)
1998 – Falco (Johann Holzel) (40) – Singer
2001 – Dale Earnhardt (49) – NASCAR Driver
1998 – Tim Kelly (34) – Musician (Slaughter)

March

1981 – Mike Hailwood (40) – Professional Motorcycle Racer
2003 – Paul Moran (39) – Australian Journalist

April

1968 – Jimmy Clark (32) – Formula Race Car Driver
1971 – Michel Briere (21) – Professional Hockey Player
1980 – Tommy Caldwell (30) – Musician (Marshall Tucker Band)
1988 – Adrian Adonis (Keith Franke) (50) – Professional Wrestler
1988 – Dave Prater (50) – Singer (Sam & Dave)
1992 – Juanito – Professional Soccer Player
1992 – Sam Kinison (38) – Comedian
1993 – Wallace Stegner (82) – Author
1994 – Lewis Billups – Professional Football Player
1998 – Big John Tate (43) – Professional Boxer
2002 – Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez (30) – Singer
2002 – Linda Lovelace (Linda Boreman) – Adult Film Star
2007 – Bob Clark (67) – Movie Director
2007 – David Halberstam – Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist
2007 – Josh Hancock (29) – Professional Baseball Player

May

1935 – T.E. Lawrence – Lawrence of Arabia
1955 – Bill Vukovich Sr. (36) – Professional Auto Racer
1960 – Prince Aly Khan (48) – Husband of actress Rita Hayworth and son of Aga Khan
1961 – Tony Bettenhausen (44) – Professional Auto Racer
1975 – Steve Prefontaine (24) – Long Distance Runner
1993 – Julio Gallo (83) – Wine Maker
1996 – Scott Brayton (37) – Professional Auto Racer
1999 – Steve Chiasson (32) – Professional Hockey Player
2000 – Adam Petty (19) – Professional Auto Racer
2000 – Malik Sealy (30) – Professional Basketball Player
2007 – Diego Corrales (29) – Professional Boxer

June

1946 – Jack Johnson (68) – Professional Boxer
1967 – Jayne Mansfield (34) – Actress
1986 – Jerome Brown – Professional Football Player
1993 – Drazen Petrovic (28) – Professional Basketball Player
1998 – The Junk Yard Dog (Sylvester Ritter) (45) – Professional Wrestler

July

1956 – Jackson Pollock (44) – Artist
1958 – Julia Lennon – Mother of John Lennon
1964 – Willie Galimore & John Farrington – Professional Football Players
1964 – Glenn “Fireball” Roberts – Professional Auto Racer
1969 – Mary Jo Kopechne – Campaign worker for Senator Edward Kennedy
1973 – Clarence White (29) – Musician (The Byrds)
1981 – Harry Chapin (38) – Musican/Singer
1997 – Carrie Neal (25) – Professional Drag Racer
1999 – Pete Conrad (69) – Astronaut
2000 – Kenny Irwin Jr. (30) – Professional Auto Racer
2007 – Doug Marlette (57) – Pulitzer Prize Winning Cartoonist

August

1949 – Margaret Mitchell (48) – Author (Gone With The Wind)
1988 – Trinidad Silver (38) – Actor
1989 – Stacey Toran – Professional Football Player
1991 – Dottie West (58) – Country Singer
1997 – Princess Diana of Wales (36) and Dodi Fayed (42)
1999 – Jamie Fields (29) – Professional Football Player
2002 – Dave Dalby (51) – Professional Football Player
2002 – Wayne Simmons (32) – Professional Football Player
2003 – Herb Brooks (66) – Professional and Olympic Hockey Coach
2007 – Eddie Griffin (25) – Professional Basketball Player

September

1927 – Isadora Duncan – Dancer
1955 – James Dean – Actor
1977 – Marc Bolan (29) – Singer (T-Rex)
1982 – John Gardner (49) – Author
1982 – Princess Grace Kelly (52) – Actress/Royalty
1984 – Janet Gaynor (77) – Actress
1986 – Cliff Burton (24) – Musician (Metallica)
1998 – John Holliman (49) – CNN News Correspondent
1999 – Cleveland “Big Cat” Williams – Professional Boxer
2000 – Aurelio Rodriguez (52) – Professional Baseball Player
2001 – Thuy Trang (27) – Actress
2003 – Dan Snyder (25) – Professional Hockey Player

October

1933 – W.L. Stribling (28) – Professional Boxer
1940 – Tom Mix – Actor
1960 – Jim Packard (29) – Professional Auto Racer
1971 – Duane Allman (24) – Musician (Allman Brothers Band)
1976 – Robert Moose Jr. (29) – Professional Baseball Player
1983 – Jessica Savitch – News Anchor
2000 – Steve Allen (78) – Entertainer

November

1958 – Mel Ott (49) – Professional Baseball Player
1960 – Johnny Horton (35) – Country Singer
1972 – Barry Oakley (24) – Musician (Allman Brothers Band)
1974 – Karen Silkwood (28) – Union Activist
1985 – Per-Erik “Pelle” Lindbergh (26) – Professional Hockey Player
1986 – Dar Robinson (39) – Movie Stuntman
1988 – Carl Hubbell (85) – Professional Baseball Player
1990 – Bill Vukovich III (27) – Professional Auto Racer
1998 – Alan Pakula (70) – Movie Director
2005 – Herbert L. Strock (87) – Movie Director

December

1945 – George Patton – American Military General
1964 – Percy Kilbride (76) – Actor (Ma & Pa Kettle Movies)
1984 – Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley (24) – Musician (Hanoi Rocks)
1989 – Billy Martin (61) – Professional Baseball Player and Manager
1999 – Desmond Llewelyn (85) – Actor (Q in the James Bond movies)
2002 – William “Tex” Henson (78) – Animator (Chip ‘N Dale and Rocky & Bullwinkle)
2006 – Jose Uribe (47) – Professional Baseball Player

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