2008 Death Brad Renfro, dies in Los Angeles, California, of an overdose, at 25 2007 Death Ike Turner, dies in California, of a cocaine overdose, at 76 2007 Death Anna Nicole Smith, dies in Hollywood, Florida, of drug overdose, at 39 1998 Death Rodney Harvey, actor, model, featured in Life Magazine spread with Madonna, appeared in Fox series, 'The Outsiders', guest on television show 'Twin Peaks', appeared in 'My Own Private Idaho', died at age 30, of a heroin overdose 1998 Event Daniel Baldwin hospitalized in New York City for cocaine overdose 1997 Event British model Naomi Campbell, hospitalized on drug overdose 1995 Death Shannon Hoon, vocalist (Blind Melon), dies of drug overdose at 28 1994 Event Rocker Billy Idol admitted to the hospital after drug overdose 1994 Event Model Anna Nicole Smith hospitalized for drug overdose 1993 Death River Phoenix, actor (Stand By Me), dies of drug overdose at 23 1992 Death Stefanie Ann Sargent, guitarist (7 Year Bitch), dies of overdose at 24 1991 Death David Ruffin, rock vocalist (Temptations), dies of drug overdose at 50 1989 Death Tim Hovey, actor (Slim Carter, Man Afraid), dies of a drug overdose 1989 Death Hermann Burger, writer, essayist, novelist, poet, wrote 'Tractatus logico-suicidalis' 1988, advocating suicide, dies of suicide, from overdose of sleeping pills, in Brunegg, Switzerland 1986 Death Phil Lynott, rocker (Thin Lizzy), dies of overdose at 34 1985 Death Jackie Curtis, actor (Underground USA), dies of a drug overdose at 38 1983 Death Shawn Lewis, 5th wife of Jerry Lee Lewis, dies of methadone overdose 1982 Death Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German director, dies of drug overdose at 36 1982 Death John Belushi, comedian (Sat Night Live), dies of drug overdose at 33 1981 Death Mike Bloomfield, musician, guitarist, composer, number 22 on Rolling Stone's '100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time', dies of drug overdose at 36 1980 Death Tim Hardin, U.S. singer (Bird on a Wire), dies of a drug overdose at 39 1979 Death Jimmy McCullough, musician (Wings), dies of a drug overdose 1976 Death Tommy Bolin, rock guitarist (Deep Purple), dies of heroin overdose 1974 Death Nick Drake, rocker, dies of a drug overdose at 26 1974 Death Pam Morrison, wife of Door's vocalist Jim, dies of drug overdose 1974 Death Vinnie Taylor, rocker (Canned Heat), dies of a drug overdose 1972 Death Danny Whitten, rocker, dies of a drug overdose 1972 Death Brian Cole, vocalist/bassist (Association), dies of overdose at 29 1971 Death Edward Sedgwick, director, dies of barbiturate overdose at 28 1971 Death Pier Angeli, actress (Octaman), dies of barbiturate overdose at 39 1970 Death Janis Joplin, rock singer (Down on Me), dies of a drug overdose at 27 1970 Death Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Hayes), dies of an overdose at 27 1969 Death Judy Garland, singer and actress (Wizard of Oz), dies at 48 of an overdose 1968 Death Frankie Lymon, rocker, dies of a heroin overdose 1968 Death Frankie Lymon, rocker (& Teenagers), dies of a drug overdose at 25 1967 Death Brian Epstein, rock manager (Beatles), dies of drug overdose at 32 1966 Death Lenny Bruce, comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39 1963 Death Dinah Washington, singer, dies of sleeping pill overdose at 39 1960 Death Margaret Sullavan, actress (Back Street), overdose at 48 1959 Death Ray McDonald, dancer, dies of barbituate overdose at 38 1914 Death Georg Trakl, Austria poet (Totentag, Cocaine Overdose), dies at 27
