Death of a Celebrity By bnlong Aug 5, 1962 Marilyn Monroe; 36 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/5/newsid_2657000/2657289.stm Feb 7, 1968 Nick Adams; 36 http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/a/Nick%20Adams/nick_adams.htm Aug 16, 1977 Elvis Presley; 42 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/august/16/newsid_2496000/2496375.stm Apr 8, 1994 Kurt Cobain; 27 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/8/newsid_3522000/3522702.stm Dec 18, 1997 Chris Farley; 33 http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/F/Chris%20Farley/chris_farley.htm Feb 8, 2007 Anna Nicole Smith; 39 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/remembering-anna-nicole-smith_n_1263524.html Jan 22, 2008 Heath Ledger; 28 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7203797.stm Jun 25, 2009 Farrah Fawcett; 62 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8118426.stm Jun 25, 2009 Michael Jackson; 50 http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2010-06-25-michaeljackson25_CV_N.htm Jul 23, 2011 Amy Winehouse; 27 http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/23/entertainment/main20082454.shtml Feb 11, 2012 Whitney Houston; 48 http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-whitney-houston-20120211,0,1429262.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fmostviewed+(L.A.+Times+-+Most+Viewed+Stories)