Deaths by...
179 Notable deaths
by drug overdose
Dorothy Kilgallen
Journalist, television personality (1913-1965).
Born July 3rd, 1913 in Chicago.
Died November 8th, 1965 at 52 years old in Manhattan (drug overdose).
Guru Dutt
Indian film director, producer, choreographer and actor.
Born July 9th, 1925 in Bengaluru.
Died October 10th, 1964 at 39 years old in Mumbai (drug overdose).
Anissa Jones
American child actress (1958-1976).
Born March 11th, 1958 in West Lafayette.
Died August 28th, 1976 at 18 years old in Oceanside (drug overdose).
David A. Kennedy
Fourth of robert f. kennedy's children.
Born June 15th, 1955 in Washington, D.C..
Died April 25th, 1984 at 28 years old in The Brazilian Court (drug overdose).
Kevin DuBrow
American singer (1955–2007).
Born October 29th, 1955 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2007 at 52 years old in Las Vegas (drug overdose). [ref]
Andrew Wood
American musician and singer.
Born January 8th, 1966 in Columbus.
Died March 19th, 1990 at 24 years old in Seattle (drug overdose).
Skye McCole Bartusiak
American actress (1992-2014).
Born September 28th, 1992 in Houston.
Died July 19th, 2014 at 21 years old in Houston (drug overdose).
Brian Adams
American professional wrestler (1964-2007).
Born April 14th, 1964 in Kailua.
Died August 13th, 2007 at 43 years old in Tampa (drug overdose). [ref]
Sunanda Pushkar
Indo canadian businessperson.
Born June 27th, 1962 in Sopore.
Died January 17th, 2014 at 51 years old in New Delhi (drug overdose).
Leslie Carter
American singer and songwriter (1986-2012).
Died January 31st, 2012 at 25 years old in Westfield (drug overdose). [ref]
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