1996 Death Jonathan Melvoin, keyboardist (Smashing Pumpkins), dies of heorin OD 1982 Death Tom Bakker, actor (Golden Voyage of Sinbad), dies of a drug OD at 42 1979 Death Sid Vicious, John Simon Ritchie, bassist (Sex Pistols), OD's at 31 1978 Death Keith Moon, rock drummer (Who), dies of drug OD at 31 1973 Death Gram Parsons, rocker (Byrds), dies of OD at 26 1965 Death Marie McDonald, singer and actress (Promises Promises), dies of OD at 42 1962 Death Marilyn Monroe, found dead of apparent self-inflicted drug OD at 35 1959 Death Billie Holiday, jazz singer, dies of drug OD at 44 1942 Event Nazi's execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands 1880 Birthday Johan H Westerveld, Dutch WW II resistance fighter/leader, OD
