1985 Rick Nelson, age 45 – US actor (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Rio Bravo, The Wackiest Ship in the Army) and singer (I’m Walkin’, Travelin’ Man, Hello Mary Lou, Teenage Idol, Garden Party) He was killed along with his fiancée and five members of The Stone Canyon Band, when fire broke out in a malfunctioning gas heater aboard a DC-3 that crashed in a field near DeKalb, Texas. The plane was taking the group to a New Year's Eve performance in Dallas

I'll never forget the day he died. Put a damper for all of the festivities.