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Declared Legally Dead
EVENT
Formally known as "death in absentia" in many jurisdictions.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
| Ambrose Bierce |
Author |
24-Jun-1842 |
c. 1914 |
The Devil's Dictionary |
| Hale Boggs |
Politician |
15-Feb-1914 |
16-Oct-1972 |
Congressman from Louisiana, 1941-72 |
| Roberto Clemente |
Baseball |
18-Aug-1934 |
31-Dec-1972 |
Puerto Rican baseball star |
| Joseph Force Crater |
Victim |
5-Jan-1889 |
6-Aug-1930 |
NY State Judge vanished |
| John V. Creely |
Politician |
14-Nov-1839 |
c. 1872 |
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1871-73 |
| Amelia Earhart |
Aviator |
24-Jul-1897 |
2-Jul-1937 |
Misplaced aviatrix |
| Steve Fossett |
Aviator |
22-Apr-1944 |
3-Sep-2007 |
First to cross Pacific in a balloon |
| Adolf Hitler |
Head of State |
20-Apr-1889 |
30-Apr-1945 |
Chancellor of Germany, 1933-45 |
| Jimmy Hoffa |
Labor Leader |
14-Feb-1913 |
30-Jul-1975 |
International Brotherhood of Teamsters |
| Natalee Holloway |
Victim |
21-Oct-1986 |
30-May-2005 |
Disappeared in Aruba |
| Harold Holt |
Head of State |
5-Aug-1908 |
17-Dec-1967 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1966-67 |
| Henry Hudson |
Explorer |
c. 1570 |
22-Jun-1611 |
Sought a Northeast Passage |
| Glenn Miller |
Musician |
1-Mar-1904 |
15-Dec-1944 |
Popular bandleader and trombonist |
| Madalyn Murray O'Hair |
Religion |
13-Apr-1919 |
Sep-1995 |
Atheist spokeswoman |
| Sir Walter Raleigh |
Explorer |
c. 1552 |
29-Oct-1618 |
Favorite of Queen Elizabeth I |
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