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This is a list of notable, historically testified people who mysteriously disappeared, and whose current whereabouts are unknown or whose deaths are not substantiated.

1 c. 1336 B.C.
2 210 B.C.
3 900s
4 1412
5 1463
6 1483
7 1499
8 1501
9 1502
10 1587 or 1588
11 1611
12 1694
13 1788
14 1809
15 1812
16 1826
17 1828
18 1848
19 1872
20 1879
21 1883
22 1888
23 1890
24 1896
25 1900
26 1903
27 1909
28 1910
29 1912
30 1914
31 1918
32 1919
33 1920
34 1921
35 1925
36 1927
37 1928
38 1930
39 1934
40 1936
41 1937
42 1938
43 1939
44 1944
45 1945
46 1946
47 1948
48 1950
49 1953
50 1955
51 1956
52 1957
53 1959
54 1960
55 1961
56 1962
57 1966
58 1967
59 1969
60 1970
61 1971
62 1972
63 1974
64 1975
65 1976
66 1977
67 1978
68 1979
69 1980
70 1982
71 1983
72 1984
73 1986
74 1987
75 1989
76 1991
77 1994
78 1995
79 1996
80 1997
81 1998
82 2000
83 2001
84 2002
85 2003
86 2004
87 2005
88 2006
89 2007
90 See also
91 References

c. 1336 B.C.

Nefertiti, chief royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten of Ancient Egypt's New Kingdom, vanished from the historical record after the 14th year of Akhenaten's 17-year reign. Speculative explanations include banishment, death by plague, and ruling briefly as pharaoh after Akhenaten, under a new title (possibly Neferneferuaten or Smenkhare).

The iconic bust of Nefertiti, part of the Ã„gyptisches Museum Berlin collection, currently on display in the Altes Museum. ... For other uses, see Pharaoh (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Akhenaten (disambiguation). ... The pyramids are the most recognizable symbols of the civilization of ancient Egypt. ... The maximum territorial extent of Egypt (XVth century BC) The New Kingdom, sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Empire, is the period in ancient Egyptian history between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC, covering the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt. ... Ankhkheperure Living are the Manifestations of Re[1] Nomen Neferneferuaten Perfect One of the Atens Perfection Consort(s) Smenkhkare? Died 1333 BC Ankhkheperure Neferneferuaten is believed to have been a female Pharaoh towards the end of the Amarna era, belonging to the Eighteenth Dynasty; the succession of this period... Smenkhkare (sometimes spelled Smenkhare and Smenkare, and means Strong is the Soul of Ra) was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, successor of the heretic Akhenaten, and predecessor of Tutankhamen. ...

210 B.C.

Xu Fu and his fleet of thousands failed to return from their second quest for the fabled elixir of life on behalf of Chinese monarch Qin Shi Huang. They sought the elixir from the legendary Eight Immortals said to live on the mystical Mount Penglai in the sea to the east of China. Their disappearance may have been intentional, knowing that they would be executed if they returned without the elixir. Various legends claim that they settled on one of the Japanese islands.

Xu Fu Xu Fu (Chinese: å¾ç¦) was a court sorceror in Qin Dynasty China. ... The elixir of life, also known as the elixir of immortality or Dancing Water and sometimes equated with the Philosophers stone, is a legendary potion, or drink, that grants the drinker eternal life or eternal youth. ... The monarch known now as Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chin Shih-huang) (259 BCE â€“ September 10, 210 BCE),[1] personal name YÃng ZhÃ¨ng, was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 247 BCE to 221 BCE (officially still under the Zhou Dynasty), and... For other uses, see Eight Immortals (disambiguation). ...

900s

Muhammad al-Mahdi, believed by Twelver Shi'as to be the Twelfth Imam and to have disappeared at the age of five while reciting his father's funeral prayer.^{[citation needed]}

It has been suggested that Mahdi be merged into this article or section. ... Twelvers ( IthnÄË¤ashariyyah) are those ShiË¤a Muslims who believe there were twelve ImÄms, as distinct from Ismaili & Zaidi Shiite Muslims, who believe in a different number of Imams or in a different path of succession. ...

1412

Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Welsh person to hold the title Prince of Wales, instigated the Welsh Revolt against the rule of Henry IV of England in 1400. Although initially successful, the uprising was eventually put down, but Glyndŵr disappeared and was never captured, betrayed, or tempted by Royal Pardons. Nothing certain is now known of him after 1412, but efforts to identify his grave continue.^[1]

Seal of Owain GlyndÅµr The Arms of Powys and Deheubarth quartered, adopted by Owain GlyndÅµr: Or and Gules, four Lions counterchanged Owain GlyndÅµr (Pronounced IPA: ), or Owain Glyn DÅµr, anglicised by Shakespeare into Owen Glendower (c. ... This article is about Welsh people who are considered to be an ethnic group and a nation. ... This article is about the title Prince of Wales. ... Henry IV (3 April 1367 â€“ 20 March 1413) was the King of England and France and Lord of Ireland from 1399 to 1413. ...

1463

François Villon, French poet, thief, and vagabond, was arrested, tortured and condemned to be hanged following a street quarrel in Paris while on bail. He disappeared from history following the commutation of his sentence to banishment from the city by Parlement.

FranÃ§ois Villon (modern French IPA: , fifteenth-century French IPA: ) (ca. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... This article is about the legal term. ... Commutation of sentence involves the reduction of legal penalties, especially of terms of imprisonment. ... This article is for the Ancien RÃ©gime institution. ...

1483

Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, sons of King Edward IV of England, then aged 12 and 9 respectively, were placed in the Tower of London (which at that time served as a fortress and a royal palace, as well as a prison) by their uncle Richard III of England in 1483. Neither was ever seen in public again and their fate remains unknown. Ambiguous evidence has led to conflicting theories proposing various possible motives and suspects for the murder of the two princes.

Edward V (4 November 1470 â€“ 1483?) was the King of England from 9 April 1483 until his deposition two months later. ... Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York and 1st Duke of Norfolk (17 August 1473â€“1483?) was the second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville and, thus, the younger brother of King Edward V. In January 1478, when he was about 4 years old, he married... Edward IV (April 28, 1442 â€“ April 9, 1483) was King of England from March 4, 1461 to April 9, 1483, with a break of a few months in the period 1470â€“1471. ... For other uses, see Tower of London (disambiguation) Her Majestys Royal Palace and Fortress, more commonly known as the Tower of London (and historically as The Tower), is a historic monument in central London, on the north bank of the River Thames. ... This article is about King Richard III of England. ... The Two Princes Edward and Richard in the Tower, 1483 by Sir John Everett Millais, 1878, part of the Royal Holloway picture collection The Princes in the Tower, Edward V of England (November 4, 1470 â€“ 1483?) and his brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York (17 August 1473 â€“ 1483...

1499

John Cabot: Italian explorer. His vessel disappeared, along with four other ships, during a voyage to find a western route from Europe to Asia.

Giovanni Caboto (c. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

1501

Gaspar Corte-Real: Portuguese explorer, disappeared on an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage from Europe to Asia.

Gaspar Corte-Real. ... For other uses, see Northwest Passage (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ...

1502

Miguel Corte-Real: Portuguese explorer. Disappeared while searching for his brother Gaspar.

Miguel Corte-Real (pronounced ) (c. ...

1587 or 1588

Virginia Dare: Born August 18, 1587, the first child of English parents to be born in the Americas, disappeared along with other Roanoke colonists in 1587 (or possibly 1588).

Virginia Dare (born August 18, 1587) was the first child born in the Americas to English parents, Eleanor (or Ellinor/Elyonor) and Ananias Dare. ... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the English as an ethnic group and nation. ... Lost Colony redirects here. ...

1611

Henry Hudson: English explorer. Disappeared after a mutiny by his crew while exploring the Hudson Bay region.

No portrait of Hudson is known to be in existence. ... Mutiny AKA. Matt Daye Is A conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly oppose, change or overthrow an existing authority. ... New York Harbor, the outflow for Hudson River, is sometimes called Hudsons Bay. Hudson Bay, Canada. ...

1694

Philip Christoph von Königsmarck, Swedish count, lover of Sophia, Princess of Zelle (who was the wife of George I of Great Britain).

Philip Christoph von KÃ¶nigsmarck or Philip Christoph KÃ¶nigsmarck, (March 4, 1665 - July 2, 1694 (?)) was a Swedish count and soldier. ... Coronet of a count This article is about the style or title of nobility. ... An intimate relationship is a interpersonal relationship where there is a great deal of physical or emotional intimacy. ... Sophia Dorothea (September 15, 1666 - November 23, 1726) , wife of George Louis, elector of Hanover (George I of Great Britain), only child of George William, duke of Brunswick-Luneburg-Celle, by a Huguenot lady named Eleanore dOlbreuze (1639-1722), was born on the 15th of September 1666. ... George I (George Louis; 28 May 1660 â€“ 11 June 1727)[1] was King of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1 August 1714 until his death. ...

1788

Comte de La Pérouse and his scientific expedition (two ships, La Boussole and L'Astrolabe, 220 crew members, including 40 scientists) vanished near the island of Vanikoro in the Pacific Ocean.

La PÃ©rouse in 1828, by FranÃ§ois Rude. ...

1809

Benjamin Bathurst: British diplomat vanished mysteriously at an inn in Perleberg.

Benjamin Bathurst (? - ca. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Perleberg is the capital of the district Prignitz, which is located in the north-west of the German state Brandenburg. ...

1812

Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr and sometimes called the most educated American woman of her day, left on December 30, 1812, aboard the Patriot and sailed out of the harbor in Georgetown, South Carolina. The ship was never seen again.

Theodosia Burr Alston (1783-1813) was the daughter of Aaron Burr. ... This article discusses Aaron Burr (1756-1836), the U.S. politician. ...

1826

William Morgan of the U.S. state of New York disappeared around the time his book critical of Freemasonry was published.

William Morgan (c. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... This article is about the state. ... Freemasons redirects here. ...

1828

William Hare, Irish-Scots serial killer, avoided trial and eventual fate unknown

William Hare (born 1792 or 1804) was an Irish serial killer who, along with William Burke committed a notorious series of murders in Edinburgh in the 19th century. ...

1848

Khachatur Abovian (b.1809), Armenian writer and national public figure of the early 19th century, credited as creator of modern Armenian literature, mysteriously vanished in 1848. He left his house early one morning and was never heard from again.

Portrait of Khachatur Abovian Khachatur Abovian (Armenian: ) (15 October 1805â€“1848) was an Armenian writer and national public figure of the early 19th century who mysteriously vanished in 1848 and was presumed dead. ...

1872

Captain Benjamin Briggs and nine other passengers and crew of the brigantine Mary Celeste disappeared. Their ship was found adrift with no one on board.

Captain Benjamin Briggs in an undated photo Benjamin Spooner Briggs (24 April 1835-November 1872) was an American sailor and the captain of the Mary Celeste when she was discovered, apparently abandoned, on 4 December 1872. ... Description In sailing, a brigantine is a vessel with two masts, at least one of which is square rigged. ... An 1861 painting of the Amazon (later renamed Mary Celeste) by an unknown artist (perhaps HonorÃ© Pellegrin) The Mary Celeste was a brigantine discovered in the Atlantic Ocean unmanned and under full sail heading towards the Strait of Gibraltar in 1872. ...

1879

E. B. Farnum, first mayor of the town of Deadwood, South Dakota. Disappeared from the historical record after leaving the town of Deadwood for Chicago.

E. B. Farnum (full name: Eustace Bailey Farnum) (born approx. ... A photograph of Deadwood in 1876. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 606. ...

1883

John Waterson, a physicist, left his Edinburgh home on the 18th of June, never to return.

For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ...

1888

Charles Bolles (a.k.a. "Black Bart"): U.S. outlaw of the "Old West". Disappeared shortly after his release from San Quentin State Prison in January 1888.
Boston Corbett: U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot the escaping John Wilkes Booth. Believed to have perished in a forest fire, the Great Hinckley Fire, although his remains were never found.

Charles E. Bolles, also known as Black Bart Charles Earl Bolles (1829â€“Disappeared 1888â€“1917?), alias Black Bart, was an American Old West outlaw noted for his poetic messages left after each robbery. ... The sprawling San Quentin prison complex. ... Boston Corbett Thomas P. Boston Corbett (1832 â€“ presumed dead 1894) was the Union Army soldier who shot and killed Abraham Lincolns assassin, John Wilkes Booth. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 â€“ April 26, 1865) assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, at Fords Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. ... On September 1, 1894, after a two-month drought, several fires started in the pine forests of Pine County, Minnesota. ...

1890

Louis Le Prince, motion picture pioneer, disappeared after boarding a Paris-bound train at Dijon, France.

Louis AimÃ© Augustin Le Prince (28 August 1841, vanished 16 September 1890) was an inventor who is generally recognized as the first person to record motion images on film. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... This article is about the capital of France. ... This article is about the French commune. ...

1896

Albert Jennings Fountain: and his eight-year-old son Henry disappeared near Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States.

The Albert Jennings Fountain disappearance involved an event which occurred on February 1, 1896 when Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain and his son Henry disappeared near Las Cruces, New Mexico. ... The New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum Las Cruces is a city in DoÃ±a Ana County, New Mexico, United States. ...

1900

In December, three lighthouse keepers working on the Flannan Isles (off the northwestern coast of Scotland) disappeared. The mystery is commemorated in the ballad Flannan Isle.

Eddystone Lighthouse, one of the first wavewashed lighthouses For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ... The Flannan Isles (Scottish Gaelic: na h-Eileanan Flannach) are a small island group in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, lying approximately 32 kilometres (20 miles) west of the Isle of Lewis. ... This article is about the country. ... Flannan Isle is a famous English poem by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson, first published in 1912. ...

1903

Einstein's illegitimate daughter, Lieserl Einstein, was born in January 1902. She contracted scarlet fever in September 1903. Perhaps she died or perhaps she was secretly put up for adoption.

Einstein redirects here. ... Lieserl Einstein (late January, 1902 - September, 1903) was the first child of physicist Albert Einstein and Mileva MariÄ‡ and, according to some sources, died in infancy. ...

1909

Etta Place: associate of U.S. outlaw Butch Cassidy and the girlfriend of the Sundance Kid.
Joshua Slocum: an American seaman and adventurer (the first man to sail single-handedly around the world) disappeared in November 1909 while aboard his sloop-rigged fishing boat that he had named Spray.

Etta Place and Harry Longabaugh (the Sundance Kid), just before they sailed for South America. ... Butch Cassidy (13 April 1866 - c. ... Harry Alonzo Longabaugh (1867 - c. ... Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 â€“ on or shortly after 14 November 1909) was a Canadian-American seaman and adventurer, a noted writer, and the first man to sail single-handedly around the world. ... For the military definition of sloop see: Sloop-of-war. ... The spray was the name of the vessel re-built and subsequently used by Joshua Slocum in his successful attempt to circum navigate the world single handed. ...

1910

Dorothy Arnold: Manhattan socialite and perfume heiress, last seen in New York City on December 12, 1910.

Dorothy Arnold (18?? - 1910?) was a U.S. socialite who disappeared. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

1912

Bobby Dunbar, a 4-year old boy from Louisiana, disappeared during a fishing trip on Swayze Lake in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, on August 23, 1912. Was supposedly found alive eight months later at Mississippi in the custody of William Cantwell Walters, who was convicted for his kidnapping; DNA tests in 2004 proved that child found could not have been Bobby Dunbar.^[2]

This article is about the U.S. State. ... St. ... {| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 235th day of the year (236th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Genetic fingerprinting, DNA testing, DNA typing, and DNA profiling are techniques used to distinguish between individuals of the same species using only samples of their DNA. Its invention by Dr. Alec Jeffreys at the University of Leicester was announced in 1985. ...

1914

Ambrose Bierce: American author and journalist, disappeared without a trace during travels in Mexico. Last confirmed alive December 26, 1913 in Chihuahua.
F. Lewis Clark: businessman from the U.S. state of Idaho.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842 â€“ 1914?) was an American editorialist, journalist, short-story writer and satirist, today best known for his Devils Dictionary. ... For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Journalist (disambiguation). ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nickname: Motto: Bravery, Loyalty, Hospitality Coordinates: , Country State Foundation October 12, 1709 Government - Mayor Carlos Borruel Baquera ( PAN) Elevation 1,415 m (4,642 ft) Population (2006) - City 748,551 - Metro 1,000,124 - Demonym Chihuahuense Time zone Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7) - Summer (DST) Mountain Daylight Time (UTC-6... F. Lewis Clark was born in Bangor, Maine, June 21, 1861. ... -1...

1918

Arthur Cravan, French proto-dadaist writer and art critic, disappeared near Salina Cruz, Mexico, in November 1918, most likely drowning during a sailing trip in the Pacific Ocean.

Arthur Cravan ( born May 22, 1887, Lausanne, last seen at Salina Cruz, Mexico in 1918 and most likely drowned in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico in November 1918), pugilist and poet, was a larger-than-life character, and an idol of the Dada and Surrealism movements. ... Salina Cruz is a major seaport in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. ...

1919

Ambrose Small: Canadian millionaire

Ambrose Joseph Small (born January 11, 1863 in Bradford, Ontario) was a Canadian theatre magnate, who owned theatres in several Ontario towns including the Toronto Grand Opera House and the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario, considered by some to be his favorite theatre. ... Main articles: History of Canada, Timeline of Canadian history Canada has been inhabited by aboriginal peoples (known in Canada as First Nations) for at least 40,000 years. ...

1920

Victor Grayson: British socialist politician, probably murdered

Albert Victor Grayson (September 5, 1881 - prob. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

1921

The captain and crew of the Carroll A. Deering, found beached near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.

Carroll A. Deering, a five-masted commercial schooner, who was found run aground on the shore of North Carolina in 1921, its crew mysteriously missing. ...

1925

Percy Fawcett: British archaeologist and explorer. Disappeared with his son Jack while searching for a lost city believed to exist in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso.
Frederick McDonald, Australian politician, believed murdered by his political rival Thomas Ley

Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett (1867 â€“ presumably 1925) was a British archaeologist and explorer. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ... This list of explorers is sorted by surname. ... Brazil is divided into 26 estados (states, singular: estado) and one district, the Distrito Federal (Brazilian Federal District) which contains the capital city, BrasÃlia. ... Capital (and largest city) CuiabÃ¡ Demonym Mato-grossense Government - Governor Blairo Maggi - Vice Governor Silval da Cunha Barbosa Area - Total 903. ...

1927

Charles Nungesser: French aviator who disappeared with his navigator, Francois Coli, on May 8, 1927 while attempting an east-to-west flight to North America, only two weeks before Lindbergh's successful flight from New York to Paris.

Charles Nungesser (1892-1927) was a French aviator and adventurer who is best known as a rival of Charles A. Lindbergh in the race to be first to fly non-stop between New York and Paris. ... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1928

Roald Amundsen: Norwegian explorer. In 1928, his plane crashed in the Arctic Ocean while heading to join the Nobile rescue effort. His body was never found.
Glen and Bessie Hyde: American newlyweds who disappeared while attempting to raft the Colorado River rapids of the Grand Canyon.

Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872 â€“ c. ... This list of explorers is sorted by surname. ... Glen and Bessie Hyde were newlyweds who disappeared while attempting to run the rapids of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon, Arizona in 1928. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956â€“present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic - President George W. Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... For other uses, see Raft (disambiguation). ... The Colorado River from the bottom of Marble Canyon, in the Upper Grand Canyon Colorado River in the Grand Canyon from Desert View The Colorado River from Laughlin Horseshoe Bend is a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona The Colorado River is... A rapid is a section of a river where it loses elevation over a relatively short distance (that is, the stream gradient is locally steepened), causing an increase in water flow and (usually) turbulence. ... This article is about the canyon in the southwestern United States. ...

1930

Joseph F. Crater: Associate Justice of the New York Supreme Court, last seen August 6, 1930, entering a New York City taxi cab. His disappearance became the subject of widespread media attention and a grand jury investigation. From the 1930s through roughly the 1960s, the term "Judge Crater" was part of American slang in reference to a vanished person, even among people who had no clear idea of who the real Judge Crater was.
Emil Kauppi: Finnish composer, disappeared, last seen in October 1930.
Rasmus Villumsen, Alfred Wegener's expeditionary companion, disappeared on the Wegener Peninsula near Ummannaq, Greenland, November 1930. Only Wegener's body was recovered.

Joseph Force Crater (1889 â€“ 1930?) was a judge in New York City who disappeared on August 6, 1930. ... The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the basic New York State trial court of general jurisidiction. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... In the American common law legal system, a grand jury is a type of jury which determines if there is enough evidence for a trial. ... Johan Emil Kauppi (28 October 1865 â€“ disappeared 1930) was a Finnish composer. ... Alfred Wegener, around 1925 Alfred Lothar Wegener (Berlin, November 1, 1880 â€“ Greenland, November 2 or 3, 1930) was a German interdisciplinary scientist and meteorologist, who became famous for his theory of continental drift (Kontinentalverschiebung or die Verschiebung der Kontinente in his words). ...

1934

Wallace D. Fard, founder of the Nation of Islam. In 1934, after conferring leadership of the Nation of Islam to his protegé Elijah Muhammad, he left Detroit, United States, where he had been living, and disappeared without a trace while in the custody of the Chicago police department. The Nation of Islam maintained that he had returned to Mecca, but rumors persisted that he had been murdered by the Chicago police or by Elijah Muhammad.
Everett Ruess, American writer and artist known for his vagrant lifestyle and his statements on life and adventure. At the age of 20 he went into the Utah desert with two burros and never returned. His remains have never been found.

The NOIs acknowledged photograph of Wallace Fard Muhammad Wallace Fard Muhammad (1891? - after 1934) was a preacher and founder of the black nationalist movement the Nation of Islam (NOI), establishing its first mosque in Detroit. ... The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious and social/political organization founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930 with the self-proclaimed goal of resurrecting the spiritual, mental, social, economic condition of the black man and woman of America and belief that God will bring... Elijah Muhammad Elijah Muhammad (October 7, 1897 - February 25, 1975) is notable for his leadership of the Black Muslims and the Nation of Islam from 1934 until his death in 1975. ... Detroit redirects here. ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago. ... Everett Ruess (1914-1934) was an artist and writer who explored the deserts of the southwest, invariably alone. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956â€“present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic - President George W. Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... John Everett Millais The Blind Girl: vagrant musicians See also vagrancy (biology) for an alternative use of the term. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Binomial name Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 The donkey, a. ...

1936

Joseph Rodriguez: Four-year-old child and resident of Spanish Harlem, New York City, who disappeared in 1936 while playing with friends. Although Rodriguez' aunt received a telegram informing her that her nephew had been injured and would return home shortly, Joseph never appeared. There was no further communication from the writer and no trace of Joseph's body was ever found.

Joseph Rodriguez (1932-missing from September 6, 1936) was a four year old resident of East Harlem, New York (also known as Spanish Harlem or El Barrio), whose disappearance in 1936 remains one of the oldest known unsolved missing persons cases in New York City history. ... 125th Street between Park Avenue and Madison Avenue Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio, is a neighborhood in the East Harlem area of New York City, in the north-eastern part of the borough of Manhattan. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

1937

Amelia Earhart, famous American aviator, and her navigator, Fred Noonan, went missing over the central Pacific Ocean in the vicinity of Howland Island, while attempting a circumnavigational flight of the globe.
Sigizmund Levanevsky, a famous Soviet aviator, missing since about August 13, 1937. He and a six-man crew attempted to make a historic flight from Moscow to the United States by way of the North Pole. They did not reach their destination, and their last radio message mentioned weather problems.

Amelia Mary Earhart (24 July 1897 â€“ missing 2 July 1937, declared dead 5 January 1939) was a noted American aviation pioneer, author and womens rights advocate. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956â€“present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic - President George W. Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... A navigator is the person onboard a ship responsible for the navigation of the vessel. ... Fred Noonan and Amelia Earhart, 1937. ... â€œRound the worldâ€ redirects here. ... Sigizmund Aleksandrovich Levanevsky (1902 - August 13, 1937) was a Soviet aircraft pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1934). ... State motto (Russian): ÐŸÑ€Ð¾Ð»ÐµÑ‚Ð°Ñ€Ð¸Ð¸ Ð²ÑÐµÑ… ÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð°Ð½, ÑÐ¾ÐµÐ´Ð¸Ð½ÑÐ¹Ñ‚ÐµÑÑŒ! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area - Total - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 kmÂ² Approx. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1938

Ettore Majorana, Italian physicist. Disappeared during a boat trip from Naples to Palermo.
Andrew Carnegie Whitfield: nephew of U.S. steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, disappeared while piloting a small airplane over Long Island, New York.

Ettore Majorana (Catania, Sicily, 1906 â€“ Tyrrhenian Sea, 27 March 1938 (presumed)) was an Italian physicist who began promising work on neutrino masses. ... Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ... Location of the city of Palermo (red dot) within Italy. ... Andrew Carnegie Whitfield (1910 - presumably April 17, 1938), the nephew of wealthy steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, mysteriously disappeared shortly after he departed from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York on the morning of April 17, 1938. ... Andrew Carnegie (properly pronounced , but commonly or )[1] (November 25, 1835 â€“ August 11, 1919) was a Scottish industrialist, businessman, a major philanthropist, and the founder of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Carnegie Mellon University, and Pittsburghs Carnegie Steel Company, which was later merged... Fixed-wing aircraft is a term used to refer to what are more commonly known as aeroplanes in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada) or airplanes in North American English. ... This article is about Long Island in New York State. ...

1939

Lloyd L. Gaines, figure in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. He successfully sued for admission to the Law School at the University of Missouri in 1938. He left his fraternity house to buy stamps and disappeared.

This article needs cleanup. ... Historically, the civil rights movement was a concentrated period of time around the world of approximately twenty years (1960-1980) in which there was much worldwide civil unrest and popular rebellion. ... This article is about the university in Columbia. ...

1944

Glenn Miller, the popular American jazz musician and bandleader, went missing over the English Channel, en route from England to France to play for troops in recently liberated Paris. The remains of the aircraft and those on board were never recovered.

This article is about the jazz musician. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... A bandleader is the director of a band of musicians. ... For the Thoroughbred racehorse of the same name, see English Channel (horse). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of France. ...

1945

Raoul Wallenberg: Swedish diplomat who is credited with saving tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust.
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian Independence Movement; he disappeared after his plane crashed on August 18, 1945 (and is believed to have died), but this conclusion is the subject of great dispute.

Raoul Gustav Wallenberg (August 4, 1912 â€“ July 16, 1947?)[1][2][3] was a Swedish humanitarian sent to Budapest, Hungary under diplomatic cover to rescue Jews from the Holocaust. ... Subhash Chandra Bose (Bangla: à¦¸à§à¦à¦¾à¦· à¦šà¦¨à§à¦¦à§à¦° à¦¬à¦¸à§) (January 23, 1897â€“August 18, 1945?note) also known as Netaji, was one of the two most prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement against the British Raj (the other was Mahatma Gandhi). ... The term Indian independence movement is diffused, incorporating various national and regional campaigns, agitations and efforts of both Nonviolent and Militant philosophy and involved a wide spectrum of Indian political organizations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending the British Colonial Authority as well as other colonial... is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... His last undisputed picture that was taken on the morning of August 17, 1945 in Saigon The alleged death of Subhas Chandra Bose[1] in a plane crash in Taiwan on August 18, 1945, has been the subject of dispute till date. ...

1946

Paula Jean Welden, an 18-year-old Bennington College sophomore student who vanished while hiking in the Glastenbury Mountain area a few miles east of Bennington, Vermont.

Bennington College is a liberal arts college located in Bennington, Vermont. ... Bennington (town), Vermont Old Bennington, Vermont Bennington County, Vermont North Bennington, Vermont Bennington (CDP), Vermont This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

1948

Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham: prominent passenger aboard the Avro Tudor IV aircraft the Star Tiger, which disappeared on January 30, 1948 enroute from the Azores to Bermuda in an area of the Atlantic Ocean referred to as the Bermuda Triangle. Star Tiger's sister aircraft, Star Ariel, disappeared the following year on a flight from Bermuda to Kingston, Jamaica.

Air Marshal Sir Arthur Mary Coningham KCB KBE DSO MC DFC AFC RAF (19 January 1895 â€“ presumably January 29 or 30 1948) was a senior Royal Air Force commander and was the Air Officer Commander-in-Chief 2nd Tactical Air Force (and subsequently the Air Officer Commander-in-Chief Flying... The Avro Tudor was a piston-engined airliner based on the Avro Lincoln bomber, itself a descendent of the famous Avro Lancaster. ... One of Star Tigers B.S.A.A sister-aircraft, the Tudor II, Star Eagle The Star Tiger and Star Ariel were two Avro Tudor IV passenger aircraft owned and operated by British South American Airways Corporation as part of an airfleet providing passenger service between Europe and South... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Portuguese for Rather die free than in peace subjugated) Anthem: (national) (local) Capital Ponta Delgada1 Angra do HeroÃsmo2 Horta3 Largest city Ponta Delgada Official languages Portuguese Ethnic groups Portuguese Government Autonomous region - President Carlos CÃ©sar Establishment - Settled 1439 - Autonomy 1976 Area - Total 2,346 kmÂ² (n/a... NASA image of the western Atlantic, showing the popular borders of the Bermuda Triangle. ... One of Star Tigers B.S.A.A sister-aircraft, the Tudor II, Star Eagle The Star Tiger and Star Ariel were two Avro Tudor IV passenger aircraft owned and operated by British South American Airways Corporation as part of an airfleet providing passenger service between Europe and South... The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica and is located on the southeastern coast of the island country. ...

1950

Richard Colvin Cox: a second-year military cadet who disappeared from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Richard Calvin Cox was West Point second-year cadet who disappeared after he left his dormitory around six p. ... USMA redirects here. ... West Point painting West Point is a federal military base (and a census-designated place) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York. ...

1953

First Lieutenant Felix Moncla, pilot, and Second Lieutenant Robert L. Wilson, radar operator, disappeared while hunting an unidentified flying object over the U.S.-Canadian border near Lake Superior.

First Lieutenant is a military rank. ... Felix Moncla, Jr was a United States Air Force pilot who disappeared while persuing an unidentified flying object over Lake Superior in 1953. ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... UFO redirects here. ... The Peace Arch border Canada and the United States of America share the longest common border, officially known as the International Boundary, between any two countries that is not militarized or actively patrolled. ... For the Quebec municipality, see Lac-SupÃ©rieur. ...

1955

Curtis Chillingworth was a judge in the U.S. state of Florida who (together with his wife, Marjorie Chillingworth) disappeared from his Manapalan, Florida, home in June 1955. Authorities later learned that the couple were abducted, taken offshore and killed as part of a murder-for-hire plot.
The crew and passengers of the Joyita, which disappeared in the South Pacific ocean; five weeks later, the Joyita re-appeared with no one on board.
Weldon Kees, U.S. poet. On July 19, 1955, Kees's Plymouth Savoy was found on the north side of the Golden Gate Bridge with the keys in the ignition. He left no note and his body was never found, but he was known to have talked about packing up and moving to Mexico.

Curtis Eugene Chillingworth (October 24, 1896 to presumably June 15, 1955) was a Florida attorney and state judge who disappeared from his Manapalan, Florida home, and was later believed (together with his wife, Marjorie Chillingworth) to have become the victim of homicide. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... MV Joyita was a merchant vessel from which 25 passengers and crew mysteriously disappeared in the South Pacific in 1955. ... Pacific redirects here. ... Harry Weldon Kees (February 24, 1914- presumed dead July 18, 1955) was an American poet, critic, novelist and short story writer. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay onto the Pacific Ocean. ...

1956

Lionel "Buster" Crabb: British frogman who disappeared during an MI6 mission investigating the Soviet cruiser Ordzhonikidze in Portsmouth Harbour. A decapitated body was found some months later but never positively identified.

Buster Crabb redirects here. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... // This page describes a type of scuba diver. ... The name Ordzhonikidze can mean:- Sergo Ordzhonikidze Various towns in the USSR which were renamed after him, the most important being Vladikavkaz. ... Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour in Hampshire, England. ...

1957

Moira McCall Anderson was an 11-year-old schoolgirl who disappeared while on an errand for her grandmother in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Moira Anderson Foundation was established in memory of her.

A schoolgirl is a girl attending either primary or secondary school. ... A Forced disappearance occurs when an organization (usually a ruling government and that is usually a police state or dictatorship) forces a person to disappear from public view. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... , Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland approximately 9 miles east of Glasgow. ... Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ... The Moira Anderson Foundation is a charitable organisation, based in Lanarkshire, Scotland. ...

1959

Camilo Cienfuegos was a Cuban revolutionary. He disappeared and presumably died on October 28, 1959, in a Cessna accident due to bad weather while flying over the sea. However, neither his plane nor his body was ever recovered despite Cuban government efforts.

Cuban poster showing Camilo Cienfuegos. ... is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1960

Emile Desportes: composer, inventor, painter and explorer: 1960s?

Emile Desportes (born 1909; date of death unknown) was a French composer, painter, inventor and explorer. ...

1961

Masanobu Tsuji: Japanese soldier and politician.
Michael Rockefeller: son of Nelson Rockefeller, disappeared during an expedition in the Asmat region of southwestern New Guinea.

This does not cite any references or sources. ... Michael C. Rockefeller (born 1938 - died November 18, 1961?) was the youngest son of Governor Nelson Rockefeller and disappeared during an expedition to New Guinea. ... Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 â€“ January 26, 1979) was an American Vice President, governor of New York State, philanthropist and businessman. ... The Asmat are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the Papua province of Indonesia. ...

1962

Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz prison in the U.S. state of California and disappeared. Authorities presumed that they drowned but no bodies were ever recovered.

Frank Morris AZ1441 Frank Lee Morris (September 1, 1926 - presumed dead June 11, 1962) was an American criminal who escaped from Alcatraz and was never seen again. ... John Anglin John William Anglin (May 2, 1930 â€“ escaped from prison June 11, 1962, missing since then) was an American criminal who escaped from Alcatraz along with his brother Clarence and Frank Morris on June 11, 1962 and then was never heard from again. ... Clarence Anglin, picture taken in Alcatraz. ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

1966

The Beaumont children: Jane (9), Arnna (7) and Grant (4), all disappeared from a beach in Adelaide, Australia, on 26 January.

Jane Nartare (aged 9), Arnna Kathleen (aged 7), and Grant Ellis Beaumont (aged 4) were three siblings who disappeared without a trace from a beach near Adelaide Australia in 1966. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

1967

Harold Holt: Australian Prime Minister, disappeared while at the beach out on a swim.
James P. Brady - a Canadian Metis leader who mysteriously disappeared in northern Saskatchewan while on a prospecting trip with a Cree companion (who also disappeared).
Jim Thompson: a former U.S. military intelligence officer who once worked for the Office of Strategic Services and an entrepreneur often credited for bringing Thai silks to the Western world, disappeared while on a walk at a rural Malaysian hill-station.

Harold Edward Holt, CH (5 August 1908 â€“ 17 December 1967) was an Australian politician who became the 17th Prime Minister of Australia in 1966. ... The Prime Minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. ... James Patrick Brady (1908-disappeared 1967) was a Canadian Metis political leader and activist in Saskatchewan and Alberta. ... Main articles: History of Canada, Timeline of Canadian history Canada has been inhabited by aboriginal peoples (known in Canada as First Nations) for at least 40,000 years. ... The MÃ©tis (pronounced MAY tee, IPA: , in French or , in Michif ), also historically known as Bois Brule, mixed-bloods, Countryborn (or Anglo-MÃ©tis), are one of three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada. ... For other uses, see Saskatchewan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Cree (disambiguation). ... Jim Thompson House in Bangkok. ... Military intelligence (abbreviated MI, int. ... The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime intelligence agency and was the predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency, the Special Forces, and Navy SEALs. ... For the computer game by Peter Molyneux, see The Entrepreneur. ...

1969

Donald Crowhurst - English businessman and amateur sailor who died while competing in a single-handed, round-the-world yacht race.

Donald Crowhurst, pictured just prior to setting out in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

1970

Sada Abe, Japanese murderer who killed her lover and cut off his genitals in 1936; disappeared from public view in 1970.
Sean Flynn, American photojournalist and son of Errol Flynn and Lili Damita; believed captured by factions of Viet Cong and/or Khmer Rouge in 1970; believed killed 1971, Bei Met, Cambodia
Donna Lass, an American nurse working in Stateline, Nevada, disappeared after her shift ended on 6 September 1970. A mysterious postcard mailed to the San Francisco Chronicle on 22 March 1971 suggests she was a victim of the Zodiac Killer.
Robin Graham, an 18 year old student, ran out of gas on the Hollywood Freeway. She was last seen by California Highway Patrol officers who directed her to a call box, and later saw her speaking with a man beside her car. The circumstances of her disappearance resulted in CHP policy being changed to ensure the safety of stranded female motorists. She too may have been a victim of the Zodiac Killer.^[3]

Newspaper photo taken shortly after her arrest. ... This article is about the actor and photojournalist presumed killed in Cambodia. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956â€“present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic - President George W. Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 â€“ October 14, 1959) was an Australian film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ... Lili Damita Lili Damita (July 10, 1904 â€“ March 21, 1994) was a French actress. ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Flag of Democratic Kampuchea The Khmer Rouge (Khmer: ) was the ruling political party of Cambodiaâ€”which it renamed the Democratic Kampucheaâ€”from 1975 to 1979. ... See also Lass (disambiguation). ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956â€“present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic - President George W. Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Todays San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. ... is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... For the New York City Zodiac copycat, see Heriberto Seda. ... Robin Ann Graham (born June 22, 1952), daughter of Marvin and Beverly Graham, was a college student who disappeared from a Los Angeles freeway on November 15, 1970. ... The Hollywood Freeway is one of the principal freeways of Los Angeles, California (the boundaries of which it does not leave) and one of the busiest in the United States. ... // The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is a state agency that acts as the state police force of California. ... For the New York City Zodiac copycat, see Heriberto Seda. ...

1971

D.B. Cooper: skyjacker, true identity unknown, jumped from a hijacked Boeing 727 over the Pacific Northwest region of the United States on November 24, 1971.

A 1972 FBI composite drawing of D. B. Cooper D. B. Cooper is the name used to refer to a famous airplane hijacker who, after receiving a ransom payout of $200,000, leapt from the back of a Boeing 727 as it was flying over the Pacific Northwest. ... Hijackers inside flightdeck of TWA Flight 847 Aircraft hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take-over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. ... Hijackers inside flightdeck of TWA Flight 847 Aircraft hijacking (also known as skyjacking and aircraft piracy) is the take-over of an aircraft, by a person or group, usually armed. ... The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine commercial jet airliner. ... The Pacific Northwest from space The Pacific Northwest, abbreviated PNW, or PacNW is a region in the northwest of North America. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ...

1972

Nicholas Begich and Hale Boggs: American Congressmen who both disappeared October 16, 1972, when the Cessna 310 in which they were riding went missing en route to Juneau, Alaska, from Anchorage.

Nicholas Joseph Nick Begich, Sr. ... Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. ... Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 Cessna 310N The Cessna 310 was the first twin-engine aircraft design from Cessna to enter production after World War II. The 310 first flew on January 3, 1953 with deliveries starting in late 1954. ... Bold text Location in Juneau City and Borough, Alaska Coordinates: , Country State Borough Juneau City and Borough Founded 1881 Incorporated 1890 Government - Mayor Bruce Botelho Area - City 3,255. ... This article is about the city in the U.S. state of Alaska. ...

1974

Oscar Zeta Acosta: American attorney and Chicano activist. Most famous for portrayal as "Dr. Gonzo" in Hunter S. Thompson's book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Lord Lucan (Richard John Bingham): British high-society figure and murder suspect.
Malcolm ("Mac") Graham: An avid U.S. yachting enthusiast from San Diego, California, disappeared along with his wife from Palmyra Atoll sometime between August 28 and August 30, 1974. Although he is believed to have been murdered, and his wife's remains were found in 1981, his own remains have never been located.

This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ... For other uses, see Chicano (disambiguation). ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... Dr. Gonzo is a name invented by Hunter S. Thompson, as a nickname for himself (although in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, it became the pseudonym for Oscar Zeta Acosta); hence, the phrase gonzo journalism. ... Hunter Stockton Thompson (18 July 1937 â€“ 20 February 2005) was an American journalist and author, famous for his novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. ... The hard cover version of the book. ... Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan (born December 18, 1934) is the subject of one of the worlds great unsolved mysteries. ... And the Sea Will Tell (ISBN 0-393-02919-0) is a true crime book by Vincent Bugliosi and Bruce B. Henderson. ... Yachting is a physical activity involving boats. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... This article is about the U.S. state. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... AUGUST 25 1981 US Marine Sean Vance is Born on the 25th of August {ear nav|1981}} Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

1975

Bas Jan Ader: Dutch artist who disappeared while attempting to sail across the Atlantic Ocean.
Jimmy Hoffa: U.S. trade union leader, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Lyon Sisters: two U.S. pre-teen girls who disappeared on their way home from a neighborhood mall.
Juanita Nielsen, Australian publisher, heiress and anti-development campaigner, disappeared from Kings Cross, Sydney aged 38.

Bas Jan Ader (born April 19, 1942 in Winschoten, the Netherlands) was lost at sea in 1975 between Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Ireland) was a Dutch conceptual artist, performance artist, photographer and filmmaker. ... For other uses, see Hoffa (disambiguation). ... The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, commonly known as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) or simply the Teamsters, is one of the largest labor unions in the United States. ... Katherine Mary Lyon (aged 10), and Sheila Mary Lyon (aged 12) were two sisters who disappeared without a trace during a trip to a local mall in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. in 1975. ... Juanita Nielsen (1937 â€“ probably July 4, 1975) was an Australian publisher, heiress to the Mark Foys retail fortune. ... Kings Cross refers to a district in two places: Kings Cross, London, England Kings Cross railway station is a major London railway terminus and Kings Cross, New South Wales is a district in Sydney, Australia Kings Cross railway station, Sydney is an underground railway station in Sydney. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ...

1976

Renee MacRae and her 3 year old son Andrew were last seen in Inverness, Scotland. They are thought to have been murdered and their remains have never been found. Their disappearance is Britain's longest running missing person's case. Northern Constabulary renewed their search for evidence in 2004 and named a suspect in a report to the procurator fiscal in October 2006, however the Crown Office declared there was insufficient evidence to go to court.^[4]

This article is about the city in Scotland. ... This article is about the country. ...

1977

Donald Mackay - Australian anti-drugs campaigner who disappeared on 15 July 1977 and is believed to have been murdered.

Donald Mackay (13 September 1933 - 15 July 1977), was an Australian anti-drugs campaigner who came to fame in 1977 through the circumstances of his presumed murder. ... is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

1978

John Brisker: former American Basketball Association and National Basketball Association player, disappeared after flying to Uganda.
Mel Lyman: cult leader. Claimed by cult members to have died 1978, but no body, death certificate, or other proof were ever produced. The date of death and burial place are unknown outside the "Lyman Family".^{[citation needed]}
Frederick Valentich 20-year old Australian pilot, disappeared while flying across Bass Strait, in what has been claimed by some people as a UFO encounter.
Genette Tate: 13-year old girl who disappeared whilst doing a newspaper round in the English county of Devon in August 1978.
Sayyid Mousa al-Sadr, Lebanese philosopher and a prominent Shi'a religious leader, disappeared on a tour to Libya on August 31 , 1978 and was never found.

John Brisker (born June 15, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, died 1979?) is an American former professional basketball player. ... NBA redirects here. ... Mel Lyman (born March 24, 1938, Eureka, California â€” died 1978, exact date and location unknown) was an American cult leader and musician. ... The Valentich Disappearance occurred on October 21, 1978, when 20 year old Frederick Valentich disappeared while piloting a small Cessna 182 aircraft over the Bass Strait to King Island, Australia, after reporting a strange craft flying increasingly close in proximity. ... Map of Australia with Bass Strait marked in light blue Bass Strait (IPA: ) is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland (Victoria in particular). ... UFO can mean: Unidentified flying object United Future Organization, a Japanese-Brazilian electronic jazz band UFO, the rock band that previously featured Michael Schenker UFO, the Gerry Anderson TV series United Farmers of Ontario, a political party that formed the government in Ontario from 1919 to 1923 U.F.O... This Biography does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Devon (disambiguation). ... Sayyid Musa al-Sadr MÅ«sÄ al-Sadr (1928-1978?) (Persian: â€Ž ) also transliterated MÅ«sÄ-e Sader, and many other variants, was an Iranian philosopher and a prominent Shiite religious leader who spent many years of his life in Lebanon as a religious and political leader. ... Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ...

1979

Etan Patz: schoolboy, disappeared while walking to New York City bus stop.
Louis Cafora: An armed robber from the U.S. state of New York.
Ian Mackintosh: Scottish naval officer, novelist and screenwriter; disappeared with two companions in a light aircraft over the Gulf of Alaska.

Etan Kalil Patz (October 9, 1972 â€“ possibly c. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Louis Cafora II (??? Massapequa, New York declared dead May of 1979 South Ozone Park, Queens) was a Italian-American independent loanshark and drug trafficker who was involved with the New York State Department of Transportations Traffic Violations Bureau for Nassau County, New York. ... This article is about the state. ... Ian Mackintosh Ian Mackintosh, MBE, (born July 26, 1940; disappeared and presumed dead July 1979) was a Scottish naval officer, a writer of thriller novels, and a screenwriter for British television. ... This article is about the country. ... The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are found. ...

1980

Azaria Chamberlain, Australian baby girl, presumed to have been taken by a dingo near Uluru. Some clothing items were later recovered, but her remains have never been found
Louise and Charmian Faulkner: mother and toddler daughter who disappeared from outside their residence in St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia.
Rosemary Tonks: British poet, about 1980.

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Azaria_Chamberlain_disappearance. ... For other uses, see Dingo (disambiguation). ... For the band, see Ayers Rock (band). ... Louise Yvonne Faulkner (aged 43) and Charmian Christabel Alexis Faulkner (aged 2 and a half) were a mother and daughter who disappeared without a trace from outside their residence at 39 Acland St, St Kilda, Victoria in 1980. ... St Kilda is a inner city suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... Rosemary Tonks (1932 - ?) was an English poet. ...

1982

Johnny Gosch: Paperboy in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, abducted while delivering papers. His image was one of the first national missing children notices to appear on milk cartons, and later the cover of Newsweek.

Johnny Gosch John The Goschster Gosch (born November 12, 1969) was a 12-year-old paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa when he disappeared on September 5, 1982, presumably kidnapped. ... â€œDes Moinesâ€ redirects here. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

1983

Emanuela Orlandi: a citizen of Vatican City.
Kirsa Jensen: disappeared while riding her horse to the beach at Awatoto, Napier, New Zealand on Sept 1 1983. Her disappearance is still one of New Zealand's biggest unsolved cases.

Emanuela Orlandi - Missing since 06/22/1983 Emanuela Orlandi (January 14, 1968 - ?) was born in Vatican City, the daughter of a Vatican employee. ... The T & G Building (Atkin & Mitchell, Wellington, 1936) Napier (Ahuriri in MÄori) is an important port city in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ...

1984

Kevin Andrew Collins: U.S. youth from San Francisco
Boris Weisfeiler: U.S. mathematician who went missing in Chile.

Kevin Andrew Collins, age 10 Kevin Andrew Collins (born 1974; disappeared February 10, 1984) gained national attention as one of the first missing children to appear on milk cartons and on the cover of national publications, such as Newsweek magazine in 1984[1]. His abduction from San Francisco city streets... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

1986

Suzy Lamplugh, a British estate agent who went missing from Fulham, West London and was declared dead, presumed murdered, in 1994. Despite further police investigations in 1998 and 2000, no trace of her has ever been found.

Suzy Lamplugh (pronounced Lamp-lew), born 1961, was an estate agent much in the news after she was reported missing on 28 July 1986 (aged 25) in Fulham, West London. ... Estate agent is a United Kingdom term roughly synonymous in the United States with the term real estate broker, a business that arranges the selling, renting or management of homes, land and other buildings. ... Fulham is a suburban area of west London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, located 3. ... Satellite image of the inner part of West London Ayad Dibis is the best in West London. ...

1987

Licorice McKechnie, a.k.a. 'Likky Lambert', singer-songwriter from the Incredible String Band, disappeared from U.S. state of Louisiana

Christina Licorice McKechnie, born 2nd October 1945 in Scotland, was a singer and songwriter in the Incredible String Band between 1968 and 1972. ... Bold text The Incredible String Band (or ISB) is a Scottish acoustic band which, (in the words of one of their early songs [1] ) way back in the 1960s built a popular following within British counter culture, and the members of the group are considered psych folk musical pioneers. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

1989

Jacob Wetterling, kidnapped on October 22 in St Joseph, Minnesota, USA. Was never found.

Jacob Wetterling (born February 17, 1978) was abducted at age 11 in St. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Largest metro area Minneapolis-St. ...

1991

Sarah MacDiarmid: young female, disappeared from Kananook station in Melbourne, Australia.
Ben Needham: 21 month old male, disappeared from the island of Kos in Greece, 24 July. He has never been found. It was believed Ben was abducted and several suspects in Kos and Veria were suggested as being responsible, no one was ever charged with abduction.
Michael Dunahee: (born May 12, 1986) is a missing child from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, disappeared aged five.

Sarah MacDiarmid (born 1967) was a 23-year-old Scottish-Australian woman who disappeared from Kananook station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 11 July 1990. ... For other uses, see Female (disambiguation). ... Kananook (station code: KAN) is an unmanned railway station on the Frankston line in Melbourne, Australia, opened in 1975. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... Benjamin Needham was born on 29 October 1989 in Sheffield, United Kingdom to Kerry Needham (b. ... This article is about the Male sex. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Port and city view of Kos town on the island Kos. ... Veria is also a settlement in the prefecture of Laconia, see Veria, Laconia, and a commune in France, see VÃ©ria, Jura. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the city of Victoria. ...

1994

Michael Anthony Hughes has been missing since his abduction from Indian Meridian Elementary School in Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States, by Franklin Delano Floyd (who claimed to be his father) on September 12 of that year. Floyd has claimed that Hughes is still alive somewhere in the U.S., but has not disclosed his location.
Ylenia Carrisi, Italian TV celebrity and daughter of singers Albano Carrisi and Romina Power. Disappeared during a vacation in New Orleans.

Michael Anthony Hughes (March 21, 1988 - undetermined, possibly 1994) was abducted from Indian Meridian Elementary School in Choctaw, Oklahoma (near Oklahoma City) on September 12, 1994 by Franklin Delano Floyd (who was claiming to be the Hughes father). ... â€œKidnapperâ€ redirects here. ... Choctaw is a growing suburban town in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ylenia Carrisi, an Italian TV celebrity by virtue of being actor Tyrone Power and his wife, actress Linda Christians granddaughter, and the letter-turner on Italys version of Wheel of Fortune. ... See TV (disambiguation) for other uses and Television (band) for the rock band European networks National In much of Europe television broadcasting has historically been state dominated, rather than commercially organised, although commercial stations have grown in number recently. ... Albano Carrisi (born May 20, 1943) is an Italian singer. ... Romina Francesca Power (born October 2, 1951) is an American-born Italian singer and actress. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ...

1995

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, born April 25, 1989 in Lhari County, Tibet, and recognized by the current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, as the 11th Panchen Lama on May 14, 1995, was removed by the government of the People's Republic of China three days later. No one could meet him since then.
Richey James Edwards: member of Welsh rock band the Manic Street Preachers. His car was found abandoned next to the Severn Bridge, a bridge notorious for suicides. He was suffering from an array of mental health problems up to his disappearance, but was never considered suicidal.
Jodi Huisentruit: abducted outside her apartment while on her way to work as a KIMT news anchor in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima (b. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Location in Nagqu Prefecture Lhari County (Tibetan à½£à¾·à¼‹à½¢à½²à¼‹à½¢à¾«à½¼à½„à¼‹, Wylielha ri rdzong) is a small county within the Nagchu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region Categories: | | ... This article is about historical/cultural Tibet. ... This article is about the Dalai Lama lineage. ... Tenzin Gyatso is the fourteenth and current Dalai Lama. ... Khedrup Je, the 1st Panchen Lama The Panchen Lama (often transliterated as PÃ¤nchen Lama) or the Panchen Erdeni, is the one of the two highest ranking lamas (together with the Dalai Lama) in the Gelugpa (Dge-lugs-pa) sect of Tibetan Buddhism (the sect which controlled Tibet from the... is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Richey James Edwards (born Richard James Edwards, 22 December 1967) was the co-lyricist and guitarist of the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. ... This article is about the country. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as the Manics) are a Welsh rock band, consisting of James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, guitar), Nicky Wire (bass guitar, vocals) and Sean Moore (drums, vocals). ... For the Ontario community, see Severn Bridge, Ontario. ... Jodi Sue Huisentruit (born June 5, 1968) was a television news anchor for KIMT, based in Mason City, Iowa in the United States. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

1996

Kristin Denise Smart: a student at California Polytechnic State University who disappeared after leaving a party.

Kristin Denise Smart (born February 20, 1977, legally presumed dead 2002) is a missing person. ... This article is about the university in San Luis Obispo, California. ...

1997

Grant Hadwin: unemployed logger who cut down Canada's landmark Golden Spruce as a protest against the logging industry. He disappeared while kayaking across British Columbia's Hecate Strait en route to his trial.
Kristen Modafferi, a former college student from Charlotte, North Carolina, who vanished without trace while on a summer-away study program in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Thomas Grant Hadwin (1948 â€“ February 1997?) was a Canadian logger. ... Kiidkyaas or Kiid Kiyaas (ancient tree) was a Sitka Spruce tree, Picea sitchensis Aurea, that grew on the banks of the Yakoun River in Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 5th Total 944... Islands and major straits of the northern Pacific Northwest Coast The Hecate Strait or Strait of Hecate (Haida: Seegaay) is a wide but relatively shallow body of water separating the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) from the mainland of British Columbia in Canada. ... Charlotte redirects here. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

1998

Tom and Eileen Lonergan were an American couple left to fend for themselves in shark-infested waters after being stranded while SCUBA diving with a group of divers off Australia's Great Barrier Reef due to a faulty head count. They are presumed to have perished. Alternate theories surrounding their disappearance include suicide, murder-suicide, or staging their disappearance. The film Open Water is based on their story.
Florinda Donner-Grau, Taisha Abelar, Patricia Partin, Kylie Lundahl and Amalia Marquez, known as Carlos Castaneda's witches, disappeared soon after Castaneda's death in April 1998. Patricia Partin's skeleton was identified in Feb. 2006. The rest remain missing. The people still at Castaneda's compound say that the women "are traveling."Salon article

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Shark (disambiguation). ... Scuba diving is swimming underwater while using self-contained breathing equipment. ... The Great Barrier Reef is the worlds largest coral reef system,[1][2] composed of over 2,900 individual reefs[3] and 900 islands stretching for 2,600 kilometres (1,616 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (132,974 sq mi). ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... A murder suicide is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons immediately before, or while killing himself. ... Carlos Castaneda (December 25, 1925/31? â€“ April 27, 1998) was a Peruvian- or Brazilian-born American author. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

2000

Bruno Manser: Swiss born activist who fervently campaigned for the preservation of rainforests on Sarawak.
Trevor Deely: Disappeared in Dublin. He was last seen on December 7, 2000

Bruno Manser (born August 25, 1954 in Basel, Switzerland) was an environmental activist. ... For the river, see Sarawak River. ... Trevor Deely (born 1978) is the most famous Irish missing person. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

2001

Jason Jolkowski: A 19-year-old resident of Omaha, Nebraska who disappeared on June 13, 2001. Following his disappearance, his parents founded Project Jason, a nonprofit organization that assists families of missing persons.

Jason Jolkowski (born June 24, 1981) from Omaha, Nebraska, United States, disappeared on June 13, 2001 on his way to work. ... Omaha redirects here. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ...

2002

Bison Dele (aka Brian Williams): former National Basketball Association player, thought to have been murdered in the Pacific Ocean by his brother, body never found.

Bison Dele (April 6, 1969 â€“ disappeared July 7, 2002), formerly known as Brian Williams (full given name Brian Carson Williams), was an American professional basketball player who finished his career as a center for the NBAs Detroit Pistons. ... NBA redirects here. ...

2003

Ben Charles Padilla: a licensed aircraft mechanic, flight engineer, and pilot of small airplanes who has been missing since May 25, 2003 when Boeing 727-223 designation N844AA with him on board was stolen from Luanda, Angola. The aircraft was subsequently sighted in Conakry, Guinea, in July 2003.

On May 25, 2003, a Boeing 727-223 designated N844AA was stolen from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine commercial jet airliner. ... On May 25, 2003, a Boeing 727-223 designated N844AA was stolen from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Angola. ... Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the largest city and capital of Angola. ... Conakry or Konakry (MalinkÃ©: KÉ”nakiri) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. ...

2004

Dominick Arduin: a French-born explorer in Finland. Disappeared while trying to reach the North Pole by skiing.
Maura Murray: an American college student from Massachusetts, who disappeared after a one-car accident in New Hampshire.

Dominick Arduin (1961-2004) was a Frenchwoman who disappeared in her attempt to ski to the North Pole. ... For other uses, see North Pole (disambiguation). ... Maura Murray (born May 4, 1982) is an American college student from Hanson, Massachusetts. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... For other uses, see New Hampshire (disambiguation). ...

2005

Natalee Holloway: U.S. teenager, disappeared in Aruba.
Ray Gricar: District Attorney in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Charles Rutherford Jr.: Attorney who disappeared with his girlfriend in Lake Huron; her body was later found.
Patrick McDermott: partner of Olivia Newton-John; disappeared on return from a fishing cruise off San Pedro, California.
George Allen Smith: from Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, was discovered to be missing on July 5, 2005, ten days after his wedding to Jennifer Hagel Smith, while cruising the eastern Mediterranean Sea between Greece and Turkey aboard the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Brilliance of the Seas.

Natalee Ann Holloway (born October 21, 1986), from Mountain Brook, Alabama, United States, disappeared on May 30, 2005 during a graduation trip in Aruba. ... Ray Gricar (born 9--October--1945) is a former District Attorney for Centre County, Pennsylvania. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Lana Stempien (1969â€“August 11, 2005) was an American lawyer who drowned under mysterious circumstances. ... Ipperwash Beach, Lake Huron. ... Patrick Kim McDermott is a cameraman who was a long time boyfriend of Olivia Newton-John until he disappeared from a fishing charter boat off San Pedro, California, on June 30, 2005. ... Olivia Newton-John AO OBE (born 26 September 1948) is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated English-born Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... San Pedro is a community within Los Angeles, California, annexed in 1909 and a major seaport of the area. ... George Allen Smith IV (b. ... Location in Connecticut Coordinates: , NECTA Region Settled 1640 Joined Connecticut 1656 Government - Type Representative town meeting - First selectman Peter Tesei - Town administrator Edward Gomeau - Town meeting moderator Thomas J. Byrne Area - Total 174. ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

2006

Actor Joe Pichler has been missing since January 5, 2006.[1] His car was found January 9, 2006 in Bremerton, Washington, USA, at the Manette Bridge adjacent to the Port Washington Narrows. Inside it was a note in which he said he was sorry that he hadn't been a better role model for his younger brother and asked that his belongings go to (then 17-year-old) A.J. However, he was not reported as officially missing by his family until 16 January. At or around that date, the aforementioned note from the car was reported as explicitly suggesting that Joe may have been suicidal.
Jorge Julio López, Argentine retired bricklayer, was kidnapped during the National Reorganization Process, and disappeared again during the democratic government of President Néstor Kirchner after testifying in trial against Dirty War criminal Miguel Etchecolatz.

Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Joe Pichler (born 14 February 1987 in Bremerton, Washington, USA) is an American actor. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bremerton is a city located in Kitsap County, Washington. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956â€“present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic - President George W. Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... The Port Washington Narrows is a tidal strait located in Bremerton, Washington. ... is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jorge Julio LÃ³pez (born in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, 1929) was an Argentine retired bricklayer, who was kidnapped during the National Reorganization Process, and disappeared again during the democratic government of President NÃ©stor Kirchner after declaring in trial against Dirty War criminal Miguel Etchecolatz. ... Poster by the Madres de la Plaza de Mayo NGO with photos of disappeared. This article especially refers to the Argentine dirty war; however, the term has been used in other contexts, for example in Morocco; see also lead years. ... Miguel Osvaldo Etchecolatz (b. ...

2007

Jim Gray, a Microsoft research scientist, Turing Award winner and a database pioneer; went on a sailing ship and was presumed lost at sea on 28 January 2007.
Derek Batten, Peter Tunstead, and James Tunstead, the crew of the Kaz II, found adrift on April 20, 2007
Steve Fossett, (born April 22, 1944), an American aviator, sailor, and adventurer who was reported missing on September 3, 2007, after the plane he was flying over the Nevada desert failed to return.^[5] In February 2008 he was declared legally dead.^[6]
Madeleine McCann, a 3-year-old British girl, went missing after being left unsupervised in the unlocked ground floor bedroom of her family's rented holiday apartment in the Algarve (Portugal). There have been no confirmed sightings of her since she disappeared.

James Nicholas Jim Gray (born 1944, presumed lost at sea January 28, 2007) is an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 for seminal contributions to database and transaction processing research and technical leadership in system implementation. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... The A.M. Turing Award is given annually by the Association for Computing Machinery to a person selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community. ... is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Kaz II - Off the coast of Townsville with a torn sail The Kaz II, dubbed the ghost yacht, is a 12 meter catamaran which was found drifting 80 nautical miles (160 km) off of the coast of north Australia on April 18, 2007. ... James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 â€“ missing September 3, 2007, declared legally dead February 15, 2008[1][2]) was an American aviator, sailor, and adventurer who became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon. ... is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ... This article is about maritime crew. ... Even Soldiers of Fortune have to sing! 1958 record album An adventurer or adventuress is a term that usually takes one of three meanings: One whose travels are unusual and often exotic, though not so unique as to qualify as exploration. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... For the indigenous American tribe, see Mohave. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Madeleine McCann (born 2004 in Leicestershire) is an English toddler who disappeared on May 3, 2007 while staying in a Portuguese holiday apartment in Praia da Luz. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent... Algarve NUTS II region, and the district of Faro in Portugal. ...

References

^ http://www.owain-glyndwr-soc.org.uk/achievements.htm#burial%20site
^ "DNA clears man of 1914 kidnapping conviction," USA Today, (May 5, 2004), by Allen G. Breed, Associated Press.
^ Other Related Cases At That Time and Locale (html). Zodiac Killer Discussion Board, archive from 2000-2003. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6177537.stm
^ Search continues for aviation adventurer Steve Fossett CNN.com September 4, 2007
^ Court declares adventurer Fosset legally dead: report AFP Feb 15, 2008

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