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Bassist, songwriter, punk rocker, funky man, and a founding member of the Ramones, Dee Dee Ramone (born Douglas Glenn Colvin) was found dead of a herion overdose on this day in 2002 at his Hollywood apartment. Dee Dee is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery near the honorary tomb of bandmate, Johnny Ramone (who was cremated). Actor, Governor, SAG president, the second longest-living United States president, Dean Martin roaster, and Alex P. Keaton role model, Ronald Reagan died at his Bel Air home on this day in 2004 after more than a decade of Alzheimer's Disease. He was 93.