Aaliyah Dies in Bahamas Plane Crash, August 25, 2001
American singer Aaliyah and several members of her entourage are killed as their overloaded aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Marsh Harbour Airport, Bahamas.
Date: August 25, 2001
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