Aaliyah

On August 25, 2001, R&B singer Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas.

What happened
On August 23, 2001, Aaliyah traveled to the Bahamas with the employees of Virgin Records America to film the video for her song "Rock the Boat". She was originally supposed to leave on August 26, but chose to leave the previous day because she had finished early. On August 25, Aaliyah and the record company employees completing filming, and boarded their twin-engined Cessna plane at 6:50 pm. Shortly after takeoff, the plane crashed about 200m from the runway, killing Aaliyah, seven crew members including her makeup artist Christopher Maldonado, family friend Keith Wallace and stylist Eric Foreman, as well as the pilot Luis Morales III.

Aftermath
A funeral for Aaliyah was held on August 31, 2001 at Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel and Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in Manhattan. 800 mourners were in attendance, including many R&B and rap artists such as Gladys Knight, Lil Kim and Missy Elliot. 22 white doves were released in her honour to signify one year of her life.