Timeline Saturday 3 July 1971

Events on Saturday 3 July 1971 3

• 1943 – 1971 Jim Morrison American singer, songwriter & poet James Douglas "Jim" Morrison (1943-1971) was the lead singer and lyricist of The Doors, celebrated for his baritone voice, poetic lyrics and theatrical, unpredictable stage presence. Known as "The Lizard King", he became one of the defining and most controversial icons of 1960s counterculture before his death in Paris at the age of 27.
• 1971 Jim Morrison dies in Paris 3 July 1971, aged 27 Found dead in the bathtub of his Paris apartment by Pamela Courson on 3 July 1971, at the age of 27. French officials recorded the cause of death as heart failure; no autopsy was performed, leaving the exact circumstances permanently disputed.
• 1971 The Doors' Jim Morrison dies in Paris Aged 27 Found dead in his bathtub, buried at Pere Lachaise.