Ivan Tarassenko was born on 14 October 1962. He died, aged 25 years, on 18 November 1987 in the King's Cross Underground Station fire.
The subsequent described his occupation as a Musician and his sister, Sophie Tarassenko, reported that he was changing tube lines at the station whilst making his way to a band rehearsal, in which he was a drummer, in Notting Hill.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
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Ivan Tarassenko
{On the top plaque:} King's Cross Disaster Fund In memory of the 31 people ...
During the London blitz, people sheltered on the platforms of many underground stations. At Bounds Green, they also slept on the stairs between the escalators. No records were kept of how many peop...
Drowned in the 1898 HMS Albion disaster, aged 12. Buried in grave 1 at the memorial in East London Cemetery.
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
In 1972 a prison guard was murdered in Angola Prison, Louisiana, USA, where Herman Wallace, Robert King, and Albert Woodfox were prisoners. Wallace and Woodfox were convicted of the murder; King w...
Person, Law, Race Issues, Tragedy, USA
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