Biography: Nicole Brown Simpson was the ex-wife of the former professional American football player O. J. Simpson, to whom she was married from 1985 to 1992. Two years after her divorce from Simpson, Brown was stabbed to death at her Los Angeles home, on June 12, 1994, along with her friend, waiter Ron Goldman. Born: May 19, 1959, Frankfurt, Germany Died: June 12, 1994 (age 35 years), Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, United States