Dying is just like taxes in the respect that it is going to happen to you and me. Over history, we realize it doesn’t matter who you are, you are going to face death. Famous people have no secret weapon against death. They are just like you and I. They will die. We will die. Death is a part of life. However, many of us look forward to eternal life in Heaven. After we all pass from this world, I hope to meet each one of you in a better place called Heaven.
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Deaths
1820-1913 –Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist, humanitarian and Union spy during the American Revolution, she was a former slave who escaped and she helped many other slaves escape along the Underground Railroad, she was known as “Moses of Her People”
1900-1948 –Zelda Fitzgerald was American artist who was also the wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald
1884-1949 –James Rector was American athlete who was the first Arkansas athlete to compete in the Olympics
1897-1973 –Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor American segregationist who is famous for denying civil rights to African-American citizens in Alabama, he directed the use of firehouses attack dogs against peaceful demonstrators
1903-1984 –June Marlowe was an actress who played Miss Crabtree on Our Gang; she died from complications due to Parkinson’s disease
1958-1988 –Andy Gibb was a famous singer who died of heart infection at 30; he was the youngest brother of family members who formed the group the Bee Gees
1909-1993 –C Northcote Parkinson, English historian/sociologist who wrote 60 books, the most famous book is Parkinson’s Law
1913-1998 –Lloyd Bridges was a famous American actor who was also the father of Beau Bridges and Jeff Bridges, he was most famous for his role as Mike Nelson on Sea Hunt, but played in many films and had many television appearances
1951-2005 –Danny Joe Brown was American singer for Molly Hatchet and co-writer of the bands biggest hits
1971-2010 –Corey Haim was a Canadian actor and teen idol who played in Lost Boys, died from an accidental overdose
This is series of famous people who died was inspired by Faye Farley who writes about famous people who were born on the same dates. Each day I will make a list of the famous people who died on the particular day with a link to her story about who was born on a particular day. Today’s famous deaths will be linked to her September 27 story because she has not made it to October yet. Click here to check out Faye’s writing
Sources
Historyorb.com
Wikipedia.com
Holidayinsights.com