Today is National Freedom Day
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.
We Live And We Die
Nobody Lives Forever
See You In Heaven
What Happened Today in History?
1861 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States
1865- 13th amendment approved National Freedom Day
1953 – “You Are There” with Walter Cronkite premieres on CBS television
1957- 1st black pilot (PH Young) on a US scheduled passenger airline
2003- Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
Famous Deaths on National Freedom Day
1777-1832 –Archibald Murphey was a North Carolina politician known as the “Father of Education”
1846-1850 –Edward Baker Lincoln was the son of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, may have died of cancer
1797-1851 –Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was the novelist who wrote Frankenstein
1824-1893 –George Henry Sanderson was 22nd the Mayor of San Francisco
1890-1957 –Friedrich von Paulus was a German field marshal who commanded the 6th Army assault on Stalingrad during Operation Blue in 1942
1888-1963 –Fleetwood Lindley was the last living person to see Abraham Lincoln’s face
1952/1953-1974 –Lynda Ann Healy was the 1st Bundy murder victim, abducted in Seattle
1975-1988 Heather O’Rourke was a child star who played Carol Anne Freeling in Poltergeist; dies at 12
1906-1991 –James G MacDonald was the cartoon voice of Mickey Mouse
1959-2003 –Michael P. Anderson – crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster)
1956-2003 –David Brown – crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster)
1961-2003 –Kalpana Chawla – crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster)
1961-2003 –Laurel Clark – crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster)
1957-2003 –Rick D. Husband – crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster)
1961-2003 –Willie McCool – crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster)
1954-2003 –Ilan Ramon – crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster)
Happy National Freedom Day
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
