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 on This Day in History?
1775- 1st Negro Mason in US initiated, Boston
1831 - Edgar Allen Poe removed from West Point military academy
1865 - President Lincolns 2nd Inaugural Ball
1964 - Liz Taylor's 4th divorce (Eddie Fisher)
1970- Beatles release "Let it Be" in UK
Deaths
1807-1836 -James Butler Bonham was an American lawyer from South Carolina and soldier who died at the Battle of the Alamo
1796-1836 -Jim Bowie was an American pioneer and soldier who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution, he died at the Battle of Alamo and he was a folk hero which led to the popularity of the Bowie Knife
1763-1842 -Constanze Mozart was the wife of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
1818-1905 -John Henninger Reagan was an American Confederate politician; he resigned from the US House of Representatives when Texas succeeded from the Union to join the Confederate States of America-he served in the cabinet of Jefferson Davis as Postmaster General
1873-1933 -Anton J Cermak was the 44thmayor of Chicago until he was assassinated by Giuseppa Zangara in 1933
1914-1948 -Ross Lockridge, Jr. was an American novelist who wrote Raintree Country in 1948 which was an attempt at creating the “Great American Novel”
1968 -Joseph Martin Jr. was a Republican and the Speaker of the House, was the only Republican to serve as the Speaker of the House from 1931-1995
1892-1973 -Pearl S. Buck was an author, her book The Good Earth was the best-selling non-fiction book in the US in 1931 and 1932, she won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1938, she was the first American woman awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
1887-1986 -Georgia O'Keefe was a famous US painter (Flowers); O’Keefe was a major figure in American art from the 1920’s
1960-2006 -Kirby Puckett was a Hall of Fame MLB who played his entire career with the Minnesota Twins; Kirby Puckett is the Minnesota Twins all-time leader in hits, runs, doubles and total-bases. Kirby Puckett had a major stroke in 2006 and died the next, the Minnesota Twins and baseball fans everywhere miss his presence in the game
1961-2006 -Dana Reeve was an American actress and she was the wife and widow of Christopher Reeve who died in 2004, Dana Reeve died in 2006 from lung cancer before her 45thbirthday
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