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?
1492- "Pentateuch" (Jewish holy book) 1st printed
1552- 2nd version of Book of Common Prayer becomes mandatory in England
1789- Georgetown, 1st US Catholic college, founded
1793 - Humane Society of Philadelphia (1st aid society) organized
1855- The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge.
1930 - George Washington's Birthplace-National Monument in Virginia established
Deaths
1749-1800 -Edward Rutledge was a US attorney who signed the Declaration of Independence and was the 39th Governor of South Carolina
1739-1813 -George Clymer was a US merchant who signed the Declaration of Independence, all sources but Wiki have him dying on January 23rd, Wiki says Jan 24th. George Clymer was one of the Patriots who advocated complete independence from Britain.
1825-1893 -Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice and the 16th United States Secretary of the Interior
1932-1957 -Willie Edwards was US African-American who was murdered by KKK at 25, he was forced to jump of the Tyler-Goodwin Bridge which is 125 feet high and the fall took him into the raging Alabama River
1948-1973 -Alexander Onassis was the Greek heir of the Onassis family who was the only son of Aristotle Onassis
1946-1978 -Terry Kath was the original guitarist and founding member of the rock group Chicago, accidently shot in head at 32
1914-1981 -Bobby Sherwood was the orchestra leader on the Milton Berle Show
1904-1989 -Salvador Dalí was a famous Spanish Catalan surrealist artist
1948-2003 -Nell Carter was an American singer and actress who played on Gimme a Break television series
1925-2005 -Johnny Carson was an American television host who played on the Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for thirty years
1929-2009 -Robert W. Scott was an American politician who was the 67th governor of North Carolina
1914-2011-Jack Lalanne-Fitness Guru Jack Lalanne dies at the age of 96-"The Godfather of Fitness", he died from Pneumonia at the age of 96-Jack Lalanne was inducted into the Fitness Hall of Fame in 2005
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
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