Famous People Who Died on January 24th

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?

1848- James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California

1901- 1st games played in baseball's American League

1922 - Eskimo Pie patented by Christian K Nelson of Iowa (not an Eskimo)

1950- Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history

1972 - Japanese Sgt. Shoichi Yokoi is found hiding in a Guam jungle, where he had been since the end of World War II.

Deaths

1808-1882 -Levi Boone was the 17^th Mayor of Chicago

1901-1948 -Arthur Liebehenschel was the Commandant at Auschwitz concentration camp; he was convicted of war crimes after World War II and executed

1923-1955 -Ira Hayes was an American World War II hero who one of six men who raised the US flag on Iwo Jima, his death was suspicious

1877-1962 -Stanley Lord was the Captain of the SS Californian a ship that was in the vicinity of the Titanic on the night of the Titanic disaster

1874-1965 -Winston Churchill was the PM of Britain (C) (1940-45, 51-55) during World War II, dies at 90; Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize in literature and was an honorary citizen of the United States

1895-1971 -Bill Wilson was the American co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

1902-1975 -Larry Fine was a famous actor on the 3 Stooges dies at 72

1946-1989 -Ted Bundy was a famous serial killer of up to 100 women, executed in Florida at 42

1950-1992 -Ricky Ray Rector was an American murderer who murdered police officer Robert Martin in Conway, Arkansas

1908-1993 -Thurgood Marshall was the 1st African-American Supreme Court justice (1967-91), dies 84

1965-2006 -Chris Penn was an American actor who was the brother of Sean Penn

1928-2010 -Pernell Roberts, American actor & singer, last surviving star of Bonanza

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