Famous People Who Died On January 7

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 in History on January 7^th

1782- 1st US commercial bank, Bank of North America, opens in Philadelphia

1830- 1st US Railroad Station opens (Baltimore)

1953- President Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb

1975 - Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage

1999- President Bill Clinton begins his impeachment trial in the Senate.

Famous People Who Died on January 7th

1686-1758 -Allan Ramsay Sr. was a Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), began his career as a wig maker

1703-1767 -Thomas Clap was the 1st president of Yale University

1808-1864 -Caleb Blood Smith was the 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior under Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War

1874-1944 -Lou Hoover was the U.S. First Lady and wife of Herbert Hoover

1887-1961 -Clarice Baright was the 1st woman admitted to American Bar Association

1909-1986 -Philip D. Eastman was an American children's book writer and illustrator, are you my mother, Big Dog Little Dog, worked for the show Mr. Magoo and worked in the story department of Walt Disney Productions

1908-1990-Bronko Nagurski was a famous football hall of famer, he played for the Chicago Bears, he was a dominant fullback in the NFL, Bronko Nagurski became a successful professional wrestler who became the Heavyweight World-Champion

1916-1990 -Joe Robbie was a lawyer/NFL original owner of the Miami Dolphins, Joe Robbie stadium was named after him, the Miami Dolphins stadium has now been renamed numerous times, now it is called Sun Life Stadium

1915-1998 -Owen Bradley was an American record producer was one of the chief architects of the 1950'/1960's Nashville Sound in Country Music

1957-2007 -Bobby Hamilton was a NASCAR team owner and NASCAR driver, he owned Bobby Hamilton Racing, had two Winston Cup wins, Bobby Hamilton drove a movie car in the movie Days of Thunder, he died from neck cancer

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