Wednesday, July 29, 2009

What famous people died on their birthdays?


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Why: Summer's grandfather died the day after he turned 81.

Answer: These:
  • Ingrid Bergman - Aug. 29, 1915-1982
  • George Washington Carver - Jan. 5 1864-1903
  • Elizabeth of York - Feb. 11, 1466-1503
  • Betty Friedan - Feb 4. 1921-2006
  • Francesco Petrarch - July 20, 1304-74 (shenanigans)
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. - Aug. 17, 1914-1988
  • William Shakespeare - April 23, 1564-1616 (debatable)
Source: Born-Today.com, Wikipedia

The More You Know
: These people died within a week of their birthdays:
St. Francis of Assisi, Louis XIV, Sam Adams, Julia Child, Perry Como, Gary Cooper, Erich Fromm, Marvin Gaye, Estelle Getty, Andy Gibb, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Frida Kahlo, C.S. Lewis, Ezra Pound, John Ritter, Auguste Rodin, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Dinah Shore, Gene Siskel, James Whistler, Ludwig Wittgenstein

7 comments:

  1. FDR didn't die on his birthday.

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  2. You're right, Anonymous. He also didn't die in 1988... but FDR, Jr. did.

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  3. Hi - please please respond back to me. Today is 1-10-10 I was reading under the Famous People who died on their birthdays and seen the line that says Why: Summers grandfather died the day after he turned 81. Are you the one who posted it? Its very important I find out cuz my daughters name is Summer which makes the comment about my dad, and he turned 81 today! Are you referring to a Summer you know? Please, I need to find out.
    You can email me at page82959@verizon.net or I have a Myspace- Page Bailey
    Thank you!

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  4. Yes, she's real, but her grandfather died last July. He didn't turn 81 today.

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  5. Carly,
    Thank you for responding back! The area where you posted that was just random looking and to read that just freaked my family & I out. I stayed as close to my dad as possible today cuz I didn't get to read your reply until tonight.
    Anyway - Sorry for the other Summer's loss and thanx again.

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  6. Prophet Mohammed died on Rabi-ul-Awwal 26,exactly 2 weeks after his birthday.

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  7. I don't think so as his death anniversary is also celebrated on his birthday.

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