Happy Dead Birthday to Famous People Who Were Born on April Fool's Day

leroy coffie
Famous Dead Birthdays is just what it sounds like. Dead Birthdays are birthdays of famous people who have a birthday, but have already passed. For example, Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and he died on April 17, 1790. This means Benjamin Franklin's Birthday is on January 17th. If Benjamin Franklin was still alive in 2011, he would be 304 Yrs. Old. Famous Dead Birthdays is a type of trivia. How old would a dead famous person be (on their birthday) if they were still alive?

Happy Dead Birthdays on April Fool's Day

1815-1898 - Otto von Bismarck, German statesman, 1st chancellor of the German Empire

1834-1872 - James "Big Jim" Fisk, American entrepreneur, stockbroker, militia colonel and corporate executive

1883-1930 - Lon Chaney, Sr., American actor during the age of the silent films

1898-1944 - William James Sidis, American mathematician and child prodigy

1901-1961 - Whittaker Chambers, American writer, editor, and defector, was an American writer and editor. After being a Communist Party USA member and Soviet spy, he later renounced communism and became an outspoken opponent. He is best known for his testimony about the perjury and espionage of Alger Hiss, who was convicted of perjury

1908-1970 - Abraham Maslow, American psychologist, was an American professor of psychology at Brandeis University who founded humanistic psychology and created Maslow's hierarchy of needs

1917-2007 - Melville Shavelson, American film director, producer and screenwriter, he was president of The Writer's Guild of America

1922-2004 - William Manchester, American historian, was an American author and biographer, notable as the bestselling author of 18 books that have been translated into 20 languages . He was awarded the National Humanities Medal and the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award

1929-2006 - Bo Schembechler, American football coach, long-time coach for Michigan

1983-2007 - Sean Taylor, American football player was a safety for the Washington Redskins

Happy April Fool's Day

Famous Dead Birthdays is just what it sounds like. Dead Birthdays are birthdays of famous people who have a birthday, but have already passed. For example, Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 and he died on April 17, 1790. This means Benjamin Franklin's Birthday is on January 17th. If Benjamin Franklin was still alive in 2011, he would be 304 Yrs. Old. Famous Dead Birthdays is a type of trivia. How old would a dead famous person be (on their birthday) if they were still alive?

Life has come and gone

Rest in Peace, we remember

Your life and your work

Sources

Famousroots.com

Deadoraliveinfo.com

Wiki

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  • Sherri Granato4/4/2011

    Great job!

  • Mike Powers4/2/2011

    Thanks, Leroy!

  • Michele Starkey4/1/2011

    I loved Lon Chaney, Sr. - and Jr. cheers :)

  • R.C. Johnson4/1/2011

    An interesting list of names. rcj

  • Lori Gunn4/1/2011

    Good work:)

  • Delicia Powers4/1/2011

    Thanks leroy!

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