Celebrity Threes
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1959
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 1959 | Buddy Holly | American singer-songwriter |
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February 3, 1959 | Ritchie Valens | American singer, songwriter, and guitarist |
| February 3, 1959 |
J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson | American musician, singer, songwriter, and disc jockey |
September 1970 - July 1971
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| September 18, 1970 | Jimi Hendrix | American musician, singer, and songwriter |
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October 4, 1970 | Janis Joplin | American singer-songwriter |
| July 3, 1971 |
Jim Morrison | American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors |
September 2003
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| September 7, 2003 | Warren Zevon | American rock singer, songwriter, and musician |
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September 11, 2003 | John Ritter | American actor and comedian, known for Three's Company and 8 Simple Rules |
| September 12, 2003 |
Johnny Cash | American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor |
February 2006
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2006 | Don Knotts | American actor and comedian, known for The Andy Griffith Show and Three's Company |
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February 24, 2006 | Dennis Weaver | American actor |
| February 25, 2006 |
Darren McGavin | American actor |
December 2006
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| December 25, 2006 | James Brown | American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, the Godfather of Soul |
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December 26, 2006 | Gerald Ford | American politician and president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 |
| December 30, 2006 |
Saddam Hussein | Iraqi politician who served and President of Iraq from 1979 until 2003 |
June - August 2008
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| June 22, 2008 | George Carlin | American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author |
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August 9, 2008 | Bernie Mac | American comedian, actor, and voice actor |
| August 10, 2008 |
Isaac Hayes | American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer |
January 2008
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 15, 2008 | Brad Renfro | American actor |
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January 19, 2008 | Suzanne Pleshette | American theatre, film, television, and voice actress, known for Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and The Bob Newhart Show |
| January 22, 2008 |
Heath Ledger | Australian actor, photographer, and music video director, known for Brokeback Mountain and The Dark Knight |
June 2009
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2009 | Ed McMahon | American announcer, game show host, comedian, actor, singer and combat aviator, known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |
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June 25, 2009 | Farrah Fawcett | American actress, fashion model and artist |
| June 25, 2009 |
Michael Jackson | American singer, songwriter, and dancer. the King of Pop |
| June 28, 2009 |
William Darrell "Billy" Mays, Jr. | American "television direct-response advertisement salesperson," known for OxiClean |
December 2015 - January 2016
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| December 28, 2015 | Lemmy Kilmister | British singer, songwriter, and musician; founder, lead singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the British rock band Motörhead. |
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December 31, 2015 | Wayne Rogers | American actor, known from M*A*S*H |
| January 10, 2016 |
David Robert Jones | English singer-songwriter and actor; also known as David Bowie |
January 2016
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| January 14, 2016 | Alan Rickman | English actor and director; known for Die Hard and Harry Potter. |
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January 18, 2016 | Glenn Frey | American singer, songwriter, actor; founding member of the rock band the Eagles |
| January 26, 2016 |
Abe Vigoda | American actor; known for The Godfather, Barney Miller, and not dying in 1982. |
November 2016
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| November 7, 2016 | Leonard Cohen | Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist |
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November 11, 2016 | Robert Vaughn | American actor |
| November 13, 2016 |
Leon Russell | American musician and songwriter |
November 2016 Pt II
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2016 | Florence Henderson | American actress and singer; known for The Brady Bunch |
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November 25, 2016 | Fidel Castro | Cuban politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President from 1976 to 2008 |
| November 25, 2016 |
Ron Glass | American actor; known for Barney Miller and Firefly |
December 2016
| Date | Name | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|
| December 25, 2016 | George Michael | English singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist and member of the music duo Wham! |
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December 27, 2016 | Carrie Fisher | American actress and writer; known for Star Wars |
| December 28, 2016 |
Debbie Reynolds | American actress, singer, and businesswoman |
