Celebrity Threes
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+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
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+ | |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 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson | ||
+ | |American musician, singer, songwriter, and disc jockey | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | == September 1970 - July 1971 == | ||
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+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |September 18, 1970 | ||
+ | |Jimi Hendrix | ||
+ | |American musician, singer, and songwriter | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | October 4, 1970 | ||
+ | |Janis Joplin | ||
+ | | American singer-songwriter | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |July 3, 1971 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Jim Morrison | ||
+ | |American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | == September 2003 == | ||
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+ | {| cellpadding=15 style="border:2px solid #BBB" class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |September 7, 2003 | ||
+ | |Warren Zevon | ||
+ | |American rock singer, songwriter, and musician | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | September 11, 2003 | ||
+ | | John Ritter | ||
+ | | American actor and comedian, known for ''Three's Company'' and ''8 Simple Rules'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |September 12, 2003 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Johnny Cash | ||
+ | | American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | == February 2006 == | ||
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+ | |- | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |February 24, 2006 | ||
+ | |Don Knotts | ||
+ | |American actor and comedian, known for ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and ''Three's Company'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | February 24, 2006 | ||
+ | |Dennis Weaver | ||
+ | | American actor | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |February 25, 2006 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Darren McGavin | ||
+ | | American actor | ||
+ | |} | ||
- | + | == December 2006 == | |
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+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |December 25, 2006 | ||
+ | |James Brown | ||
+ | |American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, the Godfather of Soul | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | December 26, 2006 | ||
+ | |Gerald Ford | ||
+ | | American politician and president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |December 30, 2006 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Saddam Hussein | ||
+ | | Iraqi politician who served and President of Iraq from 1979 until 2003 | ||
+ | |} | ||
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+ | == June - August 2008 == | ||
- | + | {| cellpadding=15 style="border:2px solid #BBB" class="wikitable sortable" | |
- | + | |- | |
- | + | ! scope="col" | Date | |
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |June 22, 2008 | ||
+ | |George Carlin | ||
+ | |American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | August 9, 2008 | ||
+ | |Bernie Mac | ||
+ | | American comedian, actor, and voice actor | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |August 10, 2008 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Isaac Hayes | ||
+ | | American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | == January 2008 == | ||
- | * November | + | {| cellpadding=15 style="border:2px solid #BBB" class="wikitable sortable" |
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- | + | ! scope="col" | Date | |
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |January 15, 2008 | ||
+ | |Brad Renfro | ||
+ | |American actor | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | 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 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Heath Ledger | ||
+ | | Australian actor, photographer, and music video director, known for ''Brokeback Mountain'' and ''The Dark Knight'' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == June 2009 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| cellpadding=15 style="border:2px solid #BBB" class="wikitable sortable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | 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'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | June 25, 2009 | ||
+ | |Farrah Fawcett | ||
+ | | American actress, fashion model and artist | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |June 25, 2009 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Michael Jackson | ||
+ | | American singer, songwriter, and dancer. the King of Pop | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |June 28, 2009 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | William Darrell "Billy" Mays, Jr. | ||
+ | | American "television direct-response advertisement salesperson," known for OxiClean | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == December 2015 - January 2016 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| cellpadding=15 style="border:2px solid #BBB" class="wikitable sortable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | 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. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | December 31, 2015 | ||
+ | |Wayne Rogers | ||
+ | | American actor, known from ''M*A*S*H'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |January 10, 2016 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | David Robert Jones | ||
+ | | English singer-songwriter and actor; also known as David Bowie | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == January 2016 == | ||
+ | |||
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+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |January 14, 2016 | ||
+ | |Alan Rickman | ||
+ | |English actor and director; known for ''Die Hard'' and ''Harry Potter''. | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | January 18, 2016 | ||
+ | |Glenn Frey | ||
+ | |American singer, songwriter, actor; founding member of the rock band the Eagles | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |January 26, 2016 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Abe Vigoda | ||
+ | | American actor; known for ''The Godfather'', ''Barney Miller'', and not dying in 1982. | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == November 2016 == | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
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+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |November 7, 2016 | ||
+ | |Leonard Cohen | ||
+ | | Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | November 11, 2016 | ||
+ | |Robert Vaughn | ||
+ | | American actor | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |November 13, 2016 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Leon Russell | ||
+ | | American musician and songwriter | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == November 2016 Pt II== | ||
+ | |||
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+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |November 24, 2016 | ||
+ | |Florence Henderson | ||
+ | | American actress and singer; known for ''The Brady Bunch'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | 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 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Ron Glass | ||
+ | | American actor; known for ''Barney Miller'' and Firefly'' | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | == December 2016 == | ||
+ | |||
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+ | |- | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Date | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col" | Note(s) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |December 25, 2016 | ||
+ | |George Michael | ||
+ | |English singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist and member of the music duo Wham! | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | December 27, 2016 | ||
+ | |Carrie Fisher | ||
+ | | American actress and writer; known for ''Star Wars'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |December 28, 2016 | ||
+ | |style="white-space: nowrap;"| | ||
+ | Debbie Reynolds | ||
+ | | American actress, singer, and businesswoman | ||
+ | |} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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* [http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/06/25/jackson-fawcett-mcmahon-the-celebrity-death-rule-of-three/] | * [http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/06/25/jackson-fawcett-mcmahon-the-celebrity-death-rule-of-three/] | ||
* [http://thefdhlounge.blogspot.com/2007/12/celebrity-deaths-in-threes.html] | * [http://thefdhlounge.blogspot.com/2007/12/celebrity-deaths-in-threes.html] | ||
- | [[Category: Noted]] | + | [[Category: History]] [[Category: Noted]] [[Category:Numbers]] |
Current revision as of 05:48, 8 April 2021
Contents |
1959
Date | Name | Note(s) |
---|---|---|
February 3, 1959 | Buddy Holly | American singer-songwriter |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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 |
November 11, 2016 | Robert Vaughn | American actor |
November 13, 2016 |
Leon Russell | American musician and songwriter |
November 2016 Pt II
Date | Name | Note(s) |
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November 24, 2016 | Florence Henderson | American actress and singer; known for The Brady Bunch |
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! |
December 27, 2016 | Carrie Fisher | American actress and writer; known for Star Wars |
December 28, 2016 |
Debbie Reynolds | American actress, singer, and businesswoman |