Celebrity Threes

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* February 3, 1959 - Buddy Holl
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== 1959 ==
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* February 3, 1959 - Ritchie Valens
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* February 3, 1959 - J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson
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|February 3, 1959 
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|Buddy Holly
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|American singer-songwriter
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February 3, 1959 
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|Ritchie Valens
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|American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
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J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson
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|American musician, singer, songwriter, and disc jockey
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* February 24, 2006 - Don Knotts
 
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* *Dennis Weaver - Dennis Weaver
 
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* February 25, 2006 - Darren McGavin
 
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== September 1970 - July 1971 ==
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* January 15, 2008 - Brad Renfro
 
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* January 19, 2008 - Suzanne Pleshette
 
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* January 22, 2008 - Heath Ledger
 
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|September 18, 1970 
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|Jimi Hendrix
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|American musician, singer, and songwriter
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October 4, 1970 
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|Janis Joplin
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| American singer-songwriter
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|July 3, 1971 
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Jim Morrison
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|American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the rock band the Doors
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* June 23, 2009 - Ed McMahon
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* June 25, 2009 - Farrah Fawcett
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== September 2003 ==
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* June 25, 2009 - Michael Jackson
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|September 7, 2003 
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|Warren Zevon
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|American rock singer, songwriter, and musician
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September 11, 2003
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| John Ritter
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| American actor and comedian, known for ''Three's Company'' and ''8 Simple Rules''
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|September 12, 2003 
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Johnny Cash
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| American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor
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== February 2006 ==
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|February 24, 2006 
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|Don Knotts
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|American actor and comedian, known for ''The Andy Griffith Show'' and ''Three's Company''
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February 24, 2006 
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|Dennis Weaver
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| American actor
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|February 25, 2006 
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Darren McGavin
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| American actor
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== December 2006 ==
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|December 25, 2006 
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|James Brown
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|American singer, songwriter, dancer, musician, record producer and bandleader, the Godfather of Soul
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December 26, 2006 
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|Gerald Ford
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| American politician and president of the United States from 1974 to 1977
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|December 30, 2006 
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Saddam Hussein
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|  Iraqi politician who served and President of Iraq from 1979 until 2003
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== June - August 2008 ==
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|June 22, 2008 
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|George Carlin
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|American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, and author
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August 9, 2008 
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|Bernie Mac
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| American comedian, actor, and voice actor
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|August 10, 2008 
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Isaac Hayes
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| American singer, songwriter, actor, and producer
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== January 2008 ==
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|January 15, 2008 
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|Brad Renfro
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|American actor
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January 19, 2008 
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|Suzanne Pleshette
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| American theatre, film, television, and voice actress, known for Alfred Hitchcock's ''The Birds'' and ''The Bob Newhart Show''
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|January 22, 2008 
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Heath Ledger
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| Australian actor, photographer, and music video director, known for ''Brokeback Mountain'' and ''The Dark Knight''
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== June 2009 ==
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|June 23, 2009 
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|Ed McMahon
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|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
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|Farrah Fawcett  
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| American actress, fashion model and artist
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|June 25, 2009
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Michael Jackson  
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|  American singer, songwriter, and dancer. the King of Pop
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|June 28, 2009
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William Darrell "Billy" Mays, Jr.
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| American "television direct-response advertisement salesperson," known for OxiClean
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== December 2015 - January 2016 ==
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|December 28, 2015 
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|Lemmy Kilmister
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|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 
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|Wayne Rogers
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| American actor, known from ''M*A*S*H''
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|January 10, 2016 
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David Robert Jones
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| English singer-songwriter and actor; also known as David Bowie
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== January 2016 ==
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|January 14, 2016 
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|Alan Rickman
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|English actor and director; known for ''Die Hard'' and ''Harry Potter''.
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January 18, 2016 
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|Glenn Frey
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|American singer, songwriter, actor; founding member of the rock band the Eagles
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|January 26, 2016 
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Abe Vigoda
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| American actor; known for ''The Godfather'', ''Barney Miller'', and not dying in 1982.
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== November 2016 ==
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|November 7, 2016 
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|Leonard Cohen
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| Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, and novelist
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November 11, 2016 
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|Robert Vaughn
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|  American actor
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|November 13, 2016 
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Leon Russell
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| American musician and songwriter
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== November 2016 Pt II==
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|November 24, 2016 
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|Florence Henderson
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| American actress and singer; known for ''The Brady Bunch''
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November 25, 2016 
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|Fidel Castro
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| Cuban politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and President from 1976 to 2008
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|November 25, 2016 
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Ron Glass
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| American actor; known for ''Barney Miller'' and Firefly''
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== December 2016 ==
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|December 25, 2016 
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|George Michael
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|English singer, songwriter, record producer, philanthropist and member of the music duo Wham!
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December 27, 2016 
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|Carrie Fisher
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| American actress and writer; known for ''Star Wars''
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|December 28, 2016 
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Debbie Reynolds
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|  American actress, singer, and businesswoman
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==Sources==
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* [http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/06/25/jackson-fawcett-mcmahon-the-celebrity-death-rule-of-three/]
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* [http://thefdhlounge.blogspot.com/2007/12/celebrity-deaths-in-threes.html]
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[[Category: History]] [[Category: Noted]] [[Category:Numbers]]

Current revision as of 05:48, 8 April 2021

Contents

[edit] 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


[edit] 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


[edit] 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


[edit] 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

[edit] 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


[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] November 2016 Pt II

Date Name Note(s)
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

[edit] 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

[edit] Sources

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