Obit-mag.com’s Died On The Same Day juxtaposes lives and deaths to fascinating effect.
Consider these legends who died on the same day:
February 20: Good girl Sandra Dee and wild man Hunter S. Thompson
March 9: Petite cigar-chomper George Burns and xxx-large cigar-chomper Notorious B.I.G.
July 18: Cultural icon who died young, Nico, and cultural icon who died young, Jane Austen
December 8: Activist/leader Golda Meir and activist/lead singer John Lennon
Today’s May 18 match-up:
Gustav Mahler, the 19th century late romantic composer. His wife, Alma, claimed Gustav said that “as a Bohemian in Austria, an Austrian among Germans and as a Jew throughout the world,” he felt like an intruder. 1911
Ian Curtis, the 20th century lyricist and singer of Joy Division. His music helped to define a generation focused on alienation. 1980
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