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The musicians on Titanic, who played on ‘til the end? Most of them were in their early twenties. Young guys with really bright futures ahead of them. Jock Hume, one of the violinists, had a pregnant fiancée back home in Scotland! The oldest was Wallace Hartley, and he was only 33 years old!Their legend and sacrifice looks a bit different when you realize how young they all were. Brave as hell.
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Mozart died at 35. He composed over 800 works.
Otis Redding was 26. Had just recorded “Dock of the Bay,” but didn’t live to see it released.Listening to his music, it is absolutely astounding that his incredibly soulful voice belonged to someone so young.
But still, situations when a person achieves a lot in this life at a relatively early age are much more common. And people manage to do so much in the short time allotted to them on this Earth that later, when we read their biographies, we are actually amazed - did they really die so young?
Joan of Arc was only 19 when they burned her to death.
Buddy Holly died at 22. He left enough unfinished recordings and transcriptions behind that his label was able to release Buddy Holly singles for 10 years after his death.
Princess Diana, I think she was only 35.
A significant part of the people presented in this list are representatives of art who led, let’s say, not the healthiest lifestyle. The so-called “27 Club”, which includes celebrities who passed away at this age, has acquired wide (and sad) fame. It is believed that the “27 Club” appeared in the 20th century, but in fact, similar cases occurred earlier.It’s just that themodern world, with its fixation on numbers andcelebrities, simply couldn’t ignore the fact that three rock’n’roll superstars (Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin) died at the same age, 10 months apart. And later, many began to consider the number “27” almost ‘fatal’ for the music stars.
A significant part of the people presented in this list are representatives of art who led, let’s say, not the healthiest lifestyle. The so-called “27 Club”, which includes celebrities who passed away at this age, has acquired wide (and sad) fame. It is believed that the “27 Club” appeared in the 20th century, but in fact, similar cases occurred earlier.
It’s just that themodern world, with its fixation on numbers andcelebrities, simply couldn’t ignore the fact that three rock’n’roll superstars (Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin) died at the same age, 10 months apart. And later, many began to consider the number “27” almost ‘fatal’ for the music stars.
Martin Luther King was only 39. Marilyn Monroe was 36.
Bruce lee was only 32, crazy right.
Van Gogh was only 37 when he died.
However, deaths at a young age were more of a pattern in theold days- especially considering the state of medicine at the time. “We shouldn’t forget that a couple of centuries ago there were no antibiotics or basic hygiene rules - even among doctors during abdominal surgeries,” says Valery Bolgan, ahistorianand editor-in-chief of the Ukrainian news agency Intent, whomBored Pandaasked for a comment here.
And adulthood for many people began much earlier, Valery also says. “Teen years several centuries ago were already considered the age when a person was perceived as a true adult. The same Alexander the Great became a king at the age of 20. It’s just now, when people’s life expectancy has increased significantly, we perceive history differently.”
Freddie Mercury was only 45, I just surpassed him in age.
James Dean was 23.
Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison were all 27.
And still, when a person passes away at such a young age, literally in a couple of years, doing so many wonderful things that many of us are not destined to do in our entire lives - this cannot but cause sadness.So let’s just scroll this list to the very end, pay tribute to the memory of thefamous peoplementioned here - and maybe try to do something outstanding ourselves. After all, the examples of Narses and Colonel Sanders are also damn inspiring!
And still, when a person passes away at such a young age, literally in a couple of years, doing so many wonderful things that many of us are not destined to do in our entire lives - this cannot but cause sadness.
So let’s just scroll this list to the very end, pay tribute to the memory of thefamous peoplementioned here - and maybe try to do something outstanding ourselves. After all, the examples of Narses and Colonel Sanders are also damn inspiring!
Bob Marley was only 36.
John Candy (uncle Buck) was only 44 when he died.
Steve Irwin was only 44.“That’s a ripe old age for a Crocodile Hunter!”-Norm; about 2 days afterSteve was killed.
Tupac was only 25 when he died.
Elvis. 42.
Mama Cass from the Mama’s and the Papa’s was only 32.
Robert Wadlow - tallest man in the world died of a foot infection at age 22. He went to high school with my husband’s grandparents. He was 8' 11.1" tall when he died. He had to go up the stairs at school sideways.
Ritchie Valens he was 17! Could’ve passed for 30.
John Belushi. Hard to believe he was only 33 and I’ve out lived him.
I always think about John Keats being 25 when he died. From the same disease that killed two members of his family too, he had months of knowing he was dying and even wrote his own gravestone.
Alexander the Great was 32.
Still can’t believe Hank Williams Senior was only 29 when he died.
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Patsy Cline was 30. Plane crash.
Al Capone was only 48 when he died. He was just 26 when he became the crime boss of Chicago.
Aaliyah. 22.
River Phoenix, 23.
The Notorious BIG was only 24. He always seemed a lot older due to his huge size, deep voice and intimidating presence.
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Selena, was only 23 she could have been massive.
Pocohontas was 22, Sacagawea was 24. They both were influential in American history while enduring abuse from white men (John Smith, John Rolfe, the men who kidnapped Pocohontas and those who forced her to convert to Christianity. Sacagawea’s husband Toussaint Charbonneau).
Sid Vicious was only 21.
Tutankhamun died at 18-19!
Jim Croce was 30 when he died in a plane crash.
Judy Garland was only 47.
Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales and elder brother of Henry VIII, was 15 when he died.
Richard III was 32 when he died at the Battle of Bosworth.
Jon Bonham and Keith Moon were 32.Cliff Burton was 24.
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