Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths
Celebrities are a species of their own, whether they are dead or alive. People are always obsess over their lifestyle, their voice (activism), their skill and even their power.
The life, soul, and legacy of celebrities live on even after their passing. There are many famous people that have left this world too abruptly, accidentally and unnaturally. How they’ve broken into super stardom and how they’ve demised is a topic that is always at hand.
As the old saying goes, “Only the good die young.”
Below is a list of fairly recent Top 10 most shocking celebrity deaths.
As the old saying goes, “Only the good die young.”
Below is a list of fairly recent Top 10 most shocking celebrity deaths.
Michael Jackson
Born: August 29, 1958
Died: June 25, 2009 of an accidental prescription drug overdose; his doctor was later charged with involuntary manslaughter and the case is still pending.
Princess Diana
Born: July 1, 1961
Died: August 31, 1997 in a car crash while being pursued by aggressive paparazzi.
Heath Ledger
Born: April 4, 1979
Died: January 22, 2008 of an accidental prescription drug overdose. He is famous for his character Joker in the movie "The Dark Knight".
Phil Hartman
Born: September 24, 1948
Died: May 28, 1998 from gunshot wounds inflicted by his wife, who then shot and killed herself.
David Carradine
Born: December 8, 1936
Died: June 3, 2009 from accidental asphyxiation.
Anna Nicole Smith
Born: November 28, 1967
Died: February 8, 2007 of combined drug intoxication.
Brittany Murphy
Born: November 10, 1977
Died: December 20, 2009 from pneumonia, with contributing factors of iron deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication.
Sharon Tate
Born: January 24, 1943
Died: August 9, 1969 after being stabbed to death at the hands of the Charles Manson "Family" along with her unborn baby, friends Steven Parent, Jay Sebring, Wojciech Frykowski and Abigail Folger.
Kurt Cobain
Born: February 20, 1967
Died: April 5, 1994 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
Jayne Mansfield
Born: April 19, 1933
Died: June 29, 1967 in an automobile accident that killed her instantly, while three of her children in the back of the car -- including "SVU" star Mariska Hargitay -- sustained minor injuries.
Died: June 29, 1967 in an automobile accident that killed her instantly, while three of her children in the back of the car -- including "SVU" star Mariska Hargitay -- sustained minor injuries.
Steve Irwin
Born: February 22, 1962
Died: September 4, 2006 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray.
Viveka Babaji
Born: May 23, 1973
Died: June 25, 2010
Indian supermodel and former Miss Mauritius, Viveka Babaji was found dead inside her apartment at suburban Bandra in Mumbai. Her body was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her residence. Reports suggested that she was depressed after breaking up with her boyfriend and the police had also recovered a suicide note from the house.
