More people die of death than anything else. It is estimated that about 60 million people have died in 2007. Among the ones we have to come to know, Wikipedia has a list of thousands, by month. One thing for sure, if you're reading this, you're not one of them . . . Here are my notables:
Anna Nicole Smith, 39
Luciano Pavarotti, 71
Benazir Bhutto, 54
Evel Knievel, 69
Don Ho, 76
Ingmar Bergman, 89
Liz Claiborne, 78
Phil Rizzuto, 89
Merv Griffin, 82
Norman Mailer, 84
Kurt Waldheim, 88
Jerry Falwell, 73
Boris Yeltsin, 76
Erdal Inonu, 81
Baris Akarsu, 28
Hrant Dink, 52
2007, 1
Microsoft Vista, 1
Britney Spears, 26
And these next two I remember from watching reruns of the 'Match Game' on the Game Show Network. Gene Rayburn, the show's host died back in 1999. Of the regulars, Richard Dawson and Betty White are still with us.
Charles Nelson Reilly, 76
Brett Somers, 83
Here's a clip . . .
