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According to Reuters.
1- French pop star Claude François - who penned My Way - was accidentally electrocuted when he tried to fix a broken light bulb while standing in a filled bathtub.
2- Ozzy Osbourne’s much acclaimed guitarist Randy Rhodes was killed when the light aeroplane he was a passenger in attempted a risky fly-past of Osbourne’s tour bus but crashed into the back of it.
3- Mamas and Papas star Cass Elliot is rumoured to have met an untimely end after choking to death on a sandwich in 1974.
4- Blues and R&B legend Johnny Ace went out in spectacular style playing Russian Roulette back stage at a concert in Houston, Texas on Christmas Day, 1954.
5- Taking a lead from Ace, Terry Kath, the original guitarist of jazz pop act Chicago accidentally killed himself while jokingly playing the same game in 1978. His last words were, ‘Don’t worry, it’s not loaded’.
6- Leslie Harvey, guitarist of Stone the Crows, was electrocuted on stage by a live microphone in 1972.
7- Keith Relf, guitarist for The Yardbirds, died four years later in similar circumstances while practicing his electric guitar. He sustained a fatal electric shock due to the fact that his axe wasn’t properly grounded .
8- Legendary Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro suffered a fatal heart attack in 1992, after suffering an allergic reaction to pesticide in his garden.
9- Cher’s other half Sonny Bono died after striking a tree while skiing in Nevada in 1998.
10- After dying of a drug overdose, country rock pioneer Gram Parsons’ body disappeared from the Los Angeles International Airport.
Maintaining his alleged promise, Parsons’ road manager Phil Kaufman and a friend managed to steal the star’s body from the airport and, in a borrowed hearse, drove Parsons’ body to Joshua Tree national park in California where he attempted to cremate it.
The pair were arrested several days later but got away with a $700 fine for burning the coffin, as stealing a body was not recognised as a crime in the state.
According to http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstories/2008/03/17/the-top-10-weirdest-rock-n-roll-deaths-89520-20354341/
1- James Buchanan (1857-1861)
2- Warren G. Harding (1921-1923)
3- Andrew Johnson (1865-1869)
4- Franklin Pierce (1853-1857)
5- Millard Fillmore (1850-1853)
6- John Tyler (1841-1845)
7- Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)
8- William Harrison (1841)
9- Herbert Hoover (1929-1933) TIE Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
10- Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)
According to www.usnews.com
1- Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
2- Footloose (1984)
3- Dirty Dancing (1987)
4- Flashdance (1983)
5- Strictly Ballroom (1992)
6- Save the Last Dance (2001)
7- Saturday Night Fever (1977)
8- Bring It On (2000)
9- Billy Elliot (2000)
10- Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
According to www.movies.msn.com
1970 - Present At The Creation: My Years In The State Department by Dean Acheson
1971 - Roosevelt: The Soldier Of Freedom by James MacGregor Burns
1972 - Neither Black Nor White by Carl N. Degler
1973 - People of Paradox: An Inquiry Concerning the Origins of American Civilization by Michael Kammen
1974 - The Americans: The Democratic Experience by Daniel J. Boorstin
1975 - Jefferson and His Time by Dumas Malone
1976 - Lamy of Santa Fe by Paul Horgan
1977 - The Impending Crisis, 1841-1867 by David M. Potter and Don E. Fehrenbacher
1978 - The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business by Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.
1979 - The Dred Scott Case by Don E. Fehrenbacher
According to The Pulitzer Prize.
1979 - Rob Ramage, D
Colorado Rockies
London Knights
Age: 20.5
1978 - Bobby Smith, C
Minnesota North Stars
Ottawa 67’s
Age: 20.4
1977 - Dale McCourt, C
Detroit Red Wings
St. Catharines Fincups
Age: 20.4
1976 - Rick Green, D
Washington Capitals
London Knights
Age: 20.3
1975 - Mel Bridgman, C
Philadelphia Flyers
Victoria Cougars
Age: 20.1
1974 - Greg Joly, D
Washington Capitals
Regina Pats
Age: 20
1973 - Denis Potvin, D
New York Islanders
Ottawa 67’s
Age: 19.7
1972 - Bill Harris, RW
New York Islanders
Toronto Marlboros
Age: 20.4
1971 - Guy Lafleur, RW
Montreal Canadiens
Quebec Remparts
Age: 19.9
1970 - Gilbert Perreault, C
Buffalo Sabres
Montreal Jr. Canadiens
Age: 19.7
According to the National Hockey League (NHL).
1970 - Terry Bradshaw, qb
Louisana Tech
Pittsburgh
14 years played
3 pro bowls
Inducted into the Hall of Fame
1971 - Jim Plunkett, qb
Stanford
New England
15 years played
0 pro bowls
1972 - Walt Patulski, dt
Notre Dame
Buffalo
5 years played
0 pro bowls
1973 - John Matuszak, de
Tampa
Houston
9 years played
0 pro bowls
1974 - Ed ‘Too Tall’ Jones, de
Tennessee State
Dallas
15 years played
3 pro bowls
1975 - Steve Bartkowski, qb
California
Atlanta
12 years played
2 pro bowls
1976 - Lee Roy Selmon, de
Oklahoma
Tampa Bay
9 years played
6 pro bowls
Inducted into the Hall of Fame
1977 - Ricky Bell, rb
Southern Cal
Tampa Bay
6 years played
0 pro bowls
1978 - Earl Campbell, rb
Texas
Houston
8 years played
5 pro bowls
Inducted into the Hall of Fame
1979 - Tom Cousineau, lb
Ohio State
Buffalo
6 years played
0 pro bowls
According to the National Football League (NFL)
1970-71 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
1971-72 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
1972-73 - Dave Cowens, Boston
1973-74 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee
1974-75 - Bob McAdoo, Buffalo
1975-76 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles
1976-77 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles
1977-78 - Bill Walton, Portland
1978-79 - Moses Malone, Houston
1979-80 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles
According to the NBA
1970 - Glenda Jackson, Women in Love
1971 - Jane Fonda, Klute
1972 - Liza Minnelli, Cabaret
1973 - Glenda Jackson, A Touch of Class
1974 - Ellen Burstyn, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
1975 - Louise Fletcher, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1976 - Faye Dunaway, Network
1977 - Diane Keaton, Annie Hall
1978 - Jane Fonda, Coming Home
1979 - Sally Field, Norma Rae
According to the Academy Awards
1970 - George C. Scott, Patton
1971 - Gene Hackman, The French Connection
1972 - Marlon Brando, The Godfather, Part I
1973 - Jack Lemmon, Save the Tiger
1974 - Art Carney, Harry and Tonto
1975 - Jack Nicholson, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
1976 - Peter Finch, Network
1977 - Richard Dreyfuss, The Goodbye Girl
1978 - John Voight, Coming Home
1979 - Dustin Hoffman, Kramer vs. Kramer
According to the Academy Awards