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Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Date of Birth

10 Nov, 1977

Date of Death

20 Dec, 2009

Age at time of Death

32 years

Cause of Death

Pneumonia

Nationality

American

Famous As

Actress, Singer

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Did You Know?

  • Brittany Murphy is a trained dancer with a background in ballet.

  • She collaborated with DJ Paul Oakenfold on the dance track “Faster Kill Pussycat.”

  • She had a keen interest for photography.

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Famous Death Today in History

Norman Mailer

Norman Mailer

Date of Birth

31 Jan, 1923

Date of Death

10 Nov, 2007

Age at time of Death

84 years

Cause of Death

Acute renal failure

Nationality

American

Famous As

Columnist, Essayist, Journalist, Novelist, Playwright, Poet

Norman Mailer's Quotes

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Did You Know?

  • He enrolled at Harvard University when he was 16 years old.

  • He stabbed his second wife, Adele, at a party in 1960. After doctors deemed him paranoid and delusional, he was given a suspended sentence.

  • Mailer helped start an alternative weekly newspaper called the Village Voice in 1955.

  • Mailer invented the word “factoid” which meant a misstated fact that appeared in a news story and is then repeated in subsequent stories. However, the word has been used incorrectly to mean a tiny fact.

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What is Celebrity Legacy Hub?

Celebrity Legacy Hub (also known as Dead Celebrity Hub) is a digital archive celebrating the lives and legacies of notable people who have passed away. It brings together celebrity profiles, famous births and deaths today in history, quotes, blog articles, breaking news and tribute videos in one place.

Which famous people were born or died today?

The home page highlights a famous birth and a famous death for today’s date, along with celebrities born and died this week in history. For a full list, open the Celebrity Births or Celebrity Deaths pages, which show every celebrity in our archive for the current month.

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