Gallery of some famous people whose deaths impacted our lives in one way or another. Take a look.

See the list -> Courant, via: Digg

Together, let’s look at the leading causes of preventable death. Let’s focus on the obvious instead of anomalous. And please do so while wearing your seatbelt, not smoking a cigarette and sipping wheatgrass.

See the list -> Ten Car Train, via: msaleem <- digg it!

Ten years ago today, Saturday Night Live alum Phil Hartman was murdered by his wife. Due to the tragic nature of his death, as well as other high-profile deaths of former SNL cast members, the media was abuzz with talk of an SNL curse. […] While there probably isn’t a curse, here is a chronological look at the deaths of seven former cast members.

See the list -> mental_floss, via: MrBabyMan <- digg it!

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A small handful of great individuals are not content to get their names in the footnotes of history and then quietly expire. […] These are five historical figures who died deaths that would make sure their names were written just a little bit bigger in the history books.

Check it out: Cracked