11 Great Historical Figures Who Died Before Their Time

When you hear about great people who died young or before their time it’s usually either rock stars or actors, to the point where you might wrongly assume that the only significant people who died young belonged exclusively to those categories. The infamous 27 Club, for example, refers to all the popular musicians who died at age twenty-seven, with Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Amy Winehouse, and Kurt Cobain being some of the most notable “members” of the club.

But deeper research into the annals of those who died young, however, will convince you that there have been many important historical figures—with more lasting influence and longer legacies than any contemporary musician and actor of our times—who died either way before their time or simply before they managed to see the fruits of their labors….READ MORE

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