“Unbelievable Loss: 24 Celebrity Deaths That Shook the World and Changed Lives Forever”

The actress, who famously portrayed Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise, lost her life from cardiac arrest at the age of 60.

Carrie had taken ill on a flight from London to Los Angeles in December of 2016 and was taken to hospital when the plane landed, where she passed away four days later, the BBC reported.

“She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly. Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers,” said a spokesman for her daughter, Billie Lourd.

In 1927, while Isadora, a famous contemporary dancer, was traveling in Nice, France, her long scarf became entangled in one of the rear wheel axles of her sports car, pulling her from the open vehicle and breaking her neck. She was 50.

Before she departed, Isadora reportedly told her friends, Adieu, mes amis. Je vais à la gloire! (“Farewell, my friends. I go to glory!”), though other reports claim she said Je vais à l’amour (“I am off to love”).

The eternal Rebel Without A Cause lost his life in a tragic car crash at the age of 24 in 1955.

He was traveling to a sports car racing competition when he was involved in a car crash at the junction of the then-U.S. Route 466 and SR 41. The 550 Spyder he was driving collided with a Ford Tudor sedan near Cholame, California.

The Ford vehicle, driven by 23-year-old student Donald Turnupseed, was turning at an intersection when the two cars collided. The student reportedly said he did not see the Spyder until after he was turning left onto SR 41. James had been ticketed for speeding two hours before the crash.

Approximately 600 mourners were in attendance at the young actor’s funeral, with another 2,400 fans gathered outside the Fairmount Friends Church in Indiana during the procession.

The legendary basketball star was among nine people who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, in 2020. He was 41. 

His 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, was also among the victims.

Regarded as one of the sport’s greatest players, Kobe won five NBA championship titles and was an 18-time All-Star.

Lisa lost her life aged 30 when her rental SUV rolled several times after hitting two trees in Honduras. She was reportedly in the country to volunteer at a children’s development center.

She was not wearing a seat belt. The Not Tonight singer was buried at Hillandale Memorial Gardens in Lithonia, Georgia.

Robin was found unresponsive at his home in Paradise Cay, California, in 2014. He was 63 years old. The final autopsy report concluded that the actor and comedian had taken his own life.

The report noted that Robin had depression and anxiety and suffered from diffuse Lewy body dementia (LBD), which may have contributed to his depression.

“However you look at it—the presence of Lewy bodies took his life,” said his wife, Susan Schenider, describing the disease as “the terrorist inside my husband’s brain.”

While filming the 1994 superhero film The Crow, Brandon suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the abdomen on set due to the crew’s negligence in not removing the primers from the cartridges in the triggered pop gun.

His life and career were cut short by the accident at the age of 28.

Jeff drowned while swimming in the Memphis harbor in 1997. He was 30. The wake of a passing tugboat reportedly swept him away from shore and under water.

Rolling Stone named his version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah one of the 500 greatest songs of all time. It also included his only studio album, Grace, in three of its lists of the 500 greatest albums.

Michael lost his life to acute propofol intoxication in his Los Angeles home at the age of 50 in 2009. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after administering the intravenous anesthetic and anti-anxiety medication.

The King of Pop’s comeback tour, This Is It, was scheduled to begin in London a month later.

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