Those who died young

Compiled by

Chilman Sahni

The following are some of the most famous people who died early and so remain forever young in our minds:

          Name/cause /year                                                                                                         Age at death

King Edward V of England, murdered, 1483                                                                             12

Saint Agnes, martyred, c 304                                                                                                        13

King Edward VI of England, natural causes, 1553                                                                   15

Anne Frank, German diarist, in concentration camp, 1945                                                    15       

Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England, executed, 1554                                                               16

Thomas Chatterton, English poet, took poison, 1770                                                             17

Anastasia, Grand Duchess of Russia, assassinated, 1918                                                 17

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