CS Lewis and Aldous Huxley both died on 22 November 1963. No one noticed because John F Kennedy was assassinated the same day.
2. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third US presidents, died on 4 July 1826. Jefferson’s fame outranked that of Adams, according to Stewart Slater.
Perhaps the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence eclipsed both deaths, suggested David Sutherland. Also nominated by Jon Patience, Rob Fuller, Rob Stevens, George Eagle, Alexander Cochrane, James, Mitchell Stirling and Sir Michael Barber.
3. Sergei Prokofiev and Joseph Stalin, 5 March 1953. Nominated by Andy McSmith, Brendan Barnes, Graham Kirby, Jeremy Benson, Peter Cullen, Richard Williams, BiggestBear, Cancelled Dad, Hector Jenkins and.
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