8. llen Drury
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Allen Drury was a famed novelist and penned the famous Advise and Consent. He died at the age of 80 on September 2, 1998. His novel won a Pulitzer Prize and was a ground-breaking book in the political sphere. For his part, Drury worked as a reporter for The New York Times and wrote 18 other novels, as well as 5 nonfiction tomes. He was known for playing with morality in his writings and was not afraid to voice his opinions through his novels and characters. He was a private man, favoring books over intimate relationships. He passed away after suffering from cardiac arrest on his birthday.
7. Corrie ten Boom
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What a name! Corrie ten Boom died on April 15, 1983, her 91stbirthday. She was famous for helping persecuted Jews flee and hide from the Nazis during the Holocaust. According to reports, Corrie ten Boom and her family helped about 800 people during that horrific time. She was a religious woman from the Netherlands and she and her family ended up being outted by an Dutch neighbor. They were then sent to prison for helping Jews. Corrie survived the ordeal and wrote all about it in a book called The Hiding Place. She went back to the Netherlands to found a rehabilitation center for those who had survived the Nazi concentration camps. A Christian, her ministry was international, reaching over 60 countries.
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