How They Croaked Book talk

  • Jan 1, 1323

    King Tut

    King Tut
    King Tut died in 1323 BC. He was the king of Egypt but died when he was only 19. He died of malaria from a mosquito. He was mummified which took 70 days. He was found by Howard Carter. He studied him but it turned out he was also a tomb raider.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1325 to

    Timespan of book

    Actually the ones in the 13 century are supposed to be in BC but the website wouldn't let me.
  • Aug 12, 1330

    Cleopatra

    Cleopatra
    Cleopatra was the queen of Egypt. many think she was killed by a ASP , a venomous snake, but she was actually killed by poison. She took over the throne and got married to Julius Ceasar but then he dierd. So she secretly married Mark Antony. They both hated Rome and went to war against them. but soon, they lost the battle of Actium but had to run for her life. On August 12 30 BC Cleopatra was poisoned with a hairpin. THey still Have not found her's nor Mark Antony's tomb.
  • Marie Antoinette

    Marie Antoinette
    Mary Antoinette was the queen of France. She was actually from Austria but she was predestined to marry someone in a far- away country to keep her dinesty alive. When she was 14, she moved to France and married Lois XVI. But all she wasn't a good queen so soon after, they cut her head off. They cut her head off with a guillotine. And so Marie Antoinette died at the age of 37 .
  • Ludwig Van Beethoven

    Ludwig Van Beethoven
    eethoven. One of the greatest musicians and composers of all time. his dad made him play the piano. BUt this worked out for Beethoven since he was good at it. By age 45 he was completely deaf. So he wrote all of his music from his brain. He moved with his piano 40 times in his life. Strange thing is that he was the most romantic composer in his era but was a bachelor. In 1827 Ludwig Van Beethoven had pneumonia and he died. In 2010 it turned out he died from lead poisoning.
  • Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein
    Albert Einstein was one of the smatest guys in the world. So how was he so smart? and how did he die? Albert Einstein was born in Ulm Germany. He was a physicist and a college educator. He was also a college drop- out. Einstein was a genius and was only 26 when he won his 1st Nobel Peace Prize. Durin g WW! he moved to the U.S.A. and soon after, he died of a burst artery. Thomas Harvey, a pathologist,wanted to also know what was Alber's secret to being so smart?