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    1 minute ago, Life Is Beautiful said:

    Is this one of those British people that are only known by the British? (e.g. more than 10 names on this year's Deathlist)

    In all seriousness though, I'm not even sure of my choice for 2008. That year had a lot of important deaths that some will argue are more significant than Newman's. Ledger, Suharto, Fischer, Scofield, Heston, Solzhenitsyn, Huntington...2008 and of course 2009 were very rich years when it comes to celebrity deaths, especially when you compare them to that borefest that was 2010.

    I'm actually not British in any way, so I guess his notability is a little more vast than you might think, but one of the most respected SciFi movies is based on his work, and he had a significant influence on a few (well, at least two) generations of writers. I think that my second choice for this year is something along the lines of Heston, or even George Carlin!

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    While I agree for most part, here are a few changes I would have done (I didn't reach the beginning of your list so there could be more)

    7 hours ago, Life Is Beautiful said:

    2008: Paul Newman

    Arthur C. Clarke

     

    7 hours ago, Life Is Beautiful said:

    2007: Benazir Bhutto

    Boris Yeltsin

     

    7 hours ago, Life Is Beautiful said:

    2006: Gerald Ford

    Saddam Hussein

     

    7 hours ago, Life Is Beautiful said:

    2001: Todd Beamer (United Airlines Flight 93 passenger)

    George Harrison

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    11 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

    Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Wil Cardon, a scion of the family whose $10 million gift helped start the Cardon Children's Medical Center in Mesa, died Saturday, Cardon's family announced.

    Cardon was 46 years old.

    Cardon, who had suffered from depression for several years, committed suicide, the family confirmed.

    SC

    From the way he looks he should have been hospitalized in a Children's Medical Center.
    RIP poor guy.

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    On 31.1.2011 at 16:37, Spade_Cooley said:

    Most of the current capi of the American Mafia are in their 70s and unlikely to be shot any time soon. On the other hand, Venero "Benny Eggs" Mangano turns 90 this year, having spent 15 of the past 18 years in prison for his part in an extortion racket that saw the Mafia make $2 for every window replaced in New York for five years.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/manhattan/venero-benny-eggs-mangano-genovese-underboss-dead-95-article-1.3423874

  18. Posted

    1 minute ago, Joey Russ said:

    Yeah, but he was a coach of a well known school in the United States. Fisher, on the other hand, seems to only be well known on a local level...

    Let's hope he will get bigger and stronger, and die right after.

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