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  1. Drewsky1211

    Death Anniversary Thread

    Alexander III of Scotland died on this day 738 years ago, aged 44. - Alexander was the son of king Alexander II, and acceded to the throne upon the elder Alexander's death in 1249- Alexander was 7 when he became king, and a regency was needed. - Alexander was given full control of royal affairs when he turned 21 in 1262, and among his first acts was an attempt to get the Western Isles from Norway. The Norwegian king Haakon IV sent a fleet to negotiate, and when affairs became hostile, he waged war in Largs- but a storm soon damaged many of his ships, and he would acquiesce. In 1266, king Magnus VI gave the Western Isles and the Isle of Man to Scotland for money to help rebuild their navy, which Alexander accepted. - The rest of Alexander's reign was largely uneventful, but he would outlive all three of his children, leading to a succession crisis. He named his granddaughter Margaret as his heir apparent. Alexander would die in 1286 after he and his horse fell from a steep hill while riding in the dark- he was planning to go see his second wife Yolande for her 23rd birthday, which was the day after. After this, Scotland would enter a regency period until 1292.
  2. 3/18/2024 42 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +1 35 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon  35 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 33 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 32 Jojo — Leave (Get Out)  32 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 31 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 30 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 29 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You  27 Kelis — Milkshake 25 Girls Aloud — The Show +4 24 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 24 Kelis — Trick Me 24 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 18 D12 — My Band +3 18 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 16 Girls Aloud — Love Machine  15 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 0 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick -6
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Johnny Appleseed died on this day 179 years ago, aged 70. - Appleseed's real name was "John Chapman". When he was 18 years old (in 1792), he decided to move west and bring his younger half-brother Nathaniel along with him to Ohio, where his father and the rest of his family met up with them in 1805. - Appleseed then became an apprentice to an apple orchard owner, which inspired him to start his own apple tree nurseries; the primary reason he planted apple trees wherever he went was to provide food for pioneers who were also travelling westward. - Appleseed was also a missionary for the Swedenborgian Church, and his westward mission would soon catch the church heads' attention. They were the first to give him his moniker in an 1822 letter to members. - While Appleseed is primarily known for planting apple trees, he also planted the dogfennel weed across Ohio believing it had medicinal purposes- it is now considered an invasive plant. - Reasons why Appleseed is considered a folk hero is largely due to his love of nature- he was kind to every animal he came across, reportedly taming an injured wolf after healing its leg and refusing to build a fire because it could kill mosquitoes (as a very religious man, he considered even them to be creatures of God's creation); Appleseed was also a vegetarian.
  4. St. Patrick's Day 2024 41 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +2 34 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon  33 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 31 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 30 Girls Aloud — The Show +3 30 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 30 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 29 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 28 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 28 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 26 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 24 Girls Aloud — Love Machine +1 24 Kelis — Milkshake 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 23 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 20 Kelis — Trick Me 19 D12 — My Band +2 17 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ -1 14 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick -3 14 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 6 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights -2
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Harold Harefoot died on this day 984 years ago, aged ~25. - Harold was the son of the Danish king Cnut the Great, who seized the English throne when Harold was a baby. - Cnut died in 1035- Harold was still heir apparent after his younger half-brother Harthacnut, but the latter was unable to come to England due to wanting to defend Denmark from Norway and Sweden. Harold would be named as "acting king" in Harthacnut's absence- while there was some opposition from the elites, by 1037 he was accepted as a legitimate ruler. - In 1036, Harold's stepbrothers Alfred and Edward (the Confessor) came to England, possibly in an attempt to wrest the throne back to the House of Wessex. Edward left after seizing treasure from Southampton, while Harold's supporters managed to capture Alfred, who was blinded and died soon after. - Harold died after a 5-year reign due to unknown causes. One contemporary source claims it was divine judgment due to taking land from monks (he "turned black" as they bargained with him), while another states he was plagued by elves (there was a superstition that elves shooting invisible arrows at people caused disease at this time). - Harold would be succeeded as king of England by Harthacnut, who was able to arrive in England this time. - Harold's epithet is attributed to his alleged agility, derived from the Anglo-Saxon "Harefoh", which meant "swift of foot".
  6. 3/16/2024 39 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +1 31 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 30 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 29 Girls Aloud — The Show 29 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 29 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 29 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 28 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 27 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 26 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 26 Kelis — Trick Me 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 23 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 23 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 23 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 21 Kelis — Milkshake 21 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 19 D12 — My Band +3 19 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 18 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ -1 18 Ashanti — Only U 17 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 17 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick -3 12 Jamelia — Thank You -2
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Tammi Terrell died on this day 54 years ago, aged 24. - Terrell's actual name was "Thomasina Montgomery". Her nickname was "Tommie", but she started calling herself "Tammy" when she was 12. - Terrell became a professional recording artist when she was 15. She joined the girl group The Sherrys, but was fired due to arguments within the band. - Terrell's first charting single was 1963's "I Cried", peaking at #99 on the Billboard Hot 100: - Terrell signed to Motown in 1965, and the label would pair her with Marvin Gaye in 1967. The duo had several successful singles, most notably "Ain't No Mountain High Enough": - Prior to Motown, Terrell was signed to James Brown's record label- she was also in a physically abusive relationship with him, but managed to leave him. - Terrell suffered from migraines since her childhood, and these became more constant by 1967, the year she collapsed on stage while performing with Marvin Gaye. She would be diagnosed with a brain tumor and underwent surgery in 1968. This did nothing to alleviate her tumor, and her final surgery left her comatose for eight weeks, before she died.
  8. 3/15/2024 37 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +1 (don't stop, get it get it, until you jet ahead) 29 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 28 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 28 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 28 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 28 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 27 U2 — City Of Blinding Lights 27 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 27 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 26 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 26 Daniel Powter — Bad Day 26 Girls Aloud — The Show 26 Girls Aloud — Love Machine 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 24 Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx — Gold Digger 22 Kelis — Milkshake 22 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 21 Kelis — Trick Me 20 Jamelia — Thank You 20 Charlotte Church — Crazy Chick 19 Rihanna — Pon De Replay 19 Sean Paul — We Be Burnin’ 18 D12 — My Band +3 18 Ashanti — Only U 15 Mariah Carey — We Belong Together 4 Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake — Signs -2 3 Robbie Williams — Tripping -4
  9. Drewsky1211

    Death Anniversary Thread

    Odoacer died on this day 1531 years ago, aged 60. - Odoacer's origins are contested- he was either of Germanic, Gothic, or Hunnic ancestry. - Odoacer joined the Roman Army as a mercenary by 470. After Romulus Augustulus was installed as emperor, Odoacer led a legion that killed his father (who had installed him over exiled emperor Julius Nepos) in 476.The Roman army would declare Odoacer emperor in August of that year and marched to Ravenna, deposing Romulus Augustulus; he did not invite Julius Nepos to reclaim the throne in favor of seizing power himself. This is contrary to the popular belief he was a foreign invader, and the now-Byzantine emperor Zeno officially recognized him as the new emperor of the West. - During his reign, Odoacer would seize Sicily from the Vandals, and would wage battle with and kidnap the king of the Rugians in 487. - Emperor Zeno would soon find Odoacer a threat to his power, and tried to convince the Ostrogoths to invade what was now called Italy. The king of the Ostrogoths, Theodoric, would win battle after battle and cause Odoacer to retreat back to Ravenna. - Odoacer would be killed by Theodoric at a feast mere days after the bishop of Ravenna had them sign a peace treaty declaring joint rule of the kingdom; Theodoric would become the sole king.
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