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Rik Mayall died on this day 10 years ago, aged 56. - Mayall would get his start at The Comedy Store comedy club in London in the early '80s, forming a group with Adrian Edmondson called 20th Century Coyote. During this time he created the character of Kevin Turvey, which he would reprise when he began starring on TV shows such as A Kick Up the Eighties. - Mayall would soon create the sitcom The Young Ones, which aired from 1982 to 1984. He was also a regular cast member on the British version of Saturday Night Live, regrouping with Edmondson in The Dangerous Brothers sketches. - Mayall would have a number-one song (on the UK chart) in 1986 with a novelty version of Cliff Richards' "Living Doll"- which Richards would re-record with him and his The Young Ones co-stars: - Mayall would also have a notable film career. Among his roles were Rest Home Ricky in Shock Treatment, the titular character of Drop Dead Fred, and Sean Bourke in Cell Mates (a play in which Stephen Fry infamously went missing for a bit afterwards). Mayall would also audition for The Lion King (as Zazu, Timon and Banzai), and had a cut role in the first Harry Potter film as Peeves. - Mayall was involved in a severe ATV crash in 1998, where doctors would put him into an induced coma for five days. Mayall often joked that he was brought back from the dead when recalling the incident. - Mayall would ultimately die from a sudden heart attack following a jog.

Teddy Brewsky Tedy Bruschi is 51.

6/8/2024 52 John Newman — Love Me Again 44 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 43 Lorde — Royals 42 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 41 Coldplay — Paradise 40 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 40 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 38 Florence & The Machine — Spectrums 35 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 31 Avicii — Wake Me Up 31 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 31 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium +1 28 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone +1 27 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 27 Jessie J — Domino 26 Rihanna — Diamonds 25 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 24 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful 23 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 23 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 23 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 23 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 22 Little Mix — Wings 21 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 21 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +1 21 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 20 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 15 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 14 Ellie Goulding — Burn 13 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It -6

6/8/2024 36 Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street +1 30 Lene Lovich - Lucky Number 29 Donna Summer - Love’s Unkind 28 Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down +1 27 The Jam - The Eton Rifles 26 The Rolling Stones - Miss You 24 ABBA - Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 24 The Cars - My Best Friend’s Girl 24 Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3  23 Earth, Wind & Fire - September +1 23 Marshall Hain - Dancing in the City 22 ABBA - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) +1 22 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand - No More Tears (Enough is Enough) 22 The Sugarhill Gang - Rapper’s Delight 22 Frankie Valli - Grease 21 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams - Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 21 Michael Jackson - Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 20 Bee Gees - Too Much Heaven 20 Racey - Lay Your Love on Me 20 The Sex Pistols - C’mon Everybody 20 Sad Café - Every Day Hurts 18 A Taste of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie 18 The Three Degrees - Woman in Love 16 David Essex - Oh What A Circus 14 Rose Royce - Wishing on a Star 14 The Sex Pistols - Something Else/Friggin’ in the Riggin’ 10 James Galway - Annie’s Song  6 The Dooleys - Wanted -6

King Harthacnut died on this day 982 years ago, aged 24. - The son Cnut the Great, Harthacnut would succeed his father as the king of Denmark in 1035, following the former's death. He would take the regnal name of Cnut III there. - After his brother Harold died in 1040, Harthacnut would travel to England to claim the throne (as the Danish had taken over the country from the Anglo-Saxons at that time). During his reign, Harthacnut would double the size of the English naval fleet (from 16 to 32 ships), but was also known to be a cruel leader, having ordered the burning of the city of Worcester and the massacre of its citizens (most had fled due to being aware of Harthacnut's forces approach) after they killed two of his tax collectors. - Harthacnut died while attending the wedding of his friend Tovi, possibly from tuberculosis. He was succeeded in Denmark by Magnus "the Good", and in England by his half-brother Edward "the Confessor". Harthacnut was the last Danish king to rule over England.

Nancy Sinatra is 84.

6/7/2024 51 John Newman — Love Me Again 44 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 41 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 40 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 39 Lorde — Royals 39 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 38 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 37 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 37 Coldplay — Paradise 34 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 31 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 31 Little Mix — Wings 31 Avicii — Wake Me Up +1 30 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium +1 28 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 27 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone 27 Jessie J — Domino 25 Rihanna — Diamonds 23 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 23 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 23 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 22 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +1 21 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 21 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 21 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 20 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful 20 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Ellie Goulding — Burn 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 20 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It -4 16 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 14 Cover Drive — Twilight 12 Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You 0 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul — What About Us -2

6/7/2024 30 Gerry Rafferty- Baker Street +1 27 Donna Summer- Love’s Unkind 25 Electric Light Orchestra- Don’t Bring Me Down +1 25 Lene Lovich- Lucky Number 24 The Jam- The Eton Rifles 22 Earth, Wind & Fire- September +1 22 Ian Dury and the Blockheads- Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3 22 The Cars- My Best Friend’s Girl 21 Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams- Too Much, Too Little, Too Late 21 Michael Jackson- Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough 21 Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand- No More Tears (Enough is Enough) 21 The Sugarhill Gang- Rapper’s Delight 21 ABBA- Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) +1 20 Rose Royce- Wishing on a Star 20 James Galway- Annie’s Song 20 Marshall Hain- Dancing in the City 20 A Taste of Honey- Boogie Oogie Oogie 20 Bee Gees- Too Much Heaven 20 Racey- Lay Your Love on Me 20 The Three Degrees- Woman in Love 20 The Sex Pistols- C’mon Everybody 20 ABBA- Angeleyes/Voulez-Vous 20 Sad Café- Every Day Hurts 19 The Rolling Stones- Miss You 19 David Essex - Oh What A Circus 18 Frankie Valli- Grease 16 The Sex Pistols- Something Else/Friggin’ in the Riggin’ 14 The Dooleys- Wanted 14 The Bellamy Brothers- If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me 12 Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley- If I Had Words 10 Boney M — Hooray! Hooray It’s A Holi-Holiday 6 Dean Friedman- Lucky Stars -6

Alan Turing died on this day 70 years ago, aged 41. - Turing would earn a PhD in mathematics in 1938, and his dissertation would introduce his concept of ordinal logic, and he would soon follow this with the Turing reduction. - During World War II, Turing would serve as a German codebreaker at Bletchley Park, putting his ideas to use in order to upgrade the existing system. He is credited with deciphering the German Lorenz machine. - After the war, Turing would work on early computers, and is the namesake of the Turing test- a test regarding a machine's capability to display human-like intelligence. Modern machines can now easily beat this test (considering the generative AI boom seen this decade). - After his house was robbed in 1952, Turing informed the authorities that he was in a sexual relationship with another man named Arnold Murray, and was subsequently charged with gross indecency due to Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1885. He was found guilty and forced to chemically castrate himself, and his life was effectively ruined due to his conviction (he was barred from entering the US, and he was fired from his job at GCHQ). Turing would commit suicide by eating a cyanide-laced apple, apparently choosing to die by reenacting Disney's version of Snow White (his favorite fairy tale). - Turing would be posthumously pardoned by Queen Elizabeth II in December of 2013.

Tom Jones is 84.

6/6/2024 50 John Newman — Love Me Again 44 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 39 Coldplay — Paradise 39 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 38 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 38 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 37 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 37 Lorde — Royals 36 Little Mix — Wings 36 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 30 Avicii — Wake Me Up +1 29 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 29 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium +1 28 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 27 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone 27 Jessie J — Domino 27 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +1 25 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 25 Rihanna — Diamonds 23 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 22 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 21 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 21 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 21 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 20 Cover Drive — Twilight 20 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul — What About Us 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Ellie Goulding — Burn 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 20 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It -4 20 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 19 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 18 Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You 16 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful 14 Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis & Wanz — Thrift Shop 6 Gabrielle Aplin — The Power Of Love -2

6/6/2024 57 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 40 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 35 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love +4 25 The Four Seasons — Silver Star 21 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth 6 David Dundas - Jeans On -6

Jack Haley died on this day 45 years ago, aged 81. - Haley's entertainment career started on vaudeville, and he would record songs in the 1920s. - Haley would star in musical films beginning in the 1930s- but his most famous role came in 1939, where he played the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz: Haley would replace Buddy Ebsen (of future Beverly Hillbillies/Barnaby Jones fame) in the role, after Ebsen suffered an allergic reaction to the makeup. - Haley retired after 1946's Vacation in Reno, but would return to acting for a few roles in the 1970s, which included Martin Scorsese's New York, New York, and Norwood (the latter directed by his son, Jack Haley Jr.). He would often have reunions with his Wizard of Oz co-stars Ray Bolger and Margaret Hamilton (Bolger would deliver a eulogy at his funeral), and at one point saw the Broadway production of The Wiz: (Haley with Tiger Haynes, who played the Tin Man in The Wiz) - Ironically, Haley died from a heart attack.

(Former) King Albert II of Belgium is 90.

6/5/2024 49 John Newman — Love Me Again 44 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 39 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 38 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 38 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 37 Lorde — Royals 36 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 35 Coldplay — Paradise 35 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 33 Little Mix — Wings 33 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 33 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 29 Avicii — Wake Me Up +1 28 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 28 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +1 27 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone 27 Jessie J — Domino +1 24 Rihanna — Diamonds 23 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 22 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 22 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 21 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 21 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 21 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 21 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It -3 20 Cover Drive — Twilight 20 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 Gabrielle Aplin — The Power Of Love 20 Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis & Wankz — Thrift Shop 20 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul — What About Us 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Ellie Goulding — Burn 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 19 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 19 Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You 19 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 18 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful 6 Wiley ft. Ms D — Heatwave 5 Justin Timberlake — Mirrors 0 Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah — R.I.P. (Indeed) -3

6/5/2024 53 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 42 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 39 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love +4 29 The Four Seasons — Silver Star 24 David Dundas - Jeans On 16 Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez -4 11 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth -2

Ronald Reagan died on this day 20 years ago, aged 93. - Before Reagan became an actor, he worked as a lifeguard, and credited with 77 rescues. - Among Reagan's notable film roles were as George Gipp in 1940's Knute Rockne, All American (where he got his "The Gipper" nickname from), Peter Boyd in 1951's Bedtime for Bonzo, and Jeff Williams in 1952's Hong Kong. - Surprisingly enough, Reagan was initially a registered Democrat, idolizing FDR; he began veering to the right during the Eisenhower administration. - Reagan was a top contender in the 1976 Republican primaries, coming in a very close second behind Gerald Ford (receiving 1078 delegates at the Republican National Convention to Ford's 1121). - Besides his Reaganomics policies, making peace with the Soviet Union, the (now-failed) War on Drugs, the Iran-Contra scandal, and bungling the AIDS crisis, Reagan was known for his sense of humor during his presidency. Among his quips included "hoping none of [his surgeons] were Democrats" after his assassination attempt, outlawing Russia and saying "we begin bombing in five minutes", and referring to said assassination attempt when a balloon popped during one of his speeches: - Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1994, and died after a 10-year battle. He appeared on the DeathList 14 times, and was the 5th hit (of 14) of 2004; he was initially given the description of "Idiot", which was changed due to complaints (possibly due to seemingly disrespecting his mental deterioration, rather than right-wing outrage).

Joe Clark (Canadian PM from 1979 to 1980) is 85.

6/4/2024 47 John Newman — Love Me Again 46 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 44 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 35 Coldplay — Paradise 35 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 35 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 35 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 34 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 33 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 33 Lorde — Royals 31 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 30 Little Mix — Wings 28 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 28 Avicii — Wake Me Up +1 27 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child +1 27 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone +1 26 Jessie J — Domino 24 Rihanna — Diamonds 22 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful 22 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 21 Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You 21 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 21 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 21 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young 21 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 21 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 20 Cover Drive — Twilight 20 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 20 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 Gabrielle Aplin — The Power Of Love 20 Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis & Wankz — Thrift Shop 20 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul — What About Us 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Ellie Goulding — Burn 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 19 Justin Timberlake — Mirrors 19 Katy Perry — Part Of Me 18 Wiley ft. Ms D — Heatwave -2 17 Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah — R.I.P. 16 Katy Perry — Roar 9 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It -4 6 Flo Rida — Good Feeling

6/4/2024 51 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 42 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 32 Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez 29 The Four Seasons — Silver Star 26 David Dundas - Jeans On 23 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love +2 19 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth -3 17 Boney M - Sunny +2 13 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over the World -3

Eduard Khil died on this day 12 years ago, aged 77. - Khil was from Russia, and was in a children's home during World War II. He would perform songs for soldiers at his local hospital to entertain them. - Khil srudied at the Leningrad Conservatory, where he would begin acting in musical theater, which included the titular role in Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro. Soon afterwards, Khil would decide to become a pop singer, competing in several national tournaments and becoming a celebrity in the Soviet Union. - Khil, however, is best known internationally for a 1976 performance where he sang a non-lyrical version of the Russian song "I Am Very Glad, As I Am Finally Returning Back Home": Said "trololo" vocalizations made him a meme in early 2010, and the song was often used as a substitute for Rickrolling because of said noises. Khil would discover his new online fame when he heard his grandson humming the tune, and embraced it: - Khil suffered a severe stroke in April of 2012, which left him comatose for the last two months of his life.

Keith David is 68.

6/3/2024 43 Gotye ft. Kimbra — Somebody That I Used To Know 42 Lily Allen — Somewhere Only We Know 42 John Newman — Love Me Again 35 Coldplay — Paradise 34 Carly Rae Jepsen — Call Me Maybe 34 Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida — Troublemaker 33 Little Mix — Wings 33 Miley Cyrus — Wrecking Ball 32 Florence & The Machine — Spectrum 31 Lorde — Royals 29 Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams — Get Lucky 29 Duke Dumont ft. A*M*E — Need U (100 Percent) 27 David Guetta ft. Sia — Titanium 27 Avicii — Wake Me Up +1 26 Jessie J — Domino 26 Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin — Don’t You Worry Child 26 Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa — Payphone +1 25 Fun ft. Janelle Monae — We Are Young +1 24 Rihanna — Diamonds 23 Labrinth ft. Emeli Sande — Beneath Your Beautiful 22 Avicii Vs. Nicky Romero — I Could Be The One 22 OneRepublic — Counting Stars +1 21 Ne-Yo — Let Me Love You 21 DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora — Hot Right Now 21 Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith — La La La 21 Will.I.Am ft. Eva Simons — This Is Love 20 Cover Drive — Twilight 20 Rudimental ft. John Newman — Feel The Love 20 Wiley ft. Ms D — Heatwave 20 Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch — Sweet Nothing 20 Gabrielle Aplin — The Power Of Love 20 Macklemore ft. Ryan Lewis & Wanz — Thrift Shop 20 Justin Timberlake — Mirrors 20 The Saturdays ft. Sean Paul — What About Us 20 Rudimental ft. Ella Eyre — Waiting All Night 20 Ellie Goulding — Burn 20 Storm Queen — Look Right Through 20 Calvin Harris ft. Alesso & Hurts — Under Control 19 Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah — R.I.P. 19 Katy Perry — Part Of Me  18 Katy Perry — Roar 14 Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX — I Love It -4 13 Sam Bailey — Skyscraper 10 Flo Rida — Good Feeling 8 Will.I.Am ft. Britney Spears — Scream & Shout 8 One Direction — Little Things 4 Martin Garrix — Animals -2

6/3/2024 43 The Four Seasons — Silver Star 41 David Bowie - Sound and Vision 38 ABBA - Money, Money, Money 34 Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love 31 Manuel and the Music of the Mountains - Rodrigo’s Guitar Concerto de Aranjuez +4 30 David Dundas - Jeans On 26 Status Quo - Rockin ’ All Over the World 21 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth -2 18 Boney M - Sunny +4 4 The Miracles - Love Machine -4

Franz Kafka died on this day 100 years ago, aged 40. - Kafka initially studied chemistry in college, but soon turned to law to please his father; he earned his doctorate in 1906. - Kafka worked as an insurance worker, but spent his free time writing books that he was most well-known for. His earliest published work was 1909's Description of a Struggle, followed by The Judgment in 1912. 1915's Metamorphosis, a story about a man named Gregor Samsa who is suddenly transformed into a giant insect, is his best-known work: - Kafka's novels also revolved around dystopian topics, largely overbearing governments in works such as The Trial and The Castle. His writing style has entered the English lexicon as "Kafkaesque"- often comparatively used with "Orwellian". - Kafka's family was Jewish, though he described himself as atheist at one point. He would develop an interest in Yiddish theatre, and also considered emigrating to Mandatory Palestine. Kafka had three sisters, all of them murdered during the Holocaust. - Kafka died from complications from chronic tuberculosis. It is believed he starved to death because eating was too painful for him- a case of life imitating art, as Gregor Samsa starved to death in Metamorphosis.