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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Johnnie Cochran died on this day 19 years ago, aged 67. - Cochran was inspired to enter law due to being inspired by Thurgood Marshall, specifically his win in Brown v. Board of Education. He would be admitted to the bar in 1963, and the first celebrity he represented in court was Lenny Bruce (in an obscenity case). - Cochran would gain fame for his specialty in representing plaintiffs in police brutality cases, and he would become the district attorney of Los Angeles in 1978. He would return to private practice in 1983, and in 1993 would be Michael Jackson's lawyer in his child molestation trial. - Cochran's most famous client was OJ Simpson in his 1995 murder trial, which Cochran managed to get him acquitted of- partially thanks to his "if the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit" line: This incident itself would soon earn the legal term "Chewbacca defense" 3 years later when South Park parodied him in the episode "Chef Aid": On the topic of animation, Cochran would lend his voice to the "Henny Penny" episode of HBO's Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child as Foxy Woxy (this episode has MANY guest voices that might surprise you). - Cochran's final trial before his retirement in 2002 was defending (the now relevant) P. Diddy in a stolen weapons trial. - Cochran was diagnosed with a brain tumor in late 2003, and died after a 15-month battle. Simpson and Jackson would attend his funeral.
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    John Major is 81... and so is Eric Idle.
  3. 3/28/2024 23 Gwen Stefani ft. Akon — The Sweet Escape +1 22 Eric Prydz ft. Floyd — Proper Education 22 Fergie — Big Girls Don’t Cry 22 Rihanna — SOS 22 Red Hot Chili Peppers — Dani California 22 Plain White T’s — Hey There Delilah +1 21 The Killers — When You Were Young 21 Manic Street Preachers — Your Love Alone Is Not Enough 21 Infernal — From Paris To Berlin 21 Corinne Bailey Rae — Put Your Records On 21 Arctic Monkeys — Brianstorm 21 The White Stripes — Icky Thump 21 Mary J. Blige & U2 — One 21 Maroon 5 — Makes Me Wonder 21 Ida Corr vs. Fedde Le Grand — Let Me Think About It 21 Cascada — Everytime We Touch +1 21 Chamillionaire ft. Krayzie Bone — Ridin’ +1 20 Embrace — Nature’s Law  20 LL Cool J ft. Jennifer Lopez — Control Myself 20 Rihanna — Unfaithful 20 Christina Aguilera — Ain’t No Other Man 20 U2 & Green Day — The Saints Are Coming 20 Justin Timberlake — My Love 20 Booty Luv — Boogie 2Nite 20 Just Jack — Starz In Their Eyes 20 Fall Out Boy — This Ain’t A Scene, It’s An Arms Race 20 Avril Lavigne — Girlfriend 20 Mark Ronson ft. Daniel Merriweather — Stop Me 20 Mutya Buena — Real Girl 20 Kate Nash — Foundations 20 50 Cent, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland — Ayo Technology 20 Shayne Ward — No U Hang Up / If That’s OK With You 20 Mark Ronson ft. Amy Winehouse — Valerie 20 Take That — Rule The World 20 T2 ft. Jodie Aysha — Heartbroken 18 Shayne Ward — No Promises 18 Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana — Run It 18 Bodyrox ft. Luciana — Yeah Yeah 14 The Pussycat Dolls ft. Will.I.Am — Beep 8 Cliff Richard — 21st Century Christmas / Move It -6 8 Lee Mead — Any Dream Will Do
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Ivan the Terrible died on this day 440 years ago, aged 53. - Ivan was the son of Vasili III of Russia, and became the grand prince when he was 3 years old, following the death of his father. His mother would act as regent until she died five years later, and from there high-ranking nobles became the regents. - Ivan would officially be crowned when he was 16, and took the "tsar" title- the first Russian monarch to do so. "Tsar" is derived from "caesar", and Ivan claimed that his distant ancestor Rurik was a direct descendant of a fabricated brother of Emperor Augustus (named Prus). - Ivan's early reign is marked by the Great Fire of 1547, a series of government reforms, and the construction of St. Basil's Cathedral in 1561. - Ivan issued a letter of abdication in 1564 due to his suspicion of the nobility. When the nobles were unable to form a government, they begged him to return, and he accepted on the basis that he was given absolute power. This led to the creation of the Oprichniki- his bodyguards comprised of nobles loyal to him, also known as his "secret police" due to the powers and duties bestowed upon them. - Ivan's "terrible" moniker is due to violent outbursts that he often had- and it is also believed he had undiagnosed psychopathy: as a child, he would butcher living birds he caught, and throw cats and dogs out of windows. This is also applicable due to the Novgorod Massacre of 1570 (that killed about 3,000 people), and the fact he killed his son Ivan following a verbal dispute. - Ivan famously died from a stroke while in the middle of a chess match: He was succeeded by his son Feodor I, who was the last ruler of Russia of the Rurikid dynasty.
  5. 3/27/2024 67 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +4 40 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 31 Kelis — Trick Me 24 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 14 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You -3 14 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 12 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls -3
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Ian Dury died on this day 24 years ago, aged 57. - Dury was a victim of polio at a young age, leading to the paralysis of the left side of his body. Despite his disability, he became an art teacher and newspaper advertisement illustrator. - Dury decided to form his own band in 1971, which became Kilburn and the High Roads- this band's music became a major influence on future punk and new wave bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and Madness: - Kilburn and the High Roads disbanded in 1975, and Dury would sign on to Stiff Records. His debut single "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll" was critically acclaimed, but did not sell well and was banned from radio broadcast on the BBC due to its lyrics. - Shortly after, Dury would form the band Ian Dury and the Blockheads, and had top-ten singles with "Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3" and What a Waste", and their song "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" peaked at number 1 on the UK charts in January of 1979: The group disbanded in 1982, but had multiple reunions (and the band is still active to this day as simply "The Blockheads"). - Dury would also have roles in several movies, which included Judge Dredd, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, and The Crow: City of Angels. - Dury would be diagnosed with colon cancer in 1996, which had metastasized to his liver. He would perform up until a month until his death. Incidentally, Bob Geldof mistakenly announced his death on radio in 1998 due to a fake alert from a prank caller. - Dury would appear on the DeathList twice (1999 and 2000), and was 2000's fifth hit, at spot number 14.
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    The Happy Birthday Thread

    Michael York is 82. ...52 years and counting.
  8. 3/26/2024 63 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +4 40 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 27 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 24 Kelis — Trick Me 23 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 21 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 18 Kelis — Milkshake 15 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You -2 7 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -4
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Sancho I of Portugal died on this day 813 years ago, aged 56. - Sancho was the son of king Afonso I. His birth name was "Martin", having been born on Saint Martin's feast day. - Sancho's father knighted him when he was 16, and would marry him off to Dulce, the sister of king Alfonso II of Aragon, in order for Portugal to be recognized as independent (it did so in 1139, but Castile and Leon were both trying to re-annex it). - Sancho became king in 1185 when his father died, and just a few years later would participate in the Third Crusade against the neighboring Almohad Caliphate. - Sancho's epithet "the Populator" comes both from the fact one of his reign's focal points was the construction of many cities throughout Portugal- and that he also had 11 legitimate children (with 8 living to adulthood) and at least nine bastards. - Sancho was also fond of literature, and wrote his own poems. He would also personally use his own money to send some Portuguese students to universities across Europe. - Sancho died after a 25-year reign, and would be succeeded as king by his son Afonso II.
  10. 3/25/2024 59 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +4 36 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 32 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 31 Kelis - Trick Me 24 Kelis — Milkshake  24 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 23 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 23 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 13 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -3 7 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath -3
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Ida B. Wells died on this day 93 years ago, aged 68. - Wells was born to slaves in Mississippi during the Civil War, and both of her parents died when she was 16 due to a local yellow fever epidemic. - Wells would attend several African-American colleges, and largely studied politics. When forced into an inferior train car in 1883 and 1884, Wells sued the railroad company and won- but her case would be overturned by the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1887. From there, Wells became an anti-segregation activist, writing articles under a pseudonym that lambasted Jim Crow laws. - Following a lynching event in Memphis in 1892, Wells urged African-Americans to lead an exodus away from the city, and she would begin to write more fervently against lynch mobs. Soon after, a mob would attack and destroy her publishing office- Wells was in New York City at the time, and never returned to Memphis; she found a job at a local newspaper and continued her publication activism. The same year, she published Southern Horrors, which informed Northern citizens about the lynching that occurred in the South, and that virtually no positive change had occurred since emancipation. - In the early 20th century, Wells campaigned for women's suffrage, and in 1909 was one of the founders of the NAACP. During World War I, the US government would spy on her due to her "race agitator" status, but this did not deter her from her work. In 1930, Wells would run as an independent candidate for an Illinois Senate race, ultimately losing to the Republican candidate Adelbert Roberts.
  12. 3/24/2024 55 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +4 38 Kelis — Milkshake 36 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 29 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 29 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 28 Kelis — Trick Me 26 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 25 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now -3 20 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound  18 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath -3
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Queen Elizabeth I died on this day 421 years ago, aged 69. - Elizabeth's education comprised of her reading classical literature and learning many languages- among which is the now critically endangered Cornish language. - Elizabeth's older half-sister Mary I would imprison her in the Tower of London in 1554 on baseless accusations that she was involved in Wyatt's Rebellion. She would be freed the following year, and her half-brother-in-law Philip II of Spain would mentor her in preparation of her succession to the throne, which occurred upon Mary's death in 1558. - Elizabeth's early reign consisted of church reforms to compromise with England's Catholic population, and also took measures to separate church and state by making the clergy follow her laws, and repeal some laws against heresy. - While Elizabeth is called the "Virgin Queen", she did go on many dates, and was engaged twice. Some doubt her virginity claims to be 100% true, however- albeit she did not have any children of her own. - The "Elizabethan Era" largely refers to her later reign, particularly the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, the rise and mysterious fall of the Roanoke colony, and the writing of many of Shakespeare's greatest plays. An often overlooked aspect of this time was the establishment of relations between England and the Ottoman Empire, and England hoped the Ottomans would help them in their war against Spain. - Elizabeth is believed to have died from a fatal bout of pneumonia- in the days before her death, she would sit on cushions and refuse to get into bed, possibly due to the realization of what being bedbound symbolized. - With Elizabeth's death, the Tudor dynasty came to an end, and the Stuart dynasty began when James I and VI was declared king.
  14. 3/23/2024 51 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +4 37 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 36 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 35 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You +4 34 Kelis — Milkshake  31 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 30 Kelis — Trick Me 29 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 26 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 22 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 8 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls -6 3 Jojo — Leave (Get Out)
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Paul I of Russia died on this day 223 years ago, aged 46. - Paul was the son of Peter III and Catherine II (the Great). He was put in the care of his great-aunt Elizabeth soon after he was born, and his mother took the throne when he was 7 years old. He had little contact with Queen Catherine. - When he turned 18 in 1772, Catherine would take measures to stay queen, particularly by trying to find him a wife. Catherine would also give him mansions to placate his desire to become tsar. - Paul finally became emperor upon his mother's death in 1796, and ordered the destruction of her will so he could take the throne (Catherine favored her grandson Alexander over Paul). He would also establish an absolute male primogeniture law, and reversed many policies his mother had instated. - Following a joint invasion of the Netherlands in 1799, Paul fell out with the UK, when the latter's government refused to give Malta to the Order of St. John, and also attacked a Danish ship (Denmark was a Russian ally at the time). He would seize British ships moored in Russian ports and held their crews hostage - Paul had a fixation with parades, ordering them to be held every day for his entertainment. He was strict and ordered those who made mistakes while marching to be flogged. - Paul was disliked by the nobility by trying to force them to be loyal to him, and for issuing reforms favorable to serfs. A group of nobles conspired to oust him, and had the support of Alexander- but ended up strangling Paul to death after he resisted abdication. The new emperor Alexander I did not punish the assassins, but did believe they went too far by killing his father.
  16. 3/22/2024 47 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +4 41 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 35 Kelis — Trick Me 34 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 33 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 33 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 33 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 28 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 25 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 24 Kelis — Milkshake 23 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 0 Christina Milian — Dip It Low -6
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    Walter Lantz died on this day 30 years ago, aged 94. - Despite his surname, Lantz was of Italian descent- his immigrant father had it nonconsensually anglicized from "Lanza". - Lantz became inspired to become an animator after seeing Winsor McCay's Gertie the Dinosaur, and then got a job as a comic strip artist. - Lantz' first cartoon was 1924's Dinky Doodle series, which made live action/animation hybrids of fairy tales: - Lantz then got work on the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series (in 1928, after Universal had taken control of the character from Walt Disney), and he became head writer of the shorts in 1933. - Lantz would leave Oswald in 1935, and had another successful cartoon series after creating Andy Panda in 1939. The following year, the Andy Panda short "Knock Knock" featured the first appearance of Lantz' most popular character by far... Woody Woodpecker: ' (Woody Woodpecker is still extremely popular in Brazil and is known as "Pica-Pau" there) Woody got his own series in 1941, and his theme song topped Billboard's best-selling singles chart for six weeks in 1948. - Lantz would continue making theatrical shorts until 1972. After retiring, he would make money by selling drawings of Woody Woodpecker, and licensing his IPs to other media companies such as Universal. Lantz would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986.
  18. Drewsky1211

    The Happy Birthday Thread

    William Shatner is 93. Obligatory Rocket Man repost:
  19. 3/21/2024 44 Gorillaz — Feel Good Inc. +4 41 Manic Street Preachers — The Love Of Richard Nixon 36 Manic Street Preachers — Empty Souls 35 Razorlight — Somewhere Else 34 Kylie Minogue — I Believe In You 34 Jojo — Leave (Get Out) 34 The Libertines — Can’t Stand Me Now 32 Kelis — Trick Me 28 Coldplay — Speed Of Sound 27 Kelis — Milkshake 25 Rachel Stevens — Some Girls 24 Destiny’s Child — Lose My Breath 12 Christina Milian — Dip It Low 5 Girls Aloud — The Show -6 1 D12 — My Band At this point saving My Band is impossible, but I don't want to eliminate Eminem.
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    Death Anniversary Thread

    William Utermohlen died on this day 17 years ago, aged 73. - Utermohlen was a figurative painter- albeit he was a largely unknown figure. He had six art periods- "Mythological" (1962-1963), "Dante" (1964-1966; largely revolved around painting scenes from Dante's Inferno), "Mummers" (1969-1970; refers to Philadelphia's Mummers Parade- a favorite childhood event of his), "War" (1972-1973), "Nudes" (1973-1974), and "Conversation" (1989-1991). - During his "Conversation" phase, Utermohlen began to suffer from memory loss, forgetting where his home was and what time it was. Utermohlen would then be diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in 1995 (when he was 61 years old). - Following his diagnosis, his nurse would encourage him to paint self-portraits of himself- which have since become his most famous works, particularly after his death- due to the clear display of the progression of his deteriorating state: By 2002 he had lost the ability to draw, and he entered a nursing home in 2004. Utermohlen died after 12 years with Alzheimer's.
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