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Gene Roddenberry, creator of the original Star Trek series, died on October 24, 1991 of a cardiopulmonary arrest aged 70.

W-O-W at that picture!!! Veeeery nice!!!

American country musician “Mother” Maybelle Carter, member of the historic Carter family and mother of June Carter (the wife of Johnny Cash), died on October 23, 1978 at the age of 69.

Euro-Dance star Franky Gee, lead singer from the project “Captain Jack”, died on October 22, 2005 in Palma (Spain). He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, went into a coma and died 5 days later. Captain Jacks most successful hits were “Captain Jack” and “Drill Instructor”, which topped the Dutch charts in 1995/96 and entered several European singles charts, e.g. in Germany No. 3 and 4 respectively.

Yeah, I was thinking about that, too. Would've been a nice member...

Richard Shannon Hoon, lead singer of alternative-rock band Blind Melon, died on October 21, 1995 of a cocaine overdose at age 28. Blind Melon’s best known hit is “No Rain” from their self-titled debut album. “No Rain” hit US #20, UK #17 and Canada #1 in 1992.

Both, Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and songwriter Steve Gaines and lead singer Ronnie van Zant, and 4 other passengers/pilots were killed in a tragic plane crash on October 20, 1977, when the plane carried the band between two shows. They were 28 and 29 respectively.

After the Lufthansa aircraft Boing 737 “Landshut” was stormed by the German counter-terrorism group GSG 9 on October 18, 1977 (all terrorists were killed or captured and all hostages were rescued), the 3 German RAF terrorists Jan-Carl Raspe, Gudrun Ensslin and Andreas Baader committed suicide in their prison cells.

The man who has had the very first official British No.1 (published by the New Musical Express on November 14, 1952) with “Here in my heart”, Al Martino, died on October 13, 2009, six days after his 82nd birthday. I couldn’t put more information in one sentence.

The country and folk musician John Denver died in a single plane crash on October 12, 1997 at the age of 53. His signature songs are “Take me home country roads” (1971 US No. 2), “Sunshine on my shoulders” (1973 US No.1), “Annie’s Song” (1974 US and UK No.1), “Thank God I’m a country boy” (1975 US No.1), “I’m sorry/Calypso” (1975 US No.1) and as a song writer “Leaving on a jet plane”, a US No.1 for Peter, Paul & Mary in 1969.

35 years ago, Punk groupie Nancy Spungen was stabbed (most likely) by her boyfriend, the Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. She was 20 years old. Four months later Sid died of a heroin overdose (aged 21) and so the case was closed by the police.

Because it will be another girl I say: Zsa Zsa!

Actress Mary Astor, born as Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke in 1906, died on September 25, 1987. In 1941 she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in "The Great Lie".

Legendary jazz pianist Paul Kuhn has died at age 85. In the 1960s he had some success with German schlager songs like "Der Mann am Klavier" and "Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii" (1963 No.5 in the German charts). Later on he was a highly esteemed jazz musician. Sorry, the link is in German, didn't find an English one: http://www.spiegel.d...n-a-923898.html English: http://en.haberler.c...awaii-s-306016/

The founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, died on September 23, 1939 at age 83.

The French mime, clown and actor Marcel Marceau died 6 years ago aged 84. He was very famous for his persona “Bip the Clown”. I really hate clowns and most of them are ugly and NOT funny.

“The fastest woman of all time” died in her sleep 15 years ago: Florence Griffith-Joyner, 38, athlete. The records she set in 1988 for both the 100 metres and 200 metres still stand. I still remember her crazy fingernails! no no:

The American singer-songwriter Jim Croce died on September 20, 1973 in a plane crash at age 30. Two months earlier he has had his first Billboard Hot 100-No.1 with “Bad, bad Leroy Brown”; his second No.1-hit was the posthumous “Time in a bottle” – 3 months after his dead.

Brit orbit, German orbit - dead is dead.

The German/Polish "Pope Of Literature" Marcel Reich-Ranicki has died today aged 93. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/marcel-reich-ranicki-ist-tot-a-923068.html (link in German)

Yep. Real life is that boring.

Today but 25 years ago German actor Gert Fröbe, who played one of the most well-remembered villains of the James Bond series (Auric Goldfinger in “Goldfinger”), died at age 75 from a heart attack.

American country singer and songwriter Dottie West died on September 4, 1991 during a liver operation. 5 days earlier she was involved in a car crash from where she suffered severe internal injuries. Dottie West was well known for her duets with Kenny Rogers, her "sexy style" and her financial problems during the mid to late 80s.

The author of “The Hobbit” and “Lord of the Rings”, J.R.R. Tolkien, died on the 2nd of September 1973 aged 81.

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