2006 Death List - Ideas

[Guest Death List Observer]

Ruby Muhammad, Mother of Islam, born 1897

 

Hugo Bleicher, World War II figure, born 1899

 

Ted Radcliffe, baseball player, born 1902

 

Miep Gies, Sheltered Anne Frank's family, born 1909

 

David Rockefeller, businessman, philanthropist, born 1915

 

Sargent Shriver, American politician, born 1915

 

Beverly Cleary, children's books author, born 1916

 

Robert McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense during Vietnam War, born 1916

 

Lloyd Bentsen, U.S. politician, born 1921

 

Betty Friedan, feminist, born 1921

 

Nancy Reagan, U.S. First Lady, born 1921

 

Prince Rainier III of Monaco, born 1923

 

Charlton Heston, American actor and conservative, born 1924

 

B.B. King, singer, born 1925

 

Ariel Sharon, Israeli PM, born 1928

 

Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist, born 1942

 

Michael Jackson, performer, born 1958

[Guest Guest]

A good list! I might add Andy Griifith, Dick Clark, Jesse Helms, Dolores Hope, and maybe a former president not on the current list (Carter, Bush I, and Clinton).

[Magere Hein 1,400]

Miep Gies, Sheltered Anne Frank's family, born 1909

Interesting suggestion.

 

As an aside: last week Dr. Lou de Jong, the Dutch war historian, died. He was world famous here, but next to unknown outside the Netherlands. I knew his health was deteriorating, but I didn't suggest him to Deathlist.net, because of the famousness test.

 

I suppose Mrs. Gies will pass...

 

regards,

Hein

[honez 79]

He was world famous here, but next to unknown outside the Netherlands.

I didn't realise the Dutch were almost as blinkered as USAns when it comes to defining the world as the country you live in.

[Magere Hein 1,400]

He was world famous here, but next to unknown outside the Netherlands.

I didn't realise the Dutch were almost as blinkered as USAns when it comes to defining the world as the country you live in.

Well done, you spotted my little joke.

 

I could have put in a smiley, but that's much like people who tell tell a joke and ask: "Got it?"

 

regards,

Hein

[honez 79]

Well done, you spotted my little joke.

 

I could have put in a smiley, but that's much like people who tell tell a joke and ask: "Got it?"

Got what?

[Guest Guest]

Ruby Muhammad, Mother of Islam, born 1897

 

Hugo Bleicher, World War II figure, born 1899

 

Ted Radcliffe, baseball player, born 1902

 

Miep Gies, Sheltered Anne Frank's family, born 1909

 

David Rockefeller, businessman, philanthropist, born 1915

 

Sargent Shriver, American politician, born 1915

 

Beverly Cleary, children's books author, born 1916

 

Robert McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense during Vietnam War, born 1916

 

Lloyd Bentsen, U.S. politician, born 1921

 

Betty Friedan, feminist, born 1921

 

Nancy Reagan, U.S. First Lady, born 1921

 

Prince Rainier III of Monaco, born 1923

 

Charlton Heston, American actor and conservative, born 1924

 

B.B. King, singer, born 1925

 

Ariel Sharon, Israeli PM, born 1928

 

Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist, born 1942

 

Michael Jackson, performer, born 1958

I think you can scratch Rainier from that list!

[Guest LilMimi]

1. Charles Lane- actor b. 1905

 

2. Eddie Albert- actor b. 1908

 

3. Michael DeBakey- medicine b. 1908

 

4. Dolores Hope b. 1909 music

 

5. Art Linkletter b. 1912 entertainment

 

6. Oleg Cassini b. 1913 fashion

 

7. Frances Reid b. 1913 entertainment

 

8. William Westmoreland b. 1914 millitary

 

9. Harry Morgan b. 1915 entertainment

 

10. Sargent Shriver b. 1915 U.S. politician

 

11. Billy Graham b. 1918 evangelist

 

12. Edmund Hillary b. 1919 exploration

 

13. Lloyd Bentsen b. 1921 U.S. politician

 

14. Nancy Reagan b. 1921 ex U.S. first lady

 

15. Jimmy Carter b. 1924 ex U.S. president

 

16. Charlton Heston b. 1924 actor/activist

 

17. Paul Newman b. 1925 entertainment

 

18. Queen Elizabeth II b. 1926 monarch

 

17. Sandra Day O'Connor b. 1930 judicial

 

18. Edward Kennedy b. 1932 U.S. politican

 

19. Larry Hagman b. 1933 entertainment

 

20. Jerry Falwell b. 1933 evangelist

[Mortician 2]

How about a 'sector' based group of lists for next year in addition to the main 50.

 

For example:

Top 20 Acting types

Top 20 Politicos

Top 20 Scientists

Top 20 Artists

Top 20 Religious Types

Top 20 Famous for being famous

 

Firstly it gives us more scope, and a nice side bet on which group is suffering most at the hands of the Reaper?

[Josco 49]

My money would be on Drummers, there seem to a few of them 'crashing the cymbals' recently.

[Mortician 2]

Would have said that the Catholics are making all the running to me....

[Guest Death List Observer]

For the life of me, I can't figure out why so many DeathListers have suggested adding the Queen's name to the 2006 list. Yes, she will be 80 next year, but she appears quite well, and if she's anything like her mother, may be on the throne for another 20 to 25 years.

[Guest Mike Hunt]

ingmar bergman is getting on a bit, same with don rickles i dont know what kind of health he is in

[Guest Mike Hunt]

do you think if michael jackson is found guilty he will commit hari kari? is he going to be on next years list

[Guest Bob Y]

Think you can take Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe of the list - he died in August.

[maryportfuncity 10,630]

Is Brooke Astor barred if she makes it to 2006? If not, get the 103 year old down. I've bet and lost money on her sorry ass and now it's kinda personal.

[Windsor 2,233]

Having backed Astor to be the next death since July, I second MPFCs request that she be on DL 2006.

 

But then again, this is not a democracy.

[Canadian Paul 97]

Brooke Astor represents the type of difficult decision GR must make. She's old but perfectly healthy for her age... so there's really just a 50-50 chance she could die next year. On one hand, it'll look bad if she dies and she's not on the list. On the other, there are many unhealthy candidates for the list... albeit none quite so old as Ms. Astor.

 

It should be an interesting list next year...

[BrunoBrimley 86]

All this talk about death is killing me.