VSBfromH 74 Posted April 12, 2006 Top Bollywood actor Rajkumar has died aged 77. He was kidnapped by Tamil bandits in 2000, a story I remember. Very famous in his field obviously, but still don't think he should be on the near misses thread, so placing him here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 12, 2006 It's obviously not a good week if you're Asian, working in the film industry and have previously been kidnapped: Shin Sang-ok ... spooky! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted April 12, 2006 John Blackburn, creator of the bisexual superman / voodoo love-god Coley Cochran, passed away suddenly on Friday following a brief illness. also the folk singer Brendan O'malley has died and the former foreign minister of Gabon George Rawiri has died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted April 13, 2006 Did Iain post the rabbit's death under "Near Misses" by any chance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted April 14, 2006 THE INFAMOUS POKER PLAYER Puggy Pearson has died at 77 and Kenyan Shekhar Mehta, five times winner of the Safari Rally and president of the FIA's world rally championship commission, has died aged 60. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 14, 2006 THE INFAMOUS POKER PLAYER Puggy Pearson has died at 77 I've never heard of him, but I suspect my brother-in-law has, as he'd sit there for hours and hours watching World Series of Poker on tv. One time as I had no electricity following a particulary bad storm, I gave my father-in-law a video tape in order for him to record a couple of documentaries for me. Somehow my brother-in-law got hold of it and taped over the documentary with WSoP. It was the most boring thing ever! About as exciting as watching the synchronized handwaving and toe-wiggling event at the olympics Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,187 Posted April 14, 2006 Arthur Winston, who was featured on the BBC News website last month, as he retired on his 100th birthday, has died, less than a month afterwards. They say people often die just after retirement (my Grandad did), as they've nothing else to do - maybe the case in this scenario. Original Article & Death Announcement Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 14, 2006 Arthur Winston, who was featured on the BBC News website last month, as he retired on his 100th birthday, has died, less than a month afterwards. They say people often die just after retirement (my Grandad did), as they've nothing else to do - maybe the case in this scenario. Original Article & Death Announcement You see, Tony Blair and co are doing us all a favour, helping us live longer. The way pensions are going we'll all have to work until we're 100+ like this guy, then we can die a few weeks later and save the state lots of money! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Six 23 Posted April 15, 2006 ... as exciting as watching the synchronized handwaving and toe-wiggling event at the olympics What a strange coincidence. I'm a level 10 Toe-Wiggler, but haven't yet mastered the Syncronised Handwaving. Oh, my old head-master died last week. No links, but really dead, I promise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 17, 2006 Drexel A. Sprecher, Prosecutor at Nuremberg, dies aged 92. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted April 17, 2006 the american character actor Ed Corbett has died at 74.Anyone heard of him? PS if you click on the link his obit is 4th from bottom Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 17, 2006 the american character actor Ed Corbett has died at 74.Anyone heard of him? PS if you click on the link his obit is 4th from bottom No really familiar with him, seen his name listed on the credits for a couple of movies but certainly couldn't point him out in a line-up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted April 17, 2006 This guy isnt famous at all but I just thought Id mention it because it sone of the most unnecesary deaths Ive ever heard of- a 21 yr old guy has drowned aftr diving into a river to rescue his girlfriends shoes.They cant have been that expensive surely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted April 18, 2006 Peter Cadbury , entrepreneur Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lady Die 63 Posted April 18, 2006 Kill people just for fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted April 18, 2006 Kill people just for fun I guess that's one way of reducing the queues on the NHS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted April 19, 2006 Canadian writer Harold Horwood has died Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 19, 2006 Scott Brazil Emmy winning director who worked on many shows such as "Hill Street Blues", "The Shield", "CSI Miami", "Nip/Tuck", "Buffy", "Baywatch" (!) dead at just 50. Can't say I'd heard of him, but it's quite an impressive list of credits. IMDB entry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Life Begins at 5 o'clock 7 Posted April 19, 2006 How about some of these people? Certainly not famous at all, but who'd've thought any are alive at all. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c...MNGP5IAU4K6.DTL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted April 20, 2006 How about some of these people? Certainly not famous at all, but who'd've thought any are alive at all. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c...MNGP5IAU4K6.DTL I had been wondering if there were any of those people at all... quite fascinating. If they weren't completely ineligble, I'd be tempted to start a "1906 San Francisco Earthquake Survivors" thread. Instead I'll keep my eye on another Earthquake - John Tenta. Had we decided whether or not he's famous enough? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted April 20, 2006 The US ac tor Henderson Forsyth has died at 88 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrunoBrimley 86 Posted April 20, 2006 The US ac tor Henderson Forsyth has died at 88 Oh. Was he related to John Forsythe in any way? I used to enjoy sunday nights back more than 30 years ago because he was in a television program then. ] Much thanks for a non Wackipedia linking Ibvan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempus Fugit 214 Posted April 20, 2006 Morton Freedgood, author of "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three". Has died aged 93. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest iain Posted April 20, 2006 The US ac tor Henderson Forsyth has died at 88 Oh. Was he related to John Forsythe in any way? I used to enjoy sunday nights back more than 30 years ago because he was in a television program then. ] Much thanks for a non Wackipedia linking Ibvan. he won a Tony Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 20, 2006 Following the death of Slick Goodlin last October, another of the "Right Stuff" test pilots Scott Crossfield has died - in a plane crash, would you believe?! "In 1953 [he] became the first man to fly at twice the speed of sound". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
