Guest Cortes el asesino Posted January 25, 2008 rabbit, rabbit. Well I'm glad that's settled. Are you going to be devising a thread for the most significant death for every year since 1 AD (year O obviously dedicated to the Lord himself) ? I am in two minds over 899 AD, whether to go with Alfred the Great, King of Wessex, which would be significant to me owing to my Wessex origins, or Arnulf of Karantania, King of the East Franks, just because I think the name Arnulf is quite amusing. May I suggest Juan Ponce de León for 1521? The most recent famous poison arrow death till that Kenyan runner the other day, and of the plain nicest conquistadors going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted January 25, 2008 He He, Ponce. May I suggest Juan Ponce de León for 1521? The most recent famous poison arrow death till that Kenyan runner the other day, and of the plain nicest conquistadors going. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alphonsin 1 Posted January 25, 2008 May I suggest Juan Ponce de León for 1521? The most recent famous poison arrow death till that Kenyan runner the other day, and of the plain nicest conquistadors going. Yeah, I know it's not a *famous* poison arrow death, but I'm bored... [The quote allows itself to be read as if the murdered person, along with all the other people on the trip, is now "fine". (I warned you I was bored)] British envoy probes poison arrow attack Evening Standard, 22 February 1994 AN ATTACK on a tour group in which a man was killed by a poisoned arrow was under investigation by the British High Commission in Tanzania today. The murder happened when tribesmen ambushed the British-led safari party who had set up camp in a remote part of the Tanzanian bush. Canadian Robert Collier, 30, from British Columbia, died an hour after being shot in the right calf. The 18 members of the party, which included a number of Britons, were on their way to the Serengeti wildlife reserve on a 33-week trans-Africa trip organised by adventure specialist group Guerba Expeditions, of Westbury, Wiltshire. About a quarter of Tanzania's 200,000 annual visitors are British and tourists were today being urged not to be put off travelling to the area. British members of the trip included Graham and Rosemary Bennett, 45, from Wembley, north London, Karen Prosser, 24, from Solihull, West Midlands, and Errol Robathan, 27, from Bristol. Mr Robathan's mother, Marion, of Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, said: `When I was told about the attack I was terrified because I wasn't sure if he was hurt or not. I haven't actually heard from him yet but I gather he and all the others are fine.' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted January 25, 2008 [LES DAWSON] I'm not saying the Mother-in-law is a bad cook, but every Friday night, Amazonian Indians come round to dip their arrows in her soup [/LES DAWSON] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cowboy Ronnie 78 Posted January 25, 2008 May I suggest Juan Ponce de León for 1521? The most recent famous poison arrow death till that Kenyan runner the other day, and of the plain nicest conquistadors going. Yeah, I know it's not a *famous* poison arrow death, but I'm bored... British envoy probes poison arrow attack Evening Standard, 22 February 1994 AN ATTACK on a tour group in which a man was killed by a poisoned arrow was under investigation by the British High Commission in Tanzania today. The murder happened when tribesmen ambushed the British-led safari party who had set up camp in a remote part of the Tanzanian bush. Canadian Robert Collier, 30, from British Columbia, died an hour after being shot in the right calf. Do we have any idea if that story turned out to be true, because it really does sound like so much bull$hit. Why would Tanzanian tribesmen attack an 18 strong safari party? It's not like they were going to rob or overwhelm them. And poisoned arrows that can kill within the hour? More likely someone had been watching a bit too much Indiana Jones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Chicago103 isdull deadlydull Posted January 25, 2008 Well, as Chicago103 seems intent on continuing to bore us with boring threads & boring posts which say no different than two or three years ago about Jimmy Carter's health then the following should be mentioned for greatest deaths of such a year, only cos I am soooooooooo bored 2 AD Lucius Caesar 1227 Genghis Khan 1250 Very difficult, no obscure US actor like Moe Howard died, so it would have to be a toss up between William II Longespee or Frederick II - Holy Roman Emperor 1414 Thomas Arundel 1569 St. John of Avila (A saint beats a painter any day) 1699 Christian V, King of Denmark and Norway - Denmark AND Norway, not just one, but two countries! 1777 Chicago103 would no doubt say Button Gwinnett, but I prefer Samuel Foote. Deaths by Poison Arrow Achilles I thank you, I thank you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,203 Posted January 25, 2008 100 AD: Josephus, Jewish historian or Agrippa II of Judea? Let the debate BEGIN! In terms of greatest death EVER, surely Harold (1066), Cleopatra (30BC) & Julius Caesar (44BC) have to be up there? Along with Michael Staniforth - 1987? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 25, 2008 100 AD: Josephus, Jewish historian or Agrippa II of Judea? Let the debate BEGIN! In terms of greatest death EVER, surely Harold (1066), Cleopatra (30BC) & Julius Caesar (44BC) have to be up there? Along with Michael Staniforth - 1987? Gay icon St Sebastian, tons of paintings showing him as a human pin cushion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted July 4, 2012 JESUS or JFK . Jesus changed the world forever for good or bad depends on who you talk to and has billions of followers. JFK tried to change the world and was killed sadly his message doesn't seem to have spread with his death I think this has alot to do with the establishment labeling his death as the work of a lone gunman rather than the work of the american government . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted July 6, 2012 Not many famous people seem to have died wanking recently 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Den in Van Posted November 30, 2012 The story posted here Jan 28, 2008 about the guy killed by a poison arrow is completely true. I was on another Guerba truck heading west to Togo and they were heading south-east to Cape Town. Our paths crossed a week or two before Robert was killed. We traveled for a few days in Rwanda together and I shared a few beers with him around the evening campfires. On these trips, you camp wherever you can and they had pitched their tents on a "scrape" at the side of a road. Their camp was approached during daylight by locals looking for money and Robert's group scared them off. Later on that night the "tribesmen" came back and when they were turned away again they attacked. Robert caught an arrow in the leg while defending his camp and died a very painful, but mercifully quick death. It's a terrible story. Africa is a wonderful place and Robert loved it. I only found this thread because a friend of mine is heading to Tanzania and I thought I would see if I could find anything on Robert's death to spook him. I feel strange writing about this after all these years, but yes, it's completely true. The others were "fine" physically, but the group split up shortly after and only a few of them made it all the way to Cape Town. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest John Trottier Posted December 3, 2012 May I suggest Juan Ponce de León for 1521? The most recent famous poison arrow death till that Kenyan runner the other day, and of the plain nicest conquistadors going. Yeah, I know it's not a *famous* poison arrow death, but I'm bored... British envoy probes poison arrow attack Evening Standard, 22 February 1994 AN ATTACK on a tour group in which a man was killed by a poisoned arrow was under investigation by the British High Commission in Tanzania today. The murder happened when tribesmen ambushed the British-led safari party who had set up camp in a remote part of the Tanzanian bush. Canadian Robert Collier, 30, from British Columbia, died an hour after being shot in the right calf. Do we have any idea if that story turned out to be true, because it really does sound like so much bull$hit. Why would Tanzanian tribesmen attack an 18 strong safari party? It's not like they were going to rob or overwhelm them. And poisoned arrows that can kill within the hour? More likely someone had been watching a bit too much Indiana Jones. I personally know Robert Collier and the truth of the matter is: there were three young native boys who harassed their party two nights in a row and on the second night it got very scary for the safari party. They decided to leave the area and they were all loaded up and Robert was the last to get into the jeeps and one of the young boys shot a poison dart at him and Robert got hit in the calf. Yes, he died within an hour. The three young boys were charged and went to jail. Since then Robert's parents have met the parents of the young boys who killed their son and the healing began. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tracy Collier Pauls Posted February 1, 2014 May I suggest Juan Ponce de León for 1521? The most recent famous poison arrow death till that Kenyan runner the other day, and of the plain nicest conquistadors going. Yeah, I know it's not a *famous* poison arrow death, but I'm bored... British envoy probes poison arrow attack Evening Standard, 22 February 1994 AN ATTACK on a tour group in which a man was killed by a poisoned arrow was under investigation by the British High Commission in Tanzania today. The murder happened when tribesmen ambushed the British-led safari party who had set up camp in a remote part of the Tanzanian bush. Canadian Robert Collier, 30, from British Columbia, died an hour after being shot in the right calf. FYI Jerk!!! This is my brother. get over you unimportant self, BTW 55mins to be exact!! Do we have any idea if that story turned out to be true, because it really does sound like so much bull$hit. Why would Tanzanian tribesmen attack an 18 strong safari party? It's not like they were going to rob or overwhelm them. And poisoned arrows that can kill within the hour? More likely someone had been watching a bit too much Indiana Jones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tracy Collier Pauls Posted February 1, 2014 For all the doubters out there... yes; my brother was shot in the leg with a poisoned dart. He died within 55 mins. I'm sorry you find someone else's tragedy boring. I can only hope you never have to experience a tragedy like this in your lives. Twenty years is an eternity when you lose a sibling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 12, 2017 This could have been a reasonably good conversational thread, and I apologize to Cowboy Ronnie on behalf of nearly every response after the O.P. for being truly ignorant and not responding to the topic posed. You couldn't have found anything shocking or important in any way IF YOU WEREN'T FUCKING ALIVE. He CLEARLY asked for input as to what YOU found shocking or 'great' (I interpret that as impacting my life important, but feel free to interpret however you like, other than BEFORE YOU WERE FUCKING BORN). So giving this barely any more thought than as I type it, here's a short list (meaning a few will be missed, but I allow myself edit): Roberto Clemente - my favorite baseball player when I was 8, and my first experience with here today gone tomorrow. John Lennon, I guess. Actually I remember EXACTLY where I was when I heard Andy Warhol died, but not so much Lennon. Guess you have your important people, I have mine. Stevie Ray Vaughn - gut wrenching. The (Munich) Olympic village attack on the Isreali team. Rev Jimmy Jones / Guyana massacre. Macabre de jour Space Shuttle Challenger. I worked with nothing but adult males between 18-30 years old and we all went home at lunchtime aghast and sullen. It was that shocking. Lady Di for sure, sat up all night staring at TV and news crawler on bottom of screen waiting for non-existent info explaining wtf happened 9/11 - World Trade Center, obviously. Robin Williams, though I do not want to list all suicides. His was momentous, as was Michael Hutchence's I suppose, but who gives a rat's arse about Hutchence really. I''ll give this some more thought and edit as necessary, but if I can't think of it right now it probably wasn't impactful to me. That said, I do seem to have time line gaps and there should be at least one for every 5 years I would think. Sir C. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted August 12, 2017 Was on holiday with family when I saw Kurt Cobain death news being reported. "Who was Kurt Cobain?" I said. "An arsehole" said Dad. True story. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted August 12, 2017 On 30/07/2007 at 20:26, Lord Fellatio Nelson said: JFK, for me, is THE greatest ever death. I dont reckon that its trumpable. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted August 12, 2017 2 hours ago, msc said: Was on holiday with family when I saw Kurt Cobain death news being reported. "Who was Kurt Cobain?" I said. "An arsehole" said Dad. True story. LOL that's rich. I didn't consider overdoses at all, as they make me angry at the person, not sympathetic or shocked. Same with suicides sans Robin Williams. I should have included David Bowie in my list, seeing as no one knew---well I didn't. And probably Columbine. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted August 12, 2017 To me, Michael Jackson was one of the major music deaths of my life (at least the period of my life during which I've been old enough to form lasting memories). Him and Amy Winehouse came a bit out of nowhere. And this isn't a question of cause of death or my opinion on the quality of the music they put out (re: Winehouse), it was just the impact that they created. Same with Chester Bennington recently - I got over his music when I was in high school, but his death was majorly impactful for me and a lot of the people around my age that I know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,657 Posted August 12, 2017 3 hours ago, RishCast said: To me, Michael Jackson was one of the major music deaths of my life (at least the period of my life during which I've been old enough to form lasting memories). Him and Amy Winehouse came a bit out of nowhere. And this isn't a question of cause of death or my opinion on the quality of the music they put out (re: Winehouse), it was just the impact that they created. Same with Chester Bennington recently - I got over his music when I was in high school, but his death was majorly impactful for me and a lot of the people around my age that I know. I've got to say I wasn't surprised in the least when he went - I could never imagine him as an old man and his pop crown was slipping badly. Had he lived I think the scandal related stuff would just have grown. I wouldn't be surprised to see Madonna live to be old and reclusive in a Greta Garbo kind of way. Best death ever...hmmm; anything with a unique pick bonus attached is a good start Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,337 Posted August 12, 2017 In my lifetime it has to be Princess Di( I was born in 94) The ones that really stick out from my memory though are Princess Margaret The Queen Mother Bob Hope Mo Mowlam James Brown Gerald Ford Benazir Bhutto. Farrah Fawcett Michael Jackson Patrick Swayze Michael Foot Osama Bin Laden Amy Winehouse,Colonell Gaddafi The Lockerbie Bomber Hugo Chavez Margaret Thatcher Robin Williams Lauren Bacall Christopher Lee Lemmy David Bowie Alan Rickman Terry Wogan Ronnie Corbett Victoria Wood Prince Gene Wilder George Michael John Hurt and Roger Moore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted August 13, 2017 I was born in December 1999 and I have to say I remember these as the biggest deaths of my life (That I remember seeing in the news), Ronald Reagan, Ray Charles, Marlon Brando, Yasser Arafat, Pope John Paul II, Rosa Parks, Steve Irwin, Milton Friedman, Augusto Pinochet, James Brown, Gerald Ford, Saddam Hussein, Boris Yeltsin, Lady Bird Johnson, Jane Wyman, Evel Knievel, Benazir Bhutto, Edmund Hillary, Heath Ledger, Suharto, Charlton Heston, Sydney Pollack, Estelle Getty, Paul Newman, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Walter Cronkite, Elizabeth Taylor, Osama Bin Laden, Betty Ford, Amy Winehouse, Steve Jobs, Muammar Gaddafi, Kim Jong-Il, Whitney Houston, Dick Clark, Donna Summer, Rodney King, Sally Ride, Neil Armstrong, Jenni Rivera, Hugo Chávez, Margaret Thatcher, James Gandolfini, Cory Monteith, Paul Walker, Nelson Mandela, Joan Fontaine, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Shirley Temple, Maya Angelou, Casey Kasem, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, Leonard Nimoy, Lee Kuan Yew, B.B. King, Yogi Berra, Natalie Cole, David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Harper Lee, Nancy Reagan, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Gene Wilder, Shimon Peres, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Fidel Castro, John Glenn, Henry Heimlich, Zsa Zsa Gabor, George Michael, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore, Roger Moore, Manuel Noriega, Helmut Kohl, Glen Campbell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dead Wait 1,149 Posted August 13, 2017 40 minutes ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said: I was born in December 1999 and I have to say I remember these as the biggest deaths of my life (That I remember seeing in the news), Ronald Reagan, Ray Charles, Marlon Brando, Yasser Arafat, Pope John Paul II, Rosa Parks, Steve Irwin, Milton Friedman, Augusto Pinochet, James Brown, Gerald Ford, Saddam Hussein, Boris Yeltsin, Lady Bird Johnson, Jane Wyman, Evel Knievel, Benazir Bhutto, Edmund Hillary, Heath Ledger, Suharto, Charlton Heston, Sydney Pollack, Estelle Getty, Paul Newman, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Walter Cronkite, Elizabeth Taylor, Osama Bin Laden, Betty Ford, Amy Winehouse, Steve Jobs, Muammar Gaddafi, Kim Jong-Il, Whitney Houston, Dick Clark, Donna Summer, Rodney King, Sally Ride, Neil Armstrong, Jenni Rivera, Hugo Chávez, Margaret Thatcher, James Gandolfini, Cory Monteith, Paul Walker, Nelson Mandela, Joan Fontaine, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Shirley Temple, Maya Angelou, Casey Kasem, Robin Williams, Joan Rivers, Leonard Nimoy, Lee Kuan Yew, B.B. King, Yogi Berra, Natalie Cole, David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Harper Lee, Nancy Reagan, Prince, Muhammad Ali, Gene Wilder, Shimon Peres, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Fidel Castro, John Glenn, Henry Heimlich, Zsa Zsa Gabor, George Michael, Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Mary Tyler Moore, Roger Moore, Manuel Noriega, Helmut Kohl, Glen Campbell. Biggest deaths or ALL deaths.....:?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zsa Zsa's leg 884 Posted August 13, 2017 57 minutes ago, Dead Wait said: Biggest deaths or ALL deaths.....:?? both Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,404 Posted August 13, 2017 I was born in '96, so I won't sit here and say Princess Di because, call me cold, but at 13 months I didn't quite have the capacity to mourn, nay recognise, such people's demises. Biggest death: Michael Jackson Most spectacular death: Kirsty MacColl Most upsetting death: Sir Terry Wogan 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
