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Climber Alison Hargreaves died shortly after reaching the summit of K2 this day in 1995.

 

I remember this mainly because the next week in the university pub quiz the Climbing Group chose 'K2 - Alison Hargreaves 0' as the tasteful name of their team :birthday:

 

I remember hearing that news on the way to pick up my A-level results.

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Bengali Prime Minister Mujibar Rahman was assassinated in a coup today in 1975.

 

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R&B singer, Aaliyah died one decade ago today in a plane crash at age 22.

 

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Eamon de Valera, the 3rd president of Ireland carked it on this day in 1975 aged 92.

 

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Steve Irwin, who was known as the crocodile hunter, died 5 years ago today aged 44.

 

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child impersonator Walter Tetley died today in 1975 aged 60.

 

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I bet he was really bitter about that...

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Today in 1944 Hendrik Colijn died, aged 75. :lol:

 

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While serving as a lieuteant in the Dutch East Indies colonial army in the Lombok Expedition he commanded a unit that committed what from a modern perspective would be called war crimes. In 1894 that wasn't an issue, so he was awarded a Military William Order, the Netherlands' highest award for bravery. He made a fortune with Shell Oil Company, after which he got into politics and eventually became Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1925-1926 and 1933-1939.

 

Outside conservative circles he's generally reviled for his economic policies during the Great Depression, which reduced large portions of the population to unemployment and poverty. He didn't use a handbag, though, at least not in public.

 

regards,

Hein

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Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was found dead on this day in 1980 aged 32 due to asphyxiation.

 

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British singer Robert Palmer died on this day in 2003 aged 54.

 

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Hollywood legend Paul Newman died today in 2008 aged 83.

 

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Actress Gloria Stuart died on this day 1 year ago aged 100.

 

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Former baseball player Casey Stengel died today in 1975 aged 85.

 

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Legendary actor Tony Curtis died one year ago today at the age of 85 due to cardiac arrest.

 

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Robert Maxwell bailed overboard 20 years ago today...

 

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Today marks the 10th death anniversary of the person every Half Man Half Biscuit fan wished their girlfriend looked like...Peggy_Mount.jpg

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