themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 30, 2014 Eva Braun same day as Adolf Decent reich she's got there... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 1, 2014 Ayrton Senna died 20 years ago today in a crash at Imola. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted May 1, 2014 And he was basically dead before the car even came to a rest after surfing across the gravel, so don't be fooled by the bollocks where they tried to resuscitate him and flew him off to hospital! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 1, 2014 And he was basically dead before the car even came to a rest after surfing across the gravel, so don't be fooled by the bollocks where they tried to resuscitate him and flew him off to hospital! Oh definitely. I remember watching it at the time, saw him totally limp when he was dragged out and we all thought "he's dead." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted May 1, 2014 You must have been watching on Eurosport then 'cause BBC cut away from it and showed shots of concerned onlookers in the pit-lane because of the amount of blood (not that I personally remember, didn't watch F1 at the time). I think Murray Walker thought he was dead too by the way his voice dropped on the video... I know this is Deathlist but it's still quite offensive to the squeamish so if you want to know the gory details, I've put this in spoiler tags. One of his front wheels came back and hit him square in the head at very high speed, and the broken piece of suspension arm attached to it pierced his helmet and went into his head. I can't remember whether it was through his eye socket, or through his forehead. Also, I think most of the weight of the wheel must have hit his head too because I recently read he had brain matter coming out of his nose. Nice innit? So yeah there was no chance and they pretty much only flew him away cause they didn't want someone to officially die at the racetrack I guess. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 1, 2014 Well it was 20 years ago. Memories do play tricks but I can certainly remember a very prone body being put in an ambulance... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted May 4, 2014 Longtime leader of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito, died today in 1980. He was President (and pretty much dictator) of Yugoslavia from 1953 until his death. Although as far as I know he didn't try to genocide anybody or anything like that. Look at that, for fuck's sake. Looks like he's wearing the Nazi away kit. Also, fruity comedy actor Dom DeLuise died on May 4 back in 2009. You might remember him from his brief part in Blazing Saddles as the film director who was directing the musical production that gets interrupted. He was in a few other Mel Brooks films, including the voice of "Pizza the Hut" in the high-brow comedy masterpiece Spaceballs. Also he was in all sorts of other junk like "Cannonball Run" and god knows what else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted May 8, 2014 The fearless Canadian F1 driver Gilles Villeneuve died on May 8 1982 at the Zolder circuit in Belgium, in one of the most violent and spectacular crashes ever in F1.And also sci-fi author Robert A. Heinlein died today in 1988, at the age of 80.He wrote the novel on which the popular 1990s sci-fi film Starship Troopers (directed by the same guy who made Total Recall and Robocop) was based. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 13, 2014 A day late but yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the death of Labour leader John Smith. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted May 13, 2014 Who was his successor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted May 13, 2014 Columnist and TV personality Dr. Joyce Brothers died one year ago today aged 85. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 13, 2014 Who was his successor? Oh, some berk or other... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted May 14, 2014 Who was his successor? Oh, some berk or other... Margaret Becket! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted May 20, 2014 The so-called Lockerbie Bomber (but everyone knows he didn't really do it) Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi died on May 20 2012 from cancer. Also 1 year before that, American wrestler Randy Savage died of a heart attack while out driving with his wife. "Oooooh, noooooooo!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted May 23, 2014 Doing some reseach on another topic, I just realised that today in 1945, so 69 years ago, Heinrich Himmler topped himself by swallowing cyanide, aged 44. Himmler is the bloke in the middle with glasses. regards, Hein 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted May 28, 2014 Eric Morecambe died 30 years ago today aged 58... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted June 15, 2014 Echo And The Bunnymen Drummer Pete de Freitas died 25 years ago today in a motorcycle accident He was 27 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted June 18, 2014 Old-school English stand-up comedian Bernard Manning (b. 1930) died on this day (18 June) in 2007, due to a kidney condition. He was of course notorious because his act continued to include racist jokes, even as Britain went PC in the 80s and onwards. Hence he wasn't really on TV much for the last couple of decades of his life. Although happily for him, his spirit now lives on through Justin Bieber. Here's how ITV reported his death: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted June 18, 2014 Echo And The Bunnymen Drummer Pete de Freitas died 25 years ago today in a motorcycle accident He was 27 Blimey, he looks exactly like Ian McCulloch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted June 19, 2014 James Gandolfini AKA Tony Soprano died a year ago today of a heart attack at age 51. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted June 25, 2014 Michael Jackson died 5 years ago tonight aged 50... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted June 25, 2014 Michael Jackson died 5 years ago tonight aged 50... Yep. Deaths don't come much bigger than that, I thought he was a goner as soon as they first said heart attack. I remember it like it was..... 6 months ago. I was gonna say "yesterday" but that would be silly, I never liked him that much, and besides he owns the rights to it. He was hit by, struck by, a huge overdose, administered by a not-so-smooth criminal - but he couldn't beat it! Also, how about a couple of pics that show how we all truly remember him: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted June 25, 2014 Michael Jackson died 5 years ago tonight aged 50... Farrah Fawcett also died 5 years ago today at age 62. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,596 Posted June 25, 2014 Michael Jackson died 5 years ago tonight aged 50... Farrah Fawcett also died 5 years ago today at age 62. Farrah who? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 28, 2014 One of the most famous deaths in history happened 100 years ago today..the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, which led to world war one ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
