rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 26, 2016 Another golfer died this day 10 years ago, Byron Nelson hit the bunker aged 94. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,358 Posted September 26, 2016 Paul Newman died on this day 8 years ago 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 586 Posted September 27, 2016 30 years ago today, the bell tolled for Cliff Burton, the original bassist for Metallica. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 27, 2016 Engelbert Humperdinck began decomposing this day 95 years ago aged 67. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted September 27, 2016 Edgar Degas, great French painter of XIX century, died 99 years ago. His death really impressed us. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted September 27, 2016 Actor and bank robber Mark Frechette became a member of club 27 due a weightlifting "accident" in prison 41 years ago today. Â https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Frechette Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 28, 2016 Call him dead, Herman Melville had his epilogue this day 125 years ago aged 72. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted September 28, 2016 60 years ago today Willaim E Boeing, founder of The Boeing Company, ascended to a higher plane aged 74. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 28, 2016 Seriously? Two people posted and blew off Miles Davis (25 years)? Â Did u see what I did there.....? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,060 Posted September 28, 2016 30 years ago time ran out for Shada's Professor Chronotis actor Denis Carey, aged 77. Â Â He was also The Keeper Of Traken - nice throne as I recall. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted September 28, 2016 Seriously? Two people posted and blew off Miles Davis (25 years)? Did u see what I did there.....? Davis had already been done. Boeing hadn't. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 28, 2016  Seriously? Two people posted and blew off Miles Davis (25 years)? Did u see what I did there.....? Davis had already been done. Boeing hadn't. No he hadn't, I went for Melville but couldn't think of any Moby Dick puns this morning. Might have done Boeing, boeing gone if i'd have been more awake! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted September 28, 2016 One I missed from yesterday, the last confirmed Bali Tiger was shot and killed in 1937. There have been rumours of sightings since then but no definite sightings and who can blame them when the last one ended up dead on a stick. Â https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bali_tiger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted September 28, 2016 Louis Pasteur failed to find a vaccine against death and he paid the consequences 121 years ago, aged 72. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted September 28, 2016 Louis Pasteur failed to find a vaccine against death and he paid the consequences 121 years ago, aged 72. Pasteur way? 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,060 Posted September 29, 2016 20 years ago, Leslie Crowther priced up his funeral aged 63. Â 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 29, 2016 35 years since Bill Shankly got to find out if football really was more important, aged 68. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,957 Posted September 29, 2016 An impropely ventilated chimney killed French writer Emile Zola 114 years ago, aged 62. According to many sources, the chimney was paid to kill him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,060 Posted September 30, 2016 It's been 40 years since Paul Dehn, screenwriter for Murder On The Orient Express, took his last journey aged 63. Â 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted September 30, 2016 Ouchi Yoshitaka feel oh his sword this day 465 years ago aged 43. He wrote a death poem. Both the victorand the vanquished arebut drops of dew,but bolts of lightning –thus should we view the world  What would yours be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted October 1, 2016 Pat McGeown gave up the struggle this day 20 years ago aged 40. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted October 2, 2016 170 years since the passing of Benjamin Waterhouse co-founder of Harvard Medical School aged 92. He really did like bringing his work home with him, testing the smallpox vaccine on his own family. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted October 3, 2016 It's been 12 months since Denis Healey died aged 98. He's been spinning ever since. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted October 4, 2016 790 years since the death of donkey lover and everyone's favourite as good as comparitor, St Francis of Assisi aged 45. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
