The Ashes Urn 1,358 Posted March 4, 2017 Carey Loftin, best known as the trucker in the Steven Spielberg's film Duel, died on this day 20 years ago, aged 83. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted March 4, 2017 Nikolai Gogol became a Dead Soul 165 years ago after burning the manuscripts for the sequel to Dead Souls and then starving himself to death at the age of 42. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted March 4, 2017 Things stopped adding up for Michel Plancherel this day 50 years ago, aged 82. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted March 5, 2017 As of five years ago, Pike couldn't tell 'im. as Philip Madoc died aged 77. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted March 5, 2017 190 years since Alessandro Volta lost his potential, aged 72. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,358 Posted March 5, 2017 William Heirens died on this day 5 years ago, aged 83. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted March 5, 2017 It's been 35 years since John Belushi joined the cast of Saturday Night Dead, aged 33. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted March 5, 2017 On 3/4/2017 at 07:40, TheUndertaker1990 said: Carey Loftin, best known as the trucker in the Steven Spielberg's film Duel, died on this day 20 years ago, aged 83. 'Best known' bollocks. You never saw the fucking driver. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted March 6, 2017 The death of Jean Baudrillard did indeed take place ten years ago today... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted March 6, 2017 Nancy Reagan could no longer say no to death one year ago today. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted March 6, 2017 Jean Baudrillard entred a new hyperreality this day 10 years ago, aged 77. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,358 Posted March 6, 2017 The last cup of wine for Ernest Gallo on this day 10 years ago, aged 97. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted March 6, 2017 Nelson Eddy wasn't calling anyone after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage whilst perfoming on stage and dying a few hours later, 50 years ago. As well as leaving a legacy of a multitude of films (notably starring alongside Jeanette MacDonald 8 times) TV and music recordings, his name lives on in the pantheon of cockney rhyming slang. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted March 6, 2017 30 years ago, 193 passengers and crew killed when the Herald of Free Enterprise capsized off Zeebrugge, 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted March 6, 2017 Four years since Stompin' Tom Connors died. Fascinating character, effectively retired from music aged 38 in protest at the Canadian government not investing enough in its own country's artists and was particularly scathing of "turncoat" musicians who left Canada to perform in the US. Was ranked #13 in the 2004 The Greatest Canadian public ballot. Refused to take off his trademark stetson hat when meeting the Queen, and I quote Wikipedia "Buckingham Palace smoothed the way by likening Mr. Connors's hat to a religious headdress such as a nun's habit or a Sikh's turban". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted March 6, 2017 Ayn Rand's objectivist existence came to an end 35 years ago today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted March 7, 2017 20 years since Emanuel Bronner washed his hands of life, aged 89. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,358 Posted March 7, 2017 Wyndham Lewis stopped writing and painting on this day 60 years ago, aged 74. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted March 7, 2017 Former French Prime Minister Aristide Briand died 75 years ago, aged soixente-neuf. He served 11 terms as PM, was Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate in 1926, and wore an impressive moustache. In 1929, when Foreign Minister, he proposed to the League of Nations the formation of a Federal European Union*, to co-ordinate economic and political policies. Little progress was made as Europe divided into two camps during the thirties, but, post WWII, his ideas were revisited, leading to the EEC and ultimately,the European Union. *The link leads to a French language document 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,151 Posted March 7, 2017 I always get him mixed up with the bloke on the Toulouse-Lautrec posters. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 586 Posted March 7, 2017 11 years since the death of Gordon Parks, aged 93. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted March 8, 2017 100 years since Ferdinand Von Zeppelin ran out of air, aged 78. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted March 8, 2017 80 years since Howie Morenz ran out of eh, aged 34. and... Life was all that George Martin needed one year ago today, when he died at the age of 90. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted March 8, 2017 Its ten years since the Grim Reaper asked John Inman if he was free, aged 71. Top Floor, Pearly Gates, St Peter, Clouds and Angels, Going up... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,358 Posted March 8, 2017 Henry Ward Beecher stopped giving speeches on this day 130 years ago, aged 73. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
