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4 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

200px-Bette_Davis_in_All_About_Eve_trail           on this day 28 years ago in 1989 Hollywood legend and iconic actress Bette Davis died 81 in Paris after collecting an award .

 

This untimely death didn't stop her appearing on the 1992 Deathlist, however!

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Buck O'Neil took his last trip to the dugout on this day 11 years ago, aged 94.

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Anwar Sadat was assassinated on this day 36 years ago, aged 62.

He was succeeded by his VP, who is in 39th place on this year's list.

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Allan Bloom started learning a new form of philosophy from his grave on this day 25 years ago, aged 62.

 

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On this day 168 years ago (who remembers it?), Edgar Allan Poe put down his Stylus at the age of 40. 

 

 

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Auf Wiedersehen for Willy Brandt on this day 25 years ago, aged 78.

 

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On this day 148 years ago (1869), Franklin Pierce, the 14th P.OT.U.S passed a new law. The Law Of Dying. He was 64.

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Aileen Wuornos achieved total and absolute freedom on this day 15 years ago, aged 46.

 

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Perhaps overshadowed somewhat by the death of that guy from the t-shirts, 50 years ago today Joseph Pilates found his centre:

 

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Oskar Schindler may have had an unfinished list when he died on this day 43 years ago, aged 66.

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Teresa Graves turned off on this day 15 years ago, aged 54.

 

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Jack Daniel got wasted on this day 106 years ago, aged 62.

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Werner von Trapp, not alive to the sound of music, as of ten years ago.

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Ferdinand Eisentein was multiplied by zero on this day 165 years ago, aged 29.

 

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John Denver flied away on this day 20 years ago, aged 53.

 

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Death from AIDS-related complications meant that Ricky Wilson would never be 52, dying today in 1985 aged 32.

 

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Wilt Chamberlain wilted on this day 18 years ago, aged 63.

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Robert E. Lee lost his final battle to a stroke on this day 147 years ago, aged 63.

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Alf Landon stepped down for the last time on this day 30 years ago, aged 100.

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The last coup d'etat for Bob Denard on this day 10 years ago, aged 78.

 

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Bhumibol Adulyadej, the king of the Thais dies at the age of 88, 1 year ago today.

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One of the "Three Wise Men of the East" in pre-Vince WWF, Ernie "The Grand Wizard" Roth, died today in 1983.

 

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His former client list reads like a who's who of wrestling deadpool picks as well: Kamala, The Iron Sheik, Ken Patera.... maybe not Superstar Billy Graham though.

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No more white christmas for Bing Crosby after this day 40 years ago, aged 74.

 

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