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No more Hee-en or Haw-en for Grandpa Jones 20 years ago (84)
 

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Ferruccio Lamborghini sped off to who knows where 25 years ago (76).

 

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Eternal silence for Joseph Szigeti on this day 45 years ago, aged 80.

 

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By the way, over 200 pages of excellent one-line memorials, and yet this thread hasn't been pinned? How odd. Yes, that is a suggestion.

 

 

Anyway, on with the dead people...Malcolm became an X-human rights activist at the age of 39, when he was shot 53 years ago today in an incident in which, for legal reasons, one cannot confirm nor deny the involvement of current Deathlist candidate Louis Farrakhan.

 

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Reminds me of someone...

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On this day, 50 years ago (1968), The Belgian Federal Parliament died!!!

 

Oh, you wanted a person? How about Howard Florey? Who is he? ANSWER DAT WITHOUT LOOKING ON WIKIPEDIA, and don't just say '' He's the guy in the picture ''

 

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Pope Julius II, known as The Warrior Pope, would not cause anymore battles after this day 505 years ago, aged 69.

 

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17 hours ago, DeathHimself said:

On this day, 50 years ago (1968), The Belgian Federal Parliament died!!!

 

Oh, you wanted a person? How about Howard Florey? Who is he? ANSWER DAT WITHOUT LOOKING ON WIKIPEDIA, and don't just say '' He's the guy in the picture ''

 

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He is the son of Mr and Mrs Florey.

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Papa John Creach (the American jazz & blues violinist, not the Madonna song) stopped fiddling on this day 24 years ago, aged 76.

 

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Seventy-five years ago, three members of the anti-nazi resistance group Die Weiße Rose, Hans Scholl (24), Sophie Scholl (21) & Christoph Probst (23) were executed following a show trial at the Volksgerichtshof (people's court).

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Chicago Mafia boss Joseph "Joey Doves" Aiuppa died today in 1997. He got his nickname after feds arrested him and found 563 frozen mourning doves in the back of his car.

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When did they arrest him, dead of winter?  It's Chicago....of course they'd be frozen.  FREE AIUPPA!  He is exonerated.

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5 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said:

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Chicago Mafia boss Joseph "Joey Doves" Aiuppa died today in 1997. He got his nickname after feds arrested him and found 563 frozen mourning doves in the back of his car.

Was it ever revealed, or even established, why he had 563 frozen doves in his car? 

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2 hours ago, time said:

Was it ever revealed, or even established, why he had 563 frozen doves in his car? 


Apparently dovemeat was pricey and it was (still is, although I believe Trump is attempting to roll back the legislation) illegal to hunt mourning birds in the US without a permit.


You learn stuff on the DL every day.

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Johnnie Carr lost all her rights on this day 10 years ago, aged 97.

 

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Barbara Valentin, Austrian-born blonde bombshell, muse to both RW Fassbinder and Freddie Mercury died on this day in 2002.

 

 

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Not even magic could save "The Wizard of the Dribble" Stanley Matthews 18 years ago (85).

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John Quincy Adams gained total independence and freedom on this day 170 years ago, aged 80.

 

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Henny Youngman would not have to bear his wife anymore after this day 20 years ago, aged 91.

 

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The final whistle went for Bobby Moore, 25 years ago today...

 

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On ‎22‎/‎02‎/‎2018 at 03:36, Sir Creep said:

He is the son of Mr and Mrs Florey.

Sarcastic much?

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The curtain closed for Tennessee Williams on this day 35 years ago, aged 71.

 

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2 hours ago, DeathHimself said:

Sarcastic much?

 

But factually, a corker.

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