The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted September 29, 2018 Cartoonist Charles Addams, creator of The Addams Family, died on this day 30 years ago, aged 76. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted October 1, 2018 Tom Clancy closed the final chapter of 'his life' on this day 5 years ago, aged 66. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted October 2, 2018 The last round-up for Gene Autry on this day 20 years ago, aged 91. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted October 2, 2018 Marcel Duchamp 50 years ago today at 81. For a bit of variety rather than a photo of him here is his most famous and controversial painting. As you can obviously tell it's a Nude Descending a Staircase. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,121 Posted October 2, 2018 Looks more like Throwing A Guitar Down A Staircase. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 3, 2018 Dafydd ap Gruffydd (age 45), the last independent ruler of Wales, was executed 735 years ago by King Edward I. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted October 3, 2018 The final act for Roddy McDowall on this day 20 years ago, aged 70. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 4, 2018 That one ages me ^^^^ doesn’t seem 20 years at all, more like half that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted October 4, 2018 Clough's consigliere, Peter Taylor, died today in 1990. The pair hadn't spoken for seven years at the time of his death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted October 4, 2018 Arthur Whitten Brown, navigator of the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight, died on this day 70 years ago, aged 62. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted October 5, 2018 I tells ya, 2004 was hard for me. The doctor says to me "you'll be back to your old self tonight, I promise." I says "fantastic". He says "yeah, dying in front of a small crowd waiting for you to get off." I gets no respect, I tells ya. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted October 5, 2018 The war ended for Tecumseh on this day 205 years ago, aged 45. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted October 5, 2018 100 Years ago today it was up up and away for French aviator Roland Garros one day before his 30th birthday and one month before the end of the First World War. I had always presumed he was a tennis player but the stadium where they play the French Open was simply named after him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted October 7, 2018 The last dance for Agnes de Mille on this day 25 years ago, aged 88. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted October 10, 2018 La vie en rose of Édith Piaf ended on this day 55 years ago, aged 47. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted October 10, 2018 Orson Welles stopped acting on this day 33 years ago, aged 70. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 12, 2018 On 05/10/2018 at 10:29, Grim Up North said: 100 Years ago today it was up up and away for French aviator Roland Garros one day before his 30th birthday and one month before the end of the First World War. I had always presumed he was a tennis player but the stadium where they play the French Open was simply named after him. Great example of how DP learns you sumptin. I had no idea at all, made all the presumptions you did GUN. Now I'm off to see who this cat was and why on earth a court bears his name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted October 12, 2018 19 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Great example of how DP learns you sumptin. I had no idea at all, made all the presumptions you did GUN. Now I'm off to see who this cat was and why on earth a court bears his name. Let me help Sir Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted October 12, 2018 Gordon Griffith, first actor to portray Tarzan on film, died on this day 60 years ago, aged 51. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,976 Posted October 14, 2018 Hugh Mundell,Reggae Singer-Songwriter,was murdered on this day 35 years ago,he was only 21. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,721 Posted October 14, 2018 Captain Lou Albano needed a 1-Up on this day 9 years ago (76). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted October 14, 2018 3 minutes ago, Drewsky1211 said: Captain Lou Albano failed to get a 1-Up on this day 9 years ago (76). FTFY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted October 15, 2018 "The Godfather" himself, and arguably the last man to have an iron-clad grip on American organised crime, Carlo Gambino died today in 1976. Here he is (right-middle) alongside some other legitimate businessmen: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeMoneypenny 55 Posted October 15, 2018 On this day in 2008,Former NFL Player Chris Mims died age 38 of a heart attack At the time of his death he was 206 Kilos,to those in the UK that is about 32.5 Stone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,353 Posted October 16, 2018 Marie Antoinette lost her head on this day 225 years ago, aged 37. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
