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American actress, Hedy Lamarr, died on this day 22 years ago, aged 85.

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American singer Etta James died on this day 10 years ago, aged 73.

 

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British actress Audrey Hepburn died on this day 29 years ago, aged 63

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American actress and singer Ann Sheridan died on this day 55 years ago, aged 51.

 

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Former Premier of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin died on this day 98 years ago, aged 53

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George Orwell died on this day 72 years ago, aged 46.

(34 years too early to see 1984)

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Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa, also known as Pope Benedict XV, died on this day 100 years ago, aged 67

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American double-gold medalist in speed skating, Jack Shea, died on this day 20 years ago, aged 91.

 

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Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States, died on this day 49 years ago, aged 64

 

 

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Consuelo Velazquez,the Mexican songwriter- concert pianist behind  "Besame Mucho" one of the most performed/covered songs of the 20th century died at age 88 on this day in 2005.

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American philosopher Robert Nozick died on this day 20 years ago, aged 63.

 

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American comic artist Kurt Schaffenberger died on this day 20 years ago, aged 81.

 

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Former supreme court justice Thurgood Marshall died on this day 29 years ago, aged 84.

 

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American gangster Al Capone died on this day 75 years ago, aged 48.

 

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American Composer Jonathan Larson died on this day 26 years ago, aged 35.

 

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Italian-born American gangster Lucky Luciano died on this day 60 years ago, aged 64.

 

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41st vice president of the United States Nelson Rockefeller died on this day 43 years ago, aged 70

 

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American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant died on this day 2 years ago, aged 41

 

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44 minutes ago, Hell said:

American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant died on this day 2 years ago, aged 41

 

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Who? ( :lol:

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15 hours ago, Hell said:

American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant died on this day 2 years ago, aged 41

 

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hey newbie, we keep it at increments of 5 years around here.

look :old: up that direction for reference.

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1 hour ago, Sir Creep said:


hey newbie, we keep it at increments of 5 years around here.

look :old: up that direction for reference.

SirC

 

That's a rule that you invented long after the thread was established.

There's no need for anyone else to stick to it.

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17 hours ago, Hell said:

American professional basketball player Kobe Bryant died on this day 2 years ago, aged 41

 

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1 hour ago, Sir Creep said:


hey newbie, we keep it at increments of 5 years around here.

look :old: up that direction for reference.

SirC

We don't; anniversaries are annual (clues in the name) not quinquennual.

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Its 13 years since American author John Updike died aged 76; most famous for his "Rabbit" novels and "The Witches of Eastwick";

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One year later, J.D. Salinger died aged 91; most famous for "The Catcher in the Rye".

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American journalist and writer Nellie Bly died on this day 100 years ago, aged 57.

 

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Former President of Indonesia Suharto died on this day 14 years ago, aged 86.

 

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