The Ashes Urn 1,357 Posted March 18, 2022 American writer R. A. Lafferty died on this day 20 years ago, aged 87. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,753 Posted March 18, 2022 Umberto II, the final King of Italy, died on this day 39 years ago, aged 78. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted March 19, 2022 Pakistani actor Mohammad Ali died on this day 16 years ago, aged 74. English science-fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host Arthur C. Clarke died on this day 14 years ago, aged 90. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,753 Posted March 19, 2022 Paul Scofield died on this day 14 years ago, aged 86. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,611 Posted March 19, 2022 Sir Hugh Munro died 103 years ago today; he was a mountaineer who first identified and listed the Scottish mountains higher than 3000 feet, after whom they are named. He died aged 63, a victim of the post-war 'Spanish' flu epidemic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,357 Posted March 19, 2022 American heavy metal guitarist Randy Rhoads died on this day 40 years ago, aged 25. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted March 20, 2022 American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, record producer, and entrepreneur Kenny Rogers died on this day 2 years ago, aged 81. Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980 Queen Juliana died on this day 18 years ago, aged 94. American investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation David Rockefeller died on this day 5 years ago, aged 101. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,357 Posted March 20, 2022 American actress Marilyn Maxwell died on this day 50 years ago, aged 50. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted March 20, 2022 On this day in 2019 Mary Warnock (Baroness Warnock) British philosopher, academic, crossbench peer in the House of Lords and the mind behind the milestone human embryology and fertilisation act of 1990 which set the framework for regulating IVF treatment and fertility clinics in the UK- died aged 94. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted March 21, 2022 On this day in 1985 legend of british acting and patriarch of one of the UKs most famous acting dynasties Michael Redgrave died aged 77. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted March 21, 2022 English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children’s author Wilbert Awdry died on this day 25 years ago, aged 85. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,611 Posted March 21, 2022 Its nine years since Italian sprinter Pietro Mennea died from pancreatic cancer, age 60. He was a former world record holder for 200m, a time 19.72 seconds, in 1979, which stood for 17 years and is still the European record. He won Olympic gold over 200m in Moscow, 1980 defeating Scot Allan Wells by 0.02s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,357 Posted March 21, 2022 English actor Harry H. Corbett died on this day 40 years ago, aged 57. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted March 22, 2022 On this day in 1999 american actor David Strickland died aged just 29 after committing suicide after a night of partying in Las Vegas with fellow actor Andy Dick. He was found dead in his hotel room. He was most famous for his role in US sitcom Suddenly Susan. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted March 22, 2022 American professional basketball player, coach, and executive Elgin Baylor died on this day a year ago, aged 86. Canadian Politician and businessman who served as the 64th mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014 Rob Ford died on this day 6 years ago, aged 46. American theater and film producer, best known for his 1956 production of Around the World in 80 Days, which won an Academy Award for Best Picture Mike Todd died on this day 64 years ago, aged 48. American animator, voice actor, cartoonist, and musician, who co-founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera William Hanna died on this day 21 years ago, aged 90. Finnish poet, author, and translator Uuno Kailas died on this day 89 years ago, aged 31. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,357 Posted March 22, 2022 American old-time banjo player, singer and songwriter, Uncle Dave Macon, died on this day 70 years ago, aged 81. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,611 Posted March 22, 2022 Its 19 years since ITN reporter Terry Lloyd and his interpreter Hussain Osman were killed by US "friendly fire" while covering the Iraq war. Frédéric Nérac, a French journalist, is officially listed as missing presumed dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,753 Posted March 22, 2022 Jonathan Edwards, one of the leaders of the Great Awakening religious revolution, did not wake up on this day 264 years ago, aged 54. (an interesting fact about him is that he was US Vice President Aaron Burr's maternal grandfather) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted March 23, 2022 On this day in 2011 Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor died aged 79. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted March 23, 2022 On this day in 2002 England test cricketer Ben Hollioake died in a car crash in his porsche car in Australia aged just 24. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted March 23, 2022 United States Army corporal who served as combat medic with an infantry company in World War II Desmond Doss died on this day 16 years ago, aged 87. Singaporean statesman and lawyer who served as the Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990 Lee Kuan Yew died on this day 7 years ago, aged 91. American actor, comedian and musician George Segal died on this day a year ago, aged 87. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Ashes Urn 1,357 Posted March 23, 2022 American soprano Eileen Farrell died on this day 20 years ago, aged 82. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted March 24, 2022 On this day in 2008 American actor Richard Widmark died aged 93. He starred in many Hollywood films including the Western 'Garden of evil' in 1954 alongside Gary Cooper, The Last Wagon, Death of a gunfighter and Who Dares Wins. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted March 24, 2022 On this day in 1946 German olympian and athlete Carl Schuhman died aged 76. He won four Olympic medals in gymnastics and wrestling in 1896 at the Athens Olympics. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hell 1,334 Posted March 24, 2022 Queen of England and Ireland from 1758 until her death in 1603 Elizabeth I of England died on this day 419 years ago, aged 69. Dutch professional football player and manager Johan Cruyff died on this day 6 years ago, aged 68. American actress who appeared in over 170 film, stage and television productions Jessica Walter died on this day a year ago, aged 80. Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from May 1910 until 29 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V Mary of Teck died on this day 69 years ago, aged 85. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
