Death Anniversary Thread

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On this day in 1991 English author Graham  Greene ,who had a  body of work critically praised to this  day most famously  Brighton Rock,  died aged 86.

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American actress, best known for her role as Alice Mitchell, Dennis’s mother, from 1959 to 1963 on the CBS family sitcom Dennis the Menace Gloria Henry died on this day a year ago, aged  98.

 

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Sixteen years ago Wonderstuff drummer Martin Gilks died following a motorbike accident, aged 41.

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American football player Tom Sestak died on this day 35 years ago, aged 51.

 

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On this day in 1983  Hollywood legend  Gloria Swanson died aged 84. She will forever be associated with the iconic film Sunset Boulevard. 

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On this day in 1995  british comedian and DJ  Kenny Everett died aged just 50  from an AIDS  related illness. 

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Pope Formosus died on this day 1126 years ago, aged 80.

His afterlife was probably much more interesting:

 

In January 897, due to politically-motivated reasons (it was believed that Formosus invited Arnold of Carinthia to overthrow king Lambert of Italy), Pope Stephen VI ordered his body exhumed and put on trial. This trial was known as the Cadaver Synod. Formosus was found guilty, and the actions that he decreed during his papacy were nullified. Formosus' corpse was thrown into the River Tiber, which was then recovered (some people even reported his body had performed miracles) and re-interred at St. Peter's Basilica.

The Cadaver Synod was later declared void by Popes Theodore II and John IX, but overturned by Pope Sergius III (who had served as a judge in the trial). All of Sergius' successors as pope have reaffirmed that the Cadaver Synod is invalid.

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American baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. has died on this day 54 years ago, aged 39.

 

 

9th President of the United States William Henry Harrison died on this day 181 years ago, aged 68.

 

 

German engine designer and automotive engineer Karl Benz died on this day 93 years ago, aged 84.

 

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British criminal James Hanratty died on this day 60 years ago, aged 25.

 

 

 

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On this day in 2008  Hollywood legend Charlton Heston died aged 84.

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Kurt Cobain joined the 27 Club on this day 28 years ago.

 

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English actor Paul Ritter died on this day a year ago, aged 54.

 

 

American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam’s Club Sam Walton died on this day 30 years ago, aged 74.

 

 

French lawyer and a leading figure in the French Revolution Georges Danton died on this day 228 years ago, aged 34.

 

 

American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army Douglas MacArthur died on this day 58 years ago, aged 84.

 

 

American business magnate, investor, record-setting pilot, engineer, film director, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and financially successful individuals in the world Howard Hughes died on this day, aged 70.

 

 

English actress, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers, Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger, Julia Daggett in Shalako, and Hera in Jason and the Argonauts Honor Blackman died on this day 2 years ago, aged 94.

 

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Twenty years ago today, exactly eight years after Kurt Cobain's death, fellow grunge singer Layne Staley of Alice in Chains died from a drug overdose, aged 34.

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, time said:

Twenty years ago today, exactly eight years after Kurt Cobain's death, fellow grunge singer Layne Staley of Alice in Chains died from a drug overdose, aged 34.

 

 

 

 

He wrote some great songs about being depressed and addiction. Alice in Chains were a properly good band.

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3 hours ago, Hell said:

French lawyer and a leading figure in the French Revolution Georges Danton died on this day 228 years ago, aged 34.

 

 

 

Are you certain this isn't 34 years ago aged 228?

He looks bloody rough for 34 whatever the era.

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American poet and writer Allen Ginsberg died on this day 25 years ago, aged 70.

 

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On this day in 2005  Rainier III Prince of Monaco  died aged 81. He had reigned over Monaco since 1949  and was famously married to Hollywood legend Grace Kelly  aka Princess Grace who died in a car accident in 1982.

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Don Rickles died on this day 5 years ago, aged 90.

 

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On this day in 1998  country and western singer Tammy Wynette died aged just 55.

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28 years since the assasination of Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira.

 

Juvénal Habyarimana (1937-1994), in the second picture, was the President of Rwanda from 1973 to 1994.

Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955-1994) was the President of Burundi from February to April 1994.

This assasination started the Rwandan genocide that began the next day. More about it the assasination here.

Also as far as I know the only time two incumbent Heads of State have been killed at the same time.

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American actor, producer, radio entertainer and vaudevillian Mickey Rooney died on this day 8 years ago, aged 93.

 

 

American actress, who appeared in 31 films and 22 television productions between 1939 and 1965 Mary Anderson died on this day 8 years ago, aged 96.

 

 

King of england from 1189 until his death in 1199 Richard I of England died on this day 823 years ago, aged 41.

 

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6 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

 

On this day in 2005  Rainier III Prince of Monaco  died aged 81. He had reigned over Monaco since 1949  and was famously married to Hollywood legend Grace Kelly  aka Princess Grace who died in a car and in 1982.

 

I always suspected that he died a bit earlier but they kept him on ice for a few days before announcing it, so as not to be overshadowed by the Pope.

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American general Albert Sidney Johnston died on this day 160 years ago, aged 59.

 

 

 

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On this day in 2013 American fashion designer and socialite  Lilly Pulitzer died aged 81.

She was married to Herbert Pulitzer  the family behind the famed Pulitzer prize. 

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American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production Henry Ford died on this day 75 years ago, aged 83.

 

 

American journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality Mike Wallace died on this day 10 years ago, aged 93.

 

 

Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution Toussaint Louverture died on this day 219 years ago, aged 59.

 

 

American actor, television director, and screenwriter James Hampton died on this day a year ago, aged 84.