Death Anniversary Thread

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Alan Kulwicki, champion of the 1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series died the following year, 30 years ago in a plane crash

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Leslie Cheung has released more than 40 music albums and acted in 56 films,one of Hong Kong's greatest artists,committed suicide 20 years ago,left a note saying he was suffering from depression.

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Moses Blah President of Liberia for 2 months in 2003 died 10 years ago

Karen Muir was a South African swimmer who was the youngest person to break a sporting world record in any discipline when she swam the 110 yard backstroke in 1m 08.7s at the ASA Junior National Championships in Blackpool, England at the age of 12, died 10 years ago also aged 60 from breast cancer.

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American composer and pianist Scott Joplin died on this day 106 years ago, aged 48. His most famous pieces are The Entertainer and Maple Leaf Rag.

 

On this day 76 years ago, King of Greece George II died aged 56.

He was King from 27/09/1922, when his father died, until 25/03/1924 when monarchy was abolished by referendum. And then again from 25/11/1935, when monarchy was restored until his death. His brother Paul succeed him.

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Pioneering soul singer Marvin Gaye was shot and killed by his father today in 1984, a day shy of his 45th birthday.

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 On this day 13 years ago in 2010, American actor John Forsythe died aged 92.

 

Most famous for playing Oil Baron Blake Carrington going toe to toe in battle with ex wife Alexis played by Joan Collins in glamorous and highly camp 1980s  US television soap Dynasty  as well  as his role in iconic tv show Charlies Angels. 

Other tv credits include  To Rome with love and sitcom Bachelor father.

John's film work includes  Destination Tokyo   with Cary Grant  as the film lead, The Glass Web,  The Ambassadors daughter, Escape from Fort Bravo,  Scrooged,  The trouble with Harry  and  Madame X (1966) with Lana Turner as the films leading lady. 

 

In more recent years it has been revealed that  John tried to insist that as the lead male actor in Dynasty  no other cast member should have financial parity with him including  the shows female lead Joan Collins.  It caused quite a bit of tension behind the scenes !

 

 

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Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party who served as the 59th president of Mexico from 1982 to 1988 Miguel de la Madrid died on this day 11 years ago, aged 77.

 

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On this day 232 years ago, 1791, French Revolution leading figure Mirabeau (full name Honoré Gabriel Riqueti count of Mirabeau) died aged 42

 

On this day 10 years ago, French comic book artist Fred (full name Frédéric Aristidès) died aged 82. His most notable comic is Philémon 

My username, Sinbabad, is inspired by a character in that comic.

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Estelle Harris died on this day a year ago, aged 93.

- Harris' career began as an actress for TV advertisements. In one year, she starred in 25 of them, earning the nickname "Queen of Commercials".

- It wouldn't be until 1992 when her career began to take off, when she was cast as George Costanza's mom Estelle on Seinfeld.

- She would then often be cast in Disney movies and shows (usually voice acting roles), including Tammy Turtle in Mickey Mouse Works and House of Mouse, Mama Lipsky in Kim Possible, Dave's sword Lula in Dave the Barbarian, Muriel in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Mrs. Boogin in Teacher's Pet: The Movie, and most notably Mrs. Potato Head beginning in Toy Story 2:

 

- Other than Disney, she also voiced Professor Farnsworth's mother in Futurama and Death's mother in Family Guy.

- Harris debuted on DeathList 2022, and was its third hit.

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Its 33 years since the death of Peter Jones, the radio broadcaster, chiefly for sport (though he did cover State Openings of Parliament, Royal Weddings, and Papal visits). Sometimes regarded as the last of the 'old school' style commentators, and held in the same high esteem as Richie Benaud and Bill McLaren et al. He commentated on every FA cup final 1968 to 1989 (though missing the '82 replay because he was on duty for the Pope's visit). hH covered 6 FIFA World Cups, the latter five as the main commentator, and was expected to do the same for the 1990 tournament.

He witnessed first-hand both the Heysel and Hillsborough tragedies, and it is said he never really recovered from Hillsborough.

 

He was commentating on the 1990 University Boat Race, aboard the BBC launch when he collapsed. Although taken to hospital, he died 36 hours later, aged 60.

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40 years ago died at the age of 40 Clara Nunes, great Brazilian singer and composer, whose wake was accompanied by about 50 thousand people, died by allergic reaction to an anesthetic for varicose vein surgery, causing cardiac arrest, staying 28 days in the ICU

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Milo O'Shea, an Irish actor who won two Tony Awards for best actor (for Staircase (1968) and Mass Appeal (1982) died 10 years ago at the age of 86.

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Former British footballer Peter Anderson, who played for Plymouth Argyle , died on this day 14 years ago in 2009 aged 76.

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Head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death Pope John Paul II died on this day 18 years ago, aged 84.

 

 

French politician who served as President of France from 1969 until his death Georges Pompidou died on this day 49 years ago, aged 62.

 

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Hacı Topal Osman, who commanded the Turkish army in their war for independence, died 100 years ago today (40).

 

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June Brown died on this day a year ago, aged 95.

- Brown's direct matrilineal great-great-great grandfather was the boxer Isaac Bitton.

- Some notable shows she was in included Coronation Street (Mrs. Parsons), Doctor Who (Lady Eleanor in "The Time Warrior"), and she also had roles in films such as Sunday Bloody Sunday, The Mambo Kings, and the Mr. Bean movie.

- Brown's most famous role was as Dot Cotton on EastEnders, playing the role from 1985 to 2020. She appeared in nearly 3000 episodes of the show, and had her own special episode in 2008 ("Pretty Baby....") where she was the only character who appeared. Dot died offscreen in December of 2022, eight months after Brown's death.

- Brown debuted on the DeathList in 2018, and appeared in every list after except 2020. She was the fourth death of 2022 (and after which came the spring-summer death drought).

[Miranda lass 98]

Yes I remember all too well the day on which dots time came to a full stop.

She really had put off death fòr years, but at ninety-five, she couldn't survive 

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On this day 241 years ago, American outlaw Jesse James died aged 34, shot by Robert Ford.

During the US Civil War he was in a pro Confederate guerilla groups, including the one of William Quantrill.

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1060 years ago (in 963) William III of Aquitaine died, he was Duke of Aquitaine from 959 until 962 at his death, he was also Count of Poitiers (as William I) from 935 and Count of Auvergne from 950.

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820 years ago (in 1203) died Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, was Earl of Richmond and Earl of Anjou also

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In 1253, 770 years ago died Richard of Chichester, patron saint of the Sussex region and patron saint of knights and coachmen.

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80 years ago died Hans Walter Konrad Veidt, German actor who became famous for his roles in Casablanca, The Man Who Laughs, Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

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60 years ago died Antoinette of Anhalt, Princess of Anhalt by birth and Princess of Schaumburg-Lippe by her marriage to Frederick of Schaumburg-Lippe

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala died 10 years ago, winner of the Oscar for best adapted screenplay for the 1986 film A Room with a View.

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Admins, could we have a rule restricting members to posting one person only per day in the Birthday and Anniversary threads.