Death Anniversary Thread

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Mary Boleyn was born in Blickling Hall, Norfolk and died 480 years ago, was a court lady, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, and Elizabeth Howard, daughter of the Duke of Norfolk. She was the younger sister of Anne Boleyn, Queen Consort of England.
Mary stood out in her time for being the mistress of King Henry VIII of England and probably King Francis I of France, as well as being the sister of King Henry's second wife, Queen Anne.

Alexia Bryn was born and died in Oslo (NOR) 40 years ago aged 94, she was a figure skater and won an Olympic silver medal in 1920, and won two medals at world championships, one silver and one bronze.

 

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American actor James Garner died on this day 9 years ago, aged 86. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964) with Julie Andrews; Cash McCall (1960) with Natalie Wood; The Wheeler Dealers (1963) with Lee Remick; Darby's Rangers (1958) with Stuart Whitman; Roald Dahl's 36 Hours (1965) with Eva Marie Saint; Raymond Chandler's Marlowe (1969) with Bruce Lee; Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) with Walter Brennan; Blake Edwards's Victor/Victoria (1982) with Julie Andrews; and Murphy's Romance (1985) with Sally Field, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He also starred in several television series, including popular roles such as Bret Maverick in the ABC 1950s Western series Maverick and as Jim Rockford in the NBC 1970s private detective show, The Rockford Files.

 

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Robert II of France died on this day 992 years ago, aged 59.

- Robert was the second king of the Capetian dynasty; he was the son of its founder, Hugh Capet.

- In his youth, Robert received his education from Gerbert of Aurillac- the future Pope Sylvester II.

- Robert became the junior king mere months after his father took the throne in 987, likely Hugh's attempt at controlling the aristocracy. Robert would become the sole ruler after his father's death in 996.

- Robert was married three times. His first wife was Rozala of Italy; their marriage was annulled to due a major age difference between the two (Rozala was 22 years older), He secondly married Bertha of Burgundy in 996, for which he was excommunicated for seven years by Pope Gregory V (when his tutor became pope in 999, he upheld it). He finally married Constance of Arles in 1002.

- Robert expanded French territory to include the Duchy of Burgundy in a conquest that lasted from 1003 to 1016.

- Robert would make his son Hugh Mungus Magnus junior king in 1017, but died in 1025. He would then co-reign with his son Henry I beginning in 1027, much to the disagreement of his wife (who considered her son to be effeminate).

- Robert died from a fever caused by an unknown affliction. One person chronicled that a solar eclipse that had occurred three weeks earlier was a warning sign.

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On this day 50 years ago, Bruce Lee died aged 32.

 

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7 hours ago, Sinbabad said:

On this day 50 years ago, Bruce Lee died aged 32.

 

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/07/20/fifty-years-after-bruce-lees-death-this-man-keeps-his-promise/amp/

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Pope Leo XIII was born in Carpineto Romano and died in Rome 120 years ago, after Benedict XVI, who died at the age of 95, Leo XIII is the second longest-living pope in history, who died at the age of 93

 

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American evangelist, singer, author, talk show host, and television personality Tammy Faye Messner died on this day 16 years ago, aged 65. She gained notice for her work with The PTL Club, a televangelist program she co-founded with her husband Jim Bakker in 1974. They had hosted their own puppet-show series for local programming in the early 1960s; Messner also had a career as a recording artist. In 1978, she and Bakker built Heritage USA, a Christian theme park.

 

 

American stage, film, and vaudeville actress during the early part of the 20th century Mildred Harris died on this day 79 years ago, aged 42. In the 1920s, Harris transitioned from child actress to leading roles with Conrad Nagel, Charley Chase, Milton Sills, Lionel Barrymore, Rod La Rocque and the Moore brothers, Owen and Tom. She appeared in Frank Capra's 1928 silent drama The Power of the Press with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Jobyna Ralston, and the same year, she starred in Universal Pictures first sound film Melody of Love with Walter Pidgeon. She was also the first wife of Charlie Chaplin.

 

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20 minutes ago, Hell said:

American evangelist, singer, author, talk show host, and television personality Tammy Faye Messner died on this day 16 years ago, aged 65. She gained notice for her work with The PTL Club, a televangelist program she co-founded with her husband Jim Bakker in 1974. They had hosted their own puppet-show series for local programming in the early 1960s; Messner also had a career as a recording artist. In 1978, she and Bakker built Heritage USA, a Christian theme park.

 

 

I remember watching that last interview on Larry King, just a couple days before her death when she weighed 65 lbs. Very disturbing.

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Henry "Hotspur" Percy died on this day 620 years ago, aged 39.

- On his father's side, Percy was a 3x-great grandson of king Edward I. When he was 12, he would be made a knight by King Edward III (two months before he died).

- In his 20s, Percy would fight in Scotland (the Scots gave him the nickname "Harry Hotspur" due to his speed in battle) serve in the Hundred Years' War, seeing combat in France (specifically Calais and Picardy). Percy was also sent as an envoy to Cyprus in 1393.

- Percy had gained much favor with King Richard II- but he would support Henry IV's coup against him in 1399. Percy soon became disillusioned with him, with one reason being that he had not paid the ransom to free his brother-in-law Edmund Mortimer from Welsh captors.

- After accusing Henry IV of being a tyrant, Percy would amass troops loyal to him (which included his uncle Thomas), and engaged in battle with his forces (which included the heir to the throne, the future Henry V- who would be injured in battle by an arrow to the face). Hotspur would be killed by an arrow to the head; some of his troops thought Henry IV was killed, but the king responded with "Henry Percy is dead", and Percy's troops retreated once they realized he didn't respond (a sign he was killed). His body would be beheaded and quartered, and his lands were confiscated by the government.

- Tottenham Hotspur was named after him, for his family had once owned Northumberland Park, where its home stadium is located.

 

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American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and businessman Alan Shepard died on this day 25 years ago, aged 74. He was selected as one of the original NASA Mercury Seven astronauts in 1959, and in May 1961 he made the first crewed Project Mercury flight, Mercury-Redstone 3, in a spacecraft he named Freedom 7. His craft entered space, but was not capable of achieving orbit. He became the second person, and the first American, to travel into space, and the first space traveler to manually control the orientation of his craft. Shepard was designated as the commander of the first crewed Project Gemini mission, but was grounded in October 1963 due to Meniere's disease. This was surgically corrected in 1968, and in 1971, Shepard commanded the Apollo 14 mission, piloting the Apollo Lunar Module Antares. At age 47, he became the fifth, the oldest, and the only one of the Mercury Seven astronauts to walk on the Moon.

 

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On 20/07/2023 at 18:14, lilham said:

 

I remember watching that last interview on Larry King, just a couple days before her death when she weighed 65 lbs. Very disturbing.

For reference:

 

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Harold Larwood died on this day 28 years ago, aged 90.

- Larwood joined his father at his local coal mine when he was 14, and would be in charge of a group of mine horses.

- When not working, Larwood would often play cricket for local clubs, which ended up getting him signed to Nottinghamshire in 1924.

- He became a part of the English national cricket team in 1926, and famously had a game against Australia in 1930 with Don Bradman as his chief rival. Larwood was particularly known for his bowling skills, and could reportedly bowl at over 90 mph (145 km/h).

- Larwood retired from professional cricket in 1938 and fell into semi-obscurity, working as a market gardener during WWII and as a the owner of a candy shop after the war's end. Due to low sales, he and his family would emigrate to Australia in 1950.

- In later years, Larwood would become critical of the way cricket was headed- largely griping about protective gear. He disliked the 1984 cricket miniseries Bodyline (which portrayed him) for its inaccuracies, and considered Ian Botham to be overrated.

- Larwood was one of the celebrities chosen for the inaugural 1987 DeathList, and he made four more appearances over the next eight years. He was the fifth hit (out of nine) of 1995.

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Qusay Hussein was born in Baghdad and died in Mosul 20 years ago, he was the son of former President Saddam Hussein and Sajida Khairallah and was killed during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003. Qusay was considered responsible for the internal security forces.Died at age 37

Uday Hussein was born in Tikrit, and died at the age of 39 20 years ago together with his brother, Uday controlled the country's main media, namely director of the Iraqi television channel for youth, which had the largest audiences, and of the main Iraqi newspaper, At a dinner in honor of the first lady of Egypt, Uday had a fit of rage and killed one of the food tasters. on the soles of soccer players' feet, causing great pain without leaving visible marks on the rest of the body, imprisoned soccer players were forced to kick a concrete ball, athletes were dragged over limestone rocks and then immersed in a sewage tank to allow their wounds to fester.

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American actress and comedian Estelle Getty died on this day 15 years ago, aged 84. She was best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985–92), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role for appearances on Empty Nest (1993–95), The Golden Palace (1992–93), Blossom (1990–95), and Nurses (1991–94). Notable films in which she appeared include Mask (1985), a semibiographical film in which she played the grandmother of Roy L. Dennis, Mannequin (1987), and Stuart Little (1999). She retired from acting in 2001 due to failing health, and died in 2008 from dementia with Lewy bodies.

 

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Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain, Leader of France between 1940 and 1944, died on this day 72 years ago, aged 95.

 

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Sally Ride died on this day 11 years ago, aged 61.

- In her childhood, Ride was an avid tennis player, but decided to major in physics once she went to college thanks to one of her private school teachers.

- Ride applied to join NASA as a mission specialist in 1977, and was one of 35 selected the following year.

- In 1982, Ride was chosen as a mission specialist for the STS-7 mission, and when it was launched on June 18, 1983, she became the first female American in space. At 32, she was also the youngest American astronaut. These achievements made her a celebrity once she returned to Earth.

- Ride would also be picked for the STS-41-G mission in 1984, and was planned to be on the STS-61-I mission in 1986, but this was cancelled following the Challenger disaster.

- Following said disaster, Ride would be appointed to the committee that investigated what caused the explosion, and she would also be a member of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board in 2003.

- Ride retired from NASA in 1987, and became a physics professor at UC San Diego in 1989, where she would remain until 2007.

- Ride died after a year-long battle with pancreatic cancer, which she kept private. It was revealed that she was in a relationship with science writer Tam O'Shaughnessy since 1985- posthumously making her the first lesbian astronaut.

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Bridget Birgersdotter of Sweden was born in Uplândia, Sweden and died in Rome 650 years ago aged 69, was a Swedish religious, writer, theologian, founder of a religious order, patron saint of Sweden and co-patron saint of Europe. The building where the saint lived in Rome, the Casa de Santa Brigida, contains a temple, a convent and an inn

Megan Taylor was born in Rochdale and died in Jamaica at the age of 72 30 years ago, was a figure skater and competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, where she finished in seventh position, and was twice world champion in 1938 and 1939.

Dominguinhos was born in Garanhuns and died in São Paulo 10 years ago, he was a Brazilian instrumentalist, singer and composer. An expert accordion player, his masters were Luiz Gonzaga and Orlando Silveira. His musical background was influenced by baião, bossa nova, choro, forró, xote and jazz. He won the Latin Grammy in 2002 and 2012

Djalma Santos was born in São Paulo and died 10 years ago in Uberaba aged 84, he was a Brazilian footballer and coach who in 1997 and 2000 was elected by FIFA as the greatest right-back of all time, and participated in the squad of four world cups, 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1966. He played for Palmeiras, Portuguese and Athlético PR

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1 hour ago, diego said:

Djalma Santos was born in São Paulo and died 10 years ago in Uberaba aged 84, he was a Brazilian footballer and coach who in 1997 and 2000 was elected by FIFA as the greatest right-back of all time, and participated in the squad of four world cups, 1954, 1958, 1962 and 1966. He played for Palmeiras, Portuguese and Athlético PR

He won the World Cup in 1958 (playing only the final against Sweden) and 1962. 
With 98 caps, he was Brazil most capped player during 30 years, until Claudio Taffarel broke his record during the 1998 World Cup quarterfinal against Denmark.

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18th President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant died on this day 138 years ago, aged 63. As president, Grant stabilized the post-war national economy, supported congressional Reconstruction and the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment, and prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan. Under Grant, the Union was completely restored. He appointed African Americans and Jewish Americans to prominent federal offices. In 1871, he created the first Civil Service Commission, advancing the civil service more than any prior president. The Liberal Republicans and Democrats united behind Grant's opponent in the 1872 presidential election, but Grant was handily reelected. The Panic of 1873 plunged the nation into a severe economic depression, resulting in the Democrats winning the House majority. Grant's Native American policy was to assimilate Indians into Anglo-American culture. His foreign policy was mostly peaceful, without war, the Alabama Claims against Great Britain skillfully resolved. However, his attempted annexation of Santo Domingo was rejected by the Senate. The Grant administration was often remembered primarily for a number of scandals, but modern scholarship has better appreciated Grant's appointed reformers and prosecutions. In the heavily disputed 1876 presidential election, Grant facilitated the approval by Congress of a peaceful compromise.

 

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Martin Van Buren died on this day 161 years ago, aged 79.

- Van Buren was the first US president to be born after the country declared independence- he was born in 1782.

- Van Buren was the only US president whose first language wasn't English; he primarily spoke Dutch, learning English while attending school.

- Van Buren formed a law firm with his half-brother in 1803, and would be elected to the New York Senate in 1812. He became the state's attorney general in 1815, and would be elected to the US Senate in 1820. In 1828, he would be elected the governor of New York. Shortly after his election, the incoming Jackson administration asked him to be the Secretary of State, which he accepted (his term of 43 days is the shortest of any New York governor).

- When John C. Calhoun resigned as Vice President in 1832, Andrew Jackson selecting him as his running mate that year. Van Buren would be elected president in 1836, largely thanks to the Whig Party nomination being split between four candidates.

- Van Buren's presidency is best known for the Amistad Supreme Court case (which ruled in favor of slaves who mutinied on a slave ship), violence between Americans and Canadians on the border, and the Panic of 1837 financial crisis. Because of the latter, he lost the 1840 election in a landslide to William Henry Harrison- and also lost due to some of the first political advertisements from the Harrison-Tyler ticket:

- Van Buren would run for president again in 1848 as a member of the antislavery Free Soil Party, receiving no electoral votes but 10% of the popular vote.

- Van Buren was bedridden with pneumonia in late 1861 and early 1862 (definitely would've been on the list had it existed back then), and died from an asthma attack complicated by heart failure. He outlived four of his successors (Harrison, Tyler, Polk and Taylor) and lived to see eight presidents succeed him, the most of any US president (Jimmy Carter comes in second with 7).

 

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Matthew Webb was born in Dawley and died 140 years ago aged 35, was a British officer and swimmer, he was the first person to swim the Crossing of the English Channel. Before him only the Italian soldier Giovan Maria Salati, had made to escape

Rogério Cardoso was born in Mococa and died in Rio de Janeiro 20 years ago of a heart attack, Among them, he stood out with the student Rolando Lero from the Escolinha do Professor Raimundo program (from the famous catchphrase "I captured Your Message Amado Guru!"),

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On this day 3 years ago, American TV host Regis Philbin, who was known for "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" from 1999 to 2002, passed away at the age of 88.

 

Photo Credit: David Shankbone per Creative Commons license

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On this day 2 years ago, American comedian and actor Jackie Mason, who was known for the movie "Caddyshack II" and the TV series "The Simpsons", passed away at the age of 93.

 

Photo Credit: Carl Lender per Creative Commons license

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Peter Sellers died today in 1980 aged 54.

 

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Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion who is remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history Alex Higgins died on this day 13 years ago, aged 61. Higgins turned professional in 1971 and won the World Snooker Championship in 1972, defeating John Spencer 37–31 in the final to become the first qualifier to win the world title, a feat that only two other players—Terry Griffiths in 1979 and Shaun Murphy in 2005—have achieved since. Aged 22, he was then the sport's youngest world champion, a record he held until 21-year-old Stephen Hendry won the title in 1990. He was world championship runner-up to Ray Reardon in 1976 and Cliff Thorburn in 1980. At the 1982 event, Higgins came from 13–15 behind to defeat Jimmy White 16–15 in the semi-finals, producing a 69 clearance in the penultimate frame that is regarded as one of the greatest breaks in the sport's history. He defeated Reardon 18–15 in the final, winning his second world title ten years after his first. Higgins won Masters titles in 1978 and 1981 and won the UK Championship in 1983, where he recovered from 0–7 behind to defeat Steve Davis 16–15 in the final. As of 2023, he is one of 11 players to have completed a career Triple Crown.