Death Anniversary Thread

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French artist and humanist photographer considered a master of candid photography, and an early user of 35mm film Henri Cartier-Bresson died on this day 19 years ago, aged 95. He pioneered the genre of street photography, and viewed photography as capturing a decisive moment. Cartier-Bresson was one of the founding members of Magnum Photos in 1947. He made 5 DL appearances which were in 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000 and 1998.

 

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King Sebastian of Portugal died on this day 445 years ago, aged 24.

- Sebastian's name was seen as unique among Portuguese royalty- he was named after the saint, for he was born on his feast day (January 20, 1554).

- Sebastian was born two weeks after the death of his father, making him the heir apparent to his grandfather John III. John died in 1557, and Sebastian became king at the age of 3 (therefore he was put under a regency).

- Sebastian's regency period saw the expansion of Portuguese colonies in Brazil and Africa, and the annexation of Macau from China. In his teenage years, Sebastian would create a scholarship for the University of Coimbra, and gave land to the Temiminos Native Americans in Brazil for assisting Portugal against the French. In addition to that, he also ordered enslaved Brazilian natives to be freed.

- While Sebastian never married, he was planned to be betrothed to Margaret (the daughter of Henry II of France), and his maternal cousin Elizabeth of Austria. In 1577, he himself proposed to his maternal cousin Isabella of Spain.

- In 1578, Sebastian left Portugal to go on a crusade against Morocco upon the request of the ousted sultan Mohammed II. Both were killed in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir. Once ransomed Portuguese soldiers returned home, some believed that Sebastian actually survived the battle and would also come home, and some impostors appeared claiming to be him up until 1619. A myth also spread that Sebastian would one day return as a messiah when Portugal needed him most- this belief lasted into the 19th century.

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Gertrude of Saxony was born in Schweinfurt (GER), and died 910 years ago in Veurne, (BEL) aged 83, was countess consort of Holland and Flanders, and was also regent in Holland during the minority of her son, the future Theodoric V from the Netherlands.

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On this day 26 years ago, French supercentenarian Jeanne Calment, who was the longest-lived validated person in history, passed away at the ripe old age of 122.

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Chapman Pincher died on this day 9 years ago, aged 100.

- Pincher often went by his middle name- his first name was Henry, and he was also known as "Harry Chapman Pincher".

- Pincher would study science, working as a physics teacher before World War II broke out. During the war, he would help operate tanks.

- The Daily Express would contact Pincher for information about wartime weapons, which included the V2 rocket and the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. He would be hired by the newspaper when he finished his time in the army.

- Pincher would be an investigative journalist, and would expose Soviet spies within MI5 and MI6 (such as George Blake). He would be closely associated with Peter Wright, and the two of them became known as "spycatchers".

- Pincher published a book of memoirs in 1981 called Their Trade is Treachery, where he revealed for the first time his suspicions of MI5 director Roger Hollis having been a spy for the Soviets.

- Pincher would make eight appearances on the DeathList, debuting in 2001 and appearing on every list from 2008 onwards. He was the 5th death (of 10) of 2014.

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Its 25 years since the death of songwriter Britt Lindeborg aged 70.

 

Her biggest hit was a Swedish version  of the Italian song Il ragazzo della via Gluck to an Adriano Celentano tune, but she is probably best known as the writer of the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest Winner Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley. This was her second Eurovision composition, having had Judy, min vän entered in 1969 (It finished 9th of 16, to a four-way tie for first).

 

 

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English actor Alec Guinness died on this day 23 years ago, aged 86. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), in which he played eight different characters, The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination, and The Ladykillers (1955). He collaborated six times with director David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won both the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor, Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), General Yevgraf Zhivago in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984). In 1970, he played Jacob Marley's ghost in Ronald Neame's Scrooge. He also portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original Star Wars trilogy; for the original 1977 film, he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 50th Academy Awards.

 

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Hiram Johnson died on this day 78 years ago, aged 78.

- Johnson's father Grover was also a politician, serving as a US representative from California's 2nd congressional district from 1895 to 1897.

- Johnson rose to prominence in California politics in 1908 for being the prosecution lawyer in a trial that got four politicians convicted for corruption- which included the former mayor of San Francisco.

- From there Johnson had a meteoric rise, being elected governor of California in 1910. During his term, he promoted democratic reforms, which included the gubernatorial recall.

- In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt chose Johnson as his running mate for his third-party run. Their ticket came in second place in the electoral and popular vote, behind Woodrow Wilson (who won due to the split Republican party).

- In 1916, Johnson ran for the US Senate, and defeated George S. Patton's father in the election. Johnson was known for his isolationist ideas, which included opposing US entry into World War I, voting against the US joining the League of Nations, and was a proponent of the Immigration Act of 1924 (which banned entry of Japanese immigrants). He would be re-elected four times, winning the 1934 election with 94% of the vote (as he was nominated by both major parties).

- Johnson ran for president in 1920, losing the primary to Warren G. Harding.

- While initially a supporter of FDR, Johnson fell out with him due to him seeking a third term as president- Johnson saw FDR as a potential dictator (though there were no term limits for the president at the time).

- If you know your history, you'll know that Johnson's death was greatly overshadowed by an event that occurred the same day. And if you don't...:

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Its 22 years since the death of actor Kenneth MacDonald.

 

  

Although he played some serious dramatic roles, it's his two regular roles in comedies that MacDonald is remembered for; firstly he was Gunner 'Nobby' Clark in It Ain't Half Hot Mum, for 56 episodes from 1974 to 1981, but almost certainly better remembered for his role as Mike Fisher, the pub landlord in Only Fools and Horses (30 episodes, 1983-96)

 

He died after suffering a massive heart attack while on a family holiday in Hawai'i, aged 50.

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Papa Hormisda was born in Frosinone and died 1550 years ago in Rome, he was the father of the future Pope Silverius (r. 536–537)

Fulgencio Batista was born in Banes and died 50 years ago in Marbella (Spain), served as elected president of Cuba between 1940 and 1944, and then as dictator between 1952 and 1959, until he was overthrown by the Cuban Revolution,After finishing his first term he lived in Florida, returning to Cuba to run for president in 1952. Facing certain electoral defeat, he led a military coup against Carlos Prío Socarrás. Back in power, Batista suspended the 1940 Constitution and revoked most political freedoms, including the right to strike, and reinstated the death penalty. Batista granted himself an annual salary greater than that of the president of the United States (he went from 26,400 dollars to 144,000 dollars, while Harry S. Truman earned 100,000).

Memphis Minnie was an American blues singer and songwriter who recorded around 200 songs between the 1920s and 1950s. Her most famous songs are "Bumble Bee", " Nothing in Rambling" and "Me and My Chauffeur Blues". She is also remembered today for writing a song called "When the Levee Breaks", which, with slightly altered lyrics and melody, was covered by Led Zeppelin on their eponymous fourth album.

Roberto Marinho was born and died in Rio de Janeiro, he died 20 years ago at the age of 98, he was a Brazilian journalist and businessman. Heir to Irineu Marinho, he owned Grupo Globo (main TV station in the country) from 1925 to 2003 and was one of the most powerful and influential men in the country in the 20th century. and made him appear several times among the richest men in the world
He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (chair 39)

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American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer Rick James died on this day 19 years ago, aged 56. James began his musical career in his teenage years. He was in various bands before entering the U.S. Navy Reserve to avoid being drafted into the army. In 1964, James moved to Toronto, Canada, where he formed the rock band the Mynah Birds, who eventually signed a recording deal with Motown Records in 1966. James's career with the group halted after military authorities discovered his whereabouts and eventually convicted him of desertion related charges. He served several months in jail. After being released, James moved to California, where he started a variety of rock and funk groups in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

 

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On this day 50 years ago, Spanish football manager Jose Villalonga died aged only 53.
He was both the first and shortest lived UEFA European Championship and Champions League winning manager to die.

As for all UEFA club competitions, he was also the first to die, but the second shortest lived, as Cup Winner’s Cup winning manager Hans Kron died at only 48.

He was the first manager to win the UEFA Champions League (at the time European Cup), with Real Madrid in 1956, and also the first (out of 10) to retain his title (in 1957 with Real Madrid) and the first (out of 20) to win the competition more than once.

He won the Cup Winner’s Cup with Atletico Madrid in 1962, became the first manager to win two different UEFA club competitions.

He won the 1964 UEFA European Championship with Spain, becoming the first (out of 4) manager to win both UEFA Clubs and Nations competitions

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Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor died on this day 917 years ago, aged 55.

- Henry's birth name was Conrad (after his grandfather Conrad II), but his godfather Hugh of Cluny advised his father (Henry III) to give him his name, for he was his heir. His younger brother would also be named Conrad, but the name stuck.

- Henry was crowned king of Germany at the age of 3, and became the sole king when his father died when he was 5 years old. His mother Agnes of Poitou would be regent, and ceded territory to form alliances with other countries. The regency ended in 1065, when he was 14 years old.

- Henry's reign was known for a civil war in Saxony (that lasted from 1077 to 1088), and his beef with Pope Gregory VII- Henry appointed his own bishops, and Gregory excommunicated him for this.

- During the First Crusade, Henry ordered the nobility and clergy to protect the empire's Jewish population, though they did little to stop pogroms. Henry would allow forcibly converted Jews to return to their religion, and also ordered an investigation into property stolen from those murdered.

- Henry abdicated from the throne at the end of 1105 in favor of his son, Henry V. He would flee to Lorraine when rumors arose that his son planned to imprison or kill him, and stayed there for the last six months of his life.

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Its 30 years since the death of pianist and composer Roy Budd

He began playing the piano at age 2 and was appearing in public at the age of 6, making his London Palladium debut at 12. He formed jazz trios with various line-ups, and released alnums and singles, but gained most fame as composer of film scores, the first being Soldier Blue in his early 20s. His most famous score was that for Get Carter, the theme for which was recorded by his eponymous trio for a budget of £450, and saw Budd playing - simultaneously - a harpsichord, an electric piano and a grand piano, with Jeff Clyne on double bass and Chris Karan on percussion (it was released as a single but never charted until 1999, when it reached number 66). Other film scores by Budd include Wild Geese and Wild Geese II, Steptoe & Son and Steptoe & Son Ride Again, Paper Tiger and Who Dares Wins.

 

In addition to his film scores, he also recorded two albums with the London Symphony Orchestra, the first being a collection of science fiction/fantasy film themes.

 

Budd died from a brain haemorrhage, aged 46.

 

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American oil well firefighter Red Adair died on this day 19 years ago, aged 89. He became notable internationally as an innovator in the highly specialized and hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping oil well blowouts, both land-based and offshore. He made 8 DL appearances in 2004, 2003, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994 and 1992.

 

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DeathList favorite 2018-2019, Stan Mikita, scored his final points five years ago (78).

 

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Olivia Newton-John died on this day a year ago, aged 73.

- Newton-John was the granddaughter of Nobel-winning physicist Max Born, and was also a distant descendant of Martin Luther.

- When Newton-John was 14, she formed her first band with three of her female classmates. It was named "Sol Four", which often performed at her brother-in-law's café.

- Newton-John's first album, If Not for You, was released in 1971. She rose to fame in 1973 after the release of her song "Let Me Be There", and represented the UK in Eurovision 1974:

- Newton-John's first US No. 1 was "I Honestly Love You", in 1974. Her second one, "Physical", topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks during 1981 and 1982, and was the song of the year for the latter.

- Newton-John's acting career was best known for her roles as Sandy in Grease and Terpsichore/Kira in Xanadu (the latter pictured above), and her songs from those movies also became chart-toppers around the world. (I'll also mention that Xanadu was one of my mom's favorite movies when she was growing up.)

- In 1992, Newton-John was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she became an advocate for researching the disease. She survived her initial diagnosis, but it returned in 2013- she also beat it then. In 2017, it recurred for the second time, but metastasized to her bones; this led to her debut (and only appearance) on the DeathList in 2018. She died after a five-year battle.

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Girolamo Fracastoro was born in Verona and died 470 years ago in Incaffi, also in Italy, was an Italian doctor, mathematician, geographer and poet. In 1546 he proposed that infectious diseases were caused by tiny transferable particles, or "spores", which could transmit infections by direct or indirect, or even non-contact, over long distances. In his work, the "spores" of diseases could refer to chemicals rather than living entities, Syphilis' name is taken from the three-book epic poem written in 1530 by Fracastoro:
'Syphilis sive morbus gallicus ("Syphilis or the French Disease"), about a shepherd named Syphilis. The poem suggests that the use of mercury and guaiac would serve as a cure for the disease. His 1546 book (De contagione -- "On Contagion") - also gives us a description of typhus

Martha Chase was born in Cleveland Heights died in Lorain, also in the USA 20 years ago, famous for being a member of the 1952 team that experimentally showed that DNA and not proteins were the genetic material of life. suffered from a form of dementia that robbed him of his short-term memory. She died of pneumonia on August 8, 2003, aged 75.

 

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Canadian-American actress Fay Wray died on this day 19 years ago, aged 96. After appearing in minor film roles, Wray gained media attention after being selected as one of the "WAMPAS Baby Stars" in 1926. This led to her being contracted to Paramount Pictures as a teenager, where she made more than a dozen feature films. After leaving Paramount, she signed deals with various film companies, being cast in her first horror film roles, in addition to many other types of roles, including in The Bowery (1933) and Viva Villa! (1934), both of which starred Wallace Beery. For RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., Wray starred in the film she is most identified with, King Kong (1933). After the success of King Kong, she made numerous appearances in both film and television, retiring in 1980.

 

 

American actress of stage and screen Patricia Neal died on this day 13 years ago, aged 84. A major star of the 1950s and 1960s, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two British Academy Film Awards, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Her most popular film roles were: World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), radio journalist Marcia Jeffries in A Face in the Crowd (1957), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and the worn-out housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She featured as the matriarch in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971); her role as Olivia Walton was re-cast for the series it inspired, The Waltons.

 

 

American country singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor Glen Campbell died on this day 6 years ago, aged 81. Campbell began his professional career as a studio musician in Los Angeles, spending several years playing with the group of instrumentalists later known as "The Wrecking Crew". After becoming a solo artist, he placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, or Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts. Among Campbell's hits are "Universal Soldier", his first hit from 1965, along with "Gentle on My Mind" (1967), "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (1967), "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (1968), "Wichita Lineman" (1968), "Galveston" (1969), "Rhinestone Cowboy" (1975), and "Southern Nights" (1977).

 

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2 hours ago, Hell said:

American actress of stage and screen Patricia Neal died on this day 13 years ago, aged 84. A major star of the 1950s and 1960s, she was the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, and two British Academy Film Awards, and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. Her most popular film roles were: World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), radio journalist Marcia Jeffries in A Face in the Crowd (1957), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and the worn-out housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She featured as the matriarch in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971); her role as Olivia Walton was re-cast for the series it inspired, The Waltons.

 

She was also the wife of Welsh author Roald Dahl for thirty years between 1953 and 1983.

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Helen Rollason died on this day 24 years ago, aged 43.

- Before Rollason entered broadcasting, she was a P.E. teacher (not in a school gym, but rather teaching students about physical wellbeing).

- In 1980, she volunteered for a radio station, and joined Essex Radio when it first began broadcasting in 1981 as a sportscaster.

- In the 1980s, Rollason would be a presenter of the children's news program Newsround, where she would discuss topics such as female racing jockeys.

- Rollason was the broadcaster for ITV's presentation of the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in 1990, she would join BBC as the presenter of Grandstand. During her time on the network, she would also cover the 1992 and 1996 Olympics, the annual Wimbledon championships, and the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

- Rollason was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer in 1997, and would remain on TV up until June of 1999. One of her last appearances would be in July of that year when she received an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Rollason survived for two years, when she was given three months to live upon diagnosis.

- Rollason's only appearance on the DeathList was in 1999, in the no. 46 spot. She was the 8th death of the year (out of 10), and at 43, is currently the youngest DeathList hit ever (if Rob Burrow makes it to 2024 he could beat that- if the committee picks him).

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Irene of Athens died on Lesbos 1220 years ago, was a Byzantine empress who reigned between 797 and 802. Before becoming empress regnant, Irene was empress consort between 775 and 780 and regent (widow of the deceased emperor) between 780 and 797.

Chaïm Soutine, was an expressionist painter of the School of Paris. he was born in Smilavichy, a small Lithuanian village, belonging at that time to the Russian Empire and died 80 years ago in the 16th arrondissement of Paris at the age of 50,The beginning of the Second World War meant the beginning of its decline, especially when the city was invaded by Nazi troops, since Soutine was officially a Jew, he chose to stay away from Paris, taking refuge in a small town near Tours. the health problems he had and finally, in 1943, he suffered an ulcer attack, which pierced his stomach and forced him to undergo emergency surgery. Chaim Soutine died on the operating table

 

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American actress and model Sharon Tate died on this day 54 years ago, aged 26. She made her film debut in 1961 as an extra in Barabbas with Anthony Quinn. She next appeared in the horror film Eye of the Devil (1966). Her first major role was as Jennifer North in the 1967 film Valley of the Dolls, which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. That year, she also performed in the film The Fearless Vampire Killers, directed by Roman Polanski, whom she married the following year. Tate's last completed film, 12+1, was released posthumously in 1969.

 

 

American musician Jerry Garcia died on this day 28 years ago, aged 53. He was best known for being the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s. Although he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader of the band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Grateful Dead.

 

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Isaac Hayes died on this day 15 years ago, aged 65.

- In the 1960s, Hayes was a songwriter who often collaborated with David Porter, often composing songs for the band Sam & Dave.

- Hayes' breakout song was the theme song he composed for the 1971 film Shaft, which reached the no. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks. It also earned Hayes an Oscar for Best Original Song.

- In 1974, Hayes became a co-owner of the ABA basketball team the Memphis Tams, which he renamed to the Memphis Sounds. The team would be sold the following year and relocated to Baltimore.

- Hayes would take a break from music to pursue an acting career, most notably appearing in movies such as Escape From New York and Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights.

- Hayes' career made a comeback in 1997 when he became the voice of Chef on South Park. An extended version of the song "Chocolate Salty Balls" from the season 2 episode "Chef's Chocolate Salty Balls" topped the UK Singles Chart in early 1999:

 

Hayes would voice the character up until the Season 9 episode "Die, Hippie, Die"... for reasons that will be explained below.

- Hayes joined the Church of Scientology in 1993- they were lampooned in the 2005 South Park episode "Trapped in the Closet". In 2006, a statement was made in Hayes' name asking for him to be released from his contract with Comedy Central, citing the episode as the reason for his departure. Chef was subsequently killed off in a brutal fashion in the Season 10 premiere nine days later (where he would only speak using recycled dialogue, and the plot revolved around him being brainwashed by a club consisting of pedophiles):

It would soon be revealed that Hayes had not written the statement himself, but rather his Scientologist entourage. This was due to the fact that Hayes had suffered a stroke in January of that year. Hayes died from a second stroke ten days before his 66th birthday, two and a half years after the first.

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2 minutes ago, Drewsky1211 said:

It would soon be revealed that Hayes had not written the statement himself, but rather his Scientologist entourage. This was due to the fact that Hayes had suffered a stroke in January of that year.

Never knew this part.