dimreaper 763 Posted 19 hours ago West German terrorist, criminal mastermind, and member of the Volksfrei Movement, Hans Gruber died on this day 36 years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,248 Posted 19 hours ago 11 minutes ago, dimreaper said: West German terrorist, criminal mastermind, and member of the Volksfrei Movement, Hans Gruber died on this day 36 years ago. Loved him in Die Hard. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,689 Posted 19 hours ago Its 22 years since the death of poet, singer, songwriter, humourist Jake Thackray, aged 64. This is from 1979. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,831 Posted 8 hours ago George Michael died on this day 8 years ago, aged 53. - Michael's real name was Georgios Panayiotou- his father was a Greek immigrant to the UK. - In 1981, Michael would form Wham with Andrew Ridgeley. 1984 was the band's definitive year, with songs such as "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Everything She Wants", and "Careless Whisper" topping music charts all around the world: - Michael would go solo beginning in 1987, with his singles "I Want Your Sex" and (of course) "Faith" also being mega-hits. Later on in his career, Michael would become more political, with 2002's "Shoot the Dog" mocking the Blair administration: - Michael would come out as gay in 1998 following his arrest for engaging in lewd behavior in a public bathroom. He would make the song "Outside" to lampoon the incident: The police officer who arrested him would attempt to sue Michael for $10 million due to slander, but this case would be dismissed by the court. Michael's other legal troubles included his addiction to marijuana- still illegal to be smoked recreationally in the UK. - Michael died from an enlarged heart on Christmas Day in 2016. This is a case of life imitating art because... Congratulations to those who managed to win Whamageddon this year. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
