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The people all said 'a-hunting we will go' for a casket 240 years ago for the man who composed Rule Britannia, Thomas Arne, a week before his 68th birthday.

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The revolution ended for Hugo Chávez on this day 5 years ago, aged 58.

 

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Paul Bearer, off of American wrestling and latterly Deathlisting, died 5 years ago today, aged 58.

 

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Tom Pryce, off of Formula 1 in the 70s, crossed the finish line 41 years ago, aged 27.

 

He was killed in rather a grim accident at Kyalami, the South African Grand Prix. His team mate Renzo Zorzi's car caught fire after a fuelling malfunction, and stopped on the brow of a hill. As Zorzi didn't get out of his car immediately after stopping, two track marshalls, the second of whom brandishing a big 18kg fire extinguisher, sprinted across the track, only for the poor bloke with the fire extinguisher (a 19-year-old fellow named Jansen van Vuuren) to not quite make it across the track and be struck by Pryce, who couldn't react quickly enough, at about 180mph. van Vuuren was torn in half by the car, and the extinguisher struck Pryce on the head with such force that it bounced off and flew over the grandstands, and all but decapitated Pryce. Nasty.

 

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2 hours ago, The Quim Reaper said:

Paul Bearer, off of American wrestling and latterly Deathlisting, died 5 years ago today, aged 58.

 

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I posted this right after I posted Arne.  It was there.  Now it's not.  Well at least you picked up the slack.

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24 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

I posted this right after I posted Arne.  It was there.  Now it's not.  Well at least you picked up the slack.

I think you'll find you posted it in a different thread.

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18 minutes ago, Toast said:

I think you'll find you posted it in a different thread.

I told him I thought he posted in the wrong thread in that thread, but I'm guessing that he blocked me again...

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On this day in 1770, a fight broke out on the streets of Boston. Citizens pelted snowballs and oyster shells at British officers as tensions grew. One of the soldiers mistakenly heard "fire" and shot into the crowd that had gathered.

 

5 civilians were killed on that fateful night: Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, Crispus Attucks, and Patrick Carr.

 

This famous engraving by Paul Revere made sure that revolution was imminent.

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7 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

I told him I thought he posted in the wrong thread in that thread, but I'm guessing that he blocked me again...

You are not blocked Joey.  Sorry I didn’t see your warning earlier.  Long busy day at work + DPing, I just missed it.  

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No more savage nights for Cyril Collard after this day 25 years ago, aged 55.

 

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It's Five Years After for Alvin Lee, who died from complications of surgery, aged 63.

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On ‎3‎/‎7‎/‎2012 at 13:57, Spade_Cooley said:

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Divine died today in 1988. By the end of his career he actively hated the world of drag queens and considered himself a character actor who sometimes played the part of one.

It has now been thirty years.

 

 

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News at Ten Years, Carol Barnes dies following a stroke at age 63...

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Billy Eckstine achieved his destiny on this day 25 years ago, aged 78.

 

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The BeeGees wondered 'How Deep Is Your Grave?' as their little brother Andy Gibb died 5 days after turning 30, 30 years ago today.

 

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Lloyd Bridges picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue 20 years ago, aged 85.

 

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8 hours ago, The Quim Reaper said:

The BeeGees wondered 'How Deep Is Your Grave?' as their little brother Andy Gibb died 5 days after turning 30, 30 years ago today.

 

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Forgive me,  I thought that went  'How deep is your Bruv?'

 

It is however my day for doing dumb things today, so maybe I'm missing something.

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37 minutes ago, En Passant said:

Forgive me,  I thought that went  'How deep is your Bruv?'

 

It is however my day for doing dumb things today, so maybe I'm missing something.

 

No no, that works too!

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390 years and no (John) Bull!

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Composer and musician, often cited as the composer of God Save the Queen/King, died in Antwerp aged 64/65 ish.

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Where in the world was Lynne Thigpen today in 2003? A mortuary.

 

 

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34 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Where in the world was Lynne Thigpen today in 2003? A mortuary.

 

 

I will always remember her like this.  "Sorry about that."

 

 

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Big 20 years for Judge Dread, who died of a heart attack at the end of a gig age 52.

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Had a record-breaking 11 singles banned by the BBC.

 

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John Cazale, best known for interpreting the character of Fredo in The Godfather, died on this day 40 years ago, aged 42.

 

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