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Adolphe Sax, saxophone inventor, died on this day 125 years ago, aged 79.

 

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1 hour ago, The Ashes Urn said:

Adolphe Sax, saxophone inventor, died on this day 125 years ago, aged 79.

 

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That blows.

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With the Academy she was always the bride's maid, never the bride; however, the Reaper gave a statue to Thelma Ritter this day 50 years ago (66).
 

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Iris Murdoch stopped writing on this day 20 years ago, aged 79.

 

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We said See You Later Alligator to Bill Haley, off of And His Comets, on this day 38 years ago, aged 55.

 

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Dennis Gabor, inventor of holography, died on this day 40 years ago, aged 78.

 

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Shirley Temple closed her bright eyes on this day 5 years ago, aged 85.

 

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The final race for Neil Bonnett on this day 25 years ago, aged 47.

 

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The last laugh for Sid Caesar on this day 5 years ago, aged 91.

 

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Capisce for Vito Genovese on this day 50 years ago, aged 71.

 

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The life of architect Henry Bacon collapsed on this day 95 years ago, aged 57.

 

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Final lap for Dale Earnhardt Sr. on this day 18 years ago, aged 49.

 

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No, really, he crashed in the final lap.

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Bon Scott quite literally went on the Highway to Hell on on this day 39 years ago, aged 33.

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Kelly Groucutt, bassist of ELO, died on this day 10 years ago, aged 63.

 

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The balcony closed for Gene Siskel on this day 20 years ago, aged 53.

 

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Billy Graham decided that it was time for him to meet the guy he preached for 1 year ago, aged 99.

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The fight ended for Mary Edwards Walker on this day 100 years ago, aged 86.

 

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Don Cornell walked alone on this day 15 years ago, aged 84.

 

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Its 85 years since the death of Edward Elgar, aged 76.

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His Nimrod is, appropriately enough, a popular piece at funerals and remembrances and other mournful occasions.

 

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No more blues in the night for Dinah Shore after this day 25 years ago, aged 77.

 

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Bill Hicks left in love, in laughter and in truth a quarter of a century ago today, aged 32.

 

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The last laugh for Bill Hicks on this day 25 years ago, aged 32.

 

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26 minutes ago, The Ashes Urn said:

The last laugh for Bill Hicks on this day 25 years ago, aged 32.

 

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