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American actor Roscoe Lee Browne died on this day 15 years ago, aged 84.

 

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46 minutes ago, Drewsky1211 said:

J. Geils died on this day 5 years ago, aged 71.

J. Geils dead: Centerfold Guitarist dies at 71 | EW.com

 

You could say his blood ran cold

 

(I'll get my coat)

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Its 21 years since ex-Goon & professional god-botherer Harry Secombe took the Highway, dying aged 79.

 

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32nd president of the united states Franklin D. Roosevelt died on this day 77 years ago, aged 63.

 

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American actor, comedian, and writer Charlie Murphy died on this day 5 years ago, aged 57.

 

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American nurse who founded the American Red Cross Clara Barton died on this day 110 years ago, aged 90.

 

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American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965 Sugar Ray Robinson died on this day 33 years ago, aged 67.

 

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British Formula One racing driver Stirling Moss died on this day 2 years ago, aged 90.

 

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6 minutes ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

On this day in 1966 Sydney  Allard , a racing car driver and founder of the Allard  car company  died aged 55.image.png.bace0ac81dc2e6262d0e3816817cfd9b.png

 

55?  He looks at least 20 years older in that photo.

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1 hour ago, Toast said:

 

55?  He looks at least 20 years older in that photo.

I know I thought the same! Born 1910 died  1966.  That was one of a number of photos that came up on Google images.  Perhaps he was a very heavy smoker??

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Unlikely Pearly-gates mates number 43, both dying 41 years ago today - 

Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, at age 93, and               Joe Louis, at age 66.

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Prince Asaka was a member of the Japanese ruling family and had control over Japanese forces at the time of the Nanking massacre; whether or not he personally ordered the massacre is still debated, but he was never charged thanks to MacArthur agreeing on immunity for the Japanese Imperial family.

 

Joe Louis, The Brown Bomber, is generally recognised as one of the greatest boxers to have lived, having had 25 consecutive successful title defences.

 

Both Asaka & Louis loved golf.

 

Post-war, he became an ordinary citizen when branches of the Imperialist family were abolished, and spent much time playing golf, becoming involved with golf course design. Louis was introduced to the sport in the 30's prior to his first fight against Max Schmeling, and spent mush of the time he should have been training playing golf instead. He was instrumental in breaking the colour bar when he was granted a 'sponsor's exemption' to a PGA event in 1952.

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Queen Juana of Castile died on this day 467 years ago, aged 75.

The Madness of Juana of Castile - The Tudor Society

Juana was also known by her epithet "The Mad". Historians believe that she was diagnosed with depression following the death of her mother (Queen Isabella I) in 1504, and then the death of her husband and co-monarch Philip I in 1506. She travelled with her husband's funeral procession (from Burgos to Granada, a 668 km/415 mi journey), and reportedly kissed Philip's lifeless body.

 

Upon her death, her son (also co-monarch, who had confined her in the Royal Palace due to her "illness") Charles I united Spain and the Holy Roman Empire (the latter of which he ruled over since his grandfather Maximilian I's death in 1519), giving the Habsburg family control over a large swath of Europe. This dynasty would rule Spain until 1700.

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American professional wrestler Mike Von Erich died on this day 35 years ago, aged 23.

 

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On this day in 2006  one of Scotlands  most critically acclaimed authors of the 20th century  Muriel Spark died  aged 88 in Italy. 

Her debut novel The Comforters was incredibly well received in literary circles.

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American-Canadian voice actor and theatrical performer, director, and teacher born in Canada Rick May died on this day 2 years ago, aged 79.

 

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Starting kind of my own side thing here, called "Driver death of the day" in which I'm gonna post about some random race car driver somewhere who died on this day starting from today until the end of the year. I might miss couple of days in between.

 

Today's driver featured is Markus Hottinger, who died 42 years ago on this day in 1980 in a racing accident at Hockenheim.

 

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American author, military officer and suffragist Dorothy Frooks died on this day 25 years ago, aged 101.

 

 

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American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon died on this day 81 years ago, aged 77.

WE Celebrate: Annie Jump Cannon - Colonial School District

Cannon was one of the creators of the stellar classification scheme, where stars are arranged into types based on their brightness and temperature.

 

The scale (from hottest and brightest stars to coolest and dimmest) is commonly remembered via this mnemonic: Oh, BA Fine Girl, Kiss Me!

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American marine biologist, writer, and conservationist whose influential book Silent Spring and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement Rachel Carson died on this day 58 years ago, aged 56.

 

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American fraudster and financier who ran the largest Ponzi scheme in history, worth about $64.8 billion Bernie Madoff died on this day a year ago, aged 82.

 

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Phil Katz, co-creator of the Zip file format died on this day in 2000, 22 years ago aged 37 from acute pancreatic bleeding.

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Singer and actor Burl Ives died on this day 27 years ago, aged 85.

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Ives is probably best remembered for being the narrator (as the character of Sam the Snowman) of the 1964 Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and sang several songs for the TV movie.

 

Ives was also the base for the Ren and Stimpy character Stinky Wizzleteats, who is referred to as "Burl Ives" in the episode "Stimpy's Invention"'s script. Several of Ives' quotes can be heard in this song from the show:

 

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American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader Sammy Price died on this day 30 years ago, aged 83.

 

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On this day in 1990 Hollywood  legend Greta Garbo died 84.

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16th president of the united states Abraham Lincoln has been assassinated on this day 157 years ago, aged 56.

 

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British naval officer and the captain of the RMS Titanic Edward Smith died on this day 110 years ago, aged 62.

 

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Cambodian revolutionary and politician who governed Cambodia as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1976 to 1979 Pol Pot died on this day 24 years ago, aged 72.

 

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American actor and Marine drill instructor R. Lee Ermey died on this day 4 years ago, aged 74.

 

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Welsh-born prop comedian and magician of Anglo-Welsh parentage Tommy Cooper died on this day 38 years ago, aged 63.

 

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American film and stage actor who won an Academy Award for Best Actor Wallace Beery died on this day 73 years ago, aged 64.

 

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Emma Morano, the last surviving person born in the 1800s, died on this day 5 years ago, aged 117.

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At the time of her death, she was the fourth-oldest person to have ever lived. (Lucy Hannah, a validated case at the time who was claimed to be older than Morano, has since been debunked- Morano was initially believed to have been the fifth-oldest)

 

To put things in perspective now, she is the eighth-oldest person to have ever lived.

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On this day in  1764 Madame  De pompadour the official chief  mistress of King  Louis XV  of France died aged 42 of tuberculosis. image.thumb.png.61d807465615daf4da5e3ee73490adea.png

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