Death Anniversary Thread

[themaninblack 2,112]

He wrote plays and died 400 years ago. One or two people are organising events. William Shakespeare shuffled off this mortal coil aged 52.

 

And on exactly the same day....Miguel de Cervantes, creator of the first novel, Don Quixote..

 

[En Passant 3,190]

Ruffs eh? The flares and platform shoes of their day. I wonder what the year was when they looked back at a painting of themselves and thought "No way....What on earth was I thinking?".

[Sir Creep 7,042]

Charles Dawes - 65 years

Otto Preminger - 30 years

Johnny Thunders for Christ sake - 25 years

[Sir Creep 7,042]

Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson (no relation to OJ), Charles VIII's main squeeze - 30 years

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson (no relation to OJ), Charles Edward VIII's main squeeze - 30 years

FTFY

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

285 years since Daniel Defoe, the inventor of desert island discs, died aged around 70-72.

[Sir Creep 7,042]

 

Duchess of Windsor, Wallis Simpson (no relation to OJ), Charles Edward VIII's main squeeze - 30 years

 

FTFY

UGH

[The Unknown Man 563]

40 years ago today, American-Swiss painter Mark Tobey died at the age of 85.

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

He said cheerio and won't be back at all, Carol Reed died this day 40 years ago, aged 69.

[Spade_Cooley 9,189]

 

The voices of the heavenly choir got just that little bit squeakier today in 2007, when Alan Ball died of a heart attack while putting out a fire in his garden.

[Sir Creep 7,042]

4/25 begins and ends with Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex) - 5 years

I can't but would appreciate an added photo.

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

4/25 begins and ends with Poly Styrene (X-Ray Spex) - 5 years

I can't but would appreciate an added photo.

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

Not a Carry On, for Sid James 40 years ago today, he died aged 62.

http://www.zedge.net/ringtone/923438/

[Sir Creep 7,042]

Detroit native Stirling Silliphant - 20 years

Phoebe Snow (who I swore was a Canuck but it says she was American) - 5 years

[Handrejka 1,861]

I know this thread is meant for individual deaths but I couldn't let the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl go unremarked upon.

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

I know this thread is meant for individual deaths but I couldn't let the 30th anniversary of Chernobyl go unremarked upon.

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

Ferdinand Magellan had his circumnavigation cut short this day 495 years ago aged 50.

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

20 years ago former CIA chief William Colby died aged 76 whilst out canoeing. A deliberate act of conspiracy theory mongering.

[Sir Creep 7,042]

20 years ago former CIA chief William Colby died aged 76 whilst out canoeing. A deliberate act of conspiracy theory mongering.

He must have had a bad stroke

[Handrejka 1,861]

20 years since the Port Arthur massacre.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_%28Australia%29

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

On catch up, we have J.K. Galbraith who's balance sheet demurred on the debit side 10 years yesterday aged 97.

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

And it's been a year since you couldn't look for Ben E King for support, as he died this day aged 76.

[The Unknown Man 563]

It's been a year since the demise of Grace Lee Whitney aged 85.

 

[rockhopper penguin 2,264]

Naser al-Din, Shah of Iran, was assassinated this day 120 years ago aged 64. He was the first Shah to visit Europe.

[time 8,172]

As its the day of the first session of the world snooker final, what better day to remember Ted Lowe, who died on the morning of the first session of the world snooker final 5 years ago today.