rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted May 29, 2016 95 years since W.S. Gilbert found himself on a little list aged 74. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 30, 2016 May 30: Fuck me it's a busy fucking day today! Joan of Arc (and where the fuck is Arc?) - 585 years Milton Bradley - 105 years Max Carey - 40 years Perry Ellis - 30 years And a ton of big names that don't follow the structure so will have to wait their turn. That said, I always pay tribute to Indy car driver Eddie Sachs who died this day. I peed in his lap when I was a baby (as if I needed to clarify that). SirC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted May 30, 2016 We shouldn't forget Confederate Ranger, John Singleton Mosby, who became the The Gray Ghost for good this day 100 years ago aged 82 (or maybe we should). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted May 30, 2016 May 30: Fuck me it's a busy fucking day today! Joan of Arc (and where the fuck is Arc?) - 585 years Milton Bradley - 105 years Max Carey - 40 years Perry Ellis - 30 years And a ton of big names that don't follow the structure so will have to wait their turn. That said, I always pay tribute to Indy car driver Eddie Sachs who died this day. I peed in his lap when I was a baby (as if I needed to clarify that). SirC It was her surname D'Arc, from her father. There isn't a place called Arc (there is an Ars). Presumably her dad was an arch builder or was found under one or maybe just was. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 30, 2016 May 30: Fuck me it's a busy fucking day today! Joan of Arc (and where the fuck is Arc?) - 585 years Milton Bradley - 105 years Max Carey - 40 years Perry Ellis - 30 years And a ton of big names that don't follow the structure so will have to wait their turn. That said, I always pay tribute to Indy car driver Eddie Sachs who died this day. I peed in his lap when I was a baby (as if I needed to clarify that). SirC It was her surname D'Arc, from her father. There isn't a place called Arc (there is an Ars). Presumably her dad was an arch builder or was found under one or maybe just was. Oh I know where Ars is, believe me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted May 30, 2016 François-Marie Arouet (better known as the philosopher Voltaire) died on this day in 1778 aged 83. "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." He didn’t drink apparently. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted May 31, 2016 Tune in, turn on, drop dead for Timothy Leary, this day 20 years ago, aged 75. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted May 31, 2016 Bona queen of fabularity Danny La Rue died on this day in 2009 aged 81. My boyfriend and I saw him in Hello Dolly at Blackpool Winter Gardens in the early 80s and as we were sitting in the front row he kept picking on us with his nudge nudge wink wink remarks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 31, 2016 TV personality (famous for being famous I suppose) Arlene Francis - 15 years 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 1, 2016 Won't name names and never recalled this event but apparently the heir to the throne of Nepal killed himself and nine family members 15 years ago June 1. Bizarre Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted June 1, 2016 Always good to remember when fascists get retribution; 70 years since Ion Antonescu received the decision of the people's tribunal aged 63. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted June 1, 2016 Sir Christopher Cockerell hovered off into the sunset on this day in 1999 aged 88. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,062 Posted June 1, 2016 25 years ago David Ruffin's Temptation for cocaine became too much. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted June 1, 2016 15 years ago Dennis the menace creator Hank Ketcham got discontinued aged 81. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted June 1, 2016 Won't name names and never recalled this event but apparently the heir to the throne of Nepal killed himself and nine family members 15 years ago June 1. Bizarre I'd never heard of that before. Interesting reading. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,979 Posted June 1, 2016 IIRC that heir became the king himself for a few days because while the family members got killed instantly, he himself lingered in a coma for a few days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,479 Posted June 1, 2016 I only remember it because they cut away from the 2001 election night coverage to mention this had happened. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 586 Posted June 2, 2016 Ray Combs, the second host of the TV game show Family Feud, committed suicide 20 years ago today aged 40. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted June 2, 2016 its 75 years since New York Yankee & hall-of-famer Lou Gehrig succumbed to ALS, aged 37. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cat O'Falk 3,290 Posted June 2, 2016 Kathryn Joosten died on this day in 2012 aged 72. She was probably best known for playing Mrs Landingham in The West Wing and Karen McCluskey in Desperate Housewives. Joosten died of lung cancer on the morning of June 2, 2012, after an 11-year battle with the disease. Coincidentally, her death occurred twenty days after the onscreen death from cancer of her Desperate Housewives character, Karen McCluskey. Poignantly, viewers in the United Kingdom first saw her onscreen death the day after her real life passing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted June 2, 2016 Emile Chartier, died this day 65 years ago aged 83. He was a French philosopher not known for his drinking habits. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 2, 2016 Kathryn Joosten died on this day in 2012 aged 72.[/size] She was probably best known for playing Mrs Landingham in The West Wing and Karen McCluskey in Desperate Housewives.[/size] Joosten died of lung cancer on the morning of June 2, 2012, after an 11-year battle with the disease. Coincidentally, her death occurred twenty days after the onscreen death from cancer of her Desperate Housewives character, Karen McCluskey. Poignantly, viewers in the United Kingdom first saw her onscreen death the day after her real life passing. I didn't realize she was dead (or had lung cancer for that matter). The Housewives gig does nothing for me but when u said Mrs VanLandingham I knew that immediately. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 2, 2016 George S. Kaufman, who wrote musicals including the aptly-named You Can't Take It With You - 55 years Imogene Coca - 15 years 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted June 2, 2016 George S. Kaufman, who wrote musicals including the aptly-named You Can't Take It With You - 55 years Imogene Coca - 15 years Kaufman also co-wrote the Broadway shows Cocoanuts and Animal Crackers for the Marx Brothers, for which I'd say he deserves the addition of a photo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted June 3, 2016 Jack Kevorkian everyone's favourite Dr Death, died this day 5 years ago aged 83. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
