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Five years to the day, Grant's His Girl Friday co-star Ralph Bellamy died at the age of 89. Surely one of the all-time great faces in acting:

 

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Evel Knievel fell down the cliff on this day 10 years ago, aged 69.

 

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Tiny Tim was no longer livin' in the sunlight on this day 21 years ago, aged 64.

 

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James Baldwin would not write anymore books after this day 30 years ago, aged 63.

 

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Twenty years since violinist Stéphane Grappelli bowed out, aged 89.

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Here he is playing with Pink Floyd on 'Wish You Were Here' (comes in just after 3 minutes)

 

 

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Hernan Cortes was conquered by death on this day 470 years ago, aged 62.

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Michael Hedges took the road of return on this day 20 years ago, aged 43.

 

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John Larkin entered Scatman's World on this day 18 years ago, aged 57.

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Glenn Quinn entered the boulevard of broken dreams on this day 15 years ago, aged 32.

 

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The last poker game for Chip Reese on this day 10 years ago, aged 56.

 

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Luigi Galvani was shocked on this day in 1798, aged 61.

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Oscar Niemeyer designed his coffin on this day 5 years ago, aged 104.

 

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Not even a Magic Flute could cure Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's illness on this day 226 years ago, aged 35.

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The last protest for Philip Berrigan on this day 15 years ago, aged 79.

 

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Thomas Nast became a caricature of himself on this day 115 years ago, aged 62.

 

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December 7, 1941: A day that will live in infamy. - FDR

 

In loving memory of the 2335 innocent soldiers killed at Pearl Harbor 76 years ago.

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Speaking of ships, how about The Bounty, where a mutiny would occur?
Admiral William Bligh died 200 years ago today (63)!
 

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I'd like to imagine that if John Lennon was never killed, the world would be a much better place.

 

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Albert Kahn, an architect who designed much of the skyline and factories that was my hometown of Detroit - 75 years ago (73).
I'm adding a photo of the Packard plant, which sat idle for a few decades, and maybe 20 years ago became a graffiti-riddled storage facility and paint-ball shooting gallery.  I believe it was finally razed about 5 years ago.  Sad, but that's how we roll in the D.

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Marty Robbins would not sing the blues anymore after this day 35 years ago, aged 57.

 

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12 minutes ago, The Ashes Urn said:

Marty Robbins would not sing the blues anymore after this day 35 years ago, aged 57.

 

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I kept going in circles about whether or not to post him.

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We lost contact with John Glenn on this day 1 year ago, aged 95.

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