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15th April 1989....

 

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YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE...

 

Tell that to their widows...

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Elegiac film director David Lean died today in 1991...

 

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Today in 1945, less than three weeks before the liberation of Holland, resistance fighter[1] Hannie Schaft was executed by the Nazis at the age of 24.

 

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[1] Or terrorist, depending on your point of view.

 

regards,

Hein

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Benny Hill died today in 1992...

 

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Bram Stoker, creator of Dracula, died today in 1912...

 

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Pianist, singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone died today in 2003, at 70.

 

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regards,

Hein

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Mark Twain died 100 years ago today...

 

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Reports of his death were not exaggerated...

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Richard M. Nixon died on this day in 1994.

 

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The first Dr Who, William Hartnell, died today in 1975...

 

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Sid James guffawed for the last time today in 1976...

 

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Today in 1873 Scottish missionary and explorer David Livingstone died, I presume.

 

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regards,

Hein

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Former Dr Who Producer

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John Nathan Turner, died May 1st 2002.

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Oliver Reed, 2nd May 1999

 

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Marshal Tito died today in 1980...

 

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Douglas Adams died today in 2001...

 

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Appropriately enough, Labour Party leader John Smith died today in 1994, launching the era of New Labour... :rolleyes:

 

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The chairman of the board, Frank Sinatra, died today in 1998..

 

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Another chairman of the board, Willem Drees died today in 1988 at 101 years of age.

 

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regards,

Hein

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Andy Kaufman - comedian, prankster and Inter-Gender Wrestling Champion of the World, died on this day in 1984 aged just 35....

 

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Some still think that his death was a hoax however...

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French mathematician and physicist Joseph Fourier died on this day in 1830, aged 62.

 

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regards,

Hein

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Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division, hanged himself 30 years ago today...

 

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Jon Pertwee died today in 1996...

 

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Legendary actor John Gielgud died ten years ago today at the age of 96...

 

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On this day in 1536, Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII was beheaded for committing adultery and treason.

 

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