themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 16, 2010 It's 33 years today since this chap died.... My mum was 33 when Elvis died, the same age I was when Michael Jackson died... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 19, 2010 ...and the King of Rock and Roll's death somewhat overshadowed the death of Groucho Marx three days later... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted August 21, 2010 As I noticed during research for my recent post in the Fidel Castro topic: today 70 years ago Lev Davidovich Bronstein, better known as Leon Trotsky, died. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 22, 2010 Jacob Bronowski, of Ascent of Man fame, died today in 1974... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 22, 2010 Reginald Tate, the original actor to play Quatermass, died today in 1955 just weeks before he was about to reprise the role for 'Quatermass II'... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 24, 2010 Actress Yootha Joyce, of 'George and Mildred' fame, died thirty years ago today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,041 Posted August 27, 2010 Scott La Rock (front), murdered on this day in 1987. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted August 27, 2010 Ah yes, the SRV man: regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted August 28, 2010 Today in 1645 Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist, philosopher, theologian, Christian apologist, playwright and poet, died. In the Netherlands he's best known for his escape from castle Loevestein in a book chest, but abroad he's remembered as a founder of international law. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,041 Posted August 28, 2010 Brian Douglas Wells died today in 2003. Not a household name at all, but probably one of the most "wait... what?" methods of death anyone has had in the 21st century. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted August 30, 2010 Sterling Morrison of The Velvet Underground, died today in 1995... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 586 Posted August 31, 2010 Driver Henri Paul copped it today in a Parisian tunnel, alongside the exec producer of 'Breaking Glass' and some blonde bint. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,041 Posted September 3, 2010 Vietnamese-American actress Thuy Trang, who in a totally non-racist piece of casting played the Yellow Power Ranger, died today in 2001, being the most significant thing that happened that month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 6, 2010 Tom Wilson, producer of Bob Dylan and the Velvet Underground amongst others, died today in 1978 aged 47... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted September 9, 2010 Actor Roy Castle died of lung cancer on this day in 1994... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,706 Posted September 9, 2010 Actor Roy Castle died of lung cancer on this day in 1994... He had dead-ication, ooooo dead-ication, dead-icaaaaaation, that's what he had. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted September 12, 2010 Actor Anthony Perkins who played Norman Bates in Psycho, died on this day in 1992. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 14, 2010 Grace Kelly, the film star turned beard, died today in 1982 in a car crash... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 15, 2010 Harold Bennett, the actor who played "Young" Mr. Grace in 'Are You Being Served', died today in 1981... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,041 Posted September 15, 2010 Marc Bolan's conker-picking expedition went awry today in 1977. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,706 Posted September 15, 2010 Marc Bolan's conker-picking expedition went awry today in 1977. No it didn't, he died tomorrow - I know because it's my birthday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honez 79 Posted September 15, 2010 Marc Bolan's conker-picking expedition went awry today in 1977. No it didn't, he died tomorrow - I know because it's my birthday. Happy Birthday Lardy, Happy Deathday Marcy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted September 17, 2010 Johnny Allen Hendricks died 40 years ago today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted September 20, 2010 Simon Wiesenthal died today in 2005. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
