Death Anniversary Thread

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American actor Barry Nelson died on this day 15 years ago, aged 89.

 

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Stan Freberg, song parodist whom Weird Al Yankovic cited as one of his biggest influences, died on this day 7 years ago, aged 88.

 

Freberg was also notably the voice of Pete Puma in Looney Tunes cartoons from his introduction in 1952 to 2000.

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On this day in 2013 the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher  died aged 87.

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On this day in the year  2000  Oscar winning actress Claire Trevor  died aged 90.

She won best supporting actress  for  her role in Key Largo in the 1940s  which she costarred with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. 

She starred in numerous other films including Stagecoach with John Wayne were she actually was given higher billing than him and Honky Tonk alongside Clark Gable and Lana Turner.

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On this day in 1931 Swedish poet Erik Axel Karlfeldt  died aged 66. He won the Nobel prize  for literaure that year posthumously. 

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Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist and theatre designer who spent most of his adult life in France Pablo Picasso died on this day 49 years ago, aged 91.

 

 

American professional wrestler and bodybuilder The Ultimate Warrior died on this day 8 years ago, aged 54.

 

 

American contralto Marian Anderson died on this day 29 years ago, aged 96.

 

 

Mexican film actress and singer María Félix died on this day 20 years ago, aged 88.

 

 

American film and television actor, stuntman, and world-champion rodeo cowboy Ben Johnson died on this day 26 years ago, aged 77.

 

 

Spanish actress and singer Sara Montiel died on this day 9 years ago, aged 85.

 

 

American businessman, who founded Publix Super Markets George W. Jenkins died on this day 26 years ago, aged 88.

 

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American figure skater Sherwin Badger died on this day 50 years ago, aged 70.

 

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15 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said:

On this day in 2013 the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Margaret Thatcher  died aged 87.

 

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Five-star World War II general Omar Bradley died on this day 41 years ago, aged 88.

Bradley was on continual active duty from 1911 to his death- a U.S. Armed Forces record that stands to this day.

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On this day in 2021  former US Attorney General  Ramsey Clark died aged 93.

He was AG  under  President  Lyndon B Johnson. 

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On this day in 1283 the daughter of King Alexander III of Scotland- Margaret of  Scotland  Queen of Norway died aged just 22 during or shortly after  giving birth to her daughter  Margaret. 

Margaret's brothers  predeceased  her so her  daughter inherited the throne and  became Queen of  Scotland. 

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Consort of the British monarch from Elizabeth’s accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021 Prince Philip died on this day a year ago, aged 99.

 

 

American rapper and actor DMX died on this day a year ago, aged 50.

 

 

American football defensive end in the National Football League Will Smith died on this day 6 years ago, aged 34.

 

 

King of england from 4 march 1461 to 3 october 1970, then again from 11 april 1471 until his death in 1483 Edward IV died on this day 539 years ago, aged 40.

 

 

American architect, designer, writer, and educator Frank Lloyd Wright died on this day 63 years ago, aged 91.

 

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@Hell Please stop spamming the thread. 

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Its 44 years since Sir Clough Williams-Ellis died aged 94. He's chiefly remembered for designing the Welsh village of Portmeirion, location for the TV series The Prisoner.

Also a noted conservationist he was instrumental in setting up the National Parks system post-war.

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2 hours ago, Toast said:

@Hell Please stop spamming the thread. 

Isn't it a little unfair to pin the blame on Hell? Everyone has an opinion on how we should announce birthdays, but there's a lack of consensus in this thread. It appears no one discussed how many people should be in a post, or switching from "Peter Falk died" to "Peter Falk stopped suffering from Alzheimer's disease" to "no more acting for Peter Falk" and back to "Peter Falk died".

 

Can we get a show of hands or something?

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39 minutes ago, Clorox Bleachman said:

Isn't it a little unfair to pin the blame on Hell? Everyone has an opinion on how we should announce birthdays, but there's a lack of consensus in this thread. It appears no one discussed how many people should be in a post, or switching from "Peter Falk died" to "Peter Falk stopped suffering from Alzheimer's disease" to "no more acting for Peter Falk" and back to "Peter Falk died".

 

Can we get a show of hands or something?

 

Does anyone else post lots of old deaths in one go?  Posting every one they can find?

Surely it should be selective, picking one person that interests you.   And posting so many at once increases the risk of repetition.

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American racing driver Pat Flaherty died on this day 20 years ago, aged 76.

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, Toast said:

Surely it should be selective, picking one person that interests you.   And posting so many at once increases the risk of repetition.

I agree, but I don't sense much of a personal connection between posters and the anniversary they're posting. It seems more like it's done out of obligation. Of course you don't have to explain Prince Philip's first anniversary, but at least explain why some politician dying 23 years ago is significant to you.

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On this day in 2014  british author and journalist  Sue Townsend  , best known for her iconic childrens book series the Adrian Mole diaries- a  fictional, witty , observant satire   on the life  of teenager Adrian  Mole and then Adrian as an adult.

The first book was set in the 1960s but the books themselves  seemed to really capture the zeitgeist in the UK in the 1980s.

Sue was 68 when she died. 

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Scottish painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist of the English rock band the Beatles Stuart Sutcliffe died on this day 60 years ago, aged 21.

 

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Pope Gregory XIII died on this day 437 years ago, aged 83.

In 1582, noticing how the spring equinox occurred well ahead of March 21 (leap years occurred every 3 years), Gregory devised the Gregorian calendar as an updated version of the Julian calendar used at the time. This was due to the fact that the spring equinox was used to calculate which date Easter would occur on any given year.

Gregory introduced the calendar in October of that year, skipping the dates of October 5 to 14. Most of the world currently uses this calendar.

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American boxer Young Corbett II died on this day 95 years ago, aged 46.

 

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On this day in 2014  veteran british actress Edna Dore died aged 92.

Her best known role was as Mo Butcher,  mother of Frank Butcher in BBC soap  EastEnders in the late 1980s  to early 1990s. 

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American ballerina Maria Tallchief died on this day 9 years ago, aged 88.

 

 

Mexican actress Dolores del Río died on this day 39 years ago, aged 78.

 

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J. Geils died on this day 5 years ago, aged 71.