Death Anniversary Thread

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Bertha de Laon was born in Laon (FRA), was queen of the Franks by her marriage to Pepin the Short, and mother of Charlemagne and died 1280 ago in Choisy-au-Bac, Oise, France

St. John Gualbert was born in Florence and died 950 years ago in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, he was an Italian religious, Benedictine, founder of the Congregation of the Valombrosanos, he was proclaimed a saint by the Catholic Church.the firstborn of the family was murdered. Seeking to avenge his brother, João Gualberto left armed and with his men in search of the enemy. On Good Friday, 1028, he found him wandering alone on one of the city's deserted roads. João Gualberto immediately wielded his sword, but the opponent, unarmed, opened his arms and fell to his knees imploring forgiveness and clemency in the name of Jesus. horse and fraternally embraced the enemy

 

 

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Nevis-born American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first Secretary of Treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency Alexander Hamilton died on this day 219 years ago, aged 47/49. He envisioned a central government led by an industrial economy. He successfully argued that the implied powers of the Constitution provided the legal authority to fund the national debt, assume the states' debts, and create the First Bank of the United States, which was funded by a tariff on imports and a whiskey tax. He opposed American entanglement with the succession of unstable French Revolutionary governments and advocated in support of the Jay Treaty under which the US resumed friendly trade relations with the British Empire. He also persuaded Congress to establish the Revenue Cutter Service. Hamilton's views became the basis for the Federalist Party led by Thomas Jefferson. Hamilton and other Federalists supported the Haitian Revolution, and Hamilton helped draft the constitution of Haiti. Hamilton had a duel with Aaron Burr. Burr shot Hamilton in the stomach.

 

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Rashi died on this day 918 years ago, aged 65.

- Rashi is actually an acronym of his real name- rabbi Shlomo ben Isaac.

- Born in France, Rashi went to Germany at the age of 17 to receive tutelage from rabbi Yaakov ben Yakar. He completed his studies after eight years, and returned to his hometown of Troyes.

- Rashi was influential due to being one of the first scholars to offer commentary on the Old Testament. He would annotate words the average eleventh-century reader may have been unfamiliar with- often translating it into Old French, rather than the standard Latin of the time- and would offer both the literal and rabbinic interpretations of Biblical canon. Rashi would also write a commentary on the Talmud (Jewish religious law).

- Rashi's commentary would influence Christians as well, and many medieval monks relied on his commentary to translate the Bible into other languages.

- Rashi had three daughters (named Yocheved, Miriam, and Rachel)- many Jews around the world are descendants of him (then again, it's a given someone who lived 1000 years ago has many descendants alive today). Some believe that Rashi is a distant direct descendant of the legendary King David.

- Rashi was a survivor of the People's Crusade- crusaders murdered several of his friends. He would write poems mourning the loss of his comrades, as well as the destruction of his local yeshivot (Torah study center).

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20 years ago, Cuban singer Máximo Muñoz aka Compay Segundo died aged 95. He was the subject of Wim Wenders documentary film Buena Vista Social Club in 1997 and gained international fame upon its release.

 

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Jean Paul Marat was a physician, philosopher, political theorist and scientist best known as a radical journalist and politician of the French Revolution. was born in Boudry (Switzerland) and died in Paris 230 years ago murdered by Charlotte Corday, a sympathizer of the Girondins, with a stab wound to the chest in a bathtub. Marat was responsible for popularizing the expression "enemy of the people", which was adopted by the Soviet government during the Great Purge

Cory Monteith was a Canadian actor and singer from Calgary, he died in Vancouver 10 years ago at the age of 31, best known for his roles as Finn Hudson on the television series Glee and as Charlie Tanner on the series Kyle XY. Killer Bash, Bloody Mary, Deck the Halls and Final Destination 3, He also made guest appearances on shows like Supernatural, Stargate Atlantis, Smallville, Stargate SG-1 and Flash Gordon, Cory was found dead in a room on the twenty-first floor of The Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver. Although Vancouver police were unable to immediately determine the cause of death, early indications of suicide by overdose were strong.

 

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American actor and comedian Red Buttons died on this day 17 years ago, aged 87. In September 1942, Buttons made his Broadway debut in Vickie with Ferrer and Uta Hagen. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the 1957 film Sayonara. He was nominated for awards for his acting work in films such as They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, Harlow, and Pete's Dragon. Buttons played the lead role of Private John Steele, the paratrooper hung up on the town Steeple clock, in the 1962 international ensemble cast film The Longest Day.

 

 

American businessman who was the principal owner and managing partner of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees from 1973 until his death in 2010 George Steinbrenner died on this day 13 years ago, aged 80. He was the longest-serving owner in club history, and the Yankees won seven World Series championships and 11 American League pennants under his ownership. His outspokenness and role in driving up player salaries made him one of the sport's most controversial figures. Steinbrenner was also involved in the Great Lakes and Gulf Coast shipping industry. He made an appearance in DeathList 2009.

 

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On this day 800 years ago, King of France (1180-1223) Philippe II ‘Auguste’ died aged 57.

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Billy the Kid died on this day 142 years ago, aged 21.

- Billy's real name was Henry McCarty; he used the alias "William Bonney", which is where the 'Billy' part of his outlaw name came from.

- Billy's mom died in 1874, and his stepfather abandoned him. He fended for himself by committing his first crimes- stealing food, laundry, and guns.

- Billy would soon move to Arizona, where he would rustle horses from US soldiers at Fort Grant.

- Billy's first murder was in self defense: he regularly got into fights with a patron at his local saloon, and this man would assault him and reach for his gun. After being apprehended, he managed to escape to New Mexico- on his journey there, his horse was stolen by Apache natives, and he had to walk for many miles in need of food and water.

- Billy would then work for a rancher named John Tunstall, who was killed by a rival businessman. Billy and several other of Tunstall's workers would form a group called the Regulators, and they would orchestrate revenge murders to avenge him. He would be detained in 1879, but again escaped jail. He would be captured again the following year, charged with murdering a sheriff during the conflict, and sentenced to death. Billy would manage to escape capture yet again despite his legs being shackled; it is believed he destroyed the shackles with an axe, and stole a horse.

- Billy would be ambushed by sheriff Pat Garrett, who shot him in a dark room. The following year, Garrett would collaborate with a ghostwriter to produce The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid to defend his actions.

- Billy's exploits have been adapted into many forms of media, from comics to stage plays to songs to his depiction in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure:

 

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On this day 1 year ago, Peruvian president Francisco Morales Bermúdez, who served his term from 1975 to 1980, passed away at the age of 100.  At the time of his death, he was the oldest living former state leader.

 

Photo Credit: Feria del Libro Ricardo Palma per Creative Commons license

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Léo Ferré was born in Monaco and died 30 years ago in Castellina in Chianti Italy at the age of 76,The high poetic level of the lyrics of his numerous songs usually reflects a radical anarchist non-conformism and the quality of the music and interpretation place him in the greatest figures of modern French song.

 

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It's 40 years since the death of sportsman Jack MacBryan. He was, at the time of his death, England's oldest surviving (male) test cricketer, at 90 years & 357 days. He played his debut test, versus South Africa, at Old Trafford in 1924 and remains the only player to have a test cap without making a contribution to the scorecard. In a match severely affected by rain (in Manchester, who'd have thought!) South Africa  batted, and MacBryan never bowled nor took a catch and never got to bat in a match in which only 66.5 overs of the first innings were played. He never received another call-up.

 

A prolific batsman for Somerset, he was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1925.

 

He also won a Gold Medal for GB & I in Hockey in the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, and in a strange twist, also received the 400m Gold Medal, despite never entering the race.

 

The actual winner, South African Bevill Rudd, had already departed by the time the medal ceremony came around a day or two later, so MacBryan, bearing a slight resemblance (i.e. same colour hair) to Rudd, took his place on the rostrum and was presented with the gold medal.

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American politician and diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965 Adlai Stevenson II died on this day 58 years ago, aged 65. He previously served as the 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953 and was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1952 and 1956, losing both elections to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Stevenson was the grandson of Adlai Stevenson I, the 23rd vice president of the United States.

 

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James Scott (the 1st Duke of Monmouth) died on this day 338 years ago, aged 36.

- Scott was a bastard child of King Charles II, with his mistress Lucy Walter.

- In 1658, Scott was kidnapped by his father's men and put into the care of Baron Crofts, and he took his surname. When he married his wife Anne Scott in 1663, he took her surname.

- Scott would serve in the Royal Navy during the Anglo-Dutch war, serving from 1665 to 1673. After the war's end, he became the chancellor of Cambridge University.

- Following the death of his father in 1685, Scott would lead a rebellion against his uncle King James II for the throne, and would be captured by his troops after his escape from a battle at Sedgemoor. He would be sentenced to death for high treason, and would be beheaded by the notoriously half-assed executioner Jack Ketch; Ketch hit Scott multiple times with the axe before successfully decapitating him.

- Allegedly Scott had no official portrait at the time of his execution, so his head would soon be reattached to his body, which was posed for said portrait.

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Semyon Alapin was born in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire and died aged 66 in Heidelberg, Germany, 100 years ago, was a Russian chess player, opening analyst and chess problem composer. He was one of the strongest chess players in Russia in the early 19th century and is now known for creating a number of variations on major opening systems.

Sebastião Vasconcelos was born in Pocinhos, Paraíba, and died 10 years ago in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 86, he was a great soap opera actor, participated among others in Cabocla, Saramandaia, Vale Tudo, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Andando nas Nuvens, O Clone

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American man who was the tallest person in recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence Robert Wadlow died on this day 83 years ago, aged 22. Wadlow's height was 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72m) while his weight reached 439 lb (199kg) at his death at the age of 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood were due to hypertrophy of his pituitary gland, which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. 

 

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Pope Innocent III died on this day 807 years ago, aged 55.

- Innocent was born as Lotario de Conti- he was a distant great-nephew of popes Benedict VIII and IX, and Pope John XIX.

- Innocent became a cardinal in 1191, and he became the pope following the death of Pope Celestine III in 1198; Celestine wished for Giovanni di San Paolo to be elected his successor.

- Innocent was known to exert his power over European monarchs, and excommunicated Alfonso IX of Leon for marrying a close relative. In 1202, he wrote a decree stating that he would be able to choose the king of the Holy Roman Empire- this was during a dispute during a regency period.

- Innocent orchestrated the Fourth Crusade in 1202, and had a desire to lead the crusaders to Jerusalem. These crusaders, however, besieged Constantinople, which Innocent disproved of but saw as a sign that the Orthodox Church should reunite with the Catholic Church.

- Innocent would also allow Francis of Assisi to found his Franciscan Order in 1210.

- In 1215, Innocent initiated the Lateran IV ecumenical council- it was decided that Catholics had to have a confession at least once a year, and ordered European Jews and Muslims to wear specific clothing to identify themselves as such. This council also set June 1, 1217 as the start of the Fifth Crusade, but Innocent died before he could see it happen. He would be succeeded by Honorius III.

 

 

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John Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg died 390 years ago aged 69,born in Gotha, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire,died in Coburg. During his reign, the city of Coburg prospered with the construction of many Renaissance buildings that still stand today.

Hilaire Belloc was born in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, (FRA) and died in Guildford, Surrey, 70 years ago aged 82, was a British writer.
He is credited with having, along with other Catholics (G.K. Chesterton, Cecil Chesterton, Arthur Penty) foreseen the socio-economic system of distributism.

Celia Cruz, Cuban singer from Havana died 20 years ago in Fort Lee, New Jersey at age 77, Nicknamed "The Queen of Salsa" and "La Guarachera de Cuba", she is widely considered one of the most popular and important Latin artists in the world. 20th century and an icon of Latin music. She was one of the greatest exponents of her genre, as well as one of her country's most influential musical artists.

Alex Colville was a Canadian painter, draftsman, printmaker and muralist. born in Toronto and died in Wolfville, Nova Scotia 10 years ago aged 92, Colville's works have been exhibited extensively across Canada and internationally including the Tate Gallery in London and the Beijing Exhibition Center in Beijing. In 1983, an international retrospective tour of his work was organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario.

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Quite a day for musical deaths.

Harry Chapin, Biz Markie, Jon Lord, and Johnny Winter all died on July 16, various years of course.

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American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010 John Paul Stevens died on this day 4 years ago, aged 99. At the time of his retirement, he was the second-oldest justice in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court and the third-longest-serving justice. At the time of his death in 2019 at age 99, he was the longest-lived Supreme Court justice ever. His long tenure saw him write for the Court on most issues of American law, including civil liberties, the death penalty, government action, and intellectual property. Despite being a registered Republican who throughout his life identified as a conservative, Stevens was considered to have been on the liberal side of the Court at the time of his retirement.

 

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Peter III of Russia died on this day 261 years ago, aged 34.

- Peter was German- he was born as Charles Peter Ulrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, but his mother Anna was Peter the Great's daughter.

- Peter's father died when he was 11, and he became the Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. In 1742, his aunt Elizabeth (now the empress of Russia) brought him to Russia to declare him her heir apparent. Swedish envoys arrived in St. Petersburg later that year to proclaim him the heir to the Swedish throne (Peter was a great-grandson of Charles XI of Sweden), but they arrived after he was named Elizabeth's successor.

- In 1745, Peter married his second cousin- later known as Catherine the Great. Their marriage was unhappy, with Catherine describing Peter in her memoirs as a drunk manchild. Despite this, they had a son together- the future emperor Paul.

- When Peter acceeded to the throne after Elizabeth's death in January of 1762, he immediately withdrew Russian troops from the Seven Years' War and ordered a peace treaty with Prussia. After their alliance was formed, he sent troops back there to help the Prussian attack Austria.

- After a six-month reign, Peter would be ousted in a coup orchestrated by his wife. He died eight days after his ousting under mysterious circumstances.

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Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia died on this day 105 years ago, aged 17. Anastasia was the younger sister of Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, and Maria, and was the elder sister of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia. She was killed with her family by a group of Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg on 17 July 1918. Persistent rumors of her possible escape circulated after her death, fueled by the fact that the location of her burial was unknown during the decades of Communist rule.

 

 

American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death John Lewis died on this day 3 years ago, aged 80. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966, and was one of the "Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Fulfilling many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States, in 1965 Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where, in an incident which became known as Bloody Sunday, state troopers and police attacked Lewis and the other marchers.

 

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William Westmoreland died on this day 18 years ago, aged 91.

- Westmoreland was appointed to West Point by South Carolina senator James Byrnes- a friend of the Westmorelands. He immediately joined the US Army upon graduation, and saw combat in Europe in World War II. He also served in the Korean war, and was a brigadier general by the age of 38.

- Westmoreland then became the commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam in 1964. While Westmoreland did reject the proposal of a cover-up of the My Lai Massacre, he still praised the unit who did it. He also considered the use of a nuclear bomb to force the surrender of the Viet Cong- this plan was abandoned when opposing senators brought up the idea.

- In 1968, Westmoreland became the Chief of Staff of the US Army, serving in this position until his retirement in 1972.

- In 1974, Westmoreland ran in the South Carolina gubernatorial election as a Republican, but was eliminated in the primary.

- CBS aired a documentary in 1982 that alleged Westmoreland deliberately underestimated the amount of communist troops in Vietnam to maintain high domestic support; he sued the network for libel and settled the case out of court.

- Westmoreland died from Alzheimer's disease- which he had secretly battled since the mid-'90s.

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Its 72 years since the death of jockey Herbert Jones.

 

He won 8 ‘Classics’, including th Triple Crown of 2,000 Guineas, The Derby and the St.. Leger, on Diamond Jubilee in 1900, riding in the colours of the then Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. 

 

He’s best known as the jockey riding the King’s Horse Anmer in the 1913 Derby, colliding with, and fatally injuring, suffragette Emily Davison. He was invited to attend her funeral, but his own injuries from the fall prevented him doing so, but both he and Anmer raced at Royal Ascot two weeks later.

He attended the funeral of Emmeline Pankhurst in 1928 and laid a wreath to honour both her and Davison.

In later life, he lost his hearing and suffered two strokes; soon after his wife’s death, suffering depression, he took his own life, aged 70.
 

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English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century Jane Austen died on this day 206 years ago, aged 41. gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.

 

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Garry Marshall died on this day 7 years ago, aged 81.

- Garry's younger sister was Penny Marshall of Laverne and Shirley fame.

- Marshall started work writing jokes for comedians such as Joey Bishop, and would move to Hollywood in 1961 to work on sitcoms that included The Dick Van Dyke Show.

- Marshall would then become a producer, and created or co-created The Odd Couple (adapted from Neil Simon's play), the aforementioned Laverne and Shirley, Mork and Mindy, and most famously Happy Days.

- Marshall also directed several films, which included 1984's The Flamingo Kid- the first film to receive a PG-13 rating from the MPAA during its production.

- Besides producing, Marshall also acted- most notably, he guest starred in two episodes of The Simpsons, and voiced the titular character's awful father in Disney's Chicken Little.

- Marshall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983.