Death Anniversary Thread

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John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll was born in Petersham, Surrey, and died in the same place 280 years ago at the age of 64, known as Iain Ruaidh nan Cath or Red John of Battles, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. He is buried in the Abbey from Westminster; his grave is marked by a small diamond-shaped stone. A large monument was erected to him in the south transept, designed by French sculptor Louis-François Roubiliac

José Carlos Martinez was born in São Paulo and died 20 years ago at the age of 55 in a plane crash. The politician was on board a single-engine plane he owned that was flying from Curitiba to Navegantes (Santa Catarina) when the aircraft crashed into the territory of the municipality of Guaratuba, in Paraná. He founded and presided until his death, Organizações Martinez, controller of Central National Television (CNT), was treasurer of Fernando Collor de Mello's candidacy

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American singer and songwriter Janis Joplin died on this day 53 years ago, aged 27. In 1967, Joplin rose to prominence following an appearance at Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. After releasing two albums with the band, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band. She appeared at the 1969 Woodstock festival and on the Festival Express train tour. Five singles by Joplin reached the US Billboard Hot 100, including a cover of the Kris Kristofferson song "Me and Bobby McGee", which posthumously reached number one in March 1971. Her most popular songs include her cover versions of "Piece of My Heart", "Cry Baby", "Down on Me", "Ball and Chain", "Summertime", and her original song "Mercedes Benz", her final recording.

 

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On this day 2 years ago, American tennis player Budge Patty passed away at the age of 97.

 

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On this day 2 years ago, American baseball player, coach, and manager Eddie Robinson passed away at the age of 100.

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On this day 40 years ago, Uruguayan football manager Juan Lopez Fontana died aged 75. He managed Uruguay at the 1950 World Cup, as they won their second World Cup. He outlived his two immediate successors : German Sepp Herbegger (1954) and Brazilian Vincent Feola (1958).

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King Philip III of France died on this day 738 years ago, aged 40.

- Philip was initially not expected to become king, but became the heir apparent after the death of his older brother Louis in 1260.

- Philip joined his father Louis IX on the Eighth Crusade, along with his brother John-Tristan. Their group, however, were victims of a dysentery outbreak, and Philip lost both of them- he survived and was proclaimed king in what is now Tunisia. His uncle Charles would soon negotiate a peace treaty with the caliph Muhammad I of Tunis, and Philip would return home for his coronation the following year.

- Among the things Philip did during his reign:

) Enacted antisemitic acts by banning the construction and upkeep of synagogues and Jewish cemeteries, ordered France's Jewish population to wear badges to identify themselves, and banned Jewish bosses from employing Christian workers.

) Sent an army into Navarre to put down a rebellion and was shamed by Pope Nicholas III for the destruction they caused.

) Declared war against Aragon in 1284 and seized the city of Girona.

- During the Aragonese Crusade, Philip would again catch dysentery- and died the same way as his father and younger brother fifteen years before. His son Philip IV would succeed him.

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English actor and singer Denis Quilley died on this day 20 years ago, aged 75.

 

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American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer Rodney Dangerfield died on this day 19 years ago, aged 82. He appeared in a few bit parts in films, such as The Projectionist, throughout the 1970s, but his breakout film role came in 1980 as a boorish nouveau riche golfer in the ensemble comedy Caddyshack, which was followed by two additional successful films in which he starred: 1983's Easy Money and 1986's Back to School. Additional film work kept him busy through the rest of his life, mostly in comedies, but with a rare dramatic role in 1994's Natural Born Killers as an abusive father. Health troubles curtailed his output through the early 2000s before his death in 2004, following a month in a coma due to complications from heart valve surgery.

 

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Emperor Wang Mang died on this day 2000 years ago, aged 67.

- Wang was a member of the Chinese nobility, but he was known for his thriftiness, opting to wear less-fancy clothes while studying Confucianism.

- Wang would become the commander of the Chinese armed forces in 8 BCE, retiring from the position six years later.

- After the death of Emperor Ai in 1 BCE, Wang became the regent of the 8-year-old Emperor Ping. Wang would use his new power to punish his political enemies by firing, exiling, or demoting them to commoners.

- Wang Mang would also build a cult of personality around himself, claiming he was the second coming of the Duke of Zhou (r. 1042-1035 BCE). Wang's son Wang Yu attempted to snap him out of it in 3 CE by forging supernatural incidents; Wang would arrest his son, who killed himself.

- Wang was responsible for the death of Emperor Ping in 5 CE, poisoning his wine. Wang became acting emperor as Ping had no heir (he was 14 when he died), and effectively seized the throne in 9. Thus, he became the first (and only) emperor of the Xin dynasty.

- As emperor, Wang would introduce a land redistribution system that made all of China's lands publicly owned, and large landowners had to cede some land for their fellow villagers. This was met with resistance from the population, and Wang repealed these new laws in 12.

- The economy during Wang's reign was wild- Chinese currency had 28 different types of coins, leading to a major counterfeit money crisis.

- Wang abolished slavery in China in 17, but this would be reinstated after his death six years later.

- Farmers' rebellions would continue throughout his reign, and once a Han claimant to the throne allied with them, they marched on the capital, and Wang was killed when they stormed the imperial palace two days after entering Chang'an.

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American Broadway and film actor Sidney Blackmer died on this day 50 years ago, aged 78.

 

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François Cevert was born in Vaudelnay and died 50 years ago in Watkins Glen, He died during training for the 1973 United States Grand Prix in an accident that is still considered one of the most serious and brutal ever to occur in the category.

the car loses control, hits the guardrail on the right and ricochets, turning to the left, and thus hitting the opposite guardrail at a 90 degree angle. The impact turns the car upside down, dragging it for more than a hundred meters and cutting François' throat. The Frenchman died immediately.

At the time, he was considered one of the most handsome men in the world.

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American actress Bette Davis died on this day 34 years ago, aged 81. After appearing on stage in New York for a short period, Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930. After some unsuccessful films, she had her critical breakthrough playing a vulgar waitress in Of Human Bondage (1934), although, contentiously, she was not among the three nominees for the Academy Award for Best Actress that year. The next year, Davis received her first Best Actress nomination, and she won for her performance in Dangerous (1935). In 1937, she starred in Marked Woman, a film regarded as one of the most important in her early career. Davis's portrayal of a strong-willed 1850s southern belle in Jezebel (1938) won her a second Academy Award for Best Actress, and was the first of five consecutive years in which she received a Best Actress nomination; the others were for Dark Victory (1939), The Letter (1940), The Little Foxes (1941), and Now, Voyager (1942).

 

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Charles III of France died on this day 1094 years ago, aged 50.

- Charles was the posthumous son of King Louis II- despite being the heir apparent after his older half-brother Carloman II's death in 884, the crown went to his cousin Charles III of Italy. 

- In 888, the nobility continued to snub Charles of the crown after the other Charles' death by electing Odo, the count of Paris, king (albeit Charles was only 9 years old at this time). Charles became king at the age of 19, when Odo died after a 10-year reign. 

- Charles is responsible for the creation of the Duchy of Normandy following a Viking attack (led by Rollo, William the Conqueror's direct great-great-great grandfather) in 911.

- The French nobility would rebel against Charles due to his favoritism of his advisor, Hagano (a relative of his first wife, Frederuna). In 922, they organized a revolt led by Odo's brother Robert, whom they declared their rightful king. Charles would be captured in battle in 923, and spent the last six years of his life imprisoned.

- Charles' epithet, "The Simple", stems from "simplex"- meaning either "loyal" or "without guile" (likely the latter in this case). Other demeaning epithets included "The Foolish" ("insipiens"), "The Inferior" ("minor"), and "The Stupid" ('hebes").

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6 hours ago, Drewsky1211 said:

In 888, the nobility continued to snub Charles of the crown after the other Charles' death by electing Odo, the count of Paris, king

 

French nobility, in 922,  organized a revolt led by Odo's brother Robert, whom they declared their rightful king.

With the reigns of Odo (Eudes or Odon in French) and his brother Robert began the rise of the powerful family the Robertiens.

 

In 987 Robert’s grandson Hugues Capet became king, thus ending the Carolingian’s dynasty rule. The Robertiens took the name of the Capétiens. Their dynasty would reign over France for 805 years consecutively until 1792 and the downfall of Louis XVI. After the fall of Napoleon they also regned 34 years more, from 1814 to 1848. 

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Polish film director, producer, actor and comedian Eugeniusz Bodo died on this day 80 years ago, aged 43.

 

 

 

 

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Radclyffe Hall died 80 years ago in London at the age of 63. Born in Bournemouth, she was an English poet and novelist, best known for her classic lesbian romance fiction The Well of Loneliness.

Archibald Warden, who died 80 years ago at the age of 74, was a British tennis player. Olympic bronze medalist in mixed doubles, in 1900,

Gustaf Gründgens died 60 years ago at the age of 63 in Manila. Born in Düsseldorf, he was one of the best-known German actors of the 20th century. His best-known role was as Mephistopheles in Faust, a film he directed based on Goethe's work.

Cyril Cusack died 30 years ago at the age of 82 in London, born in Durban, he was a South African-born Irish actor who acted in several films and television productions in a career that lasted more than 70 years.

Patrice Chéreau died 10 years ago in Paris, was born in Lézigné 69 years earlier, was a French actor, filmmaker, director, director and producer. He won a Cesar for best director in 99, Golden Bear in 01 and Silver Bear for best director in 03 by His Brother

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American writer, poet, author, editor, and literary critic Edgar Allan Poe died on this day 174 years ago, aged 40. He is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States, and of American literature. Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story, and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.

 

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On this day 1 year ago, American disc jockey Art Laboe (second from left and standing in picture) passed away at the age of 97.

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John Hancock died on this day 230 years ago, aged 56.

- Hancock inherited his uncle Thomas' shipping business- this took in English goods, and exported rum and fish back. This made Hancock among the richest men in Massachusetts at the time.

- Hancock was elected as one of Boston's selectmen in 1765, and began to boycott British goods later that year following the Stamp Act. The following year, he was elected to the then-colony's House of Representatives.

- One of Hancock's boats would be seized in 1768- they believed Hancock was smuggling wine (with no evidence to prove so), and so he was put on a civil trial. His charges would soon be dropped.

- Hancock became the first president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress in 1774, and would soon become the state's delegate to the Continental Congress later that year. He would be elected the latter's president in 1775, and was its president when the Declaration of Independence was signed:

As president of the Continental Congress, Hancock's signature was at the top and center, and also the largest of all of them. His name has since become a slang synonym for "signature".

- Hancock became the first governor of Massachusetts in 1780, serving until 1785- he became the president of the Continental Congress once again that year, serving until 1786, and would be re-elected as governor that year.

- Hancock was floated as a Federalist candidate in the 1789 election- despite not running due to knowing that George Washington would win no matter what, he still got four electoral votes (each elector could choose two candidates; all 69 of them chose Washington).

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Nigel Bruce was born in Ensenada, Mexico and died 70 years ago at the age of 58, in Santa Monica, California. He began his career acting in films from the silent era, which continued with the advent of talkies, in the period between 1920 and 1952.

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American actress Joan Hackett died on this day 40 years ago, aged 49.

 

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14th President of the United States Franklin Pierce died on this day 154 years ago, aged 64. He served as president from 1853 to 1857. He is a northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity, he alienated anti-slavery groups by signing the Kansas–Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act. Conflict between North and South continued after Pierce's presidency, and, after Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, the Southern states seceded, resulting in the American Civil War.

 

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Pope Clement II died on this day 976 years ago, aged 80.

- Clement was German- his birth name was Suidger von Morsleben, and he was the son of a count. Not much more is known of his life before entering the clergy.

- In 1040, Clement became the bishop of Bamberg. In 1046, king Henry III of Germany brought him with him and his army to Italy to settle the then-disputed papacy (Pope Gregory VI, Pope Benedict IX and Sylvester III were the claimants- this would undermine Henry's coronation, as he became king that year), and in December, the Council of Sutri was initiated.

- Benedict and Sylvester were deposed from their positions, and Henry successfully managed to get Gregory to resign- effectively pushing some kind of papal reset button. Henry nominated Clement to become the new pope, and the ecumenical council elected him. Clement's first action as pope was Henry's coronation.

- Clement was also known for enacting decrees against simony- this was a significant problem leading to his papacy, which saw Gregory VI bribe Benedict IX with money to retract his claims to the papacy.

- Clement died after a nine-month papacy- his remains were analyzed over 900 years after his death, and it was found he died from lead poisoning (it is unknown if he was murdered or if it was an ingredient in medicine he took). Afterwards, Benedict IX would be reinstated as pope.

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American singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe died on this day 50 years ago, aged 58.

 

 

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Elizabeth of Bavaria, queen of Germania died 750 years ago at 46 years old, born in Landshut, Bavaria died in Gryfów Śląski, Poland, was queen consort of Germania, Jerusalem and Sicily

Joseph-Marie Amiot was born in Toulon, and died in Beijing 430 years ago at 75 years old, was a Jesuit priest, astronomer and historian, French missionary in China. He was the last survivor of the Jesuit mission in China.

Pieter Zeeman was born in Zonnemaire, and died in Amsterdam 80 years ago at 78 years old. He received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1902, together with Hendrik Lorentz, for his work on electromagnetic radiation.

Norma Bengell was born in Rio de Janeiro and died in the same city 10 years ago at the age of 78. Considered one of the greatest muses of Brazilian cinema and theater in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. She died of lung cancer, a diagnosis she received six months before