RadGuy 1,614 Posted December 17, 2015 35 years ago aged 90 Harlan (Colonel) Sanders, kicked the bargain bucket. OMG! He looks just like the Colonel from KFC. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted December 17, 2015 Today in 1830 Venezuelan military and political leader Simón Bolívar died, aged 47. El Libertador 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted December 17, 2015 Don Van Vliet AKA Captain Beefheart, died 5 years ago today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted December 17, 2015 Don Van Vliet AKA Captain Beefheart, died 5 years ago today... He was mentioned on the previous page, but then again we've had a "Colonel" (Colonel Sanders) a "Captain" (Captain Beefheart) and a President (Simón Bolívar) all within a day of each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted December 18, 2015 15 years since the untimely demise of Kirsty MacColl aged 41 (ffs). Thank you for the days. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 18, 2015 15? Ffs. Though as 'fairytail' came out when I was 21.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,582 Posted December 18, 2015 15? Ffs. Though as 'fairytail' came out when I was 21.... Not too keen on Fairytale but her songs are always on my ipod. New England, Freeword, Caroline ...... Such a sad loss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 18, 2015 Aye , it was more of a 'song tied to a certain year' thing. Like Floyd having the last hit of the 70's etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted December 19, 2015 15 years since the passing of Rob Buck 10,000 Maniacs and Leauge of Blind Women aged 42. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 19, 2015 Exactly 100 years ago this very day (19-Dec) a physician named Aloysius Alzheimer would die, leaving as his legacy his surname attached to a disease which had been called presenile dementia. Mr Alzheimer's cause of death? You guessed it: heart failure after complications from rhuematic fever. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted December 19, 2015 10 years ago today Vincent gigante also known as the mad don died. He was the head of a powerful crime family in new York and was notorious for pretending to be insane. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted December 19, 2015 It's been 11 years since the death of Italian opera singer Renata Tebaldi, aged 82. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted December 20, 2015 One for the royalists, Ethelbald King of Wessex died this day 1155 years ago, age - who knows! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted December 21, 2015 Bobby "Mack The Knife" Darin died on this day in 1973 at the age of 37. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted December 21, 2015 Gen George S Patton died this day 70 years ago aged 60. Just as well as he'd probably have invaded the Soviet Union. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 21, 2015 Or worse, could've been him instead of that fuckup MacArthur in Korea. As dangerous as MacArthur was, he would've killed the World. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,533 Posted December 21, 2015 75 years ago today, F. Scott Fitzgerald died at the age of 44 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted December 22, 2015 A year ago Joe Cocker died. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted December 22, 2015 D Boon of the Minutemen died this day 30 years ago aged 27, after being thrown from the back of a van as it veered of the road - very rock 'n' roll. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RIP Wee Jum 1,559 Posted December 22, 2015 D Boon of the Minutemen died this day 30 years ago aged 27, after being thrown from the back of a van as it veered of the road - very rock 'n' roll. Love Minutemen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 23, 2015 Festivus Day death anniversary (12/23) Victor Borge - 15 years ago. Billy Barty the same day as Borge...but I don't want who the hell is Billy Barty backlash so I won't even mention Billy Barty. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted December 23, 2015 Festivus Day death anniversary (12/23) Victor Borge - 15 years ago. Billy Barty the same day as Borge...but I don't want who the hell is Billy Barty backlash so I won't even mention Billy Barty. Won't mention who? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted December 23, 2015 Richard Welch, CIA station chief in Athens, was killed this day 40 years ago by Marxist terrorists; he was 46, . And did anyone mention Billy Barty famous short stature actor from Masters of Universe amongst others. I didn't want him overlooked. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 23, 2015 Aleister Crowley back in 1947 My sister spent a holiday at his house near Loch Ness once.I was/am jealous Coincidentally , that house is up in flames today.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted December 24, 2015 The last leader of the Nazis didn't see Xmas 35 years ago, Karl Donitz died this day aged 89. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
