Most Significant Death Of Each Month

[Toast 16,129]

1 hour ago, Perhaps said:

I had no idea who Terry Jones was (or a Monty Python for that matter, still unsure wtf it is) in fact I thought he was a woman before I googled him. Not a lot of people under 30 know who they are. And yes, I am in the UK, but I’m not closed minded or ignorant enough to completely write him off as a nobody just because I hadn’t heard of him. Like a lot of people on here did with Kobe.
 

Fame is often subjective and depends what you were exposed to when growing up and your interests, you can debate until you’re blue in the face about who’s more significant, but it’s a complete waste of energy.

 

Fame and significance are not necessarily equivalent.

 

As for not having heard of Terry Jones or Monty Python, presumably you've never seen the film Life Of Brian?   Treat in store then!

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218]

1 hour ago, Perhaps said:

I had no idea who Terry Jones was (or a Monty Python for that matter, still unsure wtf it is) in fact I thought he was a woman before I googled him. Not a lot of people under 30 know who they are. And yes, I am in the UK, but I’m not closed minded or ignorant enough to completely write him off as a nobody just because I hadn’t heard of him. Like a lot of people on here did with Kobe.
 

Fame is often subjective and depends what you were exposed to when growing up and your interests, you can debate until you’re blue in the face about who’s more significant, but it’s a complete waste of energy.

I find that incredible.

At 30 I had heard of Flanagan and Allen,  Tommy Trinder, Jimmy Hanley,  Harry Lauder, Marie Lloyd and a shit ton of other famous British entertainers, many long dead before I entered the world.

That doesn't make me super clever, just more aware.

Do 30 year olds really live in a fucking bubble?

God help us.

[msc 18,436]

Long ago when I was 30, I  had heard of all of the above.

 

(And when I haven't, I just google the fuckers...)

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218]

3 minutes ago, msc said:

Long ago when I was 30, I  had heard of all of the above.

 

(And when I haven't, I just google the fuckers...)

Then pretend you knew who they were all along.

[msc 18,436]

1 hour ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said:

Then pretend you knew who they were all along.

 

Damn straight!

[Sir Creep 7,070]

1 hour ago, Toast said:

 

Fame and significance are not necessarily equivalent.

They are in fact totally dissimilar.

Significance is subjective and personal.

Fame is measurable and impersonal.

I can prove a person was or wasn’t famous.  Not true of significance.

[Clorox Bleachman 2,402]

Qasem Soleimani hasn't been mentioned. His death was arguably more significant than that of Terry Jones, who was much loved but retired and known to be on his way out. The only thing is that Soleimani's best known for dying.

[Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218]

35 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

They are in fact totally dissimilar.

Significance is subjective and personal.

Fame is measurable and impersonal.

I can prove a person was or wasn’t famous.  Not true of significance.

You can't really.

You can prove that a person was not famous to, say, America, but that does not mean that they were not famous elsewhere.

Kim il Sum a Luvin, the star of ' Let our Glorious Leader Conquer the World' may well be famous in North Korea but, outside of Asia, we would not have a clue who they were, if you get my drift.

This whole thread is a bit bullshit really.

It's all subjective twaddle.

PS: If this makes no fucking sense it is because I am on the Bacardi.

[msc 18,436]

4 minutes ago, Lord Fellatio Nelson said:

You can't really.

You can prove that a person was not famous to, say, America, but that does not mean that they were not famous elsewhere.

Kim il Sum a Luvin, the star of ' Let our Glorious Leader Conquer the World' may well be famous in North Korea but, outside of Asia, we would not have a clue who they were, if you get my drift.

This whole thread is a bit bullshit really.

It's all subjective twaddle.

PS: If this makes no fucking sense it is because I am on the Bacardi.

 

No, it makes perfect sense, stay on the Bacardi clearly!

[TheKeysOfMarinus 390]

I'm 22, and I've known who Python and Terry Jones are since at least my adolesence. I am pretty sure the vast majority of under 30s in the UK could tell you who they are.

[theoldlady 2,296]

On 01/02/2020 at 08:01, theoldlady said:

2020:

January: Terry Jones
February: Kirk Douglas (aka Spartacus) 

March: Kenny Rogers

April: Honor Blackman or Sir Stirling Moss or Covid-19 deaths

May: George Floyd (original choice: Little Richard)

June: Vera Lynn

Just thought I would update this thread for the second half of 2020. R.I.P.

 

July: Ennio Morricone/Olivia de Havilland (both from Hollywood in the mid-1900s)

August: John Hume

September: Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

October: Sean Connery

November: Diego Maradona

December: Chuck Yeager (unless of course the Queen or Joe Biden die before the end of the year.)

[Yvonne 360]

Here are my most significant assuming the Queen does not die next week

 

January      Derek Fowlds

February     Caroline Flack

March         Kenny Rogers

April            Ronan O'Rahilly / Honor Blackman

May            George Floyd

June           Vera Lynn

July            Olivia de Havilland

August       Chadwick Boseman

September   Diana Rigg

October       Sean Connery

November   Peter Sutcliffe / Des O'Connor

December   Barbara Windsor

 

Happy New Year everyone 

 

[Lafaucheuse 4,043]

8 minutes ago, Yvonne said:

Here are my most significant assuming the Queen does not die next week

 

January      Derek Fowlds

February     Caroline Flack

March         Kenny Rogers

April            Ronan O'Rahilly / Honor Blackman

May            George Floyd

June           Vera Lynn

July            Olivia de Havilland

August       Chadwick Boseman

September   Diana Rigg

October       Sean Connery

November   Peter Sutcliffe / Des O'Connor

December   Barbara Windsor

 

Happy New Year everyone 

 

Derek Fowlds rather than Kobe Bryant ? 
Caroline Flack rather than Kirk Douglas ? 
Peter Sutcliffe rather than Maradonna ? 
Windsor rather than D’estaing ? 
Really ? 

[drol 11,912]

It is a Britain centric list, but this site is British anyway. Later I will express my point of view with a list of supergeezers.

[Bentrovato 1,084]

10 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said:

Derek Fowlds rather than Kobe Bryant ? 
Caroline Flack rather than Kirk Douglas ? 
Peter Sutcliffe rather than Maradonna ? 
Windsor rather than D’estaing ? 
Really ? 

Bernard v Bryant. Benrard all day. 

[Deathrace 1,164]

Can't believe Kobe Bryant was still this year. 2020 has been one hell of a ride. 

[En Passant 3,740]

10 minutes ago, Bentrovato said:

Bernard v Bryant. Benrard all day. 

 

Bernard is an institution. All that is good about British comedy. 

Kobe Bryant is a brand of wallpaper adhesive I think.

[Yvonne 360]

30 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said:

Derek Fowlds rather than Kobe Bryant ? 
Caroline Flack rather than Kirk Douglas ? 
Peter Sutcliffe rather than Maradonna ? 
Windsor rather than D’estaing ? 
Really ? 

Derek Fowlds - I am a really big fan of Yes Prime Minister and Kobe is not well known around here

Kirk is a good actor but Caroline died young and very controversial

Peter Sutcliffe is a household name unfortunately

Barbara Windsor is an absolute sweetheart

[Leon Brittan 293]

33 minutes ago, Yvonne said:

Derek Fowlds - I am a really big fan of Yes Prime Minister and Kobe is not well known around here

Kirk is a good actor but Caroline died young and very controversial

Peter Sutcliffe is a household name unfortunately

Barbara Windsor is an absolute sweetheart

How can you even justify saying that some media whore was more important than one of the greatest actors of the 20th century. And fuck George Floyd 

[Charles De Gaulle 484]

1 hour ago, Yvonne said:

 Kobe is not well known around here

 

No mean rude but Kobe was world wide. It think it age thing. 

[The Unknown Man 584]

Here is mine for 2020:

 

January: Kobe Bryant

February: Kirk Douglas

March Kenny Rogers

April: John Prine

May: Jerry Stiller

June: Vera Lynn

July: Olivia de Havilland

August: Trini Lopez

September: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October: Sean Connery

November: Alex Trebek

December: Valery Giscard D'Estaing

[Lafaucheuse 4,043]

Just now, The Unknown Man said:

Here is mine for 2020:

 

January: Kobe Bryant

February: Kirk Douglas

March Kenny Rogers

April: John Prine

May: Jerry Stiller

June: Vera Lynn

July: Olivia de Havilland

August: Trini Lopez

September: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

October: Sean Connery

November: Alex Trebek

December: Valery Giscard D'Estaing

Little richard for may and maradonna for november and I agree  with you 

[John Robinson 71]

On 31/01/2020 at 19:53, John Robinson said:

2020 

January: Kobe Bryant

February: Kirk Douglas

March: Kenny Rogers

April: John Prine

May: Little Richard

June: Carl Reiner 

July: John Lewis

August: Chadwick Boseman

September: Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

October: Eddie Van Halen

November: Alex Trebek

December: Chuck Yeager (for the moment unless somebody else famous dies before the end of this month and year)

 

Here’s my final list of the most significant death of each month this year.

[En Passant 3,740]

Here's my list of the most significant deaths in 2020.

[ebless 203]

January: Terry Jones

February: Kirk Douglas

March: Kenny Rogers

April: Honor Blackman

May: Little Richard

June: Vera Lynn

July: Olivia De Haviland

August: John Hume

September: Diana Rigg

October: Sean Connery

November: Diego Maradona

December: Valery Gisgard d'Estaing (so far)