Most Significant Death Of Each Month

[drol 10,048]

January: John Hurt

February: Bill Paxton

March: Chuck Berry

April: Don Rickles

May: Roger Moore

June: Helmut Kohl

July: George A. Romero (Paolo Villaggio in Italy)

August: Jerry Lewis

September: Hugh Hefner

October: Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr.

 

The last one I'm not so sure.

[Life Is Beautiful 695]

4 hours ago, Zsa Zsa's leg said:

To be fair, the culture of the west was impacted to the core by Hef. He made sex much less taboo and sexualized the culture of today. Whether you liked it or not, Hefner had a helluva impact.

Maybe you disagree, but Hefner was more important to me than a boxer or wrestler I had no idea existed until I joined the forums.

He also fought for women's right for birth control and campaigned for LGBT rights in the FREAKING SIXTIES, long before it was cool to do so.

[Life Is Beautiful 695]

5 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

Seriously?  You are affected personally by the death of Hugh Hefner?  It impacts you to the core?  Did you cry lots of tears?
You're making a hell of a case for the person who waxed poetic about Chester Bennington.

SC

I can honestly say that I definitely shed some sort of salty discharge in his honor.

[Joey Russ 7,119]

4 hours ago, drol said:

January: John Hurt

February: Bill Paxton

March: Chuck Berry

April: Don Rickles

May: Roger Moore

June: Helmut Kohl

July: George A. Romero (Paolo Villaggio in Italy)

August: Jerry Lewis

September: Hugh Hefner

October: Samuel Irving Newhouse, Jr.

 

The last one I'm not so sure.

I see what you did there...

[FixedBusiness 407]

Tom Petty might aswell be the biggest death of October.

[Paul Bearer 5,650]

5 hours ago, FixedBusiness said:

Tom Petty might aswell be the biggest death of October.

October isn't finished yet. 

[Zsa Zsa's leg 749]

Jan: Mary Tyler Moore

Feb: Bill Paxton

Mar: Chuck Berry

Apr: Don Rickles

May: Roger Moore

Jun: Helmut Kohl

Jul: Chester Bennington

Aug: Jerry Lewis

Sep: Hugh Hefner

Oct: Tom Petty

Nov: *Placeholder for King Michael*

[RIP Wee Jum 1,558]

January - John Hurt
February - Bill Paxton
March - Chuck Berry
April - Erin Moran
May -     Roger Moore / Chris Cornell
June -     Adam West / Peter Sallis
July -     Carol Lee Scott
August - Glen Campbell / Bruce Forsyth / Jerry Lewis
September - William G Stewart / Charles Bradley / Hugh Hefner / Liz Dawn
October - Tom Petty / Sean Hughes / Fats Domino
November -(So Far) Keith Barron
December -     

 

[theoldlady 1,988]

November: Charles Manson ( Hopefully)

[FixedBusiness 407]

Charles Manson is definitely going this month so 

November: Manson or Malcolm Young maybe?

[drol 10,048]

October: Tom Petty

November: Malcolm Young (Totò Riina in (southern) Italy)

About Charles Manson I usually trust TMZ as it is a reliable and extremely well informed source. But no official statement about his health was released and if the situation was so grave as announced by TMZ he would be already dead. In January all newspapers published headlines claiming Manson was near death and then he came back to jail as nothing happened. Hopefully this time he won't go back.

[YoungWillz 19,045]

I haven't given much away about my list for this one to be posted in January, but I will say in world terms and of significance Manson's death will easily outstrip anyone this month.

 

I've already updated my list.

[time 7,950]

I hold my hands up and admit I don't 'get' this thread. 

For most of the names quoted, I can't see how their deaths are significant outside of their family & friends.There are exceptions, e.g. Michael Jackson, was still performing when he died.

 

Perhaps someone (YW, FB) can tell me how Manson dying is significant - there's a few disciples plannig to carry on his legacy just waiting for this occasion, I can't see the significance.

 

As for Keith Barron (BufordTJ), hasn't appeared in anything for 3 years, hasn't even been on Countdown for 7 years! How is his death significant?

 

 

[Spade_Cooley 9,022]

April is Leo Baxendale, don't really care about the other months.

[Life Is Beautiful 695]

This month is definitely Manson, even if King Michael died before December.

[Deadpool 163]

13 minutes ago, Life Is Beautiful said:

This month is a definitely Manson, even if King Michael died before December.

Agree, Charles Manson is the most important death of November

[theoldlady 1,988]

On 11/18/2017 at 14:27, theoldlady said:

November: Charles Manson ( Hopefully)

November: Charles Manson 

[YoungWillz 19,045]

2 hours ago, time said:

I hold my hands up and admit I don't 'get' this thread. 

For most of the names quoted, I can't see how their deaths are significant outside of their family & friends.There are exceptions, e.g. Michael Jackson, was still performing when he died.

 

Perhaps someone (YW, FB) can tell me how Manson dying is significant - there's a few disciples plannig to carry on his legacy just waiting for this occasion, I can't see the significance.

 

As for Keith Barron (BufordTJ), hasn't appeared in anything for 3 years, hasn't even been on Countdown for 7 years! How is his death significant?

 

 

Tbh, is this thread significant?

 

Obviously it's poolers' personal opinion on who was the most significant death. I base mine on significance by using these criteria:

 

(1) World famous (preferably British);

(2) Their loss to a specific field or specialism, or alternatively

(3) Their contribution on a worldwide scale to something, whether famous or infamous.

 

Therefore it's not necessarily the death itself that is significant, it is the person. Manson's crimes and his subsequent notoriety, his control over other people, should have shocked the world into never ever allowing someone like that to get as far as he did. Sadly, still the world hasn't learned it's lesson, but generations to come will still learn of this creature and hopefully resolve to prevent things like this happening again.

 

 

[msc 17,760]

If I ever post in here, it's just folk I personally liked. I don't give a toss what the rest of the world thought about significance, hence Michael Bond being a bigger loss this year than Tom Petty or Jerry Lewis, imo of course.

[TomTomTelekom 3,601]

January:     John Hurt

February:    Bill Paxton

March:         Chuck Berry

April:            Don Rickles

May:            Roger Moore

June:           Helmut Kohl

July:            Chester Bennington

August:       Jerry Lewis

September Jake LaMotta

October:      Fats Domino

November:  Malcolm Young (he is more relevant than the shabby wretch C. Manson)

[Drewsky1211 4,066]

January: Mary Tyler Moore (Honorable: John Hurt, William Peter Blatty)

February: Bill Paxton (Honorable: Joseph Wapner, Kim Jong-nam, Joost van der Westhuizen)

March: Chuck Berry (Honorable: Chuck Barris, David Rockefeller)

April: Don Rickles (Honorable: Jonathan Demme, Erin Moran, Emma Morano)

May: Roger Moore (Honorable: Chris Cornell, Gregg Allman, Zbigniew Brzezinski)

June: Adam West (Honorable: Peter Sallis, Helmut Kohl)

July: June Foray (Honorable: Martin Landau, Chester Bennington)

August: Jerry Lewis (Honorable: Glen Campbell, Bruce Forsyth)

September: Hugh Hefner (Honorable: Jake LaMotta, Monty Hall)

October: Tom Petty (Honorable: Fats Domino, Gord Downie)

November: Charles Manson (Honorable: Della Reese, Roy Halladay)

December: Michael of Romania (Honorable: Johnny Hallyday, Bernard Law, Angry Grandpa)

[theoldlady 1,988]

On 11/20/2017 at 22:05, Drewsky1211 said:

January: Mary Tyler Moore (Honorable: John Hurt, William Peter Blatty)

February: Bill Paxton (Honorable: Joseph Wapner, Kim Jong-nam, Joost van der Westhuizen)

March: Chuck Berry (Honorable: Chuck Barris, David Rockefeller)

April: Don Rickles (Honorable: Jonathan Demme, Erin Moran, Emma Morano)

May: Roger Moore (Honorable: Chris Cornell, Gregg Allman, Zbigniew Brzezinski)

June: Adam West (Honorable: Peter Sallis, Helmut Kohl)

July: June Foray (Honorable: Martin Landau, Chester Bennington)

August: Jerry Lewis (Honorable: Glen Campbell, Bruce Forsyth)

September: Hugh Hefner (Honorable: Jake LaMotta, Monty Hall)

October: Tom Petty (Honorable: Fats Domino, Gord Downie)

November: Charles Manson (Honorable: Della Reese, Roy Halladay)

December: TBA (King Michael maybe?)

Yep, you are most likely correct. December: King Michael of Romania (Unless a big name pops up between now and New Years Eve!)

[Sir Creep 7,012]

On 11/20/2017 at 15:05, Drewsky1211 said:

January: Mary Tyler Moore (Honorable: John Hurt, William Peter Blatty)

February: Bill Paxton (Honorable: Joseph Wapner, Kim Jong-nam, Joost van der Westhuizen)

March: Chuck Berry (Honorable: Chuck Barris, David Rockefeller)

April: Don Rickles (Honorable: Jonathan Demme, Erin Moran, Emma Morano)

May: Roger Moore (Honorable: Chris Cornell, Gregg Allman, Zbigniew Brzezinski)

June: Adam West (Honorable: Peter Sallis, Helmut Kohl)

July: June Foray (Honorable: Martin Landau, Chester Bennington)

August: Jerry Lewis (Honorable: Glen Campbell, Bruce Forsyth)

September: Hugh Hefner (Honorable: Jake LaMotta, Monty Hall)

October: Tom Petty (Honorable: Fats Domino, Gord Downie)

November: Charles Manson (Honorable: Della Reese, Roy Halladay)

December: Michael of Romania (Honorable: Johnny Hallyday, Bernard Law, Angry Grandpa)

How is King Michael significant to you?  He meant nothing to you.   
I know....been through this discussion upthread.  Sorry.  Just boggles my mind.  The rest of yours all make perfect sense.  In fact all your honourable mentions all make sense but for December as well.  Take your pills.

SC

[GossipGabe 333]

5 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

How is King Michael significant to you?  He meant nothing to you.   
I know....been through this discussion upthread.  Sorry.  Just boggles my mind.  The rest of yours all make perfect sense.  In fact all your honourable mentions all make sense but for December as well.  Take your pills.

SC

I feel that the "they meant nothing to you" argument is kind of invalid, cause most of the time only one's relatives and maybe a few select entertainers could qualify for this (personal) distinction.

 

Michael's significance might stem from being a minor historic figure and his longevity (being one of the last surviving WW2 figures and Elizabeth II's senior on account of his age), and while he would mean nothing to me personally, I think his inclusion in the DL was justified and couldn't find anyone on Wikipedia's monthly list ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_December_2017 ) that would stand out as obviously more significant than him.

[The Unknown Man 560]

January: Mary Tyler Moore

February: Joost van der Westhuizen

March: Chuck Berry

April: Erin Moran

May: Roger Ailes

June: Helmut Kohl

July: Martin Landau

August: Glen Campbell

September: Jake LaMotta

October: Tom Petty

November: David Cassidy

December: King Michael of Romania