Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted March 5, 2014 George Formby died on this day in 1961. (Not soon enough many would say.) He fell off a ladder while cleaning a window. And Ayn Rand, philosopher and author of the provocative "Atlas Shrugged", and hero to "right-wing" libertarians, and also one of the most hated figures amongst certain left wingers who pretend to care about poor people but really just want to act out all their Stalinist 1984 fantasies on the entire population, died on March 6 1982. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hans Posted March 19, 2014 With a face like that she could never make it on Fox News today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 559 Posted March 21, 2014 Comedian Ernie Wise, half of the duo Morcambe and Wise, died today in 1999 aged 73. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted March 21, 2014 Easter Sunday, I recall... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 21, 2014 Our pet budgie Billy died 10 years ago today.It was my first experience of death close up. I can stilll remember being in floods of tears as my dad dug the hole in the garden and laid him to rest. I was equally upset when he laid a concrete patio over it the following summer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted March 21, 2014 Did you know....... Ernie Wise made the first ever official mobile phone call in the UK, in early 1985? I guess they were thinking, this is such amazing technology, let's see if we can somehow get through to Eric and get him to tell us a decent joke? http://news.bbc.co.u...ogy/4138449.stm Also: Fuck's sake, one of the images I used in the J.T. Walsh post has expired from the internet already! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 1, 2014 Legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye died 30 years ago today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,615 Posted April 2, 2014 Legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye died 30 years ago today... I heard that through the grapevine I am so so sorry (I couldn't stop myself) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted April 3, 2014 American outlaw Jesse James died on this day in 1882. He was shot by Casey Affleck. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 5, 2014 Kurt Cobain was found dead twenty years ago today aged 27... God, I feel old... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted April 5, 2014 Kurt Cobain was found dead twenty years ago today aged 27... God, I feel old... Hahah! I didn't even know where I was in 1994. Not because I wasn't old enough yet, but because 1994 was the year when my home town was hit by a roving band of sign thieves who stole all the "Welcome to"/"You are now entering..." signs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,361 Posted April 5, 2014 And General Douglas MacArthur faded away today 50 years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,465 Posted April 7, 2014 Lee Brilleaux lost his battle against cancer 20 years ago today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted April 8, 2014 Margaret Thatcher died one year ago today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,615 Posted April 8, 2014 Margaret Thatcher died one year ago today... Then why isn't today a national holiday? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathray 2,933 Posted April 8, 2014 Margaret Thatcher died one year ago today... Then why isn't today a national holiday? Because thankfully we don't honour former PMs with national holidays, that would be a lot of national holidays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,615 Posted April 9, 2014 Margaret Thatcher died one year ago today... Then why isn't today a national holiday? Because thankfully we don't honour former PMs with national holidays, that would be a lot of national holidays. But we have St George's day to commemorate the slaying of a dragon 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 559 Posted April 19, 2014 Allan Arbus, who played Sidney Freeman on "M*A*S*H, died one year ago today aged 95. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,343 Posted April 21, 2014 One year ago Australian singer Chrissy Amphlett of The Divinyls died at age 53. "I touch myself" will ever be one of my all-time-favorite-90s-tracks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted April 22, 2014 Richard nixon died 20 years ago today. he was a greatly under rated president.Everyone thinks of watergate but he brought peace to Vietnam and detente with China. He was a great historic president. R.I.P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted April 22, 2014 Richard nixon died 20 years ago today. he was a greatly under rated president.Everyone thinks of watergate but he brought peace to Vietnam and detente with China. He was a great historic president. R.I.P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 599 Posted April 22, 2014 Richard nixon died 20 years ago today. he was a greatly under rated president.Everyone thinks of watergate but he brought peace to Vietnam and detente with China. He was a great historic president. R.I.P Nothing of the sort. BIGGEST CROOK THERE EVER WAS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 559 Posted April 30, 2014 Blues legend Muddy Waters died today in 1983 aged 70. Adolf Hitler, the Führer of Germany from 1934 to 1945, comitted suicide on this day in 1945. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,269 Posted April 30, 2014 Bugger. You shit. I was gonna post old Adolf. Knew I'd been beaten to it as soon as I saw the thread was bumped. Oh well. Staying with the theme of dead Austrians, F1 driver Roland Ratzenberger was killed in 1994 while driving for the lowly Simtek team on qualifying day at the so-called "San Marino Grand Prix" (actually held in Italy). He was killed instantly when he crashed into a wall at pretty much maximum speed, after his car wouldn't turn (it had suffered damage on a previous lap). He was the first driver to actually die at a proper F1 event in over a decade and it shocked the world of F1 but not nearly as much as what happened on race day, Sunday May 1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,465 Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) Eva Braun same day as Adolf Edited April 30, 2014 by Phantom 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
