They All Died In 2016, 2017, etc ...

[slimjim]

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Andrew James (Andy) WEATHERALL (1963) - English DJ, record producer/remixer​

Staring out as a DJ and eventually becoming a renowned and in demand producer & remixer having worked with many many diverse bands and artists including New Order; Bjork; Manic Street Preachers; St. Ettienne; Madness; Primal Scream; The Orb; Future Sounds Of London; Happy Mondays and his own band The Sabres Of Paradise
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[haiducii]

Vatroslav MIMICA - Croatian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer (1923)​

"After the screening "Kaya, I'll Kill You" (1967), a man approached me and introduced himself as a farmer who also wrote scripts. He told me he loved my movies and asked me if he could see Kaya again. This was Tonino Guerra, the great Italian screenwriter. He showed Kaya to Federico Fellini, who made Amarcord soon after - this film undoubtedly drew much of its inspiration from Kaya. Namely, it was Tonino Guerra who wrote Amarcord." - Vatroslav Mimica

 

[haiducii]

Harry GREGG - former Manchester United and Northern Ireland goalkeeper (1932)​

The Munich Air Disaster hero saved the lives of Bobby Charlton and Denis Viollet, amongst others, as he pulled them from the burning wreckage after the 1958 crash. In his autobiography, Harry's Game, he said of the crash: "Munich established my identity, of that there is no doubt. (But) the notoriety has come at a price, for Munich has cast a shadow over my life which I found difficult to dispel."

 

[klimt]

Graeme ALLWRIGHT - New Zealand Born French Singer (1926)​

 

[klimt]

Bashar Barakah Jackson known as POP SMOKE - American Rapper (1999)
(Shot)


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[Shelter]

Bashar Barakah Jackson known as POP SMOKE - American Rapper (1999)
(Shot)


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SHOT - That seems to be the fate of Rapper! :worried:

 

[takeitall456]

Lawrence Gordon TESLER AKA Larry TESLER - American computer scientist
- Creator of copy/paste function* (1945)​

(*) This means this post wouldn't have been online without him

 

[mattla]

The post regarding the computer scientist Lawrence Tesler brings to mind every so often when I am clicking on something or just moving from one page to another that someone had to not only think of the need for such things but also figure out how to make it possible. The science and the mechanics behind what we can do with computers is just so amazing and so often taken for granted it's nice to have a moment to give thanks to the people that make it all happen.

 

[slimjim]

Frances CUKA (1936) - English stage & television actress

Her career spanned over 50 years starting on the stage, including the West End, and later many roles on TV including parts in soap operas Crossroads and Coronation Street. Recently she was to be seen in C4's comedy series "Friday Night Dinners" where she played the much-loved grandma Nelly Buller in the show. Series 6, filmed late last year, is due to be aired in a few weeks on C4


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[haiducii]

Hosni MUBARAK - Egypt's president for almost 30 years who stepped down after a popular revolution in 2011 (1928)​

 

[haiducii]

Jahn TEIGEN - Norwegian singer, musician and comedian, who represented Norway 3 times at the Eurovision Song Contest; in 1978, 1982 and 1983 (1949)​

 

[takeitall456]

Clive (Eric) CUSSLER - American adventure novelist and underwater explorer (1931)​

 

[takeitall456]

Hervé BOURGES - Former president of almost every french TV channels (1933)​

 

[hhindd]

The post regarding the computer scientist Lawrence Tesler brings to mind every so often when I am clicking on something or just moving from one page to another that someone had to not only think of the need for such things but also figure out how to make it possible. The science and the mechanics behind what we can do with computers is just so amazing and so often taken for granted it's nice to have a moment to give thanks to the people that make it all happen.

You are onto a winner mattla! gratitude is a positive antidote to lack of satisfaction. Thank you for that!

 

[klimt]

Irvino ENGLISH - Jamaican Footballer (1977)​

(Shot)​

 

[haiducii]

James LIPTON - host and creator of the long-running Bravo series Inside the Actors Studio (1926)​

 

[klimt]

Nicolas PORTAL - French Racing Cyclist & Team Director (1980)​

(Heart Attack)​

 

[klimt]

André CHERET - French Comics Drawer (1937)
He created "RAHAN, the son of fierce ages"



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[topdog]

Danny TIDWELL (1984)
US Dancer and Publisher
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Danny Tidwell was a runner up on Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance in 2007, and the adopted brother of Season 2 finalist and choreographer Travis Wall. For the last 10 years he was a principle soloist of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet in Oslo. He and his husband David Benaym founded Movemnt Magazine in 2005.

Here is Danny doing a short interview on the Finale of his season of SYTYCD and his final solo.

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[topdog]

Mart CROWLEY (1935)
US Playwright
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Mart Crowley is most well-known for his 1968 play The Boys in the Band which gave many audiences their first glimpse of a segment of underground gay life in New York. (See my post from 2018 on the revival of The Boys in the Band for more details on that and an interview with Crowley. A new film version of the play based on the revival is due on Netflix this summer.)