Notable Deaths 2012

[Ollie]

^^It's so sad. I'm friends with his nephew and know his mum who are obviously really upset about it so it's even worse getting to see how upset the family are about it as well. Just such a shame that he died so young.

 

[Youngster Joey]

Maurice Sendak Author of books like Where the Wild things are died today at age 83

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/books ... at-83.html

 

[bazpa]

Barber Vidal Sassoon 84
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18008302

 

[Pokemaniac]

Gunnar "Kjakan" Sønsteby.

Norwegian resistance hero during WWII. Is to date the highest decorated person in Norway, and there are a couple of medals of honour he's the only person to bear. He died today at age 94.

http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/arti ... d=10050054

Rest in peace, Kjakan. He was a true national hero.

 

[bazpa]

Disco Queen Donna Summer 63
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18109654

I feel like part of my youth has gone

 

[gavin]

^ OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[CoasterWild]

Disco Queen Donna Summer 63
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18109654
I feel like part of my youth has gone

I was just walking around Adelaide City when this happened! Where were you?

 

[Ollie]

I know this topic is full of the deaths of major celebrities so I thought I'd continue that trend.

Big Brother 10 contestant Sophia Brown dies, aged 30.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s149/big ... ed-30.html

 

[Pokemaniac]

Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, Lockerbie bomber.

http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks ... 7ldh8V-vaw

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

Robin Gibb I grew up listening to the Beegees, so sad!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... 2-20120520

 

[CoasterWild]

Robin Gibb I grew up listening to the Beegees, so sad!

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... 2-20120520

As if the loss of MJ & the other celebrities weren't bad enough...

 

[Ian]

I really admired Robin Gibb. All that cash and he still kept his "British smile".

 

[Ollie]

Eugene Polley, the inventor of the TV remote control, has died at the age of 96.
http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/inventor-of-the- ... ed-96.html

 

[furie]

They shook him, and put him on top of the fire for an hour, but nothing could get him going again...

 

[Ollie]

Johnny Tapia, five-times boxing world champion found dead aged 45.
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/28052012/ ... ad-45.html

 

[Chris Coasters]

MCA

 

[Hixee]

Eduard Khil - 77

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/arti ... 59772.html

 

[Chris Coasters]

Richard Dawson

 

[kimahri]

Eduard Khil - 77

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/arti ... 59772.html

:c

 

[bazpa]

Author Ray Bradbury 91
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18345350