Significant people's (not celebrities) deaths

The creator of the rainbow flag, Gilbert Baker, has died aged 65.

Flu?

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The hiv Iā€™d say

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No Cruciate followed by a breakdown

Writer, broadcaster, and anti-racism and civil rights campaigner Darcus Howe has died aged 74.

RIP @ChocolateMice

Had to hose down the ould fella in the trailer there. Came home covered in pikey blood.

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FFS sake
@ChocolateMice IS not a significant person

Tim Piggott-Smith

RIP Mouse

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Had you taken out a daycent life assurance policy on him, princess?

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Hopefully enough to cover the costs of the funeral. Thereā€™s some grand historic burial spots in Athenry, itā€™s the least we can do, give the poor cunt a proper Christian burial.

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Did he roar for a priest near the end?

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J. Geils, Whose Bandā€™s Catchy Pop Hits Colored the 1980s, Dies at 71

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Great tune.

The Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, best known in this country for supplying the quote with which I opened my leaving cert history special topic died last week.

sigh

Think we are expected to ask - what quote is that. Fucked if Iā€™m asking.

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ā€œbest known in this countryā€

:grinning:

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Jesus wept :joy:

Charlie ā€˜Darknessā€™ Murphy

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Fuck sake, leukemia.Charlie was a great story teller, his true Hollywood stories on the chapelle show were hilarious especially the rick James and prince ones.

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