The 2024 Noteworthy Deaths Thread

[jingars]

"He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren," the statement read.

I hope that they were all wearing gloves.

[Bonefish Blues]

30 years of freedom, being ostracised and playing golf.

[DodgyGeezer]

a tragic waste of lives

[jumare]

Petrus1983 said:

OJ Simpson - 76. Without doubt one of the biggest trials of that century.

I was in the US at the time of the 'offence' in a Pizza resturant wondering why all the customers were fixated to the TV that instead of showing sports was showing the 'car chase'.

[CT05 Nose Cone]

dudleybloke said:

Petrus1983 said:

OJ Simpson - 76. Without doubt one of the biggest trials of that century.

The Dr's said he had a 50/50 chance of surviving, but there was only a 10% chance of that.

They would have made the announcement sooner, but he wasn't dead then.

[Blib]

CT05 Nose Cone said:

dudleybloke said:

Petrus1983 said:

OJ Simpson - 76. Without doubt one of the biggest trials of that century.

The Dr's said he had a 50/50 chance of surviving, but there was only a 10% chance of that.

They would have made the announcement sooner, but he wasn't dead then.

His coffin should fit him like a glove.

[DodgyGeezer]

Taro Akebono: Hawaiian-born Japanese sumo legend

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68787193

[MarkwG]

Petrus1983 said:

And his lawyer was a Kardashian

That's what started the whole Kardashian nonsense: "celebrity lawyer" spawns family that's mostly "famous for being famous"...

[Blib]

DodgyGeezer said:

Taro Akebono: Hawaiian-born Japanese sumo legend

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68787193

I remember him from Channel 4's coverage.

Sumos often die at a relatively young age.

[Bonefish Blues]

Blib said:

DodgyGeezer said:

Taro Akebono: Hawaiian-born Japanese sumo legend

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68787193

I remember him from Channel 4's coverage.

Sumos often die at a relatively young age.

Similarly (arguably) the best of the best

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiyonofuji_Mitsug...

[daqinggregg]

Petrus1983 said:

OJ Simpson - 76. Without doubt one of the biggest trials of that century.

A real shame, it didn't happen 30 years earlier.

[mikeiow]

daqinggregg said:

Petrus1983 said:

OJ Simpson - 76. Without doubt one of the biggest trials of that century.

A real shame, it didn't happen 30 years earlier.

I couldn't help but feel the same myself earlier when I heard it.

[tobinen]

Have we had Ted Toleman?

He gave one Mr A Senna (da Silva) his first F1 drive.

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/ted-toleman-obi...

[bodhi]

SpudLink said:

Nobel prize winning theoretical physicist Peter Higgs, aged 94.

I assume there will be a mass?

[Maxdecel]

bodhi said:

I assume there will be a mass?

[dukeboy749r]

Maxdecel said:

bodhi said:

I assume there will be a mass?

Deserves a second

[cuprabob]

tobinen said:

Have we had Ted Toleman?

He gave one Mr A Senna (da Silva) his first F1 drive.

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/ted-toleman-obi...

Yes, on the previous page.

[540TORQUES]

Yahonza said:

SpudLink said:

Nobel prize winning theoretical physicist Peter Higgs, aged 94.

RIP to the great man - I heard that he'd quarked it.

He can now have a chat about who really owns the god particle.

[540TORQUES]

mikeiow said:

daqinggregg said:

Petrus1983 said:

OJ Simpson - 76. Without doubt one of the biggest trials of that century.

A real shame, it didn't happen 30 years earlier.

I couldn't help but feel the same myself earlier when I heard it.

The much missed and hilarious Norm Macdonald shat on OJ so much he got fired from SNL. (the big wig at SNL was a friend of OJ).

[FourWheelDrift]

He was doing ok, looked like making a recovery but then had a bad turn.