High profile deaths in your lifetime that you remember...

[skyblue]

freddie mercury

 

[Roxi]

freddie mercury

I was so young when that happened but i remember it

 

[canidae]

Most everyone has already been mentioned.

Here's a decent site that has compiled data on celebrities, politicians, and other 'noteworthy' persons.

NNDB: Tracking the entire world

 

[USF Sam]

freddie mercury

YouTube - Queen Bohemian Rhapsody ～FREDDIE MERCURY TRIBUTE CONCERT～

Love Elton's face when he first starts singing and is stunned by 100,000 people singing in PERFECT harmony.

When I heard this live I had goose bumps from the first moment to the last.

 

[Margene]

In my lifetime, but not in exact order:

Martin Luther King
Bobby Kennedy
Elvis
John Lennon
John Belushi
Dominique Dunn (Not totally famous, but I had just seen her in Poltergeist)
John Candy
The Challenger astronauts, I remember where I was and for some reason it really effected me.
Lucille Ball (I know she was old, but I LOVED LUCY)
Rock Hudson from Aids
Freddie Mercury
Kurt Cobain
JFK Jr.
Phil Hartman
Princess Diana (that was so sad)
Gianni Versace
Chris Farley
Anna Nicole Smith (not that I cared for her, but it was shocking as she was so young)
Heath Ledger (I thought he was a terrific actor. His death was very sad)

I know I'm missing a few.

 

[Roxi]

YouTube - Queen Bohemian Rhapsody ～FREDDIE MERCURY TRIBUTE CONCERT～

Love Elton's face when he first starts singing and is stunned by 100,000 people singing in PERFECT harmony.

When I heard this live I had goose bumps from the first moment to the last.

Beautiful *wipes tear*

 

[skyblue]

bohemian rhapsody...arguably the best song ever written

 

[skyblue]

axel roses career

 

[cam elle toe]

First I remember was Elvis

Then John Lennon and John Bonham

Keith Moon

No one has mentioned Michael Hutchence

George Harrison
of course...Princess DI

Fred Hollows...he pioneered cataract surgery in 3rd world countries and died way too young.

Heath Ledger

Freddie and John Belushi


But I think it was John Lennons death that affected me the most

 

[skyblue]

frank sinatra

 

[pjbleek]

Eric Carr.....Stevie Ray Vaughn....

 

[skyblue]

george best

 

[skyblue]

everyones hero

STEVE IRWIN

 

[Roxi]

everyones hero

STEVE IRWIN

Wow do these just randomly keep coming to mind?

 

[cam elle toe]

everyones hero

STEVE IRWIN

Not MY hero, but yeah, how did we forget him

 

[PoopaSwoof]

The first one I remember was JFK and the list goes on from there.
I'm old.

 

[AnitaBeer]

Evil Knievel. I know he wasn't doing well before he died, but still a shock that that daredevil died. I swore that man would live forever!

 

[Margene]

everyones hero

STEVE IRWIN

Wow! I forgot about him. That was very shocking.

 

[pjbleek]

River Phoenix
Captain Kangaroo
Bruce/Jason Lee
McLean Stevenson
Len Bias
Reggie Lewis
Nicole Simpson
Ronald Goldman
all those who died on 9-11-01
those who die for my freedom
my Dad...

 

[sierrabravo]

i remember tabloids claiming that princess diana was "alive hours before she died." no shit guys :24: