Jun
11th
2016
Weekly Death Blog: Week of 6/4 to 6/10 · 8:42am Jun 11th, 2016
Here are the notable deaths for this past week from North America, Japan, and select parts of Europe. As usual, please see Wikipedia for a complete list of notable 2016 deaths.
June 6:
- Kimbo Slice, 42, Bahamian-born American mixed martial artist (Bellator, UFC), boxer and actor (Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh), heart failure.
(I don't personally know who he was, but he seems to have been notable enough to include, especially given the shocking and untimely nature of his death.)
- Sir Peter Shaffer, 90, British playwright (Amadeus, Equus, Black Comedy) and screenwriter, Tony (1975, 1981) and Oscar winner (1985).
You don't know Kimbo?
Dude was an internet superstar a decade ago. He recorded himself fighting people on the street.
Yesterday, Gordie Howe Passed away
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4014874 I don't keep up with sports, so I didn't recognize those names. Like I said a long time back, I only blog the deaths that stand out to me, otherwise I'd just cut and paste the entire list from Wikipedia.
4014877 Ah okay. He was a well known hockey player who was an inspiration for players such as Wayne Gretzky and stuff
4014910 I'm from Canada and our news is treating this as the Canadian Mohammad Ali. He was a huge figure inside of Canada.
4014966 *Hugs* it'll be okay
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4014966 I'm from Texas. Here, hockey is what horses leave on the side of the road.
Last night, we lost a talented singer from the voice.
R.I.P to those two in this blog, especially Bludge.
And Christina Grimmie...