Notable death

Originally posted by @suzianne
My favorite from him was The Goodbye Girl (1977) .

Burton Richter, Nobel Prize for Physics 1976: built the electron-positron collider SPEAR and an innovative detector facility at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Facility in California, enabling the detection of the J/psi particle, which contains a charm quark, providing the first experimental realisation of the theorised charm quark.

Ellie Mannette, 90, a Trinidadian musical instrument maker and steel pan musician, also known as the "father of the modern steel pan instrument". He created the steel drum.

Burt Reynolds, star of 'Smokey and the Bandit', inter alia

Originally posted by @ptobler
Burt Reynolds, star of 'Smokey and the Bandit', inter alia

Originally posted by @ptobler
Burt Reynolds, star of 'Smokey and the Bandit', inter alia

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Originally posted by @drewnogal
Aaw, sorry to hear that. I hear the distant sound of duelling banjos.

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Originally posted by @great-big-stees
and pigs squealing?

the clans forum
maybe not that notable or noticeable

Paul Virilo French philosopher and architect founder of "dromology" about the speed of our world, worldview and technology

Sir Charles Kao.

If you're reading this post, you have him to thank for it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-45647549

Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane/Starship).

Originally posted by @ptobler
Burt Reynolds, star of 'Smokey and the Bandit', inter alia

Charles Aznavour, chansonier.

Originally posted by @shallow-blue
Charles Aznavour, chansonier.

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