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50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 2024, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JerryFuller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JerryFuller</span></a>, American singer, songwriter, and producer (Ricky Nelson - "Travelin' Man": Gary Puckett &amp; the Union Gap - "Lady Willpower"; The Knickerbockers ' "Lies"; Al Wilson - "Show and Tell"), died of lung cancer at 85.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> ོ</p>
Rest In Paradise<p>Connie Francis, a top-selling singer of the 1950s and ’60s, dies at 87</p><p> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/07/17/connie-francis-singer-dead/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/obituaries/</span><span class="invisible">2025/07/17/connie-francis-singer-dead/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whodied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whodied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obituaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RestInParadise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestInParadise</span></a></p>
Rest In Paradise<p>John Conklin, Designer of Fantastical Opera Sets, Dies at 88 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/arts/design/john-conklin-dead.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/07/17/arts/de</span><span class="invisible">sign/john-conklin-dead.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whodied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whodied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obituaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RestInParadise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestInParadise</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1935, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PeterSchickele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeterSchickele</span></a> (aka P.D.Q. Bach), American bassoonist, Grammy Award-winning composer, classical music parodist (No-No Nonette; Concerto for Horn &amp; Hardart; Silent Running), and broadcaster, born in Ames, Iowa (d. 2024).<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> 💔😢😭</p>
Francis Mangion (M)<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HailAndFarewell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HailAndFarewell</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1939, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SpencerDavis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpencerDavis</span></a> [Davies], English guitarist (Spencer Davis Group - "Gimme Some Lovin'"), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2020).<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> 🎗</p>
Flipboard Culture Desk<p>Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, who became famous for his world-record-breaking jump from the stratosphere in 2012, has died in a paragliding accident in Italy, local media reports. Here's more from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@CNN" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>CNN</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/1K9jO4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/1K9jO4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/ExtremeSports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExtremeSports</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SkyDiving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkyDiving</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FelixBaumgartner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FelixBaumgartner</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/InMemoriam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InMemoriam</span></a></p>
ɹ uɐp :antifascism:<p>Civil Rights icon John Lewis died 5 years ago today.</p><p>I haven't been online but a lot of people are protesting in his name.</p><p>it's not too late</p><p><a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/rip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rip</span></a> <a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/JohnLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnLewis</span></a> <a href="https://hellions.cloud/tags/GoodTrouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoodTrouble</span></a></p>
Frank<p>Space jump icon Felix Baumgartner dead in tragic incident</p><p>The legend behind one of the greatest daredevil acts the world has known has died at the age of 56 in tragic circumstances.</p><p><a href="https://www.news.com.au/sport/sports-life/space-jump-icon-felix-baumgartner-dead-in-tragic-incident/news-story/071b8498ef932b53805a4ca174c77ca6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">news.com.au/sport/sports-life/</span><span class="invisible">space-jump-icon-felix-baumgartner-dead-in-tragic-incident/news-story/071b8498ef932b53805a4ca174c77ca6</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.nu/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nu/tags/FelixBaumgartner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FelixBaumgartner</span></a></p>
Rest In Paradise<p>Simon Groot scattered better plant seeds across the world <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2025/07/17/simon-groot-scattered-better-plant-seeds-across-the-world" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">economist.com/obituary/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/17/simon-groot-scattered-better-plant-seeds-across-the-world</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whodied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whodied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obituaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RestInParadise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestInParadise</span></a></p>
Rest In Paradise<p>Bryan Braman, an undrafted free agent who became a Super Bowl champion, dies at 38 <a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2025-07-17/bryan-braman-dies-eagles-texans-obituary" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/sports/story/2025-</span><span class="invisible">07-17/bryan-braman-dies-eagles-texans-obituary</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whodied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whodied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obituaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RestInParadise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestInParadise</span></a></p>
Rest In Paradise<p>Andrea Gibson, poet and queer activist, dies at 49</p><p> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/07/15/andrea-gibson-queer-poet-dead/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/obituaries/</span><span class="invisible">2025/07/15/andrea-gibson-queer-poet-dead/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whodied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whodied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obituaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RestInParadise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestInParadise</span></a></p>
Retro Librarian<p>R.I.P Connie Francis.<br>.<br>Here she is having a resurgence, and she dies. Sad.<br>.<br><a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/conniefrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conniefrancis</span></a> <a href="https://worldkey.io/tags/Celebrities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Celebrities</span></a></p>
Rest In Paradise<p>Connie Francis, Whose Ballads Dominated ’60s Pop Music, Dies at 87 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/arts/music/connie-francis-dead.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/07/17/arts/mu</span><span class="invisible">sic/connie-francis-dead.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rip</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deaths" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deaths</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/whodied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whodied</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obituaries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obituaries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RestInParadise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RestInParadise</span></a></p>
@GottaLaff<p><a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23RIP" target="_blank">#RIP</a><span class="quote-inline"><br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lzfzawdilrmsfikvr4c6ytk4/post/3lu6hmezfcc25" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lzfzawdilrmsfikvr4c6ytk4/post/3lu6hmezfcc25</a></span></p>
Rasta<p>Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero, known professionally as <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ConnieFrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConnieFrancis</span></a>, was an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist .<br>She was 87 <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a><br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/connie-francis-singer-dead-1.7587251" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/entertainment/conn</span><span class="invisible">ie-francis-singer-dead-1.7587251</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Country" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Country</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CountryMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CountryMusic</span></a></p>
Petabites<p>Connie Francis <br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <br> <br>("if it takes forever, I will wait for you")</p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>RIP Connie Francis</p><p>In 1960, Francis was recognized as the most successful female artist in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Italy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Italy</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>, and the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>. She was the first <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> in history to reach No. 1 on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BillboardHot100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BillboardHot100</span></a> when "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" topped the chart in 1960. She was also the first woman to have three No. 1 hits on the chart, just three of her 53 career hits.</p><p>Info courtesy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wikipedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wikipedia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConnieFrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConnieFrancis</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1950, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PhoebeSnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhoebeSnow</span></a> [Laub], American singer-songwriter ("Poetry Man"), born in New York City (d. 2011).<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a> 🪦</p>
Cycling Historian<p>I have to take issue with this headline! The tragic death of Samuele Privitera is the headline. Rafferty is not important here. </p><p><a href="https://historians.social/tags/RIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIP</span></a></p><p>Tragedy at Giro Valle d’Aosta as Rafferty’s team mate passes away after crash <a href="https://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/tragedy-at-giro-valle-daosta-as-raffertys-team-mate-passes-away-after-crash/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stickybottle.com/latest-news/t</span><span class="invisible">ragedy-at-giro-valle-daosta-as-raffertys-team-mate-passes-away-after-crash/</span></a></p>