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Famous non-actors who have had cameos in movies.

  1. Kurt Vonnegut, Back to School
  2. Alice Cooper, Wayne’s World
  3. Larry Ellison (Oracle CEO), Iron Man 2
  4. Al Sharpton (street preacher), Malcolm X
  5. Stan Lee (himself) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (among others)
  6. Marshall McLuhan, Annie Hall
  7. Phil Mickelson, Tin Cup
  8. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore
  9. Lance Armstrong, Dodgeball
  10. Harry Blackmun, Amistad
  11. Howard Marks, Human Traffic
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Famous non-actors who have had cameos in movies.

  1. Kurt Vonnegut, Back to School
  2. Alice Cooper, Wayne’s World
  3. Larry Ellison (Oracle CEO), Iron Man 2
  4. Al Sharpton (street preacher), Malcolm X
  5. Stan Lee (himself) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (among others)
  6. Marshall McLuhan, Annie Hall
  7. Phil Mickelson, Tin Cup
  8. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore
  9. Lance Armstrong, Dodgeball
  10. Harry Blackmun, Amistad
  11. Howard Marks, Human Traffic
  12. Mike Tyson, The Hangover
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Famous non-actors who have had cameos in movies.

  1. Kurt Vonnegut, Back to School
  2. Alice Cooper, Wayne’s World
  3. Larry Ellison (Oracle CEO), Iron Man 2
  4. Al Sharpton (street preacher), Malcolm X
  5. Stan Lee (himself) Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (among others)
  6. Marshall McLuhan, Annie Hall
  7. Phil Mickelson, Tin Cup
  8. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore
  9. Lance Armstrong, Dodgeball
  10. Harry Blackmun, Amistad
  11. Howard Marks, Human Traffic
  12. Mike Tyson, The Hangover
  13. Alfred Hitchcock in a whole bunch of movies he directed

I’ll pass on a new category.

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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included)
and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included)
and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
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  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham

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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included)
and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horation Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar

I looked it up: he wasn’t killed instantly but he died on the same day 3 hours after being shot. Before losing consciousness Nelson actually told the surgeon who came to examine him to go help somebody else because his condition was hopeless: “My backbone is shot through.”

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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included)
and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horation Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar

I looked it up: he wasn’t killed instantly but he died on the same day 3 hours after being shot. Before losing consciousness Nelson actually told the surgeon who came to examine him to go help somebody else because his condition was hopeless: “My backbone is shot through.”

  1. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included)
and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar
  4. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
  5. John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania Court House (Major General USA, highest-ranking Union casualty in Civil War, last words reputed to be “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”)
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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included)
and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar
  4. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
  5. John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania Court House (Major General USA, highest-ranking Union casualty in Civil War, last words reputed to be “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”)
  6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran, like Wolfe also killed at the Battle of Quebec, 1759
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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included) and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar
  4. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
  5. John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania Court House (Major General USA, highest-ranking Union casualty in Civil War, last words reputed to be “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”)
  6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran, like Wolfe also killed at the Battle of Quebec, 1759
  7. Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, Battle of New Orleans, 1815
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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included) and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar
  4. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
  5. John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania Court House (Major General USA, highest-ranking Union casualty in Civil War, last words reputed to be “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”)
  6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran, like Wolfe also killed at the Battle of Quebec, 1759
  7. Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, Battle of New Orleans, 1815
  8. Mardonius, Persian CIC, Platea
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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included) and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar
  4. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
  5. John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania Court House (Major General USA, highest-ranking Union casualty in Civil War, last words reputed to be “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”)
  6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran, like Wolfe also killed at the Battle of Quebec, 1759
  7. Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, Battle of New Orleans, 1815
  8. Mardonius, Persian CIC, Platea
  9. Rear Adm. Isaac Kidd, Pearl Harbor, 1941
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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included) and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar
  4. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
  5. John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania Court House (Major General USA, highest-ranking Union casualty in Civil War, last words reputed to be “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”)
  6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran, like Wolfe also killed at the Battle of Quebec, 1759
  7. Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, Battle of New Orleans, 1815
  8. Mardonius, Persian CIC, Platea
  9. Rear Adm. Isaac Kidd, Pearl Harbor, 1941
  10. Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, CSA, Pine Mountain, June 1864

Disembowelled by a Union artillery shell.

Rear Adm. Kidd, I see, was the first U.S. Navy admiral ever killed in action.

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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included) and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar
  4. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
  5. John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania Court House (Major General USA, highest-ranking Union casualty in Civil War, last words reputed to be “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”)
  6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran, like Wolfe also killed at the Battle of Quebec, 1759
  7. Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, Battle of New Orleans, 1815
  8. Mardonius, Persian CIC, Platea
  9. Rear Adm. Isaac Kidd, Pearl Harbor, 1941
  10. Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, CSA, Pine Mountain, June 1864
  11. General Albert Sidney Johnston, Shiloh, 1862

Johnston’s death may have been a major turning point in history. He was widely regarded as one of the best generals in the war and if he hadn’t died so early the Confederates might have done better in the war. (Although there’s a counterargument that Johnston’s reputation was preserved by his early death. He hadn’t actually performed as well as had been predicted and might have ended up being a Confederate MacClellan - somebody who looked good on paper but failed in actual battle.)

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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included) and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar
  4. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
  5. John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania Court House (Major General USA, highest-ranking Union casualty in Civil War, last words reputed to be “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”)
  6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran, like Wolfe also killed at the Battle of Quebec, 1759
  7. Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, Battle of New Orleans, 1815
  8. Mardonius, Persian CIC, Platea
  9. Rear Adm. Isaac Kidd, Pearl Harbor, 1941
  10. Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, CSA, Pine Mountain, June 1864
  11. General Albert Sidney Johnston, Shiloh, 1862
  12. General Maurice Rose, Paderborn, March 1945

Highest ranking American Jewish officer in WW2 and the highest ranking American officer killed in Europe.

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Generals or Admirals killed in battle (mortally wounded and died later than the same day not included) and name of battle or campaign:

  1. Simon Bolivar Bucker, Okinawa (Lt. General, highest ranking US soldier KIA in WW2)
  2. Major General James P. Wolfe, Battle of the Plains of Abraham
  3. Lord Admiral Horatio Nelson, Battle of Trafalgar
  4. John F. Reynolds, Gettysburg (Maj. General USA, shot in the head minutes after arriving on the battlefield on the First Day)
  5. John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania Court House (Major General USA, highest-ranking Union casualty in Civil War, last words reputed to be “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance.”)
  6. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Saint-Veran, like Wolfe also killed at the Battle of Quebec, 1759
  7. Major General Sir Edward Pakenham, Battle of New Orleans, 1815
  8. Mardonius, Persian CIC, Platea
  9. Rear Adm. Isaac Kidd, Pearl Harbor, 1941
  10. Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, CSA, Pine Mountain, June 1864
  11. General Albert Sidney Johnston, Shiloh, 1862
  12. General Maurice Rose, Paderborn, March 1945
  13. Maj. Gen. James Birdseye McPherson, Atlanta, 1864

Sherman openly wept when he heard of McPherson’s death.

Next category:

Songs about cars or driving

  1. “Drive,” The Cars
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Songs about cars or driving

  1. “Drive,” The Cars
  2. “Baby, You Can Drive My Car” The Beatles
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Songs about cars or driving

  1. “Drive,” The Cars
  2. “Baby, You Can Drive My Car” The Beatles
  3. “Drive (for Daddy Gene)” by Alan Jackson
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Songs about cars or driving

  1. “Drive,” The Cars
  2. “Baby, You Can Drive My Car” The Beatles
  3. “Drive (for Daddy Gene)” by Alan Jackson
  4. “Pink Cadillac,” Aretha Franklin
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Songs about cars or driving

  1. “Drive,” The Cars
  2. “Baby, You Can Drive My Car” The Beatles
  3. “Drive (for Daddy Gene)” by Alan Jackson
  4. “Pink Cadillac,” Aretha Franklin
  5. “Little Deuce Coup” Beach Boys