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As we've seen hereabouts recently, the term 'legend' has sparked debate, but... Hilda Woodward - total legend!

S. I. Padmavati dead at 103 according to this tweet. Edits to her Wiki page suggest it was COVID-19.

I personally think he was an inspiration to a lot of black people because before him there were not many black actors or even characters to look up to in MCU. Since the film came out a lot of kids and adults now can dress up as Black Panther because they are/were represented finally. Now Black Panther has been out you have a black Spiderman in Miles Morales and i'm sure more to come.

Aw really sad - John Courtenay, who - long story short - saved Carlisle United from bankruptcy and left it solvent and fit for a rebuild. Despite the club plunging out of the league for a year nobody blamed him (though our enthusiasm for Roddy Collins, the manager he brought in wasn't so great). Met him a few times because he always had time for the fans and would typically get off the team coach and banter a bit with us before heading into a ground. Died of dementia aged 70 https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2020/august/a-fond-farewell-to-former-owner-john-courtenay/?fbclid=IwAR0exhTmYiJlPyplDQNcfIZ6nUOhdKbYzFthiMFtsO2juMwahw48aOhaPp4

Jean-Claude Killy has been going downhill for a long time and reaches 77 today.

A mildly positive update on his progress was posted on Twitter 2 days ago:

More like Oldie Osbourne these days !

https://www.breastcancer.org/risk/factors/alcohol

Trump gets massive poll boost following convention- they are now saying his chances of winning are fifty fifty. Biden lead down to just 6 points Fucking hell... https://morningconsult.com/2020/08/29/post-rnc-poll-trump-bounce/

Dr. Seymour Schwartz, a world-renowned doctor and co-author of 'The Surgeon's Bible', has died. He was 92. https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2020/08/29/seymour-schwartz-md-obituary-worled-renowned-doctor-rochester-dies-author-principles-of-surgery/5662079002/

John Courtenay, the former owner of Carlisle United Football Club, has died. He was 70. https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/news/2020/august/a-fond-farewell-to-former-owner-john-courtenay/

Eh, could care less about Musharraf. I believe the reason he even made the list this time was that he had a death sentence on him near the end of the year, only for those charges to be dropped around the new year. For Bouteflika, I think it depends on the amount of survivors remaining at the end of the year. I don’t necessarily think he’s a bad pick.

Yes, a DL hit please! August is my birth month, so something special for me.

Well, just for context I don't think the two men I mentioned were "legends" either. Although as James Deans potential was likely mythical he's a good candidate. Ahem. Although you've now seen me down the rabbit hole of discovering America has a library of living legends, many of whom are actually dead now. Which made me laugh. "The Living Legend, dead for the past 20 years..."

https://www.google.fr/amp/s/d.repubblica.it/moda/2020/08/29/foto/iris_apfel_eta_stile_look-4757991/amp/ fashion legend Iris Apfel turns 99 today and still looks very well and healthy on her instagram : https://www.instagram.com/p/CEeYnjnhOUw/?igshid=133jxjr24nwdn

He was beloved from folk of my generation, with many of them being utterly heartbroken by his death. If you remember Stefan Karl Stefansson’s death, he was also beloved by younger folk who was really sad when he died. Take the response of Stefansson and multiply it by 10, and that’s an indicator of how much more well known Boseman was. I suppose this comment on forum perfectly sums up why some people are more upset for certain deaths than others.

Speaking as aforementioned "not fan of these types of films", he was the star of a film which just made 1.4 billion dollars at the box office, and a part of a franchise that made nearly 10 billion (!) in the last 3 years. James Dean and John Belushi are legends on less bar time. Just because folk are old they dont have to act old.

Folke Alnevik, Swedish sprinter and the oldest living Olympic champion, dead at 100 according to Swedish Wiki.

...and the Wombles!!

Actress Barbara Eden, best known for 60's sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, is 89 today.

That's the most compelling argument for moving to France I've ever seen. Ah bugger........ brexit, I knew there was a reason it felt like a shit idea, couldn't quite put my finger on it until now.

Well they won’t have to attend his funeral now.

Sadly we must accept that there will not be a hit in August so this will not be the first year in deathlist history with a hit in every month. I am therefore revising my forecast down to 16 or 17 hits by years end.