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@Ulitzer95 Victor Ross of the Readers Digest who we both noted at some point (He was on my long list when he got past 100 and he's on your Who's Who list) is dead. I found a Times obit from June while doing some longlist tidying there. Victor Ross, 101: Reader’s Digest chairman who reached 1.5m monthly sales | Readers' Lives | The Times Escaped Nazi Germany, worked his way up from copy writer to chairman and turned the Digest into a massive selling thing via direct marketing and snapping up publishing rights to stuff like David Attenboroughs books in serial format. I like the Times line that:

Renee Simonot’s death is quite touching : besides being one of the key figures of this site since a few years and being the oldest living actress at the time of her death, her passing occured exactly while Catherine Deneuve was publicly acclaimed at Cannes. It was Deneuve’s first public appearance since her stroke last year (She looked really well btw) and everyone was looking forward to her presence. Before she knew her mother has died, she said (as it’s related in this article) that it was her most emotional Canne Festival ever : the up-and-downs must have felt terrible for her that day and It indeed must have been the most emotional festival of her Life...

Probably because of Lady Gaga's advanced age.

The Finnish wikipedia has a ton of these people known for, as one example writing poems/books/else in the 1940s/1950s, died in the 1960s/70s/80s after which they've been mostly forgotten by others than their families, only to be granted a wikipedia page because they were mentioned in a "who's who" sixty years ago. Probably worst case of these forgotten deaths was Kurt Westerholm, the Finnish president's chief of staff 1958-1966. No 100th birthday confirmation but someone on wikipedia marked him as a centenarian (his 100th would've been in March 2020), later in December turns out he died in 1973, 47 years ago... I'll try to make a list of these likely deceased Finnish "centenarians" below: Edit: No need, someone has cleaned this wiki page: https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luokka:Yli_satavuotiaiksi_eläneet_suomalaiset The four living notable Finnish centenarians notable enough to get a Finnish wiki are: Astrid Qvist (1912-2022) Notable for being Finland's oldest person since December 2020. Ilmari Koppinen (b. 1918) Runner and professor. Still active and breaking records as of this month: https://www.sss.fi/2021/07/urheiluhistoriaa-salolaisesta-103-vuotiaasta-ilmari-koppisesta-tuli-suomen-vanhin-urheilusuorituksen-tehnyt-ihminen/ Article about Koppinen becoming the oldest athlete ever in Finland. Keijo Virtamo (1919-2021) Encyclopedist, also notable for being the last living veteran from the "Ässärykmentti" regiment during WWII. Newest article about him is from december, he'll be 102 on the 8th of next month. Paavo V. Suominen (1920-2022) Businessman, founder of Huurre. I posted a picture of him some months ago taken on his 101th.

Mother of singer Keyshia Cole, Francine Rons has died from an overdose at 61 https://floridanewstimes.com/francine-rons-the-mother-of-singer-keyshia-cole-died-at-the-age-of-61/308162/

Performing with Lady Gaga next month at Radio City Music Hall, and one of the shows will be on his 95th birthday. The series of performances is called "One Last Time: an Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga".

He was indeed a pilot from 617 Squadron, but only began to fly missions with them over a year after the Dambusters raid.

James Garner, American Hollywood actor known for his acting skills in films and television, died of a heart attack on this date in 2014. He was 86 years old. Garner, who built a six-decade career playing ruggedly charming, good-natured anti-heroes and received the highest honor of the Screen Actors Guild in 2004, was found dead at his Los Angeles home. The Rockford Files star has starred in more than fifty films, including "The Americanization of Emily", "Move Over, Darling", "The Great Escape", "36 Hours", "Grand Prix", "Duel at Diablo", "Marlowe", "They Only Kill Their Masters", "Space Cowboys" and "The Notebook". The three-time Golden Globe winner had reportedly underwent a quintuple bypass heart surgery in 1988 and suffered a minor stroke in 2008.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Springer don’t know if he was talked about on here but Philip Springer, most known for the « Santa Baby » song turned 95

Jack Hawkins was one of the most distinctive, durable and versatile British film and stage actors. He was diagnosed with throat cancer and had to have his larynx removed. This should have finished his career but he continued to film with his voice dubbed. He died from complications following an operation to install an artificial voice box on this date in 1973. Jack Hawkins was 62 years old. The London-born actor appeared on stage from the age of 13 and in films from 1930. Of his many film credits, some of his most memorable roles were in "The Black Rose" (1950), "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957), "Ben-Hur" (1959), "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962) and "Zulu" (1964). Jack Hawkins was cremated and his ashes interred at Golders Green Crematorium in north London.

Walter Cronkite, American CBS anchorman, journalist and pioneer of television news programs who became known as "the most trusted man in America", died at his home of disease involving blood vessels in the brain on this date in 2009. He was 92 years old. In 1963, Walter Cronkite reported the news of John F. Kennedy's assassination. A decade later, he took a call delivering the news of Lyndon B. Johnson's death live on-air. In 1968, Cronkite told the world about Martin Luther King Jr's assassination. Walter Cronkite was buried in Kansas City, Missouri, where he spent some time early in his career as a broadcaster at KCMO radio station, reading news and summarizing football games.

George A. Romero, American-Canadian film director and screenwriter, best known for his contributions to the horror genre and for his gruesome and satirical zombie films, died after a brief but aggressive battle with lung cancer on this date in 2017. He was 77 years old. After graduating from college, the future film director began his career shooting short films. Romero formed Image Ten Productions in the 60's. This is the production company that produced "Night of the Living Dead" (1968). Directed by George A. Romero, the film became a cult classic of the horror cinema. He was nicknamed the "Godfather" of all zombies. Romero was buried in Toronto where he lived the last decade of his life.

Oh dear, it is such a drought these days that keep me falling asleep, that I totally missed Dilip Kumar as a hit for chilean way, Steve, theoldlady and The Quim Reaper. And the mother of French legend Catherine Deneuve, Renée Simonot, has died on the 11th of July and is a solo hit for Dying Probably. Congrats @all!

Celeste Holm, the American film, stage and television actress, was admitted to New York's Roosevelt Hospital with dehydration, where she suffered a heart attack; the actress died two days later at her Central Park West apartment on this date in 2012. She was 95 years old. One of her best remembered films is "All About Eve" with Bette Davis. Holm took the stage in 27 Broadway productions. Her other well-known performances included "High Society" and "The Tender Trap". She earned Oscar and Golden Globe for her supporting role of a fashion editor in the drama film "Gentleman's Agreement". Celeste was active in various social causes, including being a spokeswoman for UNICEF.

William Henry McCarty Jr. or William H. Bonney (the name he used at the height of his notoriety), popularly known as Billy the Kid, one of the most infamous gunfighters and outlaws of the American West, reputed to have killed at least 27 men, died of a gunshot wound at Ft. Sumner in the New Mexico Territory on this date in 1881. He was 21 years old. Billy went to his friend Pete Maxwell's home. Sheriff Pat Garrett was questioning Maxwell. Garrett and Billy were armed. But Garrett shot first, killing Billy. Billy was buried in Fort Sumner's military cemetery. A tombstone was later erected over the grave with a word of "Pals" carved into it. The tombstone has been stolen three times since it was set in place in the 40's and the gravesite is now enclosed within a steel cage.

Richard D. Zanuck, successful film producer and youngest studio head of production in history, died at his Beverly Hills home on this date in 2012. Death was attributed to a heart attack. He was 77 years old. Zanuck was the son of the co-founder and head of 20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck and the silent-film star Virginia Fox. He produced two Steven Spielberg's early films, "The Sugarland Express" and "Jaws". Zanuck worked with Tim Burton six times. He also produced such box office hits as "Cocoon" and "Driving Miss Daisy" for which he won an Oscar for. Richard D. Zanuck also was awarded the Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award and the Producers Guild of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.

one of the best music videos ever

We'll find out soon re Vladimir Menshov, as he's died aged 81, Covid!

American teacher and author of children's books Patricia Reilly Giff, who is best known for her Polk Street School series, died at 86 years: https://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Award-winning-children-s-author-CT-resident-16269618.php

Beverly Cleary clearly is a hit here for Annami, Bibliogryphon, Buffalo Phil, Elephant, Etushispushingupdaisies, Great Uncle Bulgaria, Joey Russ, Steve, The Daredevil, The Old Crem, theoldlady and ThereWillBeDeaths7.

Can confirm someone tried to pick him, but I determined he wasn't famous enough

Screenwriter William Link, best known for co-writing a string of successful TV movies like The Gun, My Sweet Charlie, and That Certain Summer, died at 87 years: https://deadline.com/2020/12/william-link-dead-co-creator-columbo-murder-she-wrote-1234662464/

American Actress Rebecca Luker died at 59 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/theater/rebecca-luker-dead.html

Screenwriter Murray Schisgal who co-wrote the award-winning 1982 romantic comedy, Tootsie, which starred Dustin Hoffman, died aged 93: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/theater/murray-schisgal-dead.html

Award winning screenwriter Bettina Gilois (Bessie, Glory Road, McFarland) dead: https://deadline.com/2020/07/bettina-gilois-dies-award-winning-screenwriter-bessie-author-1202977744/