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Antonia da Santa Cruz has surpassed Jiroemon Kimura's age (116 years and 54 days), so now there is no man in the top 20 oldest validated persons ever. Back in 2013 when Kimura died, he was 8th oldest ever and now he is 21st.

Second of two updates. The DDP Archive is finally here. The entire history of the competition, as much as we have, in one place. Links to old competitions, the analysis from the hosts, historical bits that might help. I hope it is of use.

Emmerdale Pearl actress turns 85 next month and you don't see her about no more.

Comedian and actor Trevor Moore, best known as a founding member of the comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U' Know, died at 41 years: https://deadline.com/2021/08/trevor-moore-the-whitest-kids-u-know-41-obituary-1234811024/

His protection officers leapt in to save him. I thought they worked for the good of the British people!

Finally time to update it. 12th hit came in July (insert complaint about inactivity here), and I must've missed Olympia Dukakis in May. Cicely Tyson (29th January) Tom Moore (2nd February) Christopher Plummer (5th February) George Schultz (7th February) Rush Limbaugh (17th February) Murray Walker (13th March) Beverly Cleary (27th March) Prince Philip (9th April) Walter Mondale (20th April) Olympia Dukakis (10th May) Norman Lloyd (11th May) Renee Deneuve (11th July) DP: 12 DL: 7 (snore)

Dennis “D.T.” Thomas, a co-founder of soul-funk outfit Kool & the Gang, died on Saturday, his reps confirmed to Variety. He was 70. https://variety.com/2021/music/news/dennis-dee-tee-thomas-dead-dies-kool-and-the-gang-cofounder-1235036900/

Former Brazilian minister of Justice Iris Rezende, 87, in a critical condition.

Another old guard cadre dead, Juan Quintin Paz Camacho, this time declaredly from COVID-19.

Realized a while ago that the youngest monarchs currently ruling a country are 41. I wonder if there has ever been a time when all monarchs were above 40? Anyways, here's a list of the current ruling monarchs of the world with links to their threads and threads related to them: Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms since 1952. Current health issues: None known. Links: Own thread since 2005, thread for the crown prince since 2020 and thread for other members of the British royal family since 2005. King Salman (b. 1935) King of Saudi Arabia since 2015. Current health issues: Dementia. Links: Own thread since 2020. Harald V (b. 1937) King of Norway since 1991. Current health issues: No serious issues currently, but sometimes hospitalised for surgeries. Links: Own thread since 2004. Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1937-2023) Emir of Kuwait since 2020. Current health issues: None known. Queen Margrethe II (b. 1940) Queen of Denmark since 1972. Current health issues: None known, however she is a chain smoker who recently said that she "does not think she has 10 years ahead of her". Links: Own thread since 2015. Hans-Adam II (b. 1945) Prince of Liechtenstein since 1989. Current health issues: None known, however her wife is, according to some, in frail health. Carl XVI Gustaf (b. 1946) King of Sweden since 1973. Current health issues: None known. Hassanal Bolkiah (b. 1946) Sultan of Brunei since 1967. Current health issues: None known. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (1948-2022) Ruler of the United Arab Emirates since 2004. Current health issues: Suffered a stroke in 2014, frail or frailish, appearances are rare. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (b. 1950) King of Bahrain since 2002. Current health issues: None known. Vajiralongkorn (b. 1952) King of Thailand since 2016. Current health issues: Taken to hospital last October, said to be seriously ill with a blood-related condition this May (possibly HIV). Playboy with tons of unhealthy habits, won't live as long as his father did. Queen Mother: Sirikit (b. 1932) Norodom Sihamoni (b. 1953) King of Cambodia since 2004. Current health issues: None known, however during the last 12 months he and his mother have gone to China for "routine checkups and treatments", in November 2020 and March 2021. The November stay lasted a month. Queen Mother: Norodom Monineath (b. 1936) Haitham bin Tariq (b. 1955) Sultan (and Prime Minister) of Oman since 2020. Current health issues: None known. Henri (b. 1955) Grand Duke of Luxembourg since 2000. Current health issues: None known, "fights health issues with fitness". Father lived to 98. Albert II (b. 1958) Prince of Monaco since 2005. Current health issues: None known, had covid in March. Tupou VI (b. 1959) King of Tonga since 2012. Current health issues: Overweight. Links: Thread created for the Kings of Tonga in 2005. The former two kings, his father died in 2006 and his brother in 2012. Abdullah of Pahang (b. 1959) Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King of Malaysia) since 2019. Current health issues: None known, but he was hospitalised suddenly last September. Naruhito (b. 1960) Emperor of Japan since 2019. Current health issues: None known. Parents: Former ruling couple, both alive Philippe (b. 1960) King of Belgium since 2013. Current health issues: None known. Parents: Former ruling couple, both alive Abdullah II (b. 1962) King of Jordan since 1999. Current health issues: None known. "Queen Mother": Muna al-Hussein (b. 1941) Letsie III (b. 1963) King of Lesotho 1990-1995, since 1996. Current health issues: None known. Mohammed VI (b. 1963) King of Morocco since 1999. Current health issues: Hospitalised in 2009, heart surgeries in 2018 and 2020. Has been overweight. "Queen Mother": Lalla Latifa (b. 1946) Stepfather: Mohamed Mediouri (b. 1938) Willem-Alexander (b. 1967) King of the Netherlands since 2013. Current health issues: None known. "Queen Mother": Beatrix (b. 1938) Felipe VI (b. 1968) King of Spain since 2014. Current health issues: None known, but his health data could have apparently been exposed last month and the royal family have been afraid because of this. "King Father": Juan Carlos I (b. 1938) "Queen Mother": Sofia (b. 1938) Mswati III (b. 1968) King of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) since 1986. Current health issues: None known but rumored to be sick last year. Queen Mother: Ntfombi (b. 1950) Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (b. 1980) Druk Gyalpo/King of Bhutan since 2006. Current health issues: None known, however his grandfather died at 43 due to heart issues. On the other hand, his father is still alive. "Queen Grandmother": Kesang Choden (b. 1930) "King Father": Jigme Singye Wangchuck (b. 1955) "Queen Mother": Tshering Yangdon (b. 1959) Maternal Grandmother: Yum Tuiji Zam (b. 1932) Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (b. 1980) Emir of Qatar since 2013. Current health issues: None known, however his father has been dealing with bad health issues for the last decade. "King Father": Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (b. 1952) "Queen Mother": Moza bint Nasser (b. 1959)

at this point im hoping noone else dies so we at least get the record for longest drought

Still sounds excellent and doesn't seem like he's in a bad shape despite alzheimer's. I don't think he'll go this year.

First of two DDP updates tonight. Firstly - The Stats and Facts Page has been updated for the first time since 2017.

Long live the queen

Interesting. Didn't find any news on this. Jacques and his daughter Martine Aubry (b. 1945 OR 1950) are listed on that page According to wikipedia, Jacques and Marie were married in 1941. Sounds odd, as Jacques was born in 1925 and Marie in 1923. They would have been 15-16 (Jacques) and 17-18 (Marie). Some sources say that they were married in 1948 instead, also, what I find very weird is that Martine's birth year is 1945 on some sites (including wikipedia) and 1950 on many others.

Ronald Pellar the 7th & final husband of Lana Turner (1921-95) is 100 & living in a mobile home.

Happy 109th birthday today to Eileen Ash (nee Whelan). She is a genuine link to the past as the first of her 7 Test matches for England was in 1937 - only 83 years ago! She is the only living cricketer whose life overlaps that of W G Grace who died in 1915 - the last known photo of him is a few weeks before his death at a cricket match (spectating of course!) putting money in a Red Cross collecting box.

The deaths of Joan Hocquard & Bob Weighton this year mean that the 2021 edition of Guinness World Records is now totally out of date. I saw the new version last week & was surprised as it had only just been published for next year that Bob Weighton was still listed (with a large photograph) as Britain's oldest man.

Two actress widows of famous actors who died many years ago are still with us. Sarah Lawson (b 1928) the actress widow of Patrick Allen (1927-2006) who narrated the 1st series of Blackadder but is best known for a huge catalogue of films & parts in TV series. The other is Thea Gregory (b 1926) the actress widow of John Gregson (1919-1975). He starred in Genevieve (1953) with Kenneth More, Dinah Sheridan & Kay Kendall and many other films & TV series. The TV series he is best remembered for is Gideon's Way in which he starred as Commander George Gideon.

Eileen Ash will be 109 on 30 October (2020). Not surprisingly she is the oldest ever international cricketer. She was around 4 years old when W G Grace died. As he was born in 1848 that is quite a link to the past.

And yet Eileen Ash carries on and on & will be 109 next month. Surely a very real chance of being a rare famous super centenarian? She is believed to be the only international cricketer still alive whose life overlapped that of W G Grace who died in 1915. (born in 1848)

Clarissa Eden? Eileen Ash (Whelan)(oldest ever international cricketer)? Ronald Atkins? Certainly Clarissa Eden is known internationally & by nature of her sporting career Eillen Ash is as well. Ronald Atkins as an MP must be known to far more than his former constituents & Roberta McCain is also known due to her late husband & son.

Jill Gascoine has died aged 83 after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's.

All very strange as Christopher Ecclestone specifically asked Russell T Davies if he could play the eponymous hero when Dr Who returned in 2005. In the week it returned for 13 weekly episodes, Ecclestone announced that he was leaving. Many have said that he was an "actor's actor" (whatever that means) like the late Pete Postlethwaite. It certainly wasn't as amicable as it first seemed as he refused to appear in the 2013 50th anniversary special when they wanted 3 doctors (as in the1973 10th aniversary special when they had the very frail William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton & Jon Pertwee - the latter possibly on another thread as like John Thaw both former wives are still with us) so Stephen Moffat invented a new doctor played by the late John Hurt who together with David Tennant & Matt Smith made up the requisite three doctors. Incidentally, probably everyone knows that Peter Davison's daughter is married to David Tennant - they met after she appeared in the show as his daughter. Dr Who's grand daughter Carole Ford is still with us as is one other of the original companions - the 95 year old William Russell.