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Doug Cowie has died aged 95: https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/doug-cowie-1926-2021/ Definitely a previous DDP pick for OoO, and definitely a DDP pick for Sudden Death in 2021.

And now prepare for 3 hits in the coming hours ! Thanks Ullitzer

Peruvian film director Óscar Catacora died this Friday after suffering a sudden health problem when he was filming his new film. He was 34 years old. Catacora directed the film "Wiñaypacha". This film was chosen to represent Peru at the Oscars as the best foreign film. The Peruvian film is currently available on the Netflix platform: https://www.cinematropical.com/cinema-tropical/peruvian-director-scar-catacora-dies-at-34

Above from New Year Honours thread. Reputable sources on Twittercarcrash stating that 101yo Wilf Oldham has now died, apparently after suffering a recent heart attack. DDP pick.

Well, it does look like Irish cartoonist Ken(neth) Mahood died on Dec 30th 2020, which wasn't picked up by us, even though he was picked. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9103503/Tributes-pour-Mail-cartoonist-Ken-Mahood-dies-90.html I am not going to adjust the team though -because the replacement hasn't died yet. If it still happens, I will, but not now.

Remaining people who have been selected for every single Derby Dead Pool since 2003. 1. Emperor Akihito 2. Michael Barrymore 3. Queen Elizabeth II 4. Mikhail Gorbachev 5. Hulk Hogan 6. Holly Johnson 7. Henry Kissinger 8. Angela Lansbury 9. Imelda Marcos 10. Liza Minnelli 11. Rupert Murdoch 12. Leslie Phillips 13. Keith Richards 14. Desmond 2-2 15. Mike Tyson Ryan O'Neal was close, but no one chose him for the DDP 2018. I think the last surviving one will be someone who is young enough to have plenty of years ahead of them, yet not in good enough health to the point of ever being deliberately overlooked. Or if not in bad health, then someone with an occupation that's popular among theme teams (wrestling/boxing). I could see Tyson being diagnosed with early stage dementia in the future, before dying in the mid-2030s. 8 of the 15 names were also in the DDP 1998. 1. Michael Barrymore 2. Queen Elizabeth II 3. Mikhail Gorbachev 4. Holly Johnson 5. Rupert Murdoch 6. Keith Richards 7. Desmond 2-2 8. Mike Tyson It wouldn't surprise me if all of them were also in 1999-2002. It was harder to research back then, so I can imagine that the teams re-used most of the surviving names.

UK historian and DDP theme team pick Richard Repp died a few days ago: https://www.stx.ox.ac.uk/article/in-memoriam-dr-richard-c.-repp He was an expert on Turkish history.

Dead RIP to a legend. The death is reported to have been sudden and that only yesterday he was eating a thanksgiving dinner as normal. NYT Independent

I find this thread very useful. I have already penned down these names on my shortlist for 2100, as some are bound to become celebrities in their own rights in the future.

RIP to Broadway's biggest bro.

@Wormfarmer... Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim is a solo hit for @Bibliogryphon: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10247791/Stephen-Sondheim-dead-91-Broadway-legend-passes-away-suddenly.html Well done, @Bibliogryphon.

Stephen Sondheim a hit, but not a winning one.

Fourth wave thread, anyone? New “Omicron” variant was found in several places including South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong yesterday, and now it’s in Belgium. Rest of Europe to be fucked by it by the end of next week, no doubt. This one has a worrying number of mutations and we don’t know yet how effective vaccines are against it.

Anonymous woman living in Hyogo, Japan was validated as 11th oldest person alive. She is 114 years and 212 days. There are now 11 people alive in the top 100 oldest validated ever.

47. Stephen Sondheim  ol, di, to, gr, ro @gcreptile & @theoldlady get a second hit in a second category @Death Impends gets a fourth hit but only in two categories @RoverAndOut gets a fifth hit across three categories & @Toast strengthens her potentially winning position with a fifth hit her second in the Pulitzer category

I was thinking Leslie Phillips and one of Kissinger, Lansbury, Gorbachev, Marcos or Tutu

I'm glad Gooseberry didn't enter that one. He would've crushed all three participants.

Another Olympian, Slovenian weightflifter Joze Urankar (wiki) reportedly dead at 82.

https://vtc.vn/anh-hung-phi-cong-huyen-thoai-nguyen-hong-nhi-qua-doi-ar648635.html Vietnam War flying ace Nguyễn Hồng Nhị dead at 84. He had 8 kills. The Vietnam War had atleast 22 flying aces: 9 Victories: Nguyễn Văn Cốc (1942-) North Vietnam, most victories during the war. The "Colonel Tomb" myth was loosely based on him. Retired in 2002 from his positions due to declining health, and had a bad fall and spinal injury in 2004, but still going: 8 Victories: Mai Văn Cường (1941-) NV, interview from August 2022: suffered a spinal injury during the war, but seemingly recovered well. Only has a permanent ear injury and can't hear properly. Nguyễn Hồng Nhị (1936-2021) NV, died at Military Hospital 175 in November 2021 at 84. Phạm Thanh Ngân (1939-) NV, later the Chief of the General Department of Politics 1998-2001 7 Victories: Đặng Ngọc Ngự (1939-1972) NV, Shot down, killed 1972 Nguyễn Văn Bảy (1936-2019) NV, Died of a stroke in September 2019 at 82 or 83. 6 Victories: Lê Hải (?) NV, one of the three US-confirmed MiG-17 aces of North Vietnam with Bay and Huy Chao. Couldn't find anything about him. Lê Thanh Đạo (1944-) NV, still quite healthy. Luu Huy Chao (1936-) NV Nguyễn Đức Soát (1946-) NV, Lt. Gen, healthy as of 2022. Nguyễn Đăng Kính (1941-) NV Nguyễn Ngọc Độ (1934-) NV Nguyễn Nhật Chiêu (1934-) NV, Vietnamese wiki says he died in 2015 but can't find anything to prove this. Nguyễn Tiến Sâm (1946-2019) NV, died from a serious illness in August 2019. Vũ Ngọc Đỉnh (?) NV, January 2022 article says he's alive and lives with his much younger artist wife. Charles B. DeBellevue (1945-) US, most victories on the side of US and North Vietnam. As of 2022, still quite healthy. 5 Victories: Le Quang Trung (Died during the war) NV, along with the two below mentioned in 2015 book "MiG Aces of the Vietnam War" Nguyễn Phi Hung (Died during the war) NV Võ Văn Man (Died during the war) NV Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa (1946-) NV Duke Cunningham (1941-) US, later a member of the US House of Representatives 1991-2005. Convicted of tax evasion, mail fraud and wire fraud and served a prison sentence. William P. Driscoll (1947-) US, youngest Vietnam flying ace? Looks frailish. Richard Stephen Ritchie (1942-) US Jeffrey Feinstein (1945-) US Other wars: WWII: Multiple (WWII thread) Korean War: None known (Unknown if any Soviet aces are alive) Added a few names and fixed information in December 2022.

Definitely doesn't seem like the timing was expected at all. Adding to that, he did an interview with the NYT just this past Sunday that's now been published. He was even asked about his health at one point:

His death was as unexpected as getting to 91 to begin with, at least to me. RIP

1. Leslie Phillips 2.Eileen Ash 3.Boris Pahor 4. Bob Dole 5.Jerry Lee Lewis 6. Betty White 7.Frank Field 8.Harry Belafonte 9.Jacques Delors 10.Art Rupe 11.Cleo Laine 12.Dodie Weir 13.Nehemiah Persoff 14. Tony Bennett 15.Jimmy Carter 16.Petula Clark 17.June Brown 18.Jane Goodall 19.Gudrun Ure 20.Linda Nolan 21.Michael Caine 22.Pele 23.Imelda Marcos 24.Ray Reardon 25.Mikhail Gorbachev 26.HM Queen 27.Frederick Forsyth 28.Lester Piggott 29. Angela Mortimer 30. Stanley Baxter 31.Dr Ruth Westheimer 32.Yoko Ono 33.George Foreman 34.Mary Quant 35.Henry Kissinger 36.Vic Seixas 37.Bobby Vinton 38.Eva Marie Saint 39.Doyle Brunson 40.Bobby Charlton 41.Norman Tebbit 42.James Bolam 43.Ethel Kennedy 44.Roman Polanski 45.Patricia Routledge 46. David Jason 47.David Hockney 48. Frank Ifield 49.Franz Beckenbauer 50.Col Joseph Kittinger SUBS Kevin Keegan Shannon Doherty Marvin Lee Aday Ray Illingwoth Noam Chomsky

Francoise Gilot, painter and Picasso muse-turned-Mrs. Jonas Salk, turns 100 today.

You can rule out the 2009 name. That person was born in 1927.

Do you have a Floyd Little shaped hole in your shortlist you want to fill? Then don’t fear, Curley Culp can fit as he has stage 4 pancreatic cancer