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Dick Passwater Bernard de Dryver Manfred von Wankfest One of those may not be true...

BBC news says Brenda is continuing with "light duties". Presumably she's been given a day off her shift at the foundry then If she were to go expire, would the planned double bank holiday for the jubilee go ahead?

African american muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during civil rights movement Malcolm X has been assassinated on this day 57 years ago, aged 39. American evangelist Billy Graham died on this day 4 years ago, aged 99. Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 24 seasons in the National Hockey League Tim Horton died on this day 48 years ago, aged 44. American musician, composer and actor who was best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist of the Monkees and co star of the TV series The Monkees Peter Tork died on this day 3 years ago, aged 77.

She was also the killer Queen in London's we will rock you. She was fantastic

We already have a "who will be the next hit" thread. It typically gets created within hours of the DL scoring another hit:

The Cleo Laine thread.

This thread is the place to discuss PW Botha.

The Sandy Gall thread.

The Bill Treacher thread.

The Jean-Luc Godard thread.

The Terry Jones thread.

The Tom Smith thread.

I saw her in the role of Killer Queen in We Will Rock You. She was very good

Who will die next from the years list? I will guess at her masterty the Queen (i don't want her to just afraid she will)

Max Schreck, best known for his role as Count Orlok in Nosferatu, died on this day 86 years ago, aged 56.

Official death notice here says born 1929, so she was 92.

Prince Andrew checking the funds have cleared into his account nervously

Numerous news sources online (eg this one) reporting that Karl Vaino has died aged 98. They state that his death date is unknown. All they know is he died earlier in 2022 and was already buried by 16 February.

Haha - don’t be stupid I reckon Prince will see 80 at least. Shane MacGowan on the other hand looks fucked - get him on your 2015 lists!

The Robert Durst thread.

Hello! First-time poster here. Should we consider the following? Charles Osgood (journalist) - 89 (1/8/33) Dan Rather (journalist) - 90 (10/31/31) Too soon for both? P.S. It pains me to name anyone from the original Star Trek series, but Nichelle Nichols has been declining since her bout with pancreatis in 2012. Won't waste my time with the other three living stars from the show since they all seems to be in good health - William Shatner (90), George Takei (84), and Walter Koenig (85).

The Douglas Hurd thread.

This thread is the place to discuss Cliff Michelmore.

This thread is the place to discuss Vincent O'Brien.