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Dagny Carlsson dead at 109.

Who knows how many more he'll outlive before someone finds that portrait in the attic?

Former sprinter Sonia Lannaman is 66 today. Commonwealth Gold (x3) & Silver (x2), European Silver, World Cup Gold & Silver and Olympic bronze. Plus an MBE. At one time ranked 2nd in the world over both 100m and 200m (to Marlies Göhr & Irina Szewinska reespectively)

tbh the art of deadpooling started hundreds of years ago when learned philosophers in high society bet on who the next oldest codger they knew to die would be, and while we're more civilised nowadays (we don't bet money on death afaik), it would be harsh to remove the one remaining link to the grassroots of deadpooling's genesis. Or to be blunt (as the rule hasn't changed much since I put it in), people picking their 115 year old granny who is the oldest woman in Scunthorpe never bothered me much. People picking 20 year old mothers of two who got put on life support by a hit and run driver and die hours after the deadline for the round did.

He is famous for being ancient, not ill...and has been a Tiktok celebrity for a month worldwide, borderline case for sure but I can't tell the difference between him and any other FFBOld

Maria Simon, an Austrian sociologist dead at 103

Billionaire Chancellor looks just like a man of the people, filling up his Kia in a Sainsbury’s. Oh wait, except the car belongs to a shop worker. ”Aides, fetch me a peasant carriage”

British-born Canadian actress Barbara Wallace (IMDb) is 99 today

^^ Mary of Teck

The Chancellor of the Exchequer literally doesn’t know how to pay for things.

Yeah, it's all Jeremy Corbyns fault for the last 12 yrs.

Shame, there's few journos around these days willing to do this sort of stuff.

^^^this. Famous for Being Old has always been allowed in places where Famous for Being Ill haven't. I don't make the rules (well, I do but still).

The Undertaker is 57 today

Queen of England and Ireland from 1758 until her death in 1603 Elizabeth I of England died on this day 419 years ago, aged 69. Dutch professional football player and manager Johan Cruyff died on this day 6 years ago, aged 68. American actress who appeared in over 170 film, stage and television productions Jessica Walter died on this day a year ago, aged 80. Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from May 1910 until 29 January 1936 as the wife of King-Emperor George V Mary of Teck died on this day 69 years ago, aged 85.

With Albrights death that makes 8 successive secretaries of state Kissinger has outlived.He has also outlived 8 successive national security advisors.

Thank fuck. I wonder what his kill count is now. Not to be a dick it seems like the people that are getting killed are only notable after their deaths;

Unexpected, she was still out and about when Colin Powell died.

I wouldn't say that he has zero chance of getting a qualifying obit. After all, he was the 20th inductee of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

This explains why I'd never heard of the cunt.

as I thought, Wali is alive and well

Most of mine have gone and snuffed it already (thank you Michael Bond, Jon Pertwee, John Lambie, Curt Hennig and Peter Green, for example), but having a think. 1. Bernard Cribbins (a man who has brought my life joy since before I could string sentences together as a wean) 2. Tom Baker 3. Sylvester McCoy (self-explanatory, Sir Tom of TARDIS is pretty much an icon. McCoy's my favourite living Doctor, and I met him once. He was great!) 4. Bret Hart (limiting pro-wrestlers to just one name, it had to be Bret, survivor of far too many personal tragedies, seems to be in a good place now but in his 60s and already took on cancer and is a severe stroke survivor) 5. David Butler (a brilliant man who opened my eyes to a whole new interest in psephology) 6. RL Stine (one of my favourites as a kid. Too many of my favourite kids authors are long gone, Stine is still writing in his late 70s.) 7. Michael Palin (one of the nicest celebs around, and another long time favourite. Also very encouraging to a nervous young writer once.) 8. Angela Lansbury (TV gran) 9. Jean Marsh (as previously mentioned, an old favourite) 10. Michael Caine (seems a popular choice for folks favourite actor and I'm no exception - been fond of him ever since Muppet Christmas Carol) 11. Vernon Dobtcheff (standing in for all those near 90 year old character actors I am ludicrously fond of. Dobtcheff was in Dr Who and Father Ted and James Bond, and fun in all of them so another name I've known since childhood. He did so many "I have a spare few days so can be this 5 minute role for you" TV and film parts that I'm still coming across random Vernon appearances all the time. Plus how can you not like someone who spent so much on trying to encourage other actors and writers? 12. Mary Danby (edited all those Fontana Book of Ghost type anthologies in the 70s!) 13. Joe Don Baker (he camps it up in the Bond films, he steals every scene in Edge of Darkness, another old fave) 14. Ozzy

Eddie Mair is to "retire" aged 56 from his job at LBC. Often thought to be a celebrity lurker in these parts there has been in the past some speculation about his health. Health is not mention in his statement but croaking is!