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I had lunch at my neighbours' house yesterday. In March they went to see their son in Topanga Canyon, LA. They showed me photos of his very nice house in the hills. And who lived there before him? Yes, that's right. Lynn Redgrave Cloris. So my bacon number to Cloris is, like, quite low.

Hospitalised.

Iby Knill, Holocaust survivor, died yesterday aged 97. 77 years after her liberation from Auschwitz on Easter Sunday in 1945.

9th president of Ireland Michael D. Higgins is 81 today

Clive Revill, known for his work on Star Wars is 92 today

David Tennant is 51 today

Retired American actress and the first ever winner of the Miss USA beauty pagent / competition Jackie Loughery turns 92 today She was married three times and her husbands included american singer Guy Mitchell and american actor Jack Webb.

Patrick Carlin, a comedy writer and performer who was a major influence on his younger brother George Carlin, died Saturday at Kaiser Permanente hospital in Hollywood. He was 90. Carlin’s death was confirmed by Kelly Carlin, his niece and daughter of George Carlin. George Carlin died at age 71 in June 2008 SC

American actor James Woods , star of numerous films including Videodrome, The Virgin Suicides, Against all odds, The Specialist and Nixon, celebrates his 75th birthday today.

Well, Survival was 33 years ago now! Janet Fielding did have cancer in 2012. I don't think it was ever revealed what type, but it got quite severe. However, she's been in remission for a good 5 or 6 years now to the best of my knowledge.

For completeness, obits here and here.

The leader of Johane Marange Apostolic Church, High Priest St Noah Taguta Momberume has died. He died yesterday afternoon and believed to be in his 90s. Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Nokuthula Matsikenyere confirmed. SC

Hayley Mills is 76 today

On this day in 1945, John Ambrose Fleming a british electrical engineer and physicist who invented the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube , died aged 95. His invention is often considered crucial to the birth and beginning of the electronics era. The vacuum tube was a key component of electronic circuits in the first half of the 20th century. Without it Radio, Television, long distance telephone networks and basic computers would not have been possible at the time.

Paul Simpson's stint at Carlisle is only contracted to the end of the season. Parachuted in with us second-bottom and straight away turned us into a form team. Even last Friday's defeat to the only goal at Walsall was a decent run out (their keeper on inspired form being the main reason we didn't get a deserved point). Worth mentioning hereabouts because Simmo's persistent ducking of the long-term question makes it clear the underlying situation at the club isn't grabbing him. His return has proven he's recovered well enough from cancer to be employable (not summat he was sure of a few weeks back). His likely availability may prompt some lower league outfit thinking themselves way better than their league position to sack the present incumbent - just sayin'

Former Everton striker Jimmy Harris has sadly passed away at the age of 88, it has been confirmed. SC

Mireya Baltra, Chilean politician, sociologist, journalist and Minister of Labour and Social Welfare (1972) under Salvador Allende dead at 90: https://radio.uchile.cl/2022/04/17/fallece-mireya-baltra-ex-ministra-del-trabajo-del-gobierno-de-salvador-allende/ With Allende, date unknown.

She's adjusting great to Metro Detroit.

Its 78 years since the assassination/execution of Greek resistance leader Colonel Dimitrios Psarros, founder of EKKA; on 17th April 1944, his regiment was attacked by the communist-backed ELAS forces and he was captured and executed.

On this day in 1882 british sanitary engineer George Jennings died aged 71. He invented the first public flush toilet and that was installed in 1851 in The Crystal Palace in Hyde Park as part of that years famous Great exhibition. His original public flush toilets were called monkey closets!

Its 57 years since the death of Syd Chaplin, aged 80. He was the older half-brother of Charlie (and died on Charlie's 76th birthday), who got him into Fred Karno's company setting his career in motion.. Syd & Charlie played in some of the same movies together, but Syd left the screen behind to become Charlie's manager. He also formed America's first private airline, The Syd Chaplin Airline Company.

I picked both Art Rupe and Liz Sheridan, so I believe this is my first ever Daily Double? Sheridan a substitute too for a jumped-the-gun death, and I made a mental note weeks before to pick the Seinfeld moms somewhere but forgot until then. So this gave me room for one and tbf it would've gotten me points either way.

Nothing will come back on anybody. The world will keep turning, the vaccine won't start killing everybody that ever took it and you will still be a twat. Get the fucking message, NOBODY gives a shit what you think, NOBODY is interested in your links ( we could all provide links to counter the claims ) and nobody gives a flying fuck that you are on a mission to ensure that you can say 'I told you so' and walk away with that clear conscience you clearly are desperate to have. If we die, we die, if it's poison, oh well, if we have all been lied to, what's new? Take your clear conscience, your thoughts, your views and your plethora of anti vax articles, whistle blowers and youtube videos etc to Twitter or wherever you may feel more welcomed and vindicated. Here? Nobody gives a fuck and you are just spamming the fucking thread.

Oh, I have. For one thing, it's always been a popular day for weddings and it's common to hear people talk about getting married on Easter Saturday. Perhaps you are right that it's not officially named, but in common parlance that's how most people refer to it.