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Frederick Forsyth, British novelist famous for best-sellers such as "The Day of the Jackal", "The Odessa File", "The Fourth Protocol", "The Veteran", "The Dogs of War" and "The Fist of God", among others, is 84 today. Forsyth has sold more than 70 million books. Hugh Hudson, British film director, producer and screenwriter who directed the distinguished and remarkable film "Chariots of Fire" who won four Oscars, including Best Picture; is 86 today.

American actor Tom Skerritt celebrates his 89th birthday today. Starred in numerous films including Top Gun, Poltergeist 3, A River runs through it (1992) with Brad Pitt, Alien (1979) , The Rookie (1990).

William Herschel died on this day 200 years ago, aged 83. Born in Hanover, Herschel and his brother Jakob were sent away by their father Isaac to seek refuge in the UK during the Seven Years' War. Herschel's early astronomical work in the 1770s largely focused on what he called "double stars"- not binary stars, but stars that were visually close to each other in the night sky, and tracked them to provide evidence for their motion and calculate their distance from Earth. During one such search in March of 1781, Herschel began tracking a previously unidentified celestial object he believed was a comet. Russian astronomer Anders Lexell was the one who calculated its orbit, determining it to be circular, and therefore planetary. By 1783, the object was universally considered a planet, and Herschel named his discovery "Georgium Sidus" (Latin for "George's Star") after King George III. Consensus on the name varied until 1850 when it was named "Uranus", after the Greek god of the heavens, and the father of Cronus (Saturn). During this time, his sister Caroline moved to the UK, and the siblings worked together- while Caroline usually wrote down her brother's notes, she also discovered several comets, and was given a salary from King George. In 1785, William asked the king for a loan to build a 40-foot (12 meter) telescope, which he completed in 1789. He used the telescope to observe Saturn, and discovered two of its moons (currently 83 known), Mimas and Enceladus, and also two of Uranus' beforehand in 1787- Titania and Oberon, all of which were named by his son John after his father's death. Herschel was also a staunch believer of extraterrestrial life- going so far as to say the interior of the sun could support life.

Rumours on finance Twitter that George Soros has suffered a stroke.

British novelist Alexander McCall Smith, who writes the popular ' The Number 1 ladies Detective agency ' series, celebrates his 74th birthday today.

Judith Durham Redrumours 1+1 Olivia Newton-John markb4 5+1 Theoldlady 10+1 ( @theoldlady even if she wason your list twice!) Doulton 2+1 wannamaker 10+1 The Old Crem 3+1 Dying Probably 1+1 Salmon Mousse 8+1 Book 13+1 Annami 7+1 Death Duke 4+1 jonnythegamemaster 7+1 Nick 5+1 gcreptile 10+1 _floydylan_ 6+1 Raymond Briggs Bibliogryphon 5+1 Margot Eskens Book 14+1 Rolf Eden Book 15+1 Book 16/50 John Key 11/50 theoldlady 11/50 gcreptile 11/50 wannamaker 11/50 MariNisia 10/50 The Daredevil 9/50 TQR 9/50 Salmon Mousse 9/50 Annami 8/50 jonnythegamemaster 8/50 Hell 7/50 _floydylan_ 7/50 Nick 6/50 markb4 6/50  Bibliogryphon 6/50 six feet blunder 5/50 Pop_Zeus 5/50 Death Duke 5/50 Main Deathlist 4/50 Etushispushingupdaisies 4/50 The Old Crem 3/50 Gooseberry Crumble 3/50 earl 3/50 Miranda lass 3/50 Doulton 3/50 Redrumours 2/50 dimreaper 1/50 arghton 1/50 Dying Probably 1/50 DieHardGiantsFan 0/50

Here's an article which goes into more details. https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/john-farnhams-cancer-diagnosis-came-after-wife-jill-forced-him-to-go-to-the-doctor/news-story/115069bbb4148c2e7d1639b16ea1db92 Apparently there were 26 surgeons involved in this operation, which was to remove part of his jaw in order to remove the tumor, and then perform reconstructive surgery on the jaw, the operation itself went successfully according to a family friend. Only time will tell how things go from here though.

Given the discovery of 2000 to 2002, I added all the names from there. Also I legit could not find who SN Whiltshire was so if someone could help me confirm that it’s not just a location that would be appreciated.

Elvis Costello is 68.

On this day 80 years ago in 1942, Prince George, Duke of Kent died in a military air crash aged 39 in the Scottish Highlands during World War two. Uncle to the current Queen and father of the current Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael of Kent (who was not even a few months old at the time of his fathers death). His wife and widow was Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, who died herself in the late 1960s. He and his wife were regarded as very stylish, modern , beautiful and charming back in the day. A bit of a playboy widely rumoured to be bisexual , partial to many sexual adventure and a lover of drink, drugs and partying hard. During the abdication crisis of 1936 it is thought by many historians that some in government ideally thought George as King stood the best chance of preserving the monarchy , in part because of his popularity. He was the preferred candidate of a great many in the upper echelons of society with doubts about Berties capacity to fulfill the role and Henry Duke of Gloucester regarded as a bit too simple. Alas it was only a desperate fantasy, given his lower place in the order of succession and his scandalous private life, it was always unlikely. There is much speculation to this day about the exact nature of his sudden death and whether there is was more to it and if he was on some sort of secret mission in Scotland when he died.

Lise Drougge is actually deceased this time. Record here confirms she died on 12 August 2022, aged 102.

American actor Jay Thomas died on this day 5 years ago, aged 69.

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Hello everyone! I've lurked here for a few months and decided to jump in. Looks like a fun place and I love the dark humor (humour?). I hope to play some of the pools eventually. Until then it's fun to see who really beats back the grim reaper time and time again.

This always comes to mind when I see this thread

He doesn't look bad for 53 or 54, as he was then.

Biologist, scientist and joint discoverer of the double helix structure of DNA Dr James D Watson turns 94 today.

Former Scottish International footballer Alfie Conn(jnr) who played for numerous teams including both Glasgow rivals Rangers and Celtic as well as Tottenham Hotspur celebrates his 70th birthday today.

British actor Hugo Weaving celebrates his 62nd birthday today. He has starred in many successful and blockbuster films including The Matrix Trilogy, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Babe and V for Vendetta.

American actress Jennie Garth, most famous for the role of Kelly in hit 1990s US television drama Beverly Hills 90210, celebrates her 50th birthday today.

I seem to notice some tension in the air... Who's going to win the next point? Annami?... Book?... CaptainChorizo?... chilean way?... Death Impends?... Yvonne?... I just want to say that a majority of The DeathList members, including many Republicans, are thinking: "The first Bibliogryphon's hit is scheduled for next September"... That's exactly what they're thinking. I'm not sure if it's true... We'll just have to wait a while, that's all.

"The Father" it's something I strongly recommend for you. Excellent portrayal by Olivia Colman with a powerful performance from Anthony Hopkins. Hopkins devours this film.

Marc Ferro, a French historian who worked on European history, specialising in the history of Russia and the USSR, as well as the history of cinema dies at the age of 96 from COVID. He also directed and presented television documentaries of the Russian revolution and the history of cinema. https://www.archyde.com/death-at-96-of-marc-ferro-historian-and-presenter-of-the-program-parallel-history-on-arte/amp/

Former foreign minister of Pakistan Abdul Sattar dead at 88 years https://nation.com.pk/24-Jun-2019/ex-fm-abdul-sattar-passes-away

Hall of Fame defensive Gino Marchetti dead at 92 years http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26639921/hall-fame-de-gino-marchetti-dies-92