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names i'm considering outside of the ones in the above lists, or featured on the DL main (note: depending on your location they may not meet the fame requirement): Ted Turner (television producer: founder of CNN/TNT), 84, lewy body dementia since 2018 Michael Caine (actor), 89, old and frail, yall are aware Borje Salming (hall of fame hockey player), 71, ALS, already lost ability to speak and eat Stella Stevens (actress), 84, dementia for years (tip of the hat to goosebury for the suggestion elsewhere on the site) Lindsey Buckingham (fleetwood mac), 73, emergency heart surgery in 2019 and undisclosed 'ongoing' health issues cancelling all concerts this year (not even postponing) and lack of updates. Alice Munro (nobel prize-winning author), 91, in poor health for years (i'm stubborn and will keep her on my list until she goes) Sir Quentin Blake (artist, and illustrator: Roald Dahl), 90, just old (one of those 'surprised he's still alive' entries) Gordon Lightfoot (Singer), 84, emphysema and somewhat frail Roger Corman (Director/Producer) 96, just old others that i'm considering for the role of joker, just because of general health concerns: Phil Collins, Salman Rushdie, Jimmy Buffett, Tim Curry

Easiest way I can explain it to you is there are hereditary peers who inherit their titles after the previous holder (usually their father or brother) dies. These titles were all created between the 1300s and 1984. The easiest way to spot a hereditary peer is by their numbering e.g. “the 3rd Lord Monk Bretton” or “John Dodson, 3rd Baron Monk Bretton”. In 1958, a new law gave permission for the creation of “life peerages”. This allowed commoners to be given titles which would give them the right to sit in the House of Lords BUT when they die, so does the title. So it isn’t inherited, and thus these people are not part of the aristocracy. Nigel Jones is an example of a life peer. Today the House of Lords consists almost entirely of life peers. Of the ~800 members, less than 100 are hereditary peers. Around 1200 aristocratic families lost their right to sit in the House of Lords in 1999, when Tony Blair changed the law. However, they still retain their titles and their titles are still inherited once they die. Also, everyone with the title of “Earl”, “Viscount”, “Duke”, or “Marquess” is a hereditary peer (and thus an aristocrat) – these titles are all superior to “Lord/Baron”, with Duke being the highest title someone outside of the Royal family can hold. Does that help or is it still quite blurry?

The Times has revealed Jones’ cause of death. Went in for heart surgery. Died on the operating table.

Lord Cheltenham, a peer for the Liberals has died at 74: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-63597057 He had previously survived an attack with a samurai sword.

Buckingham is a good shout, he seems frail sadly.

Yeah, I noticed he'd been hitting the PR trail:

You clearly don't know how to use this forum. Try the search function. You never know, it might just work.

Calista Flockhart, American actress, primarily a television actress, who is best known for her work in the 1997-2002 television series "Ally McBeal", for which she earned a Golden Globe Award, is 58 today. She also starred as Kitty Walker, a political campaign advisor, on the ABC drama series "Brothers & Sisters". Demi Moore, the famous American actress best known for her work in films, such as "Ghost", "A Few Good Men", "Indecent Proposal", "Disclosure", "The Scarlet Letter", "Striptease", "G.I. Jane", "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" and "Flawless", is 60 today.

Easily the most low key build up to a WC tournament I can remember. It's almost like the general consensus is to 'Get the fucking thing over with, asap'. Bit of a fucking tragedy, this.

Interesting to think that between Jan of 1973, and Nixon's resignation, there were no living former presidents.

Milan Kundera

Bill Treacher a 'hit' for me in this pool.

Watching Ascot on Channel 4 earlier today and Claire Balding (am i right in thinking shes a lesbian?) and that little ex jockie Willie said that some famous horse trainer had died this week, I didn't catch the name; thought one of you might know something about it and his name? Any ideas?

Knowing he's had oral cancer and major jaw surgery as well, I must say this doesn't bode well for John Farnham.

A brief check suggests that the DeathList has never been cited in an academic text. The DDP has once, as a reference on the burial location of the wife of kids' TV host Johnny Morris: https://purehost.bath.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/314151/Walter_Deathscapes_2010.pdf

Since 2017, the number 50 slot has been a reliable host for death list successes (Ian Brady, Mark Smith, Johnny Clegg, Peter Sutcliffe, Tom Moore). With just 50 days left in the year, what do you feel the chances are of this streak continuing for '22?

Alright, sod it, I've searched for what thread I want for long enough, and some kind soul will inevitably point me: What happens if, now, 11 months down the line, it's announced one of the list popped their clogs in December 2021? I get it's heavily unlikely, but would the DL have subs for this or would some hasty googling of "old people that won't die" occur?

Couple of minor tangential wrestling deaths to announce: Tristan Nash, son of Kevin, dead at 26. Perhaps most famous for being the source of Kevin's mugshot, which was taken after the pair were arrested for a domestic dispute over Christmas a few years back. They'd since made up and Tristan was an assistant producer on Kevin's podcast. Brian Muster, AEW's chief video engineer, also died "unexpectedly" earlier this week.

He'd retired thanks to a nasty concussion, and yet had an MMA bout later anyway. Add to that the trademark heart issues from steroids (a lot of them) and it's almost a question of what he didn't die of.

Here is my team Bill Treacher Don January Wink Martindale Shirley Porter Jean Boht Nanette Newman Marty Wilde Valerie Singleton Ronnie Campbell ex mp John Conteh Subs Baroness Jill Knight Norman Jewison.

Improving or not, she's been 'written out' of Corrie, apparently.

70s rocker Willy DeVille has Spanish Strolled off into the sunset. That song always made me regard him as a poor man's Lou Reed. Which isn't much of a compliment, I know, and probably more than a little unfair. He sure does have a whopping wiki page.

G'Day all. We can't forget the following... Lou Richards (86) - former AFL footballer and TV presenter, suffered a rather nasty fall a while back. Bud Tingwell (92) - Brilliant Australian Actor, but getting on a bit though. Richard Pratt (74) - Billionaire and former president of Carlton Footy Club. Nancy Wake (96) - The White Mouse - New Zealander claimed as Australian. (as we so often do) Betty Cuthbert (70) - Olympian. Geoffrey Blainey (79) - Esteemed, though somewhat controversial, Historian. Mark "Chopper" Read (54) - Ex-convict, apparently he only has a few years left in the tank. Dr. Peter Hollingworth (73) - Anglican Priest & Ex-Governor-General, HURRY UP and met your maker! Nikki Webster (21) - If nobody else does, I will. The slow and prolonged act of dying by the Chanel 9 network. Here is my list of 10. I know most of my sources are from Wiki and in my line of work it's taboo to use Wiki, but I like using the link function and figure that on an online forum you can generally get way with it.

Beckham visits Stefano Borgonovo

Doesn't everybody? It helps in case aliens come to abduct me. Yes it most certainly does.