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DL deaths born after 1950 and the years in which they became "famous enough for the DL" (obviously there'll be a few years give-or-take here, but the numbers should be roughly accurate no matter how much you want to quibble): Bernie Nolan - 1974 Genesis P-orridge - 1975 Barry Sheene -1976 Tim Gullikson - 1977 Simon MacCorkindale - 1978 Leon Spinks - 1978 Simon Cadell - 1980 Mark E Smith - 1980 Martin Crowe - 1982 Johnny Clegg - 1983 Laurent Fignon - 1983 Patrick Swayze - 1984 Errol Christie - 1985 Helen Rollason - 1988 Gord Downie - 1989 Sam Simon - 1989 Leah Bracknell - 1989 Abdelbaset al-Megrahi - 1991 John Diamond - 1992 Rush Limbaugh - 1993 Joost van der Westhuizen - 1994 Bill Turnbull - 1994 Hugo Chavez - 1999 Irwin became "DL famous"... 2004? So he would be a big outlier, with only Chavez (a political, rather than pop cultural, figure) coming within a decade of his celebrity.

All the effort I put into the second Survivor guy's obit probably speaks to how fun I find those picks! My personal favorite "didn't know them before, but wow, what a fascinating life" hit this year has been Tim Page.

How many people there are left born before 1910? Top 10: 1. Lucile Randon (1904-2023) 2. Maria Branyas Morera (1907-2024) 3. Fusa Tatsumi (1907-2023) Very frail. 4. Bessie Hendricks (1907-2022) 5. Edie Ceccarelli (1908-2024) Dementia sufferer seemingly in fast health decline. 6. Kahoru Furuya (1908-2022) Oldest person ever with a pacemaker, as far as I know the first person with a pacemaker to live to 114. 7. Tomiko Itooka (1908) Survived a stroke and a brain surgery at around 110, medical miracle. 8. Inah Canabarro Lucas (1908) Picture of health a year ago, but as far as I know has been in and out of hospital recently. Still doesn't look frail however. 9. Hazel Plummer (1908-2023) Extremely frail. 10. Kimiko Ono (1908-2022) ... 11. Yasue Okai (1908-2023) 114 in a few days. Seems very frail. 12. Hide Hamabe (1908-2023) 13. Nina Willis (1909-2023) Was already in very frail condition in January 2021. 14. Shinobu Hayashi (1909-2023) Sumo wrestling fan, often wears a large hat. 15. Annabelle Holblinger (1909-2023) 16. Shige Mineshiba (1909-2023) Canada's oldest suffering from dementia for over a decade. Heart attack survivor. 17. Juan Vicente Perez Mora (1909-2024) Oldest man 18. Elizabeth Francis (1909) 19. Ethel Caterham (1909) Last subject of Edward VII. 20. Okagi Hayashi (1909) Looks amazing for 113. 21. Josephina Maria da Conceicao (1909-2023) Frail and possibly a dementia sufferer. Could be one of those cases that turn out to be fake. 22. Juliette Bilde (1909-2022) Second-oldest French person. Frail with swollen legs. 23. Shina Seki (1909-2023) 24. Pearl Berg (1909-2024) On oxygen in 2019 or 2020, looked great this year. Claims to be born 1910 instead of 1909. 25. Tane Matsubara (1909-2024) Very frail. 26. Maki Hirabayashi (1909-2023) Not seen in 8 years. 27. Maria Aulenbacher (1909-2023) 28. Masa Matsumoto (1909-2024) 29. Charlotte Kretschmann (1909) 30. Concepcion Alarcon Vega (1909-limbo, 2021) Frail at 109, is she still alive? Matsu Gaja (1908-2022, would possibly be the fifth or sixth-oldest person) and Kimi Kawasaki (1909-2022, would be the 16th-oldest) are probably still alive but didn't include them as apparently nearly nothing is known about them by gerontology groups. There are a few fraudsters who I've dropped due to the fact that they're now considered fraudsters by Gerontology Wikia and half of them have probably already died in limbo and fraudster Wang Zhanwen, who seems old but isn't 115.

Perhaps Joni Mitchell and/or Tina Turner will be back on the DL in 2023.

Random thoughts.... I find it amazing how Pope Francis has now been pope for longer than Benedict has, meaning Benedict's retirement has now been longer than his papacy. Also, Pope Francis turns 86 in a month, meaning he's now one month older than Benedict was when he retired.

Enrique Rodriguez died on 11/23 at the age of 71, bronze medalist in light flyweight boxing (-48kg) in 72, being Spain's only medal in those Olympics, in 76 he returned to the Olympics and carried the flag at the opening ceremony ,but he fell in the first fight, he also won bronze at the 1974 World Cup in Havana https://www.marca.com/boxeo/2022/11/23/637df9f846163f31158b460c.html

Those are also actually fun to add into the game. More so than, say, "Amazing Race Australia/USA/Canada Season 6/12/8 contestant XYZ".

76 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 71 David Bowie – Space Oddity +4 67 ABBA – Waterloo 54 10CC – I’m Not in Love 39 Barry White – You`re the first, the last, my everything 30 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Make me smile (Come up and see me) 29 Ken Boothe – Everything I own 27 Bay City Rollers – Bye bye baby 25 Suzi Quatro – Devil Gate Drive 24 The Three Degrees – When will I see you again 21 George McCrae – Rock your baby 9 Tammy Wynette – Stand by your man 0 Typically Tropical – Barbados -6 Now voting on the basis I don't have to move them up or down in the edit. Yes, it's true, I'm that feckless.

I would, too! I wonder about (mostly famous) people who are seemingly unable to retire.

Over the end credits of the BBC's World Cup match last night, they played the Feelgoods' version of Nick Lowe's Heart of the City, though I'm not sure he was even in the band by then. But a nice tribute all the same.

Roy Aitken, Scottish former football player and manager, best known as 'Shirley' or 'The Bear' due to his famous curly hair, who was a Scotland and Celtic great over the course of his career, is 64 today. Billy Connolly, the great and popular Scottish actor, comedian, musician and presenter who began his successful career in the 60s as the frontman of local folk rock group, The Humblebums, is 80 today.

And now being retracted by Indian media so still alive.

I'm more of a casual player on here than most. I more or less have my DDP teams set for next year. I have to admit, I'm looking for some uniques that will make @Death Impends have to go to greater lengths of creativity when writing an obit.

One of the loveliest chaps you could ever wish to meet. Saw him many times over the years. Had a lovely chat with him backstage at the Royal Albert Hall when he was on the bill for John Otway's 21st anniversary concert. Also travelled on the coach with him on one of the annual Dunkirk trips (again with Otway)

Austria's oldest ever Luise Pompe (previously known as "L. P.") and the 11th-oldest living person at the time of her death, dead at 114 according to 110club. Died a bit under two weeks ago.

Hardly famous but just wanted to say that me and my partner are expecting and due in July

Advent Avalanche Form Guide #2: Epic Llloyd That guy from "you found it funny when you were 15 don't pretend you didn't" YouTube channel Epic Rap Battles of History has been making this exact same face in every single video for over a decade now. Assuming it's constipation, he must have 10 years' worth of impacted fecal matter inside his colon right now, not a viable situation for continued living.

I'm glad I'm helping

Bea Arthur fucking despised Betty White.

69 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody 62 David Bowie – Space Oddity 62 ABBA - Waterloo 55 Barry White - You`re the first, the last, my everything +4 54 10CC - I’m Not In Love -3 44 Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make me smile (Come up and see me) 28 Bay City Rollers – Bye bye baby 28 Suzi Quatro - Devil Gate Drive 26 The Three Degrees – When will I see you again 24 Ken Boothe - Everything I own 22 George McCrae – Rock your baby 20 Tammy Wynette – Stand by your man 18 Typically Tropical – Barbados 15 Johnny Nash - Tears on my pillow 0 Pilot – January -3

Ricky Gervais is surely up there. Sir David Attenborough too.

Is this a thing? Can we all play?

Any update on Mr J Fox ? Was wondering as I was just watching Back To The Future at the moment as its Back To The Future day

Well, Metsu is no longer in deadpool territory as the lion of Teranga has laid down. I mean he's dead. Knew I should've picked him over Sandy Jardine.

4-time Olympic Discus champion Al Oerter has died aged 71. Link