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I've just finished scrutinising all teams for irregularities. @The Unknown Man, there's a couple of errors on your team – you've got Michael J. Fox, who isn't (quite) one of the 50 playable names, at #12, and duplicate Rhod Gilberts at #18 and #23 – but fortunately, you have two eligible substitutes, so you don't need to do anything. I've removed Michael and the lower Rhod from your team on my spreadsheet, and your subs, Tony Bennett and Randy Jackson, will compete at #24 and #25. Everything else looks fine, and we've got a nice round 50 players, so time to crack out the bold red text: SUBMISSIONS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

Cindy Williams being reported dead. Link to follow. Edit: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11694395/Laverne--Shirley-actor-Cindy-Williams-dies-75.html

IMO it's stupid to be speculating who and who isn't going to be on the 2024 Deathlist at the end of fucking January. 11 months left and anything can happen regarding nonagenarians. At this point in time there's people that will appear on the 2024 list that aren't even diagnosed or made their diagnosis public yet.

Daniela Bianchi, the attractive Italian actress, the first runner-up and Miss Photogenic in the 1960 Miss Universe contest, whose film career started in 1958, and best known for her iconic role as Tatiana Romanova, her voice was dubbed by Barbara Jefford due to Bianchi's heavy accent, in "From Russia with Love", is 81 today. Kenzaburō Ōe, the intellectual and notable Japanese novelist, one of the most important authors of his generation, the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1994, and whose works express the disillusionment and rebellion of his post-World War II generation, is 88 today.

Despite having put him on, I saw an interview with him recently and he seemed very well, this news took me by surprise, I thought he could hold on a little longer, he seemed like a very good person, he was in the stadium in the final of the first cup of the world in 1930, but left soon because it was too crowded. May he rest in peace

John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten, punk pioneer with The Sex Pistols who went on to form the excellent post-punk band Public Image Limited (PIL) is 67 today

Bit rude.

Bataan Death March survivor Paul Kerchum died at the age of 102 last month according to https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3277537/famed-airman-cmsgt-paul-kerchum-laid-to-rest-with-full-military-honors/. Considering around 75,000 American and Filipino troops were in the Bataan Death March and around 20,000 were killed. I think it's quite reasonable to say that Paul Kerchum was one of the last if not the last American survivor of the Bataan Death March. Not sure if any Filipino survivors are still alive.

DEAD

Look, if you’re going to jerk off on Wiki, least ya can dae is click on the notation provided (the [3] below) and go to THAT source and post a link to it here. Wiki isn’t a source, numbnuts. SC

Are you just going to go to Wiki and post everyone they list without trying to find an obit? a) that’s lazy as fekk and b) we’ve gone decades without pretending everyone named on Wiki is important enough for this website, what’s changed?

Brian Murphy (George and Mildred) Richard Sherman (Sherman Brothers) John Kander (Kander and Ebb)

Never hurts to make sure.

Peter McCann, songwriter whose best known work is probably his solo writing effort Right Time Of The Night for Jennifer Warnes, reportedly dead: https://www.yourgeorgiacountry.com/news/nashville-notes/LVCDTWCAUYEDMW7SCENW4EG7JU/ Contrary to the report he did not write Crystal Gayle's "Brown Eyes Blue" number.

Li Jieshou dead at 98.

Zhou Xiangping dead at 94. Down to 46 survivors.

Heddy Lester (wiki), Dutch singer and actress, dead at 72. Represented The Netherlands in 1977 with "De mallemolen" ("The Merry-Go-Round"). Finished 12th out of 18 entries.

I'm totally sure she'll forgive you, @Gooseberry Crumble. She knows that you're a good person.

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who abdicated several years ago as monarch, celebrates her 85th birthday today. I am sure she is relieved that this time she hasn't been posted in the Death anniversary thread!!

Kevin O'Neal, younger brother of Ryan who starred on the 1960s comedy No Time for Sergeants, dead at 77.

Félix Sienra is a hit for @diego, @DoorSlammer and me CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Seems like he's not in grave danger.

I am once again posting a team on behalf of my mother. We had to go for a drive, so I printed the list off and sat in the passenger seat talking a ranking out of her. In text form: My own team coming shortly.

A slow start for us, but a quick exit for you. Ta ta!

76 George Michael – Careless Whisper 62 Madonna – Into the Groove 55 Nena – 99 Red Balloons 30 Eurythmics — There must be an angel (playing with my heart) +4 25 Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes 18 Duran Duran – The Reflex -6