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Shoichiro Toyoda, former chairman of the Toyota corporation has died at 97: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/02/14/business/corporate-business/japan-shoichiro-toyoda-toyota-dead/ Yahoo/Reuters QO: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/news/1-shoichiro-toyoda-son-toyota-100631376.html (more will come, surely) DDP pick.

He died aged 82 on January 4th 2023 Telegraph

Jose Maria Gil Robles, Spanish former president of the European Parliament between 1997 and 1999, is dead aged 87

Kevin Keegan, the extraordinary and famous footballer, one of the greatest players in English football history, and manager, who started his playing career at Scunthorpe in 1968, before Bill Shankly signed him for Liverpool, who was born in Armthorpe, Yorkshire, England, is 72 today. Mayra Gómez Kemp, the marvellous and well-respected Cuban-Spanish actress, singer and television presenter, a consummate professional who's one of the biggest legends on Spanish television of all time, who participated in the Spanish production of the excellent musical "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", a member of the successful group "Acuario", making her mark as an exceptional television presenter, is 75 today. In 2009, Mayra Gómez Kemp had an aggressive tongue cancer that limited her ability to speak clearly. After her battle, Mayra has gone through the process of learning to speak again. Mayra Gómez Kemp is a throat cancer survivor, too.

40 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place on Earth 38 Enya – Orinoco Flow 36 Madonna — Like a prayer 35 Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart 33 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 32 Black Box – Ride On Time 30 Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World 29 Soul II Soul ft. Caron Wheeler – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 25 Phil Collins — A Groovy Kind Of Love +4 24 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky 24 Tiffany – I Think We´re Alone Now 24 S-Express – Theme from S-Express 23 Yazz & the Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up 23 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad Of The Streets EP) 22 Pet Shop Boys – Heart 22 Marc Almond and Gene Pitney – Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart 21 Aswad – Don´t Turn Around 20 Jason Donovan – Too Many Broken Hearts 18 U2 – Desire 18 Robin Beck – First Time 16 New Kids on the Block – You´ve Got It (The Right Stuff) 15 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially For You 14 Jason Donovan – Sealed With A Kiss 04 Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends / Billy Bragg – She´s Leaving Home 0 Glenn Medeiros – Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for you -3 0 Sonia — You’ll never stop me from loving you -3

Freddie Highmore is 31.

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Times Obituaries published in February 2023 but 2022 deaths. Guy Pease, Wartime Pilot - 100. Edward Guinness - brewer - 98 John Collins - reverend- 97 Rev Sir Charles Dilke - 85

40 Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is A Place on Earth +2 38 Madonna — Like A Prayer 38 Enya – Orinoco Flow 33 The Bangles – Eternal Flame 32 Black Box – Ride On Time 31 Kylie Minogue – Hand On Your Heart 31 Soul II Soul ft. Caron Wheeler – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) 30 Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World 25 Simple Minds – Belfast Child (Ballad Of The Streets EP) 24 Kylie Minogue – I Should Be So Lucky 24 Tiffany – I Think We´re Alone Now 24 S-Express – Theme from S-Express 22 Marc Almond and Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart +2 21 Aswad – Don´t Turn Around 21 Phil Collins – A Groovy Kind Of Love 20 Jason Donovan – Too Many Broken Hearts 20 Jason Donovan – Sealed With A Kiss 19 Yazz & the Plastic Population – The Only Way Is Up 18 Robin Beck – First Time 16 U2 – Desire 16 Pet Shop Boys – Heart 16 New Kids on the Block – You´ve Got It (The Right Stuff) 15 Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan – Especially For You 12 Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends / Billy Bragg – She´s Leaving Home 9 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for you 9 Sonia – You´ll Never Stop Me From Loving You 0 Whitney Houston – One Moment In Time -6

Austin Majors, a former child actor who worked from the late 90s to the late 00s, and whose best role was as Theo Sipowicz on NYPD Blue, has died. He was 27. Majors was found at a homeless shelter. It's believed he'd taken fentanyl. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/breaking-former-child-nypd-blue-29208804

Thank you, thank you. It was an honor to play along. I always get late points for some reason. I wish the best to all, congrats to the winner and good luck in 2023.

It was Kim Novak’s 90th birthday yesterday, which got me thinking it might be time to start a poll on which of the surviving Hitchcock blondes will be the first to go, especially seeing nearly all of them are still alive and moving into dangerous ages. There is: Brigitte Auber: born 1925 (To Catch a Thief) Kim Novak: born 1933 (Vertigo) Eva Marie Saint: born 1924 (North By Northwest) Vera Miles: born 1929 (Psycho) Tippi Hedren: born 1930 (The Birds/Marnie) Julie Andrews: born 1935 (Torn Curtain) Barbara Leigh-Hunt: born 1935 (Frenzy) I reckon Auber will go first, Andrews last.

King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden to undergo minimally invasive heart surgery next week.

Italy ? The picture looks like the Champs Élysées avenue, with the banners on the trees

but… this guy died off radar so it fits this thread right ?

Reagan's third labor secretary Ann McLaughlin Korologos dead at 81.

#11: Li Zhao (wikidata) landmine expert apparently dead at 82 according to CAE's site

Proud Boys co-founder Aaron Laigaie, who: 1) declared COVID was over and 2) asserted it was a problem for the elderly has now 3) died from the coronavirus. https://www.fox3now.com/mt-baker-proud-boy-leading-member-aaron-laigaie-died-form-covid/

Because society was male dominated when most of the names on the list where in their prime.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the virus at this difficult time.

I'll say my birthday for both Jowell and McCain, April 28. No doubt I'll be wrong...

Jean Boht looked amazingly chirpy at Carla Lane's funeral, as did Nerys Hughes and Wendy Craig. It'd have to be an incredibly long list before they get on.

Mr. Blues "Pino Daniele" is dead: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/05/us-people-italy-daniele-idUSKBN0KE0SN20150105 Only last Month italy has lost a big musician with "Mango". he also died of a heart attack.

The "oldest musician still on stage", a ukulele player named Bill Tapia, has died at 103: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-05/veteran-ukulele-player-bill-tapia-dies/3712820

President Umaru - obviously still suffering from that intriguing swelling-disease - is urged to resign. There are fears that his frequent absence will destabilize Nigerian government. Make that: all organs except Umaru's heart, liver and kidneys. A delegation of politicians are travelling to Saudi Arabia to check on the condition of their ailing President. Some Nigerians aren't convinced by his BBC interview.