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Tomiichi Murayama, Japanese politician who began his political career in 1955, who was elected as a Diet member of the leftist wing of the Japan Socialist Party in 1972, and was the Prime Minister of Japan from 1994 to 1996, is 99 today. Miranda Richardson, the versatile film, stage and television actress, who began her acting career on stage and television, who made her big screen debut playing Ruth Ellis in Mike Newell's "Dance with a Stranger" (1985), whose film credits include "Empire of the Sun", "The Crying Game", "Tom & Viv", "Kansas City", "Sleepy Hollow", "The Hours", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", "Fred Claus", and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1", who was born in Southport, a large seaside town on the north-west coast of England, is 65 today.

But how tall is she?

Peter Weibel, Austrian post-conceptual artist, curator, and new media theoretician has died aged 78. Obit (In German). Joachim Zeller, German politician has died aged 70. Obit (In German). Mary Bauermeister, German artist who worked in sculpture, drawing, installation, performance, and music has died aged 88. Obit (In German).

He's also the weird guy in the taxi in the Pet Shop Boys' video for Always On My Mind.

Yes, in lieu of the ongoing health battles of this icon of French, Hollywood and British cinema, it’s time she gets a thread.

34 Queen – Innuendo 34 The KLF ft. The Children of the Revolution – 3 a.m. eternal +1 29 Adamski – Killer +1 28 The Beautiful South – A little time 26 Maria McKee – Show me heaven 25 The Clash – Should I stay or should I go 24 Iron Maiden – Bring your daughter ... to the slaughter 24 Enigma – Sadeness (Part 1) 24 Beats International ft. Lindy Layton – Dub be good to me +1 23 Snap! – The Power 23 Vic Reeves & the Wonder Stuff – Dizzy 22 U2 – The Fly 21 Michael Jackson – Black or white 21 The Righteous Brothers – Unchained Melody 20 Kylie Minogue – Tears on my pillow 20 England New Order – World in motion 20 Chesney Hawkes – The one and only 20 Color me Badd – I wanna sex you up 20 George Michael & Elton John – Don´t let the sun go down on me 20 Madonna – Vogue +1 18 Sinéad O´Connor – Nothing compares 2 U 18 New Kids on the Block – Hangin´ Tough 17 Cher – The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s in his Kiss) 17 Elton John – Sacrifice/Healing hands 14 Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody/These are the days of our lives 13 Partners In Kryme – Turtle Power 13 Jason Donovan – Any dream will do 12 Hale & Pace & the Stonkers – The Stonk -4 10 Steve Miller Band – The Joker 06 Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby -2

My pick Christopher Fowler has died, see the Authors thread. Obit yet to come.

Wee Jum in Madonna stay of execution shocker!

59 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines on TV 45 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 35 The Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 33 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 29 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 28 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up +4 27 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus 27 Madonna — La Isla Bonita -6 23 Bee Gees - You Win Again 16 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me

58 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV +1 46 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way +1 38 Madonna – La Isla Bonita 38 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 30 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 27 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 26 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus +2 24 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 23 Bee Gees - You Win Again  21 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 19 Mel & Kim — Respectable 15 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 12 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 07 T’Pau – China In Your Hand 05 Los Lobos — La Bamba 02 Wham – The Edge of Heaven -6

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57 A-ha – The Sun Always Shines On TV 46 Pet Shop Boys – It’s A Sin 37 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don’t Leave Me This Way 36 Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 30 Madonna — La Isla Bonita 27 Rick Astley — Never Gonna Give You Up 23 Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now 23 Falco – Rock Me Amadeus -3 23 Bee Gees – You Win Again 22 Mel & Kim – Respectable +3 22 Berlin – Take My Breath Away 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I Knew You Were Waiting For Me 20 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls -3 19 Madonna – Papa Don’t Preach 15 George Michael – A Different Corner 13 T’Pau – China In Your Hand 13 Los Lobos – La Bamba 13 Wham – Edge of Heaven + 1 12 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 8 Ben E. King – Stand By Me 4 MARRS - Pump Up the Volume

47 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 41 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 40 Rick Astley — Never gonna give you up +2 36 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 32 M/A/R/R/S - Pump up the volume +2 32 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) 29 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 25 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 24 Bee Gees - You Win Again 22 T´Pau – China in your hand -1 23 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 22 Berlin – Take my breath away 22 Madonna – La isla bonita 21 Ben E. King – Stand by me 21 Los Lobos – La Bamba 21 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you wait’n (fo me) 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 20 George Michael – A different corner 16 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 14 Wham – The edge of heaven 9 Madonna – True Blue 7 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 0 The Housemartins – Caravan of love lost a wheel in a fantastic display of d’eath -5

Referring to Andree Melly who died on 31 January 2020 aged 87 & was the last surviving regular member of Hancock's Half Hour after Bill Kerr died, her husband Oscar Quitak is still alive aged 96.

42 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV +1 34 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 32 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up 32 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 29 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me ) 29 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 27 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 26 T´Pau – China in your hand 26 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba 24 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 22 Bee Gees – You win again 21 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 21 Madonna – Papa don´t preach +3 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 21 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 20 Berlin – Take my breath away 19 Madonna – La isla bonita 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body 15 Ben E. King – Stand by me 15 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 14 Europe – The Final Countdown 14 Wham – The edge of heaven 13 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 13 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I just can´t stop loving you 12 Boy George – Everything I own 12 The Housemartins – Caravan of love -6 10 Madonna – True Blue 05 Boris Gardiner — I want to wake up with you

Man. He's 37.

Kit Hesketh-Harvey, reportedly dead: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/kit-hesketh-harvey-dead-age-cause-b2273706.html

So commercial then. There was no standing charge at all before? Don't really understand that. I don't like standing charges, nobody does, but I understand why they exist.

If you say no thanks to a honour you don’t get awarded it. But with this you can say no thanks and you are still inducted.

Monday 20th. But I don't have a prayer.

Wrong thread.

Denis Ten, a 2014 Olympic Bronze medalist in figure skating, has died. He was 25. Tan died as a result of stab wounds following a knife attack. https://www.rt.com/sport/433695-kazakh-skater-ten-dies-knife-attack/

Well fuck. London Marathon: MasterChef semi-finalist Matt Campbell dies. Not exactly a middle-aged chubster in a costume, but from your neck of the woods!

This is my submission for 2012 Etta James January Whitney Houston February Davy Jones March Synchronised April Robin Gibb May Caroline John June Eric Sykes July Phylliss Diller August Michael Clarke Duncan September John Clive October Larry Hagman November Besse Cooper December