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German entrepreneur and philanthropist Myriam Ullens died at 70 years: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/myriam-ullens-dead-collector-chinese-art-1234662751/ She started her first business when she was 24 - La Petite Salade, a salad delivery service. She sold it after four years, and immediately afterwards started Sweetly, a pastry shop in Brussels. She has built multiple schools and orphanages in Nepal, a breast cancer foundation with several centers, and the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing.

Sadao Lizuka, special effects guy who gave Godzilla his atomic breath and King Ghidhorah his gravity beams, reportedly dead from pneumonia aged 88: https://otakuusamagazine.com/tokusatsu-effects-giant-sadao-iizuka-dies-at-88/

John Astin, the respected American actor, who began his excellent career on the stage and made his first Broadway appearance in George Bernard Shaw's "Major Barbara", known for playing eccentric characters and remembered for his stupendous role as Gomez Addams, the crazy patriarch of The Addams Family, is 93 today. Warren Beatty, the charismatic and legendary American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, the younger brother of actress Shirley MacLaine, who lost his virginity at the age of 20, but averaged one woman a day in the next 35 years, whose success began with his first film, "Splendor in the Grass" (1961), is 86 today.

Japanese actress Tomoko Naraoka (Wiki) dead at 93. She was known for here appearance in classic Japanese films and for providing the voice of Yoshie in anime film Ponyo (2008) (English dub voiced by Betty White).

I doubt it in terms of significance. He's only been Pope for 10 years, nowhere near the length of JPII, and he isn't as universally loved as the Queen was. Yes the media will cover it, but it will not be all encompassing like it was with the Queen, at least until we get to the conclave. That will be around the clock coverage...

Metro and Daily Mail have write ups today.

65 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 47 The Prodigy – Firestarter 44 Olive — You’re Not Alone 42 Spice Girls – Wannabe 37 Aqua — Barbie Girl +4 35 Mark Morrison — Return of The Mack 35 The Verve – The Drugs Don´t Work -6 34 White Town – Your Woman 31 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast At Tiffany's 29 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 26 Various Artists – Perfect Day 26 Gina G – Ooh Aah … Just A Little Bit 26 Will Smith — Men in Black 26 Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger 24 Blur — Beetlebum 23 Spice Girls – Say You'll Be There 21 Spice Girls – 2 Become 1 20 The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin´ Beats 18 Spice Girls – Mama / Who Do You Think You Are 18 Babylon Zoo – Spaceman 15 The Fugees – Ready Or Not 14 L L Cool J – Ain´t Nobody  13 Spice Girls – Spice Up Your Life 11 The Chemical Brothers – Setting Sun

https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/03/29/bill-leavy-dies-referee-official-super-bowl-xl Bill Leavy - NFL referee - dies at 76. I have a lot of Seattle Seahawks fans on my facebook feed, and they all hate him. From the article: Leavy officiated two Super Bowls, most notably Super XL between the Steelers and Seahawks. The officiating crew was met with criticism afterward, and Leavy subsequently apologized for mistakes he made during the game.

"Stop being a useless fucker" is solidly underrated political advice tbf.

Briefly returned to the public eye in 1997 with a #87 Billboard hit called 'Bill', about a woman who wonders which of her friends is sleeping with her man, only to find out it's a guy named Bill.

If Biden and former presidents want to break Carter’s longest post presidency record, it will take much time : Clinton would have to live until at least 28 march 2043, he would be 96 years old Bush to live 28 march 2051, 104 years Obama to 28 march 2059, 97 years Trump to 28 march 2063, 116 years (breaking Jiroemon Kimura’s record of longest lived male !) Biden to 28 march 2067, 124 years (breaking Jeanne Calment’s record !)

Steven Tyler is 75 today.

(The legendary) Elton John is 76.

A very happy 91st birthday to my beloved grandmother

He sounds fine to me, and looks great.

A good day for World class footballers Lothar Matthaus, the German legend is 62 Ronaldinho, the Brazilian superstar is 43 Antoine Griezmann, the French forward with over 100 caps for France is 32

Luc Besson, the famed film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his extravagant and spectacular action films, whose credits include "Subway", "The Big Blue", "Nikita", "Leon", "The Fifth Element", "Joan of Arc", "Arthur and the Invisibles", "The Lady", "Lucy", "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" and "Anna", who was born in Paris, France, is 64 today. Shang Chunsong, the impressive Chinese artistic gymnast, probably the most important artistic gymnast of her generation, who grew up in a small village in abject poverty, suffering from malnourishment, who needed to climb a mountain trail everyday to go to school, and dropped out of school at 13 in order to earn money and help pay for her gymnastics, an extraordinary artistic gymnast who won the Chinese National Games in 2013, and with the winnings, she helped her partially blind brother, and won enough to put the down payment on a house for her family, is 27 today.

Lesley-Anne Down, the attractive actress, ex-model, and singer, who began her career as a model at age ten, who made her film debut in 1969, who achieved international prominence for her work as Lady Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series "Upstairs, Downstairs", known for films, telefilms and miniseries, including "North and South" and its sequels, who was born in Wandsworth, London, England, is 69 today. Rob Lowe, the famous American actor, one of the biggest teen idols of the 1980s, a member of the noted "Brat Pack", who millions of heterosexual girls and homosexual boys had his poster on their bedroom walls, and whose best known films include "Class", "Oxford Blues", "St. Elmo's Fire" and "The Outsiders" among many others, is 59 today.

German politician of The Greens, Antje Vollmer, has died yesterday at the age of 79 "after a long illness". From 1994 to 2005 she was one of the vice presidents of the German Bundestag (parliament). Didn't know she was that ill. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/inland/antje-vollmer-fruehere-bundestagsvizepraesidentin-ist-tot-18752644.html

British actor Jamie Bell celebrates turning 37 today. Best known for starring as the boy dancer in hit film Billy Elliott, Jamie continues to have a hugely successful career in film . His film credits include Teen Spirit (2018), Man on a ledge, Film stars don't die in Liverpool (2017) and Rocketman. American actor Ansel Elgort celebrates his 29th birthday today. Ansel has starred in films such as Baby Driver(2014), The popular Divergent film trilogy/franchise,The Fault in our stars, The Goldfinch, the remake of Wrst Side Story film musical and currently starring in the Organised crime drama Tokyo Vice, playing an American journalist come amateur sleuth , living in Japan and entangled in the world of organised crime , gang warfare and police corruption.

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929-2022) Remember when I said I would take Shahabuddin Ahmed before you? Yes, you said it! you said it! I lied (Last exchange between the Reaper and Tarar) Age at death: 92 Known health issues: Come on, that picture was taken in fucking 2017! Cause of death: Heart attack. Alignment: He had the guts to stand up against Musharraf.

Busy attending funerals and giving tributes to those we have lost... So the exact health issue that sparked this thread is...age?

It's been months since I did a list. So the heck, up to the end of the last series, here's a list of the team members, ordered by age. Dead Participants at the top. Dead: Willie Rushton; John Junkin; Kenny Everett; Linda Smith; Victoria Wood: Jeremy Hardy; Tim Brooke-Taylor; Barry Cryer; Jo Kendall; Denise Coffey; Bill Tidy John Cleese (b. 1939) Bill Oddie (b. 1941) Max Boyce (b. 1943) Graeme Garden (b. 1943) Jonathan Lynn (b. 1943) Mike Harding (b. 1944) Pam Ayres (b. 1947) Andy Hamilton (b. 1954) Fred MacAulay (b. 1956) Jo Brand (b. 1957) Stephen Fry (b. 1957) Paul Merton (b. 1957) Jan Ravens (b. 1958) Sandi Toksvig (b. 1958) Tony Hawks (b. 1960) Caroline Quentin (b. 1960) Jack Dee (b. 1961) Rory Bremner (b. 1961) Neil Mullarkey (b. 1961) Vicki Pepperdine (b. 1961) Rev. Richard Coles (b. 1962) Phill Jupitus (b. 1962) Harry Hill (b. 1964) Milton Jones (b. 1964) Bill Bailey (b. 1965) Rob Brydon (b. 1965) Omid Djalili (b. 1965) Jon Culshaw (b. 1968) Lee Mack (b. 1968) Alexander Armstrong (b. 1970) Richard Osman (b. 1970) Marcus Brigstocke (b. 1973) Lucy Porter (b. 1973) Kerry Godliman (b. 1973) Susan Calman (b. 1974) David Mitchell (b. 1974) Henning Wehn (b. 1974) Ross Noble (b. 1976) John Finnemore (b. 1977) Miles Jupp (b. 1979) Pippa Evans (b. 1982) Rachel Parris (b. 1984) *Note: Edited as at 22 December 2024 for Series 82.

He actually wrote all the music for the TV adaptation of A Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady.

Phoebe Snow, the singer-songwriter who was known for "Poetry Man", has died from complications following a stroke at the age of 58.