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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...

National press picked up on Keith Reid now, Guardian obit

Metro and Daily Mail have write ups today.

http://godtype.com/godtype-personality-test/ I sense this forum is more sensing than intuitive relative to other forums I'm on

MC Hammer is 61. Did you know that he had his own cartoon? (the theme song animation is passable- but the animation in the show is absolute garbage)

Gino Pivatelli, former Italian football player, is 90 today. He is one of the last surviving players of the 1954 World Cup, the last Italian. He was Serie A top goalscorer in 1956 with Bologna, and with AC Milan won Serie A title in 1962 and European Cup in 1963 (the first for an Italian side)

Nena (whose song won the 80s Kill or Save) is 63.

Damon Albarn (AKA 2-D from Gorillaz) is 55.

Jair Bolsonaro, the repulsive Brazilian politician and retired military officer, one of the most controversial political figures in Brazil, widely known for his inflammatory and offensive remarks, who served as the 38th President of Brazil, is 68 today. Timothy Dalton, the attractive Welsh actor of film, stage and television, who initially made a name for himself as a Shakespearean stage actor, who gained international prominence as the fourth actor to portray James Bond on the big screen, who played the world's most famous British agent in just two films in the late 1980s: "The Living Daylights" (1987) and "Licence to Kill" (1989), is 77 today.

Ursula Andress, the famous actress, ex-model and sex symbol, who started her acting career with small roles in Italian films in the mid-1950s, who achieved worldwide prominence for her noted first appearance in the inaugural James Bond adventure "Dr. No", rising like Aphrodite from the foam in a skimpy white bikini with a large knife at her side, who was born in Ostermundigen, Bern, Switzerland, is 87 today. Glenn Close, the admired and intelligent American actress, who made her Broadway debut in 1974, who made her feature film debut in George Roy Hill's "The World According to Garp" (1982), and winner of three Emmys, three Golden Globes, and three Tonys, is 76 today.

Tilman Zülch, German human rights activist has died aged 83. Obit (In German).

Not famous but today's my birthday

Bill Tidy, who was on Celebrity Squares is a mid table hit and my first hit on this pool: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/03/12/bill-tidy-cartoonist-who-won-cult-following-cloggies-fosdyke/ Edit: I'm having a look for panto appearances, must be one! 2nd Edit: Can't find one. Also, although he was inspired by the Garstang Morris Men for The Cloggies and they appeared on his This Is Your Life programme, I can't find him ever having participated!!! Though he did have them in for tea when they performed for him on his fiftieth. Ah well, I think he's a unique for me anyway, so some comfort.

If she doesn’t pass this year I will be extremely surprised. I say Late Feb/Late Aug. Maybe on the 31st of January or the 31st of July to make me look like a fool (again).

Well, this was a test run. Now I know how low the fame level can go....

Don't think he'll be buying the Wilko's budget Xmas card batch this year...

I suspect Lardy would Sir Creep....

More avantgarde than prog really, but Tony Conrad, known for collaborations with Faust and John Cale, dies aged 76: http://buffalo.com/2016/04/09/news/art/tony-conrad-avant-garde-pioneer-ub-professor-dies-76/ In other news, John Wetton's latest CT scan reveals no change, now onto round 10 of chemo. Is this bad news for him? I don't know enough about the cancer process to be able to say, but it doesn't sound great...

Speculation here about the health of comic artist Frank Miller.

Listened to a quick sampling of their lyrical treasures. Have to say, I'm a fan of "311 Sucks". Seth's death will leaving a gaping chasm in the grindgore scene. He had a voice to sink a thousand ships. I'm currently listening to their inexplicably overlooked gem "I Ate Your Horse", a shocking omission from this thread. I Sent A Thank You Card To The Stroke That Killed You

Frank Gardner, an unique pick on the DDP (not by me, though... though he was on my shortlist, but look what happened with Arundell... sod all ), ex F1 driver, former British Touring Car Champion & all round good egg, has died, after a long illness. Link And because of this small mention on the BBC rolling sports coverage - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/8227401.stm - about Mark Webber wearing a black armband - he gets an obit valid for the DDP!!! Good stuff, but why couldn't Lewis bloody Hamilton wear one for Peter Arundell.....