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Leo Hendrikx (99) has died: https://nos.nl/l/2470068 . Unless some new name pops up, only 2 Engelandvaarders remain.

Well they go even faster than I thought... cause Bernard Uiling (100) died last month (this is the only mention I can find, wasn't picked up by any media). Looks like Ellis Brandon is the last then. She'll turn 100 in 4 days. (It's odd, neither Museum Engelandvaarders nor the Ministry of Defence seems to have a list of living Engelandvaarders, the Ministry did say Bernard Uiling was 'one of the last'.)

Update 4 April Fourth hit: Nigel Lawson A middle of the road pick, with a total of 10 punters who had Lawson. Total hits: 10 Teams with hit:10 Punters: gcreptile, Dying Probably, ThereWillBeDeaths7, YoungWillz, TQR, Summer in Transylvania, DoorSlammer, Bibliogryphon, Torva Messor, Sean Teams with joker:0 Punters: N/A Third hit bonus: gcreptile, Dying Probably, Bibliogryphon Fourth (consecutive) hit: Summer in Translyvania, DoorSlammer With no jokers, a rather pedestrian hit. gcreptile, Dying Probably and Bibliogryphon all add +2 for the direct hit and the Third hit bonus. diego maintains a narrow lead.... Updated Score Lawson Third Hit Bonus diego -12 Great Uncle Bulgaria -13 gcreptile -13 1 1 Joey Russ -14 Joltin Joe -14 Grimgrass -15 Book -15 Bibliogryphon -15 1 1 LizLemon -16 Summer in Transylvania -16 1 YoungWillz -17 1 Sean -17 1 theoldlady -18 wannamaker -18 Newjack -18 Funeralopolis -18 DoorSlammer -18 1 tracy -20 The Duke of Deadinburgh -20 Etushispushingupdaisies -20 TQR -20 1 Torva Messor -20 1 Annami -21 Hell -21 ThereWillBeDeaths7 -21 1 Dying Probably -21 1 1 WinterCake -23 The Daredevil -23 chilean way -24 The Old Crem -24

Roger Ebert died on this day 10 years ago, aged 70. - Ebert's first review was for the 1966 Georges Lautner film Galia, which he gave two-and-a-half stars (out of four). Over his 46 years in film criticism, he reviewed over 7,000 movies. - Ebert was primarily known for his scathing reviews- particularly those for Caligula, North, and Mad Dog Time. Conversely, his favorites included Casablanca, Singin' in the Rain, and Goodfellas. - Ebert first teamed up with Gene Siskel in 1975 for a Chicago public broadcast station, and their show was called Sneak Previews. This would soon be picked up by PBS, which they left in 1982 to make the show At the Movies. Following Siskel's death in 1999, Ebert would partner with rotating co-hosts that included Martin Scorsese (Ebert was the first critic to review Scorsese's first film Who's That Knocking at My Door). - Ebert would also venture into filmmaking himself, writing the screenplay for 1970's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls- this was given 0 stars by Gene Siskel, but has since gained a cult following. Ebert was also involved with the production of the cancelled Sex Pistols film Who Killed Bambi? - Ebert was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002, having it removed that same year. He was then diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in 2003, went into remission, and was re-diagnosed with it in 2006. He nearly died from surgery, which left him unable to speak (yet did not appear on DeathList 2007). These surgeries continued through 2008, and by 2011, his face was damaged to the point where he needed a prosthetic chin: Ebert was hospitalized in December of 2012 following a hip fracture, and died four months later before he would be released into hospice care (definitely a list miss).

how's that coffee coming along sir creep?

When it rains it pours! Tu Tongjin dead at 108!

I think Nigel Lawson gave up when he kept coming second in the most loathed Nigel competition every year

Oooooo. Mod abuse? People get a forced 7 day holiday for less.

It isn't as you well know, nor is it frequented only by Brits as you also well know. It was founded by Brits, oh wait, you know this.... And the US whilst pre-eminent in many things interweb related doesn't and shouldn't dominate every single bloody site in the world. Which, wait for it... ...you already know.

Tomiichi Murayama makes rare public appearance and actually looks great. Not as great as he did over a year ago, but great for 99. I expect he'll outlive Manolic, Cesar YU (if he's still alive - I'd say there's a chance he'll die off-radar), Siphandone & the other 1924 cohort and become the undisputed oldest living state leader. But those three and Carter have proven to be very tough.

He’s intentionally avoiding all the posts about it.

78 No Doubt – Don’t Speak 50 Spice Girls – Wannabe 46 White Town – Your Woman 41 The Fugees – Killing Me Softly 40 Deep Blue Something – Breakfast at Tiffany's 36 The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work 34 Gina G – Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit 28 Mark Morrison – Return of The Mack 23 Olive — You’re Not Alone -6 17 The Prodigy- Firestarter +4 17 Various Artists – Perfect Day  10 Aqua – Barbie Girl 

Nigel is virtually extinct, even in the UK, where only 28 have been lumbered with it since 2015. None at all in 2020, not sure if any in 2021/22. John Nott sees off another Thatch 1st Ministry competitor. It would be amusing (to me) if the Right Honourable ‘Here Today Gone Tomorrow’ MP became the last man standing.

He is DeathList favourite Clive Dunn, the very first No.1 on the DL and was for a long time considered immortal until he eventually died in 2012, aged 92. The picture is used as a way of telling people that the contents of a post have been duplicated (that it has already been "Dunn").

Oh dear. How sad. Never mind.

Proving this is a website for U.K. viewers only. I hope whoever he was left me money. Please don’t name your child Nigel. My sister named her cat Nigel, (named after the XTC song of course). It’s a fine cat name.

Making (Funeral) Plans For Nigel

Sorry @Perfect PassingYour vote (from 5 minutes ago) doesn’t count.

Dead

There's a Jimmy King photoshoot of David Bowie that circulates widely as the last photographs of him. They get posted with the claim that they were taken on his birthday in 2016, two days prior to his death, but there is no evidence to suggest this - they were simply published that day on Bowie's social media channels and were likely taken in 2015. Anyway - here's the last photo of Bowie we can be sure of. He's leaving the Lazarus premiere on 7 December 2015, his first public appearance in a long time and of course his last too. Great smile despite how ill he was.

Chester Bennington, Naya Rivera, Cory Monteith and Nikki Grahame under spoiler

Sorry

Kaley Cuoco has given birth to her first child. The star of "The Flight Attendant" and "The Big Bang Theory" said on Instagram Saturday that she and fellow actor Tom Pelphrey now have a daughter named Matilda Carmine Richie Pelphrey. I just like that the Jamaica Observer is first off the mark with this one. SC

Watching that Louis Theroux interview on BBC (a repeat from late last year, filmed last summer). Judi Dench is, well, very old now, but she can still talk and reminisce well, even though talking about her late husband is still obviously painful. Her living family live nearby her now though, as she gets lonely easily and also falls a fair bit. She claims her pet parrot (?) saved her life after the big fall during lockdown mentioned above, as it kept talking to her till help arrived.

Happy St Pádraig’s Day to all.