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King Edward VII died on this day 113 years ago, aged 68. - Considering what today is... Edward's coronation took place on August 9, 1902, over a year and a half after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. It was originally planned for June 26, but he was diagnosed with appendicitis two days prior, and had to undergo surgery to remove an abscess from his appendix. - Edward's mother blamed him for the death of his father (Prince Albert)- Edward had an affair with a woman named Nellie Clifden, and Albert went to his house to scold him- while it was raining. Albert would be diagnosed with typhoid fever and die not long after this, and Victoria wrote that "I never can, or shall, look at [Edward] again without a shudder". - Clifden was not the only woman Edward had an affair with- historians believe that he had over 50 mistresses, and several of these occurred while he was wed to Alexandra of Denmark. This earned him the nickname "Dirty Bertie". - Edward was known for his progressive views on race- he stated that just because Indians have "a black face and a different religion from our own, there is no reason why he should be treated as a brute", and he would also socialize with Jewish financiers during a time when anti-Semitism was everywhere. - Edward was known to eat five meals a day (ten courses each), and he had a waistline that had a circumference of 48 inches (122 cm). - Edward's favorite pet was his Wire Fox Terrier, Caesar, who was present at his funeral. - One of Edward's mistresses was a woman named Alice Keppel- she was the great-grandmother of Queen Consort Camilla (Camilla's grandmother was a legitimate child, so only Charles is a descendent of Edward). - Only one of Edward's subjects is still alive- 113-year-old Ethel Caterham.

Norma Major unwell and not attending the Coronation today.

At the Coronation as is his sister and Brother and sister in law.

French author Philippe Sollers dead at 86

Was due to be there though from my interpretation of it. Could just be a dose of the flu or whatever

Was made a honorary Brigadier General by the U.S Air Force yesterday, seems to have declined a fair bit compared to a couple of months ago.

No Norma Major at the coronation due to being unwell. One to watch.

Update time, as your host continues to sully the name of this much-maligned pool by actually keeping it up to date. It would have been done sooner, but we have been awaiting a decision from chief adjudicator @Clorox Bleachman on Barry Humphries. Humphries died from complications of surgery following a fall, so I asked for an adjudication as to whether that might sneak an unnatural death bonus. After a long period of reflection, Clorox made a wise and considered judgement which can be summarised as "fucked if I know, see what @Death Impendsdoes in the DDP". No unnatural death bonus in the DDP, means no unnatural death bonus here. BARRY HUMPHRIES +2 Base Point +3 Selected by 2 Teams +2 (Hidden Bonus No. 6: "+2 if the picks Wikipedia page has a “Personal Life” section (it has to be those exact two words" ) -3 (Hidden Bonus No. 10: "-2 if the pick has written an autobiography. -3 if they have written more than 1") -3 (Hidden Bonus No. 11: "-1 for every time a pick has remarried") +1 TOTAL POINTS Hits for: Pedro67 ThereWillBeDeaths7 So all that effort, and there has been bugger-all change to the scoreboard. @Pedro67 and @ThereWillBeDeaths7 move up 1 point, and no places in the scoreboard! GCREPTILE +44 3 Hits BOOK +33 2 Hits THE OLD LADY +29 2 Hits WANNAMAKER +25 2 Hits TORVA MESSOR +22 3 Hits THEREWILLBEDEATHS7 +17 3 Hits BUFFALO PHIL +15 3 Hits CAPTAIN CHORIZO +14 2 Hits FUNERALOPOLIS +14 2 Hits AN FEAR BEAG +13 1 Hit PERHAPS +11 3 Hits MSC +9 2 Hits GREAT UNCLE BULGARIA +8 2 Hits LIZ LEMON +8 1 Hit THE UNKNOWN MAN +7 1 Hits TRACY +6 2 Hits MARINISIA +6 1 Hit THE OLD CREM +6 1 Hit TOAST +6 1 Hit BIBLIOGRYPHON +4 1 Hit TQR +4 1 Hit CAPTAIN HEMLOCK +3 1 Hit PEDRO67 +2 1 Hit GOOSEBERRY CRUMBLE 0 0 Hits MRS PEDRO 0 0 Hits

Nabeesa Ummal dead at 92.

06/May/2023 58 The Shadows – Apache 56 Del Shannon – Runaway 47 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 44 Petula Clark – Sailor +1 38 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 35 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 32 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion 32 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister 30 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 29 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin´ 27 Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin´ All Over 25 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 22 The Marcels – Blue Moon -6 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 19 Elvis Presley – It´s Now Or Never 16 Anthony Newley – Do You Mind 15 Michael Holliday – Starry Eyed 15 Eden Kane – Well I Ask You 11 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight +3 09 Adam Faith – Poor Me 09 Johnny Preston – Running Bear

I daren't contemplate success next year. I've been burned too many times. But maybe, just maybe...

To be fair he is older than all five DL hits so far. Should never have been dropped.

Cue the old lady.

Cinco de Mayo, during tequila tres 52 Del Shannon – Runaway 52 The Shadows – Apache 47 Roy Orbison – Only The Lonely 44 The Marcels – Blue Moon +1 39 Petula Clark— Sailor 38 Helen Shapiro – Walkin´ Back To Happiness 37 Jimmy Jones – Good Timin´ 35 John Leyton – Johnny Remember Me 32 Shirley Bassey – Reach For The Stars/Climb Ev'ry Mountain 28 Elvis Presley – (Marie’s The Name Of) His Latest Flame/Little Sister +3 26 Elvis Presley – Are You Lonesome Tonight 25 Helen Shapiro – You Don´t Know 24 Johnny Tillotson – Poetry In Motion -5 23 Johnny Kidd & the Pirates — Shakin all over 21 The Everly Brothers – Temptation 19 Elvis Presley – It´s Now Or Never 18 Anthony Newley – Do You Mind 17 Michael Holliday – Starry Eyed 15 Eden Kane – Well I Ask You 09 Adam Faith – Poor Me -1 09 Johnny Preston – Running Bear   Here’s another wonderful song full of extreme gibberish (and a song that wouldn’t be made today, sadly).

The Queen was still on her feet and working a day or two before her death. Just saying.

Actual picture of Michael J. Fox, who imo looks better than Meg Ryan by his side.

Claude Choules died on this day 12 years ago, aged 110. - Choules was born in England, but his family moved to Australia in 1911. - Choules was 13 when World War I broke out, and his older brothers Douglas and Leslie enlisted. Claude attempted to join the army as a bugle boy, but was rejected for being too young. - His father Harry vouched for him, and he would join the navy in 1915. He would join the battleship Revenge in 1917, participating in a battle against a German blimp. - At the war's end, he witnessed the German fleet's surrender at Scotland. - Choules was also a veteran of World War II, working on the HMAS Leeuwin- his duties were to sabotage Freemantle Harbour in case of a Japanese invasion, and to deal with sea mines that washed up on Australian beaches. - Choules retired from the Australian navy in 1956. He would then live for another 55 years- he became Australia's oldest living man in June of 2009 following the death of 110-year-old John Campbell Ross, and held the title for nearly two years (though he never became the country's oldest living person- Miriam Schmierer was older and outlived him). - Choules became the last surviving combat veteran of World War I following the death of American soldier Frank Buckles in February 2011. He was the second-to-last surviving veteran of the war, and after he died, Englishwoman Florence Green became the war's final living veteran. - In December 2011, the Australian navy named a landing ship after him- the HMAS Choules.

not a player, but a hockey-adjacent death (forgive me, friends), Peter Good, the man who designed the Hartford whalers iconic logo, has died

"Records indicate the buyer is fellow Brit and London-based gallery owner India Rose James — an heiress to her late grandfather Paul Raymond’s multimillion-dollar porn and property empire — who doled out $6.5 million for the place, or nearly $5 million more than the legendary Monty Python star and his wife Tania paid musician Mike Oldfield for the property some 18 years ago, back in April 1995." Why are American journalists so thick?

Betty White, 20th December 2021, eleven days before becoming the latest DL hit ever.

Noam Chomsky roughly 84 Leslie Phillips 89 Ken Dodd 90

Thought this might interest someone. Tell me if I'm wrong about some of the names: Earliest person born on each decade since 1910 to rule a country: 1910s: Monarch: 1915, Mwambutsa IV of Burundi (1912-1977) Non-royal: 1940, Khertek Achimaa-Toka (1912-2008) 1920s: Monarch: 1927, Michael I of Romania (1921-2017) King of Romania 1927-1930 and 1940-1947. Non-royal: Unknown, possibly: 1954, Mustafa Ben Halim (b. 1921) Prime Minister of Libya 1954-1957. 1930s: Monarch: 1943, Simeon II (b. 1937) Tsar of Bulgaria 1943-1946, Prime Minister 2001-2005 Non-royal: 1964, Lhendup Dorji (1935-2007) Acting Prime Minister of Bhutan 1964 1940s: Monarch: 1950, Gyanendra (b. 1947) King of Nepal 1950-1951 and 2001-2008 Non-royal: 1966, Michel Mocombero (1940-1983) President of Burundi 1966-1976 1950s: Monarch: 1952, Fuad II (b. 1952) King of Egypt and Sudan 1952-1953 Non-royal: 1971, Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951-2014) President of Haiti 1971-1986 1960s: Monarch: 1986, Mswati III (b. 1968) King of Eswatini since 1986. Non-royal: 1991, Milo Đukanović (b. 1962) Four-time Prime Minister and two-time (and current) President of Montenegro. 1970s: Monarch: 2001, Dipendra (1971-2001), king of Nepal for 4 days in 2001 before Non-royal: 2001, Joseph Kabila (b. 1971), President of DR Congo 2001-2019. 1980s: Monarch: 2006, Jigme Wangchuck (b. 1980) king of Bhutan. Non-royal: 2010, Andrea Zafferani (b. 1983) came to power in San Marino as Cpt. Regent before North Korea's Kim Jong-un became the leader of North Korea in 2011. 1990s: Monarch: None yet. Non-royal: 2018, Matteo Ciacci, San Marino Cpt. Regent (b. 1990). San Marino is currently the only country to have had (there are none currently) a leader born in the 1990s. 2000s: None yet.

Strange goings on in LA, where the remains of a man called Jeffery Lash have been found decomposing outside his address. A search of his home revealed he was the owner of 1200 guns and six tons of ammunition. Meanwhile, Mr Lash's fiancee has provided police with the perfectly straightforward explanation that she believed he was

U.S. Naval Captain and actor, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. died 15 years ago at the age of 90 as result of a heart attack.